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Update: judge orders Apple's new mobile head to stop work
AppleInsider — ... Published: 03:40 PM EST Apple's plans for its new recruit from IBM, Mark Papermaster, have been dealt an at least temporary setback as a federal judge has ordered him to halt any work at his new employer. US Federal District Judge Kenneth Karas late on Friday ordered the new executive to "immediately cease" work with Apple until the court had come to a decision on whether his employment there breaches the non-compete clause in his contract with IBM that prompted a ...

Judge Orders New Apple Exec To Stop Working
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Mark Papermaster, the IBM exec that Apple (AAPL) hired to run iPod and iPhone engineering, has to stop working because he might be violating a non-compete clause, a Federal judge in New York ordered. Reuters: ...

News: Judge: Papermaster must stop work for Apple immediately
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — A U.S. District Judge has ordered newly hired Apple executive Mark Papermaster to stop work immediately because he might be violating a non-compete agreement he signed with IBM. Federal District Judge Kenneth Karas ordered that Papermaster “immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc until further order of this court.” On Tuesday Apple ...

Judge tells Apple exec to stop work
The Apple Core — ... IBM PowerPC expert Mark Papermaster to replace Tony Fadell, its outgoing SVP of the iPod division. Papermaster accepted the position as Apple’s senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering after a 25 year stint at IBM. Reuters reports that U.S. District Court judge Kenneth Karas ordered that Papermaster “immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc until further order of this court” because he might be violating a one-year non-compete agreement he signed with his former employer, IBM. ComputerWorld’s Seth Weintraub ...

Papermaster hire on hold; IBM wins injunction
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Apple's quest to replace outgoing iPod and iPhone VP Tony Fadell has run into a major roadblock: a federal district judge has granted IBM an injunction, forbidding former IBMer Mark Papermaster from joining Apple's ranks, at least for now. ...