Tag: commission
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EU Accuses Google Of Unfair Practices
The EU have been squaring up to internet search giant google for a number of months now, accusing them of monopolizing the search market and then prioritizing advertisements for their own products on their site. This spawned a recent antitrust lawsuit which is currently in debate in court. The EU are strict and very observant when…
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EU Approves Facebook’s WhatsApp Buyout
The EU is constantly vigilant for the encroachment of foreign products and tech into the EU market, which of course removes revenue from countries within the union and also makes competition from new companies within the union virtually impossible. It also works to ensure fairness within EU markets, making sure each and every business has…
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Google Under Fire From Information Commission Over Gmail, Chrome Data & Street View Gathering
Google has again come under criticism over its shady methods of gathering information about the U.K population through the emails we send through Gmail and the data obtained through world’s most used web browser Google Chrome. The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) is investigating Google’s seemingly unlawful tactics used to record a number of quite personal details…
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Google Under Fire From Information Commission Over Gmail, Chrome Data & Street View Gathering
Google has again come under criticism over its shady methods of gathering information about the U.K population through the emails we send through Gmail and the data obtained through world’s most used web browser Google Chrome. The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) is investigating Google’s seemingly unlawful tactics used to record a number of quite personal details…
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European Commission to Reduce Call, Text & Data Fees for E.U Visitors from July
If you’re planning a trip abroad this summer to one of our neighbouring E.U countries this newsworthy items will sound like an Italian opera and will leave a few pesetas in your pocket for one more Spanish sangria. The E.U Commission has decided to lower the cost of international mobile fees within the European Union…
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European Commission to Reduce Call, Text & Data Fees for E.U Visitors from July
If you’re planning a trip abroad this summer to one of our neighbouring E.U countries this newsworthy items will sound like an Italian opera and will leave a few pesetas in your pocket for one more Spanish sangria. The E.U Commission has decided to lower the cost of international mobile fees within the European Union…
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Google’s Mystery “Entertainment Device” Will Bring Streaming Music Hardware to the Home
Last week it was reported that Google had approached the Federal Communications Commission to seek approval for testing on a mystery “entertainment device” and just a day after making the somewhat obvious prediction that Apple will launch its next iPad at a March press event respected news source The Wall Street Journal believes it’s sussed out…
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HTC graphics division denied by ITC in Apple mobile patent suit
California tech giant Apple has been cleared of infringement accusations from Taiwanese co. HTC after the mobile maker suggested Apple had violated four patents owned by subsidiary group S3 Graphics with its iPhone. S3 was purchased for $300 million and supplies HTC with its technology and licensing for image compression technology and has also worked…
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FTC approve Microsoft purchase of Skype – It’s officially official!
Microsoft’s purchase of Skype is now officially official – after receiving the proper nod of approval from the US Federal Trade Commission. The House of M agreed back in May that it would snap up the video and chat communications service in a massive $8.5-billion deal. We can now expect Skype to invade Kinect and…