Apple starts investigating exploding Apple iPods
Apple has confirmed that they are now working on investigating the multiple cases of exploding Apple iPods.
The company said that they are waiting to get the damaged units for detailed inspection.
An Apple representative said: “We are aware of these reports and we are waiting to receive the [...]
European Commission: Internet censorship in China is unacceptable
European Commission has said in a statement that they believe that the Chinese government’s internet censorship attempts are unacceptable.
The commission said in a statement: “The aim of this internet filter, contrary to what Chinese authorities contend, is clearly to censor internet and limit freedom of expression. We therefore [...]
European Commission has a mega fine in store for Intel
European Commission has announced that they are fining Intel a record 1.06 billion Euros in an antitrust case.
The US based microprocessor industry giant has also been told to halt illegal rebates and other practices which were designed to harm the competition specifically AMD.
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European Union to target Britain over privacy issues
European Union is all set to started legal action against Britain over privacy issues.
Britain is being targeted for not applying EU data privacy rules to protect their citizens.
The EU also warned that they might force social networking services like Facebook to hide information connected to their minor users [...]
Microsoft again targeted by European Union
European Commission has accused the US based software giant Microsoft of harming the competition by bundling their internet explorer web browser with Windows OS.
The commission said in a statement that they have reached the preliminary view that the company has undermined consumer choice and infringed EU rules.
EU said: [...]
Europeana.eu relaunches with a beta tag
European Commission has relaunched their online European library which crashed on the day of its original launch.
Europeana.eu was launched on November 20 with much fanfare but it failed to survive the high load it faced on the day of launch.
European Commission spoke about the relaunched website: “Europeana works [...]
Europe might soon require mobile phones to have replaceable batteries
Apple might soon face more problems in the European market as sources say that EU is planning to make it mandatory for mobile phone makers to offer phones with replaceable batteries.
Apple iPhone is one of the few high profile mobile phones which do not feature a [...]
Sony gets permission to acquire stake in Sony BMG
EU regulators have now given their approval to Sony to acquire the stake owned by Bertelsmann in Sony BMG.
European Commission said in a statement that they do not believe that the deal would affect the market much.
The deal would make Sony the complete owner of the current [...]
EU want search engines to remove user data within 6 months
A European Commission advisory body has said in a report that the online search engine companies should remove user data collected from their searching habits within a period of six months.
This could cause problems for the giants in the internet search market Google, Yahoo and [...]
Europe allows mobile phone usage on planes
European regulators have now give permission for airline companies to allow mobile phones on their planes.
European Commission spokesman Martin Selmayr said in a statement: “From today onwards Europe’s sky is open for business by mobile phone operators.”
This new development would disappoint travelers who preferred to stay disconnected from the [...]
