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Scientists assessing the difficulties related to the construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) facility in southern France have recently revealed that it may be unfeasible to fire up the reactor as soon as 2018, as current plans have it. The multi-billion-euro nuclear fusion test rea... |
20 November 2009
15:31 GMT |
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The tension between the EU and Oracle may be mounting, as the Competition Commission is getting ready to release a formal statement of objection to the deal. This is usually the first step towards blocking a deal, but it serves more as a warning rather than a real threat. Oracle has refused to make any concession reg... |
4 November 2009
08:57 GMT |
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A new legislative initiative circulated by the European Commission (EC) suggests that all newly manufactured mp3 players to be sold in Europe should have a built-in, removable noise limit. The idea is meant to safeguard people from their own bad listening habits, as well as to spare travelers in public transportation... |
29 September 2009
03:57 GMT |
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Oracle made a $7.4 billion bid to buy Sun Microsystems in spring but the deal hasn't exactly gone smoothly since. It managed to get Sun's shareholders’ approval and pass the US' DOJ inquiry but it is still undergoing an antitrust investigation in the EU, which is expected to drag on until next ye... |
22 September 2009
10:14 GMT |
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Not exactly known for its forward thinking or fast response and adapting to current needs, the European Commission is looking to make the necessary changes to copyright law in anticipation of the further digitization of the world's libraries. In light of the Google settlement with authors and publishers in the U... |
8 September 2009
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Oracle's Sun acquisition, believed to be a mostly done deal, has hit a snag most analysts didn't expect. After getting the approval of Sun's shareholders and passing the scrutiny of the US Department of Justice, the deal may be delayed several months, as the European Union's Competition Commission... |
3 September 2009
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Microsoft plans to extend the availability of the Family Pack edition of Windows 7 come the official launch of the operating system, scheduled for October 22nd, 2009. Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack will no longer be limited to the United States and Canada. In fact, the Redmond company confirmed plans to offer the... |
25 August 2009
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Cereal makers are about to take a serious hit as a new EU regulation is being lined up. Because of the many health claims that come on cereal boxes, which often omit to include the extra amounts of sugar, salt and fat, the Food Standards Agency in the UK and the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) will see that all... |
24 August 2009
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When Microsoft announced the initial pricing details for Windows 7, along with plans for the E editions of the operating system for European Union markets, it appeared that European users were getting a lousy deal. Customers in EU markets could not access the upgrade editions of Windows 7, or actually perform upgrade... |
24 August 2009
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Oracle is moving ahead with its acquisition of IT company Sun Microsystems but it may hit a few snags along the way. Rumors have popped up that the EU is concerned about anti-trust issues concerning the merger and is investigating if the deal could drive up prices in the market and limit competition. The Wall Stree... |
8 August 2009
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The Internet has become an integral part of everyday life for a large percentage of the population, especially in the more developed regions, and Europe is no exception. Nearly half of European citizens use the Internet on a daily basis now but one third of them still have never gone online. The findings are part of ... |
5 August 2009
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The Article 29 Working Party, an advisory group made up of data privacy agencies members from all of the European Union member states, has published a report proposing tighter rules and regulations for social networking sites. Some of the guidelines in the report have been known since last week, but it is now finally... |
24 June 2009
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At least the Canadian seal hunt practice is dwindling. With an alloted yearly quota of 273,000 individuals, the hunters only killed 70,000 of the animals, with their regular brutality. But the hunting of seals is beginning to become bad business. The Russian and Chinese markets, two of the main places where Canada se... |
19 June 2009
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After a very long battle with other candidates, Sweden has finally won the honor of hosting Europe's next neutron-science facility, the European Spallation Source. The science complex will be built around a linear particle accelerator, which will accelerate protons to high speeds, and then have them collide into... |
30 May 2009
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The start of June 2009 should have been synonymous for Microsoft with a chance to defend the bundling of Internet Explorer and the Windows operating system, a practice considered monopolistic by EU antitrust regulators. However, the Redmond company won't get a chance to share its view with the Eu Antitrust Commi... |
22 May 2009
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Santa Clara, California-based Intel, the world's leading vendor of computer processors, has been found guilty of illegal practices by the European Commission, which has imposed a record US$1.45 billion fine on the chipmaker. The commission also ordered Intel to cease any illegal rebates and other practices that ... |
13 May 2009
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Following an extensive antitrust case between the European Union and Intel, the world's leading manufacturer of computer processors, recent reports claim that the EU Commission is just days away from fining Intel for anti-competitive behavior. The EU regulators are expected to demand Intel to pay a considerably ... |
11 May 2009
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E-mail exchanges obtained by a member of the public under the British Freedom of Information (FOI) Act show the conversations between the UK Home Office and the Phorm advertising company. The archives, which have been sent to the BBC, show that the company influenced the way in which the authorities decided the polic... |
28 April 2009
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The European Commission has recently begun an infringement proceeding against the United Kingdom over the way the Phorm advertising company conducts its online surveillance of Internet buyers' customs. Following extensive discussions with British authorities in the field, and numerous complaints from users in th... |
27 April 2009
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The European Union is one of the main shark fin suppliers to the Chinese market, which absorbs this merchandise from all over the world. But, in order to be able to sell the delicacies, the EU must first have them. And the problem with that is the fact that these fins are usually attached to sharks. Stripping the ani... |
27 April 2009
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The European Union's Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) has been the main basis of Sweden's new Local IPRED Law, which states that ISPs can be forced to give copyright holders the personal data of their clients. On April 2nd, when the measure officially came into effect, monitoring s... |
3 April 2009
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On Wednesday, European lawmakers set the basis for one of their most ambitious projects to date, namely for the creation of a unified air space above the Union, in a move that is aimed squarely at reducing the amount of pollution created by airplanes traveling long routes in order to go around certain areas. That is ... |
26 March 2009
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Responding to increasing growth in cybercrime, Microsoft is demanding that governmental organizations, educational institutions and members of the private IT sector step up their game and move to a new level of coordination and integration. In this regard, the Redmond company, in collaboration with academia as well a... |
10 March 2009
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John Vassallo, Microsoft associate general counsel, and the lead of the company’s EU Corporate Affairs and Regulatory team, emphasized the need for the European Union to invest in innovation as one of the countermeasures for the global financial crisis. During the past week's EU Growth and Innovation Day, ... |
9 March 2009
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European environment ministers have met today in Brussels to discuss the faith of the developing world, as far as climate funding goes. Because poor countries hold up most of the rain forests in the world, it's crucial for the international community to protect these sites of special interests. The problem is th... |
2 March 2009
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The European Union (EU)'s environment chief announced on Friday that the Copenhagen conference, scheduled to take place at the end of this year, was the cornerstone in the fight against global warming. He cautions that, if important steps aren't taken to address this issue at the next global summit, then th... |
27 February 2009
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The online safety of children worldwide is in question due to an ever-increasing number of attacks from various suspicious individuals, as well as from peers who have a larger inclination towards technology. On that background, 17 companies owning social media websites got together in Europe and signed on Tuesday an ... |
10 February 2009
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The European Union is currently faced with having to take a very difficult decision on whether or not to allow products coming from cloned animals into the market of the Union. This is a very challenging piece of legislation, regulators say, because, on the one hand, consumers and religious groups are strongly agains... |
2 February 2009
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The European Union is about to vote on the decision of baning seal product imports from countries that kill the animals in an inhumane manner. Canada is one of the states where the seals are most brutally done away with. They are clubbed to death with spiked wood, with metal rods, and with hakapiks, which are the tra... |
22 January 2009
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European researchers decided that the regular method of vocally asking software recognition programs at, let's say, banks, to perform tasks like displaying account information was too antique, and have begun developing a new system that will not be based on identifying a single word and executing an operation b... |
22 January 2009
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The seeds of divorce have been planted in the marriage of Internet Explorer and Windows by the European Union's antitrust regulators. Sparked by a complaint filed by Opera in 2008, the European Commission debuted investigations into whether Microsoft illegally bundled IE into Windows, in a move designed to give ... |
19 January 2009
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The European Commission has taken a strong stand on demanding new taxes for some cell phones. The reason for such a tax implementation is not very clear, but in any case, as expected, the mobile manufacturers are not happy about the decision.Since the mobile industry is not at its peak and as the next year seems to a... |
18 December 2008
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Poland not to veto any proposed climate deals that may result from the European Union summit, which will end today in Gdansk, Poland. The problem with any deals is the fact that many of the newest EU members, states that were part of the Soviet Union, including Romania, Bulgaria... |
12 December 2008
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While in Europe at the start of October 2008, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer underlined the company's commitment to continue investing despite the global financial crisis and the perspective of lower revenues. In this regard, one investment the software giant is doing in Europe is related to gra... |
4 December 2008
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Microsoft's fight against companies allegedly selling illegal software has gone sour. Back in May 2008, the Redmond company announced a lawsuit against HW Trading BV and its principal, Samir Abdalla, as an integral part of its strategy to tackle illegal software products sales. Nevertheless, Samir Abdalla is now... |
1 December 2008
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The United Kingdom took another important step in its fight against global warming recently, as government officials decided to review the policy that would regulate the exact amounts of carbon that could be legally emitted in the atmosphere by all industrial or economical processes in the country. The new form of th... |
31 October 2008
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Sources are reporting that the EU's directive for restricting hazardous substances (RoHS) is asking from companies like Apple to make it easy for the consumers to replace their own device battery.The EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive forced Apple to alter its product line before. In fact, t... |
8 October 2008
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After carrying a study on a total of 558 web pages that specialize in providing mobile phone ringtones and wallpapers, the EU has found that a staggering 80% of them are suspicious. The study, which was conducted at the beginning of June on all 27 EU member states, has revealed that most of these sites fail to provid... |
18 July 2008
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Starting back in 2004 with a 462 million Euro fine imposed against Microsoft by the European Union Antitrust Commission, the Redmond giant has consistently found itself losing battle after battle in the Eu anti-monopoly arena. In early 2008, the relationship between the company and the EU culminated with a $1.35 bill... |
30 May 2008
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Microsoft made a new move at the end of the past week designed to take the European Union financial penalties saga one step further. The Redmond company has had a rough ride in the European arena cumulating a total of $2.5 billion worth of fines, but it has not hesitated to raise the stakes in its apparently continuo... |
12 May 2008
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The second demonstrator spacecraft for Galileo, Giove-B, has been scheduled by the European Space Agency to launch somewhere in late April, in order to test key technologies to be used in the Galileo project. The main goal the European Union is hoping to achieve with the launch of the Galileo spacecraft is to create ... |
10 March 2008
09:32 GMT |
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Whatever hopes Microsoft might have still had, after Google's acquisition of DoubleClick was approved in Australia and the United States, should have died by now. As a matter of fact, the Redmond-based company could have reached resignation after the deal was given the OK in the US, because historically there ha... |
6 March 2008
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If the European Parliament's initiative to criminalize copyright infringement is going to happen, it will most definitely make Internet users think twice about downloading something off the web. Member states of the EU have been asked to press ahead with the plan and ministers from each country were advised to a... |
22 February 2008
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By the next meeting of the working party of EU regulators dealing with online privacy, there will be some guidelines ready to be set down. I'm not sure news could get any worse for Microsoft and Yahoo!, the decision to be made will affect them directly in the core of their search platforms, based on cookies and ... |
11 February 2008
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Stuck at a negligible share of the browser market, Opera has filed a formal complaint with the European Union Antitrust Commission pointing to the bundling of Internet Explorer into Windows, as the reason for what it referred to as a lack of consumer choice. But Firefox seems to have no problems growing from under In... |
30 January 2008
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Six members of the European Game Developers Federation, founded just one year ago, have signed a "Video Game Manifesto". With this, they are hoping that the government ministers all over the European Union will understand the cultural impact video games have nowadays and allow tax credits to be given to game companie... |
10 December 2007
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A few months ago, the European Commission decided to sign a deal with the online video sharing service YouTube in order to publish clips about people, environment and culture. Today, EUtube, the YouTube channel, reached the 1,000,000 views milestone which is pretty amazing if we think it attracted such an impressive ... |
16 October 2007
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DotAsia, a Hong Kong organization, finally received the OK to set up the .asia domain which will represent the new suffix when it comes to Internet websites. This new domain is pretty important because the .eu and the .us extensions already grew up a lot and the web consumers were looking for .asia domains in order t... |
10 October 2007
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As you already know, most security problems come from people ignoring some things that shouldn't be ignored. More than that, a lot of users and companies don't care about cyber-security because they see the same attitude in people around them. It's like a vicious circle of some sort - but someone needs... |
26 September 2007
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In the future, Linux might very well have a fighting chance on European soil, against Windows. Following Microsoft's Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Brad Smith did not rush to anticipate a worry free outcome for the Redmond company over the pond. Although the dismissal of the company's appeal by ... |
24 September 2007
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