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Most Companies Aren't Ready to Switch to IPv6

The web is booming, more and more people are online and more websites are popping up than ever. In fact, the number of websites and computers connected to the Internet is becoming so great, that we're running out of IP addresses to assign them. This shortage can be avoided by switching from the old and widely us...

3 November 2009
09:52 GMT

Microsoft's 'Ballot Screen' Is Confusing Users

Microsoft's proposal for a “ballot screen” that should be included on its operating systems sold within the European Union hasn't been received as well as expected, it seems. According to the Wall Street Journal, the proposal sees a lot of criticism from different parties, while the European Com...

29 September 2009
05:32 GMT

One Charger for All Mobile Phones in EU

It seems that mobile phone users in EU will soon be able to use one charger for a wide variety of mobile phones coming from more than one handset maker. The European Commission announced on Monday that top mobile phone makers agreed to back an EU-wide harmonization of phone chargers, a move that comes as great news f...

30 June 2009
06:08 GMT

Windows 7 E Full Version at Upgrade Prices, but No Upgrade SKU

With a new edition of Windows 7 tailored especially for Europe, Microsoft revealed that with this release of its Windows client, it was doing things differentially. The company is attempting to fall in line with the antimonopoly regulations imposed by the European Antitrust Commission, which found the Windows-Interne...

25 June 2009
12:16 GMT

The European Union Threatens to Sue the UK Government

The European Commission has sent a formal notice to the UK government calling for changes in the national legislation, which is supposed to protect the privacy of Internet users. This action was triggered by British Telecom's testing a behavioral advertising technology called Phorm during 2006 and 2007, without ...

15 April 2009
08:31 GMT

The European Commission Relaxes Microsoft's Antitrust Leash

Microsoft's increasing focus on opening up its proprietary software solutions and technology to third parties has not gone unnoticed by the antitrust regulators of the European Union. On March 4, 2009, the European Commission indicated that, because of the Redmond company's “good behavior” inter...

5 March 2009
07:21 GMT

Romanian Telecoms Regulator Shuffles Being Illegal by EU

The European Commission is reported to have opened an infringement proceeding against Romania as a result of the confusion created with the telecoms regulator. Last year, the Romanian government decided to remove the President of the national telecoms regulator, going on with restructuring and renaming this authority...

31 January 2009
07:20 GMT

Europe Allows Modified Soybean on Its Markets

The European Commission allowed for the imports of Monsanto's genetically-modified (GMO) soybean, known as MON 89788, or Roundup Rready2Yield, on the markets of all its 27 countries over the next decade, officials announced on Thursday. The products will not be grown for direct human use but, rather, will be use...

5 December 2008
02:40 GMT

Intel Claims Abuse of Process in European Commission Case

In mid July, the European Commission filed additional antitrust charges against the Santa Clara, California-based global leading chip maker, Intel. Back then, the company was accused of anti-competitive behavior, a charge with which the chip maker was already familiar, as this wasn't the first time that the Eur...

27 November 2008
05:07 GMT

Intel Denies European Commission's Accusations

As expected, Intel is now being slapped with another Statement of Objections coming from the European Commission, in which the Santa Clara-based chip maker is accused of anti-competitive behavior. However, even if this is not the first time that Intel is facing this type of charges from the European Commission, the c...

18 July 2008
08:42 GMT

Real Life Politicians Could Learn from EVE Online

The Council of Stellar Management is in session. The elections in EVE Online's democratic experiment have taken place and nine representatives of the various factions of the MMO have been elected to serve the Council. As CCP - the creators of EVE - promised, they flew to Reykjavik to meet the developers and make...

8 July 2008
18:16 GMT

Nintendo Contests Old European Fine

Back in 2002, when next gen consoles were a distant dream and when the Nintendo Wii was not even a formulated thought in the mind of its creators, Nintendo got sued and then fined by the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, because it had conspired with some distributors to unfairly raise ...

21 May 2008
09:03 GMT

European Union Clear Activision and Vivendi Games Merger

The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, has given the all clear in regard to the attempted merger between Activision and Vivendi Games, part of the Vivendi Universal conglomerate.The Commission has been investigating the merger on the grounds of its possible impact on the economic competi...

17 April 2008
03:59 GMT

Cheaper Roaming Services for Europeans

The European Union has decided to set the roaming fee at the same pricing structure for all member countries. This is meant to protect the interest of those that frequently use their mobile phones when traveling abroad."This is putting an end to the saga of excessive roaming charges", said E.U. Telecommunications Com...

24 May 2007
07:56 GMT


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