NSA can still spy under new ‘Privacy Shield’ agreement with Europe
The United States and the European Union are about to reach a new privacy agreement intended to replace the old Safe Harbor agreement that came under intense …
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‘We love Google, but we fear Google’ – the full story of Google’s $6B EU nightmare
“We love Google, but we fear Google,” Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao said during a high-profile debate that Eric Schmidt lost badly to one of the …
Ex-Googlers accuse Google of abusing its Android dominance
Google’s legal antitrust issues in Europe are far from over, as a new company has filed a complaint with regulators alleging that Google is abusing …
Google might not get away with being ‘evil’ in Europe
Even though it seemed like Google might be able to avoid antitrust charges in Europe and walk away from a five-year investigation mostly unscathed (which is …
EU wants to divide and conquer Google
The European Parliament on Thursday voted to break up Google, Reuters reports. The motion against Google, which already has its fair share of legal troubles …
Apple faces a record fine in Europe over alleged illegal tax-dodging practices
Apple is not done facing tax-related inquiries, The Financial Times reports, as the European Union is investigating the company’s tax deal with Ireland. Preliminary findings …
EU says ‘no’ to roaming, ‘yes’ to net neutrality
The European Parliament has backed new telecom legislation reform in Europe that aims to enforce net neutrality rules and end roaming charges starting in late 2015 in the …
EU tells Google to stop rolling out privacy changes
Regulators with the European Union have asked Google to stop rolling out new privacy changes that the company originally introduced earlier this month. “Given the …
European Union to rule on Google’s planned Motorola Mobility buy on February 13th
The European Union will decide on February 13th whether or not to give its blessing to Google’s planned purchase of Motorola Mobility. Google recently provided …
EU regulators temporarily suspend review of Google’s planned Motorola Mobility buy
European Union regulators have temporarily stopped investigating Google’s planned $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility until more information is made available. The antitrust investigation will resume …
Apple blocks sale of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in EU
German news outlet Financial Informer reported on Tuesday that Apple has won a preliminary injunction to stop the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in …
Microsoft files complaint against Google with European Commission
Microsoft has filed a complaint with the European Commission in regards to Google’s search operations in the European Union. “Our filing today focuses on a …
Apple applies for trademark on ‘Places’ in EU, China; hints at social network?
Cupertino based Apple, Inc. has filed for a trademark on the word “Places” in both the European Union and China, reports Patently Apple. The original …
Carphone Warehouse lowers Google Nexus S price before launch
If you’re in the UK and are feverishly awaiting Google’s Nexus S device to become available tomorrow, you will pretty pleased to know that the price …
EU to investigate Google for anticompetitive advertising practices
Bloomberg is reporting that European Union antitrust regulators are preparing to launch an investigation aimed at concluding whether or not search giant Google “imposes exclusivity obligations on …
Apple to offer universal, SIM-less iPhone in Europe?
If we know one thing about Apple it is this: they like control… and this latest rumor seems to reaffirm that creed. Blog GigaOM is …
Qualcomm at the center of EU antitrust investigation
Qualcomm is now at the center of a European Commission antitrust investigation, it was revealed on Thursday. Stemming from a complaint from rival chipmaker Icera, …
Apple's rumored tablet to be named iSlate?
Some slick domain name and trademark sleuthing from MacRumors and TechCrunch uncovered information about several islate-containing domains and the companion trademark “ISLATE” that may point …
EU drops antitrust suit against Microsoft
The EU, and various other stakeholders, *cough* Mozilla and Opera *cough*, filed suit against Microsoft in 2007, alleging that the act of only having Internet …
Hello Galileo, European GPS system to go live in 2010
The Galileo navigation satellite project has been in the works for some time now in Europe, spearheaded mainly by the drive to mitigate reliance on …
Intel fined 1.45 billion by the EU for anti-competitive practices; will appeal decision
Intel faces a record 1.45 billion fine imposed by the EU on Tuesday for alleged anti-competitive practices designed to muscle its rival AMD out of …
Vodafone cries out on behalf of the poor (and themselves we think)
In a scathing response to European Commissioner Viviane Reding’s report on the mobile industry in Europe, Vodafone claims 40M million users, most of them “poor” …
Europeans lower roaming charges, by legislation
Here in the United States, there are not legal limits on what carriers can charge for roaming, and things can get pretty pricey if you’re …
