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Article | 28/07/2006 EU opens unofficial DVD format investigation
The European Commission has launched an unofficial antitrust probe into the two emerging DVD formats championed by Toshiba and Sony, a spokesman said ...
Article | 26/07/2006 EU looks into mobile phone dangers for kids
The European Commission has launched a consultation into the dangers mobile phones pose to minors. The outcome might be new European Union legislation...
Article | 11/07/2006 EU approves radical batteries recycling law
The European Parliament has signed off on a radical new law aimed at curbing pollution from used portable batteries. Manufacturers will also be forced...
Article | 4/07/2006 MS ANTITRUST - Regulators OK EU fine against Microsoft
The European Commission is poised to fine Microsoft again, after antitrust regulators from the 25 countries in the European Union gave unanimous suppo...
Article | 4/05/2006 EU to mandate battery recycling
Manufacturers and resellers of batteries for devices including laptops and phones will be obliged to dispose of spent batteries, and new batteries wil...
Article | 1/05/2006 MS ANTITRUST - Samba creator takes stand in Microsoft case
Andrew Tridgell, creator of the Samba server software used by free and open-source software developers alike, made an important contribution to the Eu...
Article | 10/04/2006 390,000 applications for .eu names in first 100 minutes
The registry for the .eu top level domain (TLD) received 390,000 applications in the first 100 minutes after registration was opened to all residents ...
Article | 3/04/2006 EU approves Sony-NEC joint venture
The European Commission announced Friday that it has approved the creation of an optical disc drive (ODD) joint venture between Sony and NEC.
Article | 31/03/2006 MS ANTITRUST - US diplomats intervene in EU case
As it makes a final effort during two days of hearings to avert daily fines of up to US$2.4 million in its ongoing antitrust fight with the European C...
Article | 30/03/2006 EU warns Microsoft over Vista features
The European Commission has laid out specific antitrust concerns it has about Vista, Microsoft's long-awaited new operating system, Commission spokesm...
Article | 9/03/2004 Microsoft loosening contracts for PC makers
Amid mounting pressure from competition regulators, Microsoft will scrap a clause in its licensing contracts with PC manufacturers that prevents them ...
Article | 3/02/2004 OECD calls for cooperation on spam
Governments around the world were urged to cooperate more in their fight against the proliferation of spam, or unsolicited e-mail, at a conference Mon...
Article | 1/10/2003 EU court rules Playstation 2 a computer, not a game
In a move that will exempt Sony's Playstation 2 from European tariffs, the European Court of First Instance ruled Tuesday that the device is a compute...
Article | 7/08/2003 EC threatens to fine Microsoft
The European Commission (EC) could fine Microsoft up to 10 percent of its global annual sales for monopoly offenses, it said Wednesday.
Article | 16/07/2003 EU: The US must ban spam
Attempts to combat spam, the scourge of e-mail users the world over, would be hampered if the U.S. fails to introduce an outright ban, said a senior E...

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