The European Union proposed today that they want to cut the wholesale roaming rates which telecom operators pay to each other when their customers use their phones in a different country….
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Google faces 3 billion Euro EU Anti-Trust Fine
As the European Commission puts the final touches at Brussels in the seven yearlong case against Google for online search abuse, the Silicon Valley giant can expect a fine of about 3…
Sanofi lands EC approval for its cholesterol-busting Praluent
The European Commission (EC) has approved Praluent (alirocumab) – a cholesterol-busing treatment from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The approval makes Praluent the first EC approved PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9)…
Novartis gains EU approval for Zykadia
Novartis announced today that the European Commission has approved Zykadia (ceritinib) to treat adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with crizotinib. The approval…
Microsoft no longer needs to offer browser choice menu in Europe
Microsoft will no longer have to offer Windows users with a Browser Choice menu in Europe as a European Commission order enforcing the same has expired. The EU had penalized the Redmond…
European Parliament waves green at resolution calling out for Google’s split-up
The European Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a resolution that called for splitting up of Google’s search engine business from the rest of its commercial operations as a potential solution…
European parliament wants Google to spilt up
The European Parliament is seeking Google to split up its search engine business from the rest of its commercial operations. According to Financial Times report [paywalled], the European People’s Party (EPP) and…
Google to News Corp: We have ‘done more than almost any other company to help tackle online piracy’
Google: Robert Thomson, News Corp’s CEO, said at the time: “The only way to reach the world’s greatest content and the most prestigious and lucrative audiences is directly through our digital properties. Third parties are no longer invited to the party”. Google works with publishers to protect their content and maximize their advertising revenues.
News Corp: Google is a ‘platform for piracy’ & ‘spread of malicious networks’
Google, claiming the accusation to be “absolutely wrong,” said: Phew what a scorcher! Murdoch accuses Google of eating his hamster.
Google agrees to stop calling IAP-laden games as ‘free’
Google: We’ve been working closely with the European Commission and consumer protection agencies for the last few months to make improvements to Google Play that will be good for our users and provide better protections for children.
EU signs deal with South Korea to develop 5G technology
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission: So all our citizens can get the 5G boost as early as possible!
Now EU asks Windows XP users to shift to a new OS before April 8 deadline
As the Windows XP end of support deadline is draws closer, the European Union has issued a warning to all those users still running the 13 year-old operating system to shift to…
European Commission likely to tackle in-app purchases issue strictly
The European Commission may call upon tech giants including Apple and Google to discuss and tackle in-app purchases issue. After receiving complaints from all over the EU including consumer groups in the…
In-app purchases in free-to-play games on European Commission’s radar
European Commission is going to meet with consumer protection authorities in the UK, Belgium, France, Italy and members of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) network responsible for enforcing consumer rights across the…
Joaquin Almunia: No Gentlemen’s agreement with Google
The European Union has not entered so called ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ with Google, the European Commission’s competition chief said on Friday. Joaquin Almunia, while addressing an antitrust conference, defended the recent investigation settlement…