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Windows 7 pre-orders coming to UK tomorrow

by Shawn Ingram on Jul 14, 2009 at 11:22 AM

By now most, if not all of us, know that Windows 7 will be released on October 22.  Like Vista, it’s being released in far too many SKUs for the average consumer to make sense of, each at varying prices.  While those of us in the US, Canada, and Japan… Continue Reading »

The EU does away with a cell phone tax

by Natesh Sood on Jul 2, 2009 at 07:18 PM

Recently, the EU was in discussion about a possible cell phone tax in Europe, which would pretty much affect everyone who wished to purchase a phone.  Of course, big cell phone manufacturers such as Nokia and Sony Ericsson protested such a tax because their sales would fall.  Currently, the EU… Continue Reading »

Intel likely to be fined by EU

by Shawn Ingram on May 11, 2009 at 12:08 PM

For the most part recently it seems that Intel can do no wrong by many people.  It keeps churning out new processors like the i7 that greatly improve on everything else on the market.  There’s also all its other random side projects that could improve any number of technologies.  None… Continue Reading »

Google gunning to jump in the EU case against Microsoft

by Jodie Andrefski on Feb 26, 2009 at 10:03 PM

And the boys continue to fight over who’s is bigger.  I wonder if they all drive red cars?  This latest round in the Google/Microsoft bru-haha features Google wanting to hop in bed with those battling Microsoft in an effort to prove antitrust charges having to do with the software giant’s… Continue Reading »

Who’s on Crack in tech: 10.17.2008 Edition

by Iyaz Akhtar on Oct 17, 2008 at 02:32 PM

This is where we call out by names the actions and companies that seem odd, out of touch or just plain straight up smokin’ crack.  Technology is an odd realm where PR speak doesn’t hold a lot of water if the 1s and 0s don’t line up.  This week sees… Continue Reading »

Microsoft asks EU Court to overturn, reduce 899 million euro anti-trust fine

by Arnold Zafra on May 10, 2008 at 02:48 PM

$899 million euros or $1.4 billion is definitely a huge sum of money and it seems like Microsoft would not just want to lose that amount over an anti-trust ruling that the EU has slapped Microsoft in February 2007. The fine was a result of a case filed against Microsoft… Continue Reading »

EU slaps Microsoft with $1.35 billion fine over antitrust case

by Leo Blanco on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:12 PM

Perhaps the European Commission feels that Microsoft’s song of interoperability is all talk. That’s why it did not hesitate to fine the software giant with a hefty 899 million Euros or $1.35 billion for failure to comply with its antitrust decision. Apparently, Microsoft had abused its dominant 95% market share… Continue Reading »

Back to court for Microsoft

by Chris Marshall on Jan 19, 2008 at 12:12 AM

Microsoft probably have a parking space permanently reserved outside the European Commission due to the amount of anti-competition investigations they have had thrown at them. So guess what? Yep, two more investigations are on the way, the first to look at whether Microsoft unfairly ties its Explorer Internet browser to… Continue Reading »

Microsoft IE7’s phishing false alarms

by XXCJCM on Nov 25, 2006 at 09:07 PM

The Redmont-based software giant is reported to have initiated 129 lawsuits in Europe and the Middle East in its effort to help law enforcement curb phishing. That’s very good of Microsoft, playing a very nobel role as a corporate citizen. For those who are not yet aware, Microsoft had launched… Continue Reading »

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