European Parliament end to roaming charges
Also ends throttling.
The European parliament has voted the adoption of rules surrounding net neutrality, internet traffic management and global roaming charges today.
EU fines Quanta for cartel involvement
$7.93 million fine
The European Union has fined optical maker Quanta Storage $7.93 million for participating in a cartel of eight ODD vendors, ODMs and OEMs.
US not allowed to take EU data
Legal ruling puts US tech in a spin
The US technology industry is paying the price for the obsession that its government has on stealing data.
US's spying obsession could cost it EU business
Technology companies could be shut out
An advisor to the European Court of Justice, Yves Bot has declared that the "safe harbour" agreement for transferring data between the US and EU is "invalid," because of concerns over US spying.
Google declares war on the EU
Do your worst
Google and the EU are on a collision course over the trade bloc's anti-trust charges.
More than 200 IT items will be tariff free
Prices will drop
A new global trade pact that removes tariffs on more than 200 bits of IT gear mean cheaper prices around the world.
Qualcomm faces two EU antitrust investigations
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
The European Commission has opened two antitrust investigations into Qualcomm's possible abuse of its market dominance of semiconductors.
Global Roaming charges banned
By mid-2017
The Latvian presidency of the EU has reached a provisional deal with the European Parliament on new rules to end mobile phone roaming fees by mid-2017
EU fears the power of the Amazons
Anti-trust
Europe's anti-trust chief has warned that Amazon is using its dominance to thwart rivals.
Swedish take on Apple in EU
Ericsson's Patent war escalates
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has send a tough massage to Apple as it extended its patent war against Jobs' Mob from the US to Europe.