Tagged: EU & News
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European Commission to make MP3 players ‘sound’ safe News
28.09.2009 Up to 10 million people in the EU may be at risk of permanent hearing loss due to unsafe sound levels on personal music players. New guidelines will see manufacturers put safe...Categories: CommsTags: EU, Mobile Phones, -
More than 50pc of EU online gadget vendors break law News
09.09.2009 As you shop online for electronic gadgets such as digital cameras and MP3 players, beware that more than half of European web vendors are not complying with EU consumer law.Categories: Digital Life, Business -
EU opens investigation into Oracle’s acquisition of Sun News
03.09.2009 The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of server and software player Sun Microsystems by business software giant Oracle for...Categories: Business, Government -
Apple to meet with French officials over exploding iPhones News
28.08.2009 It is understood that a senior Apple executive is today meeting with France’s consumer affairs minister over the recent spate of exploding iPhone and iPod Touch devices that has...Categories: Government, Digital Life -
Intel urges Ireland to vote ‘Yes’ for Europe News
20.08.2009 The time for business leaders to sit on the sidelines on the vital issue of the Lisbon Treaty has ended, and one of Ireland’s largest employers Intel has launched a campaign...Categories: Business -
EU to probe exploding iPhone claims News
19.08.2009 The European Union has mounted an investigation into claims of exploding iPhones and iPod devices after reports surfaced last week citing incidents in France and the UK.Categories: Comms, Government -
EU invests €18m to support Long Term Evolution of mobile News
19.08.2009 The European Union has injected a fresh €18m in future ultra high-speed mobile internet technology Long Term Evolution – which is 10 times faster than 3G – and it hopes will... -
Texting abroad in EU costs 11 cent News
29.06.2009 Sending a text message from abroad in the EU now costs a maximum of 11 cent – three times cheaper than the previous EU average of 28 cent, excluding VAT.Categories: Comms -
ICANN should become an independent body, says Reding News
18.06.2009 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) needs to become a fully independent organisation, the EU Commissioner for the Information Society and Media,...Categories: Comms -
Windows 7 to ship without IE in Europe News
12.06.2009 On 22 October, as consumers living in Europe head to the shops to pick up the new Windows 7 operating system (OS), they may notice that it will be labelled as Windows 7 Home...Categories: -
Apple seeking EU-wide iTunes prices News
27.05.2009 Apple has been lobbying the European Union with the aim of ensuring that Europe’s 500 million-plus citizens can pay the same amount for their downloads. The first hurdle will be...Categories: Digital Life -
EU gives Solaris frequency for S-band satellite News
14.05.2009 The European Commission has given Solaris Mobile the go-ahead to get its assignment of 2 x 15 MHz of S-Band spectrum across Europe.Categories: CommsTags: EU, European Commission, -
EU moves to reduce mobile termination rates News
07.05.2009 The European Commission has adopted a recommendation on fixing the termination rates set by national telecoms operators, an area that is considered a major competition...Categories: Comms -
EU wants ICANN to sever ties with US Government News
04.05.2009 The European Union (EU) wants the global organisation responsible for the designation of .com and .net domains, as well as national domains, to sever its ties with the US...Categories: Comms -
EU mobile roaming charges set to plummet News
22.04.2009 The European Parliament voted today by a large majority in favour of capping mobile phone roaming costs across the EU.Categories: Comms -
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EU declares war on social sites guilty of privacy invasion News
14.04.2009 EU information society and media Commissioner Viviane Reding has warned EU citizens to be aware that social network businesses are profiling them on the web by tracking their...Categories: Government -
40pc reduction in EU trademark costs will boost SME exports News
09.04.2009 A senior patent attorney has said the decision by EU commissioner Charlie McCreevy to knock 40pc off the cost of registering a European Community trademark for 27 countries will...Categories: R&D -
Fortress Europe – EU to defend states against cyber attacks News
30.03.2009 In light of recent large-scale attacks on Estonia, Lithuania and Georgia, as well as the revelations in recent days about a Chinese cyber-espionage ring, the EU is proposing a...Categories: CIO -
Ireland has highest line rental on Earth, say lobbyists News
26.03.2009 Reacting to the recent EU Commission report on broadband, lobby group IrelandOffline has hit out at the revelation that Ireland’s line rental is officially the most expensive in...Categories: Comms