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Apple, publishers face EC antitrust probe over ebooks

...in the EEA [European Economic Area]". The publishers being probed by the EC's investigation are Hachette Livre, HarperCollins, Penguin, Simon & Schuster and Verlagsgruppe Georg... Read more

6 December, 2011 by Nick Heath

UK spammers to be fined up to £500,000

...Privacy Directive, which also takes effect on 25 May. "It's an EC-led change and the directive comes into force on the 25 May... Read more

21 April, 2011 by Jack Clark

Europe looks to smart meters to hit energy target

The EC has released a new plan to help meet the goal of improving... Read more

10 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

EU opens Google antitrust investigation

...software vendors, with the aim of shutting out competing search tools", the EC said. Regulators will also "investigate suspected restrictions on the portability of online... Read more

30 November, 2010 by David Meyer

Kroes calls for better EU cloud security

...is €10.5m (£8.9m), with €7.5m put forward by the EC and the remainder put forward by the partners in the project, according... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Jack Clark

Acta will not force ISPs to police users, says BT

...this ZDNet UK-selected story, see ACTA won't make ISPs cops: EC on ZDNet Australia Read more

21 September, 2010 by Darren Pauli

Europe launches 200,000 computer research grid

...more than 300 different facilities, predominantly based in university research centres. The EC will contribute €25m (£20.7m) over the next four years to the... Read more

14 September, 2010 by Jack Clark

ARM to lead EuroCloud green datacentre project

...Cyprus on the research. EuroCloud has already received an unspecified amount of EC funding, which will last for three years. The project will use ARM... Read more

22 June, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Europe aims to open cybercrime hub in January

The European Cybercrime Centre in The Hague will pool information from private and public organisations, and will offer advice to businesses on cyberattacks, officials have said in revealing more details of the hub Read more

28 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Apple investigated by EU over e-book pricing

The iPad maker is being investigated by the European Commission over concerns that it formed a cartel with five publishers over the sale of e-books Read more

6 December, 2011 by Tom Espiner

EU and US sign draft passenger data pact

The European Commission has said that the draft EU-US agreement strengthens data protection for people using airlines in Europe, but a number of MEPs say the data-sharing agreement still may not be legal Read more

18 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Kroes calls for joined-up e-government

Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes has urged governments to develop interoperable public-sector services, to encourage European businesses Read more

17 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Broadband map of Europe needs volunteers

The European Commission and SamKnows have launched a project to map out broadband performance across Europe and have issued a call for volunteers to measure their home connections Read more

27 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

IBM offers concessions in EU antitrust probe

The mainframe specialist has offered to provide spare parts and information to support rivals in a bid to avoid further EU scrutiny of its business practices Read more

20 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

Three complains to EU over m-commerce shut-out

The operator has told EU regulators that a mobile-payments joint venture set up by Everything Everywhere, O2 and Vodafone is designed to 'freeze out' the competition Read more

9 September, 2011 by David Meyer

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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UnderINK

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