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Pirate Bay faces fresh investigation in Sweden

...Torrent site The Pirate Bay is facing a second criminal investigation by the Swedish police, it has emerged. The site announced on 9... Read more

15 March, 2012 by Dara Kerr

EU joins FTC in Apple business investigation

...from the European Union are getting involved in the Federal Trade Commission investigation of Apple's business strategies that was opened up in June, according... Read more

11 August, 2010 by Josh Lowensohn

China extends probe into Google-Motorola merger

...China's Anti-Monopoly Bureau has extended the second phase of its investigation. No reason was given why China is dragging its heels.Motorola said... Read more

21 March, 2012 by Lance Whitney

IBM reaches mainframe antitrust deal with EU

...with mainframe support rivals, putting an end to the EU's antitrust investigation into the company. IBM has promised the European Commission it will work... Read more

15 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Google braces for EU antitrust report

...not immediately reply to a request for comment.The commission launched its investigation into allegations that Google abused its dominant position in search a year... Read more

2 December, 2011 by Jay Greene

Report: FTC readies antitrust probe of Google

...is reportedly ready to serve Google with subpoenas in a broad antitrust investigation. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is... Read more

24 June, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

British e-waste still being dumped in Africa

...Nigeria in contravention of environmental regulations, according to an NGO. The Environmental Investigation Agency has said that electronic waste is still being dumped in Africa... Read more

17 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Report: Google nears deal in illegal ads case

...Google is close to settling a criminal investigation that has charged the company with turning a huge profit from displaying... Read more

13 May, 2011 by Leslie Katz

Probe into stolen iPhone prototype nears end

...investigators expected to report their findings soon. Authorities have said that the investigation into the theft of an iPhone prototype is nearing its end. Photo... Read more

18 March, 2011 by Declan McCullagh and Greg Sandoval

Google and EU enter antitrust talks, say reports

...Google and the European Commission have entered into talks over the antitrust investigation that launched in November. According to a Reuters source, there have been... Read more

8 February, 2011 by Tom Krazit

Google reaches agreement in Italian antitrust case

...Italy has closed an antitrust investigation into Google after the web giant modified its news and advertising provisions... Read more

18 January, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

MP likens ICO's Google investigation to 'Keystone Kops

...A Conservative MP has criticised an investigation of Google by the Information Commissioner's Office, likening the probe to... Read more

10 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

ICO censures Portsmouth City Council over data breach

...to the request by another individual to see their own records. An investigation by the ICO found that the person editing the documents was not... Read more

5 November, 2010 by Kable

Apple complains to EC over Motorola's patent tactics

...has asked the Commission whether it intends to proceed with a formal investigation into Motorola or fold its enquiries into the existing Samsung case, but... Read more

20 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Metropolitan police leak victims' email addresses

...error and occurred on Monday 30 January when the Crime Recording and Investigation Bureau (CRIB) project was emailing out a survey to ensure that victims... Read more

3 February, 2012 by David Meyer

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Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

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10 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

11 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

11 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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