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European Parliament to revisit telecom regulations

The Members of the European Parliament MEP are to convene once more to discuss Internet access and the rules that are currently being tabled and will be the sole topic up for discussion. by Doug Hanchard

Tags: Telecom Regulation, European Parliament, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Telephony, Networking, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-11-04

When in 'Roam' (or Brussels), elites protect their own

When in 'Roam' or Brussels, elites protect their ownNot much to add, exceptthat as a user, I get immensely annoyed at the cost. And its for this reason that I will rarely use my phone overseas.There is also a sense of frustration, because as much as I would LIKE to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, European Parliament, elite, phone, mobile

Discussion threads 2007-09-21

European patent directive defeated

It's been a long and arduous saga, but it looks like the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive CIID has finally been soundly defeated, 648-14. I have to admit, I'm a little surprised by this result since it seemed likely at many points that this would get shoved through despite overwhelming...

Tags: Computer-Implemented Inventions Directive, software patent

Blog posts 2005-07-06

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News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?

I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Washington: lots of talk about global warming

Lots of talk around the American capital today on the topic of global warming. The CO2 emissions from various political factions and lobbyists alone could raise the global temp another degree or two. And that's not counting the carbon footprint of all the plane travel involved in moving...

Tags: U.S., Republican, Climate Change, U.S. Senate, Global Warming, European Union, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Frustrated developers and scrutiny of other apps: Are things falling apart at Apple's app store?

textPlusThanks for the textPlus mentions. Would love to talk to you a bit more. I think we have some info that would kind of clear up the "core functionality replacement" thinking ;)drew@gogii.netBreaking news: Apple admits that iPhone is a toyhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/24/iphone_apps_not_for_business/[i]This makes it all the more surprising that Apple...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Swedish court: Pirate Bay judge not biased

Was the judge in The Pirate Bay trial biased? After all, it turned out after the trial, although he didn't disclose it at the time, that Judge Tomas Norstöm was a member of several pro-copyright organizations. Is that enough to earn TPB a retrial? ...

Tags: Court, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Having forced one Irish ISP to adopt three strikes rules, labels sue to force others to match policy

The RIAA recording industry is determined to rip Internet access away from illegal downloaders and it continued its campaign with legal action in Ireland. Check this one out, it's really jaw-dropping. The Irish Times reports reports that the Big Four are suing telco BT Ireland and cable company UPC Ireland...

Tags: RIAA, British Telecommunications, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Court says Pirate Bay judge not biased

Court says Pirate Bay judge not biasedbullcrap Its the same thing if a judge here was a member of the nra and was judging in a case again a gun manufacturer. What a load of crap Is there a point?Biased or not doesn't change what Pirate Bay has...

Tags: Pirate Bay, supreme

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

News to know: Apple WWDC, iPhone, Macs; Palm Pre; Google Apps; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Apple coverage: Ed Burnette: WWDC 2009 live Jason D. O'Grady: WWDC 09: the announcements (Updated 10x)...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Google Apps, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Cloud Computing, Pricing, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Yo, ho ho! Sweden sends a Pirate to Parliament

Yo, ho ho! Sweden sends a Pirate to ParliamentSmaller clarificationIs is actually the European Parliament. For readers unfamilar with european politics that is the parliament of the EU, akin to United States House of Representatives.From your article one could get the impression that the "pirate" becomes member of the swedish...

Tags: Piracy, Parliament, YO HO

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

Yo, ho ho! Sweden sends a Pirate to Parliament

Arrgh, matey members of Parliament! The Pirate Party won 7.1 percent of the votes in Sweden's election, enough to take one of Sweden's 18 seats in the European Parliament, AFP reports. The name is ironic, since its members believe there is a certain right to fileshare -...

Tags: Sweden, Government, Vertical Industries, Piracy, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Sarkozy's Draconian downloading law to pass, then die

In an amazing example of government stupidity, the French Parliament is poised to pass a law that punishes illegal downloaders where it really hurts -- cutting off Internet access -- and would create the first government bureaucracy dedicated to hunting down serial copyright violators. ...

Tags: Law, Nicolas Sarkozy, Sarkozy, HADOPI, Government, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Microsoft's mixed quarter: 'We expect weakness to continue'

Microsoft's mixed quarter: 'We expect weakness to continue'Amazing cash flow given the economyMore than $4 billion in cash in one quarter? Pretty much any other company in the world would be drooling to have that kind of problem. Still, revenue down is not a good thing. It looks like investors...

Tags: Sales strategy, Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., desktop, PC, mixed quarter, sales, computer

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Interview with Andrea Vaccari, research associate at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory

Now that machine and sensor data is joining social data traffic on the Internet, the ability to interpret and create meaning out of the information to improve life could be the post-Web 2.0 manifesto. MIT's Senseable City Lab has been on the task for years with various...

Tags: City, Mobile, Network, Data, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cell Phone, Analysis, SENSEable City Laboratory, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-06

EU says IE violates antitrust

EU says IE violates antitrustwhat? no replies?people are getting tired of you!Something happening here ?Nope, byeRE: EU says IE violates antitrustThe EU is wrong. There is no problem with Microsoft incorporating IE into its operating system. IE adds value to the OS as a whole by integrating it...

Tags: Web browsers, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-19

British police can now hack citizens' PCs

Seems like Britain's Home Office is channeling Dick Cheney. Last week I wrote that the U.K. is going forward with a plan to build a massive database of every phone call, email and chat conversation in the country. Supposedly they're going to datamine this stuff to find terrorists. ...

Tags: PC, Britain, Biometric Identification, Computer, E-mail, Productivity, Biometrics, Online Communications, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-01-04

EU agreement on emission controls

Today the 27-nation European Commission came up with a plan for emissions reductions. The plan has yet to go before the European Parliament for approval. It calls for a 20% cut in CO2 emissions by 2020. The EU will begin selling carbon emission permits. To...

Tags: Agreement, European Union, Harry Fuller, Management, Strategy

Blog posts 2008-12-12

Kicking Internet pirates off the web

We take having the Internet for granted. Wherever we go, whether we have our laptops or our tablet devices, even our mobile phones, we can connect to 'some form' of the world wide web. We can check Facebook on the Tube, we can send emails to our colleagues when we're...

Tags: Web, Internet, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-09