EU executive receives complaint over gadgets levy
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The European Commission has received a  formal complaint that a levy on electronic gadgets to  compensate for private copying of music distorts the EU's  internal market, a top Commission official said on Wednesday.
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Speaking yesterday, AMD EVP Tom McCoy said that he believes the US Government has been lax in its antitrust enforcement in recent months. As an example, McCoy re-ignited an old quarrel with Intel - part of its federal antitrust complaint that hasn't been addressed recently, especially in the midst of allegations against Intel's conduct in Germany.
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Europeans hoarding old mobile phones  are creating a small headache for policy makers who want to  collect and recycle batteries, an industry association said.
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The OFT refers Apple's iTunes to the European Commission on the grounds that it over-charges UK customers.
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Business leaders put pressure on the European Commission president over draft plans on climate change.
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Northern Ireland&#39;s separatist leader Gerry Adams was reported incensed Wednesday over an electronic listening device found in his group&#39;s headquarters.
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When it comes to digital gadgets, Europeans are not impressed by do-it-all devices that play songs and films, keep track of appointments and play video games, a new survey on Monday said.
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The European Commission has again criticized Microsoft's response to a 2004 antitrust ruling, opening up the possibility of further fines for the company. The regulator said that the software giant proposes overcharging for vital interoperability information needed by rival software makers to allow their products work properly with the Windows operating system.
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A customer of Lloyds TSB bank has complained to Britain's Information Commissioner arguing that data should not be transferred outside Europe without the consent of individual customers.
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European Commission calls upon member states to tackle "digital illiteracy" and shortfall in qualified tech staff.
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European Union consumer chief Meglena  Kuneva has hit out at Apple Inc.'s  bundling of its  popular iPod music players and its iTunes online music store,  according to German weekly magazine Focus.
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All spams must be of regulation size and weightâ¦ The European Commission called for stronger action against spammers and spy ware merchants today and said it may bring in further legislation to combat the problem.â¦
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The incoming head of the European Commission has been trying to end a dispute which threatens to leave the EU without an executive.
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Import duty contains battery-powered pensioner menace RoTM The EU has moved to restrict the number of mobility scooters available to a machine uprising on the UK streets by slapping import duty on the vehicles, the Telegraph reports.â¦
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The European Union executive sued Britain for repeatedly seizing cut-price tobacco and alcohol brought back legally by Britons from other EU states.
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With the EU crafting new laws governing how data collectors such as Google protect users' personal data, lawmakers there are clashing with US business leaders over how far that protection can and should extend.
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Greece's agency for information security on Thursday imposed a EU76m (&pound;51.2m, $100.5m) fine on Vodafone's Greek operation for failing to prevent the illegal tapping of more than 100 mobile phones, including one used by Costas Karamanlis, prime minister.