The EU is proposing a "right to repair" rule along with several other initiatives that would make electronics last longer and stay out of the landfill. It even plans to offer incentives to manufacturers for producing sustainable products and put a stop to planned obsolescence.
The EU wants to make smartphones last longer. A leaked proposal explores forcing manufacturers to make the batteries in their devices easily replaceable. The motive for this new policy? It's to keep users using the same smartphone longer and reduce e-waste in the region.
The European Parliament has voted resoundingly to urge the law-making body to create regulations that would force phone makers to adopt a single charging standard. All major Android manufacturers use the common USB standard, so this move primarily targets Apple.
The European Parliament has approved the controversial bill that will bring widespread reforms to how copyrighted content is governed online.
What you need to know about the European 'link tax' and 'upload filter'
Google may be facing yet another antitrust investigation in the EU, including a fine that could exceed $2.7 billion.
The European Union's ruling may also change the way Google displays its advertisements across the web.
European Union antitrust regulators have sent two "statements of objections" to Google over its Adsense for Search platform, accusing the search giant of abusing its position by preventing third-party websites from showing ads from its competitors.
The EU has approved a plan that will end data roaming charges throughout its member countries, with the ban coming into effect in June 2017.
The case against Google that the European Commission has filed is said to be based on 19 complainants. Google's upcoming battle with the European Commission is reportedly based upon 19 complainants, according to Re/code. We first learned of the groundwork being laid out for the case in the beginning of April, and mid-month the EU formally filed the charges. From Re/code: The...
The European Commission has found Motorola Mobility guilty of breaching EU competition law over its use of standards-essential patents (SEPs), according to reports. PC World and Reuters are reporting that the Google-owned smartphone maker was found to have broken the law by bringing injunctions against Apple in Germany over SEPs it had agreed to license. The EU's Competition...
For Europeans, going on vacation with a smartphone can be an expensive time. Currently, networks are allowed to charge what they like for calls, texts and data when roaming in another country. Packages are available, but often these are as almost as expensive as paying by the MB. An example -- my trip to BlackBerry Devcon Europe in February cost me £20 for just 20MB of data. Times are...
The European Commission has cleared Google's proposed buy-out of Motorola Mobility, the company has announced on its official blog. Google has hailed the EC's decision as an "important milestone" which brings the acquisition closer to completion. It was reported last week that the U.S. Department of Justice looks set to approve the deal too, and Google says it's awaiting confirmation...
The European Commission has given Sony the OK to take full control of Sony Ericsson, three months after Sony paid €1.05 billion for Ericsson's share of the partnership. Along with the entire company, the hefty sum also earned Sony an IP cross-licensing agreement, as well as ownership of five patent families. If you'll recall, upon announcement of the buyout, Sony said that the...
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Samsung has suffered another setback in the European Union. Weeks after a German court ordered an injunction of their Galaxy Tab 10.1, a Dutch court has ruled in Apple's favor against Samsung's Galaxy line of smartphones. According to the decision, Samsung infringed on patent number EP 2059868, which is for a "portable electronic device for photo management."Here is a description of the...
In the latest chapter in the Apple v. Samsung saga, Apple's attempts to push through their case through in The Netherlands has failed, for now. The claims here are a little broader than those submitted in Germany, going beyond just the design of the Tab and into the software it runs. The courts in The Hague have politely informed Apple that no decision will be reached on the case until...
A German court has granted Apple a preliminary injunction in its ongoing patent dispute with Samsung, effectively halting all sales and advertisement of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 across the European Union. The ruling is on the grounds of community design infringement by Samsung, or what Apple calls the Galaxy Tab 10.1's imitation of the iPad 2, and does not have anything to do with specific...