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Software
Microsoft Gives Europeans Choice Of Browser Instead Of None By Default
11:00AM Rosa Golijan | Microsoft’s newest attempt to appease the EU is to create a system in which end users can choose their browsers. (Imagine that! Choice!) This is a change from Microsoft’s previous offer to remove Internet Explorer completely from Windows 7. More »
Business
Microsoft Volunteers IE Removal From Windows 7 To Appease EU
12:30AM Jack Loftus | As part of an effort to alleviate its current European Union-sized headache across the Atlantic, Microsoft has volunteered to remove Internet Explorer from Windows 7. The move is an about face for the company, which had previously testified such a removal was impossible. More »
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Swedish Pirate Party Wins a Seat in the European Union
6:46AM Jesus Diaz | The Swedish Pirate Party—Piratpartiet—has got a seat in the European Union parliament. The ballots are still being counted—almost done now—but with 7.1% of the votes, it’s a sure thing. Aaaaaaaarrrrr is all I can say. [Results] More »
Business
AMD to Intel: Nyah Nyah Nyah Nyah Nyah
4:00AM Dan Nosowitz | After the European Union smacked Intel with a $US1.45 billion fine for breaking antitrust laws, AMD responded in the most mature way possible: By mercilessly rubbing it in on the front page of its site. More »
Networks
World’s Second Largest Wireless Carrier Kills International Roaming Charges
8:40PM John Herrman | From June 1st, customers of Vodafone, the world’s second largest wireless carrier, will be able to text and call from over 35 countries at no extra charge. Attention American carriers: Be more like this. More »
Business
Intel Smacked With Staggering $US1.45 Billion Fine in Euro Antitrust Case
9:13PM John Herrman | In the largest trust-busting fining in EU history—about twice as severe as the infamous Microsoft antitrust ruling of 2004 and a hair worse than the ensuing $US1.44 billion penalty for noncompliance—Intel has been ordered to pay $1.45 billion by European Commission regulators. What the hell did they do? EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said Intel had pursued a strategy aimed mainly at excluding A.M.D. by paying computer makers and retailers to postpone, cancel or avoid A.M.D. products entirely. More »
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Swedish Pirate Party Expected to Win (Not Plunder) A Seat in E.U. Parliament
1:20PM Dan Nosowitz | It looks like Europe is just as taken with the Pirate Party as we at Giz are, because a recent electoral poll shows them with enough votes to secure a seat in the E.U. Parliament. More »
Gadgets
Light Bulb Condom Does Not Protect Against STDs, Only the Dreaded EU
6:00AM Sean Fallon | Depending on your location, you may have heard that the European Union is banning all frosted incandescent bulbs in order to stimulate the adoption of efficient lighting. This bulb condom helps get around the rule. More »
Networks
European Union Considering a Ban on Carrier VoIP Filtering
6:55PM John Herrman | The EU’s next technological crusade could be against traffic-blocking mobile carriers, according to a German newspaper. Brussels be warned: you should expect a hell of a fight over this one. More »
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