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CBSA Launches an Antitrust Probe Into PV Modules and Laminates Imported From China
Dec 12, 2014The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has launched an antitrust probe into PV modules and laminates (semi-finished PV modules) imported from China. CBSA said in a statement released on December 6 that the investigation follows a ...
Tags: PV Modules, antitrust probe, Lights
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Google Must Do More to Allay Fears That It Is Attempting to Squeeze Rivals
Jul 23, 2013Google has once again been told by the European Union that it must do more to allay fears that it is attempting to squeeze rivals from the web search market, after competitors - including Microsoft - voiced concerns that the concessions ...
Tags: Computer Products, google, web search
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EU Investigators Raided The Offices of The Bloc's Biggest Telecommunications Providers
Jul 15, 2013European Union investigators have raided the offices of three of the bloc's biggest telecommunications providers as part of an antitrust probe examining if they're limiting their customers' access to third-party applications including ...
Tags: Mobile Operators, Antitrust Probe
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Google's Waze Acquisition Should Not Need an Antitrust Probe
Jun 17, 2013Google's Waze acquisition should not need an antitrust probe, according to the chairman of research and analysis firm TechMarketView, Richard Holway. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) had been urged to block Google's $1.3bn (£830m) ...
Tags: Google, Waze Acquisition
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Apple Is Not Going to Stand Still with Its Products Portfolio
May 30, 2013Apple CEO Tim Cook reassured investors yesterday that the company is not going to stand still with its products portfolio, and that it has been working on "some incredible plans" for a while. Speaking at the D11 Conference in California, ...
Tags: Apple, Computer Products, software
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Google Is Likely to Have to Agree to More Concessions
May 29, 2013Google is likely to have to agree to more concessions before the European Union's antitrust probe into the web giant is settled, says Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia (pictured). The world's number one web firm has been under ...
Tags: Google, EU Antitrust, Computer Products
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European Union Antitrust Regulators Are Collecting Information to Determine
May 29, 2013European Union antitrust regulators are collecting information to determine whether Apple's iPhone contract deals with various telecoms operators have been designed to shut out rival smartphone makers, such as Samsung, HTC and Nokia. ...
Tags: Apple, Smartphone, Antitrust Probe
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Google Faces Another Antitrust Probe by Us Regulators Into Whether The Firm Is Using
May 28, 2013Google is facing another antitrust probe by US regulators into whether the firm is using its Google is facing another antitrust probe by US regulators into whether the firm is using its position as the world's number one web organisation to ...
Tags: Computer Products
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The EC Is Likely to Require More Concessions From Google in an Ongoing Antitrust Probe
May 28, 2013The European Commission is likely to require more concessions from Google in an ongoing antitrust probe, the European Union's Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said. The Commission is now analyzing proposals that Google submitted ...
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Linux Users Accused Microsoft of Anti-Competitive Practices
Mar 29, 2013A Spanish association of Linux users today accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices, charging that Windows 8's Secure Boot blocks users from installing rival operating systems on new PCs. Hispalinux, which represents some 8,000 ...
Tags: Microsoft, EU Antitrust Probe, Linux Group
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European Commission Is Deciding Whether to Launch an Anti-Trust Investigation
Mar 22, 2013The European Commission is deciding whether to launch an anti-trust investigation into Apple's contracts with European mobile phone operators. Concerns have been raised by a group of European telecommunications operators, but no formal ...
Tags: Apple, European Commission, mobile phone
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission Will Host a Press Conference
Jan 7, 2013The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference Thursday afternoon to discussion its investigation of Google for antitrust violations. The FTC press conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz ...
Tags: U.S., FTC, investigation, Google, antitrust violations
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US Regulators Have Closed a Lengthy Antitrust Probe Into Google
Jan 6, 2013US regulators have closed a lengthy antitrust probe into Google, saying there is not enough evidence to show the internet giant manipulated its search results to harm its competitors. The Federal Trade Commission said it lacked a legal ...
Tags: US regulators, probe, Google, search results
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Google Escaped with More of a Slap on The Wrist Than a Slap in The Face
Jan 3, 2013After a nearly two-year antitrust investigation,Google escaped with more of a slap on the wrist than a slap in the face,say industry analysts. While getting the anti-trust equivalent of a good talking-to,the Internet giant is easily ...
Tags: FTC, European Commission, Google, Internet
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Microsoft Began Providing European Consumers a "Browser Ballot Screen" for Window 8
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - Microsoft last week began providing European consumers a "browser ballot screen" for Windows 8, a move that may be just the first of several steps the company will take to head off a new antitrust investigation. According ...
Tags: Microsoft, browser ballot screen, Windows 8, tablet