A new Europe-wide rule to prevent mobile phone users from building up large bills for surfing the internet via their handset has come into force. Customers can now require their phone firm to cut them off when their bill reaches a certain level after accessing the internet in other European natio
Are Google search results purely algorithmic, or does the “do no evil” empire occasionally inject editorial oversight in the name of stifling competition? According to three European companies — one of which is owned by Microsoft — the latter is true, and according to The Telegraph, their
Online advertising is set to grow by 7.6% in 2010 as 94% of marketers increase spend, according to the European Interactive Advertising Association. The EIAA Marketer’s Internet Ad Barometer survey of European marketing executives found 83% have increased online ad spend this year and plan furt
BBC.co.uk wrote:The global economy is expanding again and financial conditions have improved significantly, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. But in its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF said the "pace of recovery is expected to be slow". It added that the recovery is likely
BBC.co.uk wrotes: French consumer groups are investigating reports of iPhones that explode or crack spontaneously. An 80-year-old from the Paris suburbs was among eight people who said their phones' screens were affected, according to the AFP news agency. Consumers in the UK, Holland and Swede
Close to half of Europeans use the internet every day but one third have never used the web, according to a new report (PDF) published by the European Commission. The study, which took a deep dive into the digital landscape in Europe over the last five years, demonstrated that new technologies ar
US chipmaker Intel has reported a better-than-expected net profit of $1 billion (£620 million, €72 million) for April to June, excluding a massive European Commission fine. Including the fine, levied for anti-competitive practices in May, the company made a loss of $398 million (£245.5 mi
Retail sales in countries that use the euro fell more than expected in May, a further sign that consumers are still limiting their spending, data shows. Eurozone retail sales fell 0.4%, month-on-month, reversing April's 0.1% rise. On a yearly basis the drop in May was 3.3%, according to Euros
The European Union's executive body will study plans by Google to make millions of books available online after Germany said the Internet company's project flouts EU copyright law. The bloc's industry ministers agreed on Thursday to ask the European Commission to look at how Google's settleme
Apple's iTunes online music store may reach more customers throughout Europe after the body tasked with collecting artist royalties in France agreed to allow counterparts elsewhere to license its catalog. SACEM, which collects royalties for about 128,000 artists, said it would be willing to drop
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