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Equifax fined £500k for 2017 data breach

ICO hands down maximum penalty possible.

20-9-18 // 10:59a.m.

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Valve outs new Knuckles EV3 VR controllers

Still no launch date, though.

20-9-18 // 10:47a.m.

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Review Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 Founders Edition Reviews

Nvidia reasserts its performance crown yet again, but should premium buyers invest in unproven tech?

19-9-18 // 2:00p.m.

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Newegg hit by payment detail breach, researchers claim

Same malware as BA.

19-9-18 // 1:59p.m.

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Google hit with £3.78 billion EC fine

Will, naturally, appeal.

19-7-18 // 10:57a.m.

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EC fines Qualcomm £873 million for Apple exclusivity kickbacks

'Denied consumers [...] choice and innovation'.

24-1-18 // 11:21a.m.

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Google files appeal over £2.18 billion EU antitrust fine

Bolstered by Intel's recent green-light.

12-9-17 // 11:14a.m.

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CURIA green-lights Intel's appeal in 2009 antitrust case

Record fine now at risk.

7-9-17 // 9:15a.m.

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Google hit with record-breaking antitrust fine

EU demands €2.42 billion.

28-6-17 // 8:00a.m.

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BT agrees to Ofcom's Openreach split plan

Still part of the BT Group, though.

10-3-17 // 1:44p.m.

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Apple continues legal assault on Qualcomm with Chinese suits

Same claims as its US filing.

26-1-17 // 10:05a.m.

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Ofcom announces BT Openreach split plan

Still open to input from BT.

29-11-16 // 10:26a.m.

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Kaspersky attacks Microsoft over alleged Defender monopoly

Files complaints with national bodies.

14-11-16 // 10:27a.m.

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EC files complaint against Google for Android antitrust

Alleges anticompetitive behaviour.

20-4-16 // 12:09p.m.

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Western Digital given green light to acquire SanDisk

No competition concerns, says EC.

5-2-16 // 2:36p.m.

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Seagate gets the go-ahead on Samsung integration

It's only taken four years...

23-10-15 // 11:56a.m.

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Microsoft tipped for AMD buyout

Intel interested, too, say sources.

14-9-15 // 1:22p.m.

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EC hits Google with Statement of Objections

Asks for explanations on antitrust issues.

16-4-15 // 7:37a.m.

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European Parliament votes for Google break-up resolution

Unlikely to actually happen, though.

28-11-14 // 11:26a.m.

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European legislators call for Google's break-up

Resolution calls for unbundling of search.

24-11-14 // 10:58a.m.

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Microsoft Windows Server ARM port rumoured

Not leaving the market to Linux.

28-10-14 // 11:18a.m.

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Microsoft given 20 day deadline in China probe

SAIC serious about getting answers.

2-9-14 // 11:03a.m.

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Microsoft under monopoly investigation in China

Four offices raided so far.

30-7-14 // 11:11a.m.

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Microsoft hit with €561 million fine

EU slaps company for browser ballot glitch.

7-3-13 // 9:45a.m.

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Intel pays $6.5 million in New York antitrust case

Intel has paid $6.5 million to settle an antitrust case brought by the state of New York back in 2009.

10-2-12 // 11:35a.m.

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EU to investigate Intel-McAfee deal

The EU has pledged to investigate Intel's planned purchase of McAfee.

22-12-10 // 9:04a.m.

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Dell prepares for antitrust settlement

Dell has put aside $100 million to settle possible antitrust claims following its work with Intel.

15-6-10 // 10:12a.m.

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Games I Own: Monopoly

14-4-10 // 2:43p.m.

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FTC investigating Google's AdMob deal

The US Federal Trade Commission is asking for declarations following complaints that Google's purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob would stifle competition.

12-3-10 // 10:37a.m.

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AMD exec "would never buy" AMD

In a filing with the FTC, Intel has unearthed a 2004 e-mail made by AMD's then-vice president Henri Richard stating that he would "never buy AMD for a personal system."

15-1-10 // 10:05a.m.

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US Government sues Intel

The US Federal Trade Commission has sued Intel, claiming the company has illegally used its dominant market position to stifle competition.

17-12-09 // 10:03a.m.

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New York files antitrust suit against Intel

New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust suit against chip maker Intel, claiming that it bribed and threatened OEMS to maintain a monopoly.

5-11-09 // 12:45p.m.

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Microsoft proposes browser ballots

Microsoft has unveiled plans for a 'ballot screen' in Windows 7 E which will allow users to choose their Web browser, and is just waiting for approval from the EC.

27-7-09 // 10:46a.m.

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Opera, Mozilla call Win 7 anti-competitive

Browser developers Opera and Mozilla have accused Microsoft of anti-competitive behaviour over the Windows 7 update process, which resets the default browser to IE.

8-5-09 // 1:49p.m.

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Windows 7 to make IE optional

Microsoft has confirmed plans to introduce functionality within Windows 7 that will allow in-built packages - including Internet Explorer 8 and Media Center - to be disabled.

9-3-09 // 11:11a.m.

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Bundled Firefox not the "right outcome"

Speaking regarding the EU's decision that Microsoft's browser bundling was an abuse of monopoly, architect Mike Connor claims that bundling Firefox is "not the right outcome."

10-2-09 // 10:11a.m.

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