EU court poised for Microsoft antitrust fine rulingMicrosoft will hear in a month's time whether the European Commission fined the company excessively for failing to comply with an earlier antitrust fine.May 23, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in EU
Huawei asks EU to intervene in InterDigital patent disputeHuawei has called on European antitrust regulators to investigate InterDigital, after it claims the company is pushing up the license fees of industry-standard patents.May 23, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Legal
Europe offers Google settlement option in antitrust caseAfter months of dilly-dallying and thumb-twiddling, European competition regulators said Google can remedy its actions and settle to prevent a fully-fledged antitrust investigation.May 20, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Enterprise Software
London police 'hack' suspects' phones: A major blow to human rightsLondon's police service will soon be allowed to 'hack' into phones of suspected criminals. This criminologist examines how dangerous this move is for ordinary citizens. May 18, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobility
UK ISPs must block The Pirate Bay by May 30Two of the five U.K. ISPs have already enacted site-blocking to prevent access to The Pirate Bay. More than a quarter of the U.K. population will see the site blocked by May 30.May 17, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
UK government staff caught snooping on citizen dataWhat a surprise: the U.K. government was forced to reveal under Freedom of Information laws more than 1,000 civil servants have 'snooped' on British citizens' private data.May 17, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in CXO
UK government keeps RIM in play with BlackBerry 7 security ratingRIM is holding on to the niche government market by certifying BlackBerry 7 as fit for government use, while Apple and Google have yet to step up to the mark.May 16, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Government: US
News to know: Facebook data, UK porn filter, Pirate Bay block, ACTA, Data roamingNews to know -- May 7-13: A look back at the news from London, the UK and wider Europe, on all the bits that were missed during the week's coverage.May 13, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobility
Apple gives in: iPad 3 drops '4G' tag to avoid lawsuitsApple gives in to regulatory pressure by removing any mention of "4G" from its websites, after hundreds of complaints that the iPad 3 will not connect to high-speed networks.May 12, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in iPad
Queen's speech unveils UK's 'Patriot Act' Web monitoring planThe Queen has officially lifted the lid on plans for the British government to monitor all U.K. Web, email and phone traffic. May 8, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Enterprise Software
UK iGovernment: Parliament dishes out 650 iPads to MPsThe U.K. Parliament will spend upwards of $700,000 on iPads for elected politicians. But the additional charges, from apps to data, may end up costing the British public even more.May 3, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in iPad
UK's SOCA website taken offline in DDoS attackThe UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency was pulled on Wednesday after a DDoS attack. Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.May 2, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Enterprise Software
UK's Pirate Bay blockade begins, but only ISPs must obligeBritish ISPs have begun blocking access to The Pirate Bay. The court-issued block only applies to ISPs. There is nothing stopping customers from circumventing the blocks.May 2, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobile Carriers
Google faces further UK probe for Street View Wi-Fi data collectionThe UK's data protection agency ruled in 2010 that Google did not breach UK data laws. But an FCC report may force the UK regulator into reinvestigating the search company.May 1, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Mobility
Motorola secures injunction against Windows 7, Xbox in GermanyAnother day, another patent fight. Motorola won an injunction against Microsoft's Windows 7 and Xbox consoles, but it won't be enforced immediately. May 1, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in Enterprise Software