Google completes acquisition of Fitbit
Google officially completed the acquisition of Fitbit, a month after the European Commission approved the acquisition. Google reiterates that with the deal, the company does …
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France imposes GAFA tax on Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon from 2019 onwards
Bruno Le Maire, the French Minister of Economy, has announced that from 1 January 2019 France will impose a tax on large internet giants. It …
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European Parliament approves proposal for digitaxs for tech giants
The European Parliament has agreed to a proposal to impose taxes on digital services. The vote does not mean that the tax is due because …
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EU countries accept mandatory fingerprint on identity card
Ambassadors of the 28 member states have agreed to a proposal from the European Commission to oblige fingerprints on identity cards of EU citizens. The …
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Google is going to ask for money for apps after the EU’s fine
Smartphones can become more expensive, just like apps and all of this after a 4.34 billion euro imposed by the European Commission (EC). And all …
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Google asks manufacturers up to 35 euros per phone for use of its apps
Google asks smartphone manufacturers who release their devices in the EU up to 35 euros per device. The Verge writes this on the basis of …
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Google allows smart phone manufacturers in Europe to pay for Google apps
Smartphone manufacturers selling their devices in Europe now have to pay for the use of apps such as the Google Play Store. Google is implementing …
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EU reserves 900MHz frequency band for iot and rfid
The European Commission reserves extra frequency space for, among other things, internet-of-things and rfid devices. By reserving the 900MHz frequencies for RFID, the EU follows …
Apple completes acquisition of Shazam and removes ads from app
Apple has completed the acquisition of Shazam. Earlier this month, the European Commission gave permission to the American company to take over the music recognition …
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Windows 10 Insider-build gives Edge pop-up on installation Chrome and Firefox
Insider builds of Windows 10 version 1809 show a pop-up that redirects users to the Edge browser when they want to install Chrome or Firefox. …
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