Microsoft offers choice of Web browsers to avoid new EU antitrust fines
The EU executive has charged the company with monopoly abuse for tying the Internet Explorer browser to the Windows operating system installed on most of the world’s desktop computers.
It said it welcomed Microsoft’s suggestions but would have to check how they would work and [...]
Byte Into It – 29 Jul 09
Byte Into It – 22 Jul 09
Google to newspapers: Put up or shut up | Technology | Los Angeles Times
In a post written by Josh Cohen, senior business product manager, on the company’s public policy blog Wednesday afternoon, Google said publishers can easily tell search engines to take a hike. All it takes is a two-line piece of code, which he [...]
Byte Into It – 15 Jul 09
Better Gmail 2 Updated for Gmail’s Label Enhancements – Better Gmail – Lifehacker
Firefox only: Google’s recent improvements to Gmail’s labels broke one of Better Gmail 2’s most-loved features: Folders4Gmail. Grab the newest version 0.8.3 of Better Gmail 2 to get back Folders4Gmail functionality as well as Hide Spam Count. Until Mozilla Add-ons approves the newest [...]
Byte Into It – 08 Jul 09
China backs down from web filter plan
In a rare reversal, China’s government has given in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have internet-filtering software.
Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect on Wednesday, the government said it [...]
