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Google gets more time to answer EU charges: official
AFP, Published on 24/09/2016
» BRUSSELS - EU anti-trust authorities have granted US tech giant Google a few extra weeks to answer charges that it has abused its market dominance, an EU official told AFP on Friday.
Uber strikes one-year deal to stay in Quebec
AFP, Published on 09/09/2016
» MONTREAL - Canada's Quebec government and US ride-sharing service Uber struck a tentative deal Thursday for the company to continue operating in the province, as part of a one-year test program.
Mobile price wars as Indian tycoon pledges free 4G
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» MUMBAI - Outside a tiny Reliance store in a trendy Mumbai neighbourhood, residents queued for hours this week for a new SIM card promising free data -- and a dramatic reshaping of the Indian mobile landscape.
French mobile operator SFR plans to cut staff level by over third: unions
AFP, Published on 03/08/2016
» PARIS - French mobile operator SFR plans to shed over a third of its staff over the next three years although no forced job cuts are foreseen until 2019, union representatives said Tuesday.
Pokemon Go mania sweeps Turkey, but some want it banned
AFP, Published on 15/07/2016
» ISTANBUL - As Pokemon Go users try to "catch 'em all" in Turkey, some want to see the hit mobile app banned in the country, accusing it of undermining Islam.
EU files fresh anti-trust charges against Google
AFP, Published on 14/07/2016
» BRUSSELS - The European Union filed new anti-trust charges against Google on Thursday, piling pressure on the US tech giant over the alleged abuse of its market dominance.
Google wins extra time to fight EU Android probe
AFP, Published on 13/07/2016
» BRUSSELS - Google won more time Wednesday to answer accusations by the European Commission that the US tech giant abuses the dominance of its Android mobile phone operating system.
Russia invests in futuristic Hyperloop train
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» MOSCOW - A Russian state fund said Wednesday it had invested in the company Hyperloop One which is developing a futuristic train project that will propel people and cargo in capsules via low-pressure tubes.
Indian cabinet approves mobile radiowaves auction
AFP, Published on 22/06/2016
» NEW DELHI - The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday approved a mega auction of mobile phone radiowaves, hoping to scoop about $85 billion from the sale of licenses in the world's second-largest market.
Apple free to take bite out of India after rule change
AFP, Published on 22/06/2016
» NEW DELHI (INDIA) - The gleaming glass atriums and blue-clad "geniuses" of an Apple store could soon be arriving in India, after the government cleared the way for it to open in the rapidly growing smartphone market.