Silicon.com – Windows users to get browser choice as antitrust dispute settled
The European Commission has accepted Microsoft’s plan to offer a choice of browsers with Windows PCs sold in Europe.
BBC – Chinese proposal to meter internet traffic
China wants to meter all internet traffic that passes through its borders, it has emerged. The move would require international agreement – but it is being discussed by the United Nations body in charge of internet standards.
BBC – Thousands of shopping websites ‘could be breaking law’
Thousands of internet retailers may be breaking laws that protect customers, claims a consumer advocacy group.
Total Telecom – Nokia, ST-Ericsson sign long-term technology deal
Nokia Corp., the world’s largest mobile handset maker, and chipmaker ST-Ericsson said Friday they are partnering in a long-term technology deal, in a move to enhance their position in the fast growth Chinese market.
Total Telecom -Twitter hacked by ‘Iranian Cyber Army’
Popular microblogging site Twitter was briefly shut down overnight, its home page replaced with an image claiming the site had been hacked by the “Iranian Cyber Army.”
IT PRO – One in five pounds to be spent online by 2020
The internet will account for one in every five pounds of British retail spending by 2020, when online sales of electricals and books will overtake purchases made in store for the first time, according to a new study.
