http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/ny.claims.intel.threatened.pc.builders/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/intel22nm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />New York state's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today filed a lawsuit against Intel that accuses the company of antitrust abuse. The Delaware-based complaint maintains that Intel violated both state and federal laws by allegedly threatening companies with retaliation if they used AMD processors and in some cases paying out billions of dollars in financial incentives disguised as rebates. Intel en... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/ny.claims.intel.threatened.pc.builders/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/20/eu.deal.for.euro.wide.music.licensing/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/itunes9.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The European Commission today reached a roundtable agreement with several music stores and labels to ensure more widely distributed music for the continent. Apple, Amazon, BEUC, EMI, Nokia, PRS for Music, SACEM, STIM, and Universal now say they will work with the Commission to desegregate music licensing in European Union countries and have labels produce licenses that work across multiple if not... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/20/eu.deal.for.euro.wide.music.licensing/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/16/draws.fire.from.mozilla.designer/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/ballotbrow.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's Safari browser may occupy too central position in upcoming European versions of Windows, critics say. Users should soon be presented with a special browser ballot, explaining what web browsers are, and more crucially offering a choice of apps beyond Internet Explorer. The feature comes as a result of pressure from the European Commission, which has accused Microsoft of hampering competit... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/16/draws.fire.from.mozilla.designer/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/07/eu.to.market.test.win.7.browser.choice/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/windows7-browserballotsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The European Commission on Wednesday said it would conduct a market test (PDF) of Microsoft's proposed browser ballot feature for Windows 7. The plan will let EU residents buying the Microsoft OS choose from one of multiple major web browsers shortly after they receive the system and use that in place of Internet Explorer. A successful test would make the ballot standard for most European copies... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/07/eu.to.market.test.win.7.browser.choice/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/28/eu.limits.mp3.player.sound.levesl/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/ipodnano5g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The European Commission on Monday set volume limits for MP3 players in all European Union member states. Similar to existing rules for maximum volume exposure anywhere, the limits should prevent devices from outputting sound louder than 80 decibels under their default settings. Officials argue the limits are necessary as many devices can play music at levels loud enough to cause permanent hearin... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/28/eu.limits.mp3.player.sound.levesl/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/yahoo.ms.in.talks.with.eu.over.deal/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/bingintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />European Commission antitrust regulators are involved in low-level, exploratory talks with Microsoft and Yahoo regarding their search engine deal, according to a Wednesday report. The informal discussions are not yet at a level that would challenge the union, but could lead to a formal review of possible anti-competitive factors in the deal, like Microsoft and Yahoo are facing from US regulators.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/yahoo.ms.in.talks.with.eu.over.deal/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/intel.criticizes.eu.fine/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/intelcorei5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Intel in European Union court files today fought against the recently imposed $1.45 billion fine for its alleged antitrust violations. The American processor designer believed the European Commission didn't provide enough evidence that Intel practices hurt AMD's European PC business in an "immediate, substantial" way. It instead claimed that AMD was actually gaining share for some of the five-ye... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/15/intel.criticizes.eu.fine/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/18/exploding.iphone.reports/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0907/bphone1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is looking into media stories of one or more exploding iPhones in Europe, according to European Commission spokeswoman Helen Kearns. Reuters notes that in in France, a teenager says he was injured when his iPhone shattered, shortly after it began making a hissing noise. Although Apple has only stated that it is waiting for the damaged phones before making a judgment, it is noted to be in c... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/18/exploding.iphone.reports/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/microsoft.update.process/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/ie8.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Late last week, software giant Microsoft announced in a US district court that it will change the way the express install works for Internet Explorer 8 with its Windows operating system, as per a Monday report. Microsoft has drawn flak for making IE 8 the default browser despite user's preferences whenever they ran the Windows Update and selected the Express install, with competitors Mozilla and O... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/microsoft.update.process/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/03/microsoft.drops.win.7.e/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/windows7-browserballot.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft this weekend revealed that it would drop plans to launch Windows 7 E for Europe following a change in attitude from the European Commission. The special release, which would have provided Windows without any browser at all, is being scrapped as the Commission has tentatively embraced the company's browser ballot approach to providing a choice of web browsers. These customers should now... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/03/microsoft.drops.win.7.e/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMT