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The European Union’s data protection supervisor Peter Hustinx has joined the growing chorus of calls on Google to beware the pitfalls of its street-level photographic mapping service for Google Maps. Woman Exposing Her Breasts Highlights Privacy Concerns Of Google Street View : Read more

The European Union’s second test satellite in its Galileo bid to rival GPS has begun sending back data to Earth after its successful launch. EU GPS Rival Satellite Successfully Transmits Data : Read more

Brussels (Belgium) - The European Union has launched its second test satellite for the Galileo navigation system. European Union Launches Second Galileo Navigation Satellite : Read more

Nokia announced this week that it will be closing one of its manufacturing plants in Bochum, Germany. Shutting down a location and causing people to lose their jobs however, is not looked on lightly by European authorities. Germany officials ordered Noki Nokia Pays $314M to Close German Plant ...

In an announcement released by the European Union (EU), cellphone users will soon be able to make calls while flying in a plane. Travelers will be allowed to send text messages, emails and make voice calls using their GSM phones. The new service will inc European Airlines To Allow In-Flight...

The European Commission (EC) fined Microsoft 899 million Euros or $1.35 billion for non-compliance of the Commission's March 2004 decision. Europe Fines Microsoft $1.35 Billion : Read more

The European Commission's reaction to Microsoft's enthusiastic announcement today to increase its interoperability was about as cold as it could be: The EC said that it has taken note, but it is clear that it isn't buying Microsoft's promises just yet. As of now, Brussels isn't handing out a...

In a blow against the music industry, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that E.U. countries don’t have to require Internet service providers to reveal subscriber data for use in civil cases. The Luxembourg court said E.U. nations may decid Blow Against Music Industry Fishing : Read...

London (England) - Intel has asked the European Commission (EC) to take the anti-trust case to court after responding to charges as of yesterday, one business day after the court’s deadline of last Friday, January 4, 2008. The EC had previously ruled t Intel Seeks Hearing In EU Anti-trust Case...

Anybody know about when Toshiba's Qosmio G40 will be available on the European market? Looks nice...

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Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) My battery recharger for this Nikon 3700 has printed on the cover 110/220. I'd like to use this to recharge the battery in Europe. Does anyone know if all I need is a socket convertor for this charger to work or must I buy a new recharger...

In IE6.0 some pages auto load without images (just red x) and are not formatted properly. When looking at View Encoding menu, it has Western European (ISO) checked with autoselect. When I switch to Western European (Windows), the page loads properly. Do you know how to set as default Western...