Neowin News Feed for: Pressure

O2 network buckling under iPhone pressure once again [UK]

Tom Warren — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:47:17 +0100

For the third time in 3 weeks the O2 data network was unavailable for many across the UK today. Sporadic reports from Neowin's own members and those on Twitter suggest there was no connectivity to... Read more...

Pressure mounts on Google's UK street view service

Tom Warren — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:31:46 +0000

Google's UK version of street view for Google Maps launched last week in the UK and has created a media circus ever since. The Google Maps feature, which allows users to browse through popular cities... Read more...

Intel Quits OLPC Board Over Pressure to Kill Classmate PC

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:17:19 +0000

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Intel resigned from the One Laptop Per Child Project's board of directors after refusing a request to abandon its Classmate PC program, according to a source familiar with the situation. Intel's departure from OLPC's board... Read more...

Symantec: Microsoft causing security price pressure

Slimy — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:05:42 +0100

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Symantec Chairman and CEO John Thompson has said he didn't want to say Microsoft's decision last year to offer Windows Live OneCare, which combines firewall, antivirus and backup capabilities, for $49.95 per year for three... Read more...

iPlayer faces petition pressure

Lt-DavidW — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:43:14 +0100

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An e-petition on the Downing Street website has called on parliament to stop the BBC launching its iPlayer to a Windows-only audience. More than 10,000 people have signed the petition which calls for the service... Read more...

YouTube yields to royal pressure

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 11 May 2007 10:29:49 +0100

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YOUTUBE is likely to remove all video clips deemed insulting to Thailand's king, a government official said Thursday, paving the way to the ban on the website being lifted. The popular video-sharing site, owned by... Read more...

Online Petition asks Blair to pressure Microsoft

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:58:42 +0000

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An online petition at the 10 Downing Street government "e-petitions" web site started by Paul Milne has requested that the British Prime Minister Tony Blair put pressure on Microsoft for the huge price difference between... Read more...

European Consumer Groups Unite to Pressure iTunes

Slimy — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:53:37 +0000

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Consumer groups in Germany, France, Norway, and Finland are in talks with consumer authorities in Sweden, Denmark, and the U.K. The countries are pressuring Apple for a unified iTunes policy in Europe. At the top... Read more...

Microsoft Bows to Pressure to Interoperate with ODF

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:07:17 +0100

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Microsoft is giving in to the unrelenting pressure to be more open, particularly with regard to its Office Open XML file format and interoperability with the Open Document Format alternative. The company will announce July... Read more...

China Faces EU Piracy Pressure

Timmah — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:11:43 +0100

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China has faced fresh criticism from the EU over its lacklustre efforts to tackle the country's soaring piracy rates. In April Neowin reported fresh efforts by the Chinese government to deal with the counterfeit software... Read more...

eDonkey Bows To RIAA Pressure

Tom Warren — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:50:00 +0100

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eDonkey have given up their legal battle with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after increasing pressure and costly legal fees. Sam Yagan, the president of MetaMachine which owns eDonkey said in... Read more...

Governments to Pressure ISP's Over Spam

Inertia — Wed, 25 May 2005 16:01:22 +0100

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with more than 35 government agencies worldwide, announced an ambitious effort on Tuesday to get ISPs and other organisations to deliver the net from the plague of zombie... Read more...

Google Keeps the Pressure on Microsoft

malebolgia — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:38:57 +0100

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They always say competition is good for everybody, and so far that seems to be true these days. Since Google launched Gmail (beta version) several of the top free e-mail providers have made changes.... Read more...

Microsoft feels pressure of anti-virus issue

NEXTY — Mon, 26 Apr 2004 02:49:01 +0100

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With viruses proliferating and many personal computers going unprotected, Microsoft Corp. feels greater pressure to include anti-virus software with Windows -- but it's also wary of the potential antitrust implications, the company's top lawyer said... Read more...