Neowin News Feed for: Told

Wanadoo told to tone down it's ads

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:30:46 +0000

Reuters is reporting that the UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) have asked Wanadoo, a UK ISP, to tone down its broadband adverts. The adverts made use of the phrase "full speed" in relation to their... Read more...

SBC told to unhook phone from broadband

Michael Stanclift — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 06:09:24 +0000

SBC Communications must sell local phone and broadband services separately in California, state regulators have ruled, forcing a showdown with the telecom giant over forced bundling practices in its largest market. The California... Read more...

Apple told to halt 'world's fastest' claims for G5

Fri, 26 Mar 2004 23:03:16 +0000

The Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that Apple Computer discontinue comparative performance claims regarding its Power Mac G5 desktop. Acting on a tip from Apple rival Dell, the council's National... Read more...

Search may be Microsoft's next target, court told

Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:43:58 +0000

Microsoft may be unlawfully wielding its desktop dominance to put the squeeze on search engines and on document formats like Adobe Acrobat, the state of Massachusetts claimed on Friday. Massachusetts, the only... Read more...

Microsoft told to ship Java in 120 days

Thu, 16 Jan 2003 05:19:09 +0000

Thanks David for emailing us. A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Microsoft to begin shipping Sun Microsystems' Java with the Windows operating system within 120 days, after the companies fought over implementing... Read more...

BT told to cut wholesale internet costs

Darren Bolton — Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:22:40 +0000

Charges must fall by 8.5 per cent, says Oftel Telecoms watchdog Oftel has ordered BT to make wholesale unmetered internet cheaper. Oftel has mandated an 8.5 per cent price cut to... Read more...

Sony told to "take a hike" over 'Walkman' name!

Wed, 05 Jun 2002 13:57:59 +0000

Austria's supreme court has told electronics giant Sony to take a hike over its claim that it has exclusive rights to the "Walkman" name for portable stereos. Sony said on Wednesday that... Read more...