Source: PC World
Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner on Thursday set out plans for the E.U. to produce more micro- and nano-chips than the U.S. in the next seven years. "I want to double our chip production to around 20 percent of global production. I want Europ ...
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Source: Between the Lines | ZDNet Blogs
Summary: Arguing that "Europe cannot be left behind" in chip investments, the EU Commission plans to double chip production to take a one-fifth slice of the global production pie. The European Commission said on Thursday it has launched a campaign to boo ...
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Source: TotalTelecom
... Europe should make cheaper, faster and smarter microchips in order to compete globally, European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes said when announcing European Union funding for research and devel ...
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Source: Earth2Tech
Europe is not particularly known as a major hub of the semiconductor world, but – if the European Commission gets its way – it will be. The Commission has launched a major seven-year drive to stimulate investment in the microelectronics and nanoelectroni ...
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Source: Reuters Mobile
Men are silhouetted against a video screen as they pose with Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Lumia 820 and iPhone 4 smartphones (L-R) in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013. PA ...
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Source: LightReading.com
HELSINKI -- Mobile operators charge over 3 times more for a gigabyte in Germany than in the UK and up to 15 times more than in some small EU member states like Finland, research reveals. It is their interest in size ...
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Source: Hacker News
BRUSSELS - Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes has promised to roll out a single telecoms market throughout the EU before she leaves office in one and half years. “I'm the same age as [ex-Manchester United football club manager] Alex Fe ...
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Source: Between the Lines | ZDNet Blogs
Summary: Not ready to retire any time soon, Neelie Kroes told business leaders on Monday that the EU can "knock down the walls" to the single mobile market, and promises to do so by 2015. The European Commissi ...
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Source: PC Pro
Roaming fees could be a thing of the past as the EU looks to roll out a single telecoms market by 2015. Digital commissioner Neelie Kroes has vowed to "knock down all the barriers" to a single market bef ...
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Source: Engadget
As much as Europe can hope for deeper integration, it doesn't feel that way when citizens get whacked for hefty roaming rates. European digital commissioner Neelie Kroes has got such charges in her sights, telling business leaders that she's planning ...
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