US firms complained about Google: EU regulator

Several U.S. and European companies have complained about the dominance of Google, the European Union’s new competition commissioner told CNBC on Thursday, one day after antitrust charges were filed against the technology giant. Margrethe Vestager, a Danish native who took the role in November, said the complaints had been “direct” and “balanced,” with the relevant […]

Microsoft targets Motorola Mobility, claims patent abuse

The software giant says Motorola is attempting to use essential patents “to kill video on the Web.” It also didn’t miss the opportunity to take a swipe at Google. Microsoft is the latest tech giant to take aim at Motorola Mobility–and thus, by virtue of its $12.5 billion acquisition, Google–in a FRAND (fair, reasonable, and […]