
Authorities raid Amazon Japan
Drone free
The Japanese Fair Trade Commission (FTC) paid a visit to Amazon’s Japanese office investigating whether the company was pressuring its suppliers over prices.

Qualcomm faces fines in Korea
$883,259,284 for anti-trust
Qualcomm faces up to a $883,259,284 fine in Korea for allegedly violating anti-trust regulations, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said.

Spotify slams Apple for anti-trust
Expect a court case
Music streaming service Spotify has accused Fruity cargo cult Apple of refusing to approve its iPhone App because its service competes with Apple Music.

Symantec’s Windows kernel loading anti-virus is a nightmare
Who would have thunk it?
Symantec hit on a wizard wheeze for creating a more secure version of windows by jacking its security software into the kernel.

Google faces first EU fine
No deal in site
Google is heading for a huge European Union antitrust fine this year and it does not seem to have come up with a face-saving deal.

EU hits Google with Android monopoly charges
Do not pass go, to not collect $200
As we expected the EU has finally waded into Google for “abusing” its dominant position in the smartphone market by forcing device makers to adopt certain apps.

Qualcomm in more hot water
Shares fall as EU makes anti-trust noises
Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm is having an Annus horribilis this year with the world and its dog wanting to sue for it playing its monopoly games.

Qualcomm worries deepen
Anti-trust probe in South Korea
Qualcomm can’t really get a lucky break anywhere. The chipmaker has just confirmed that it is facing an anti-trust probe in South Korea.

Google tells EU an anti-trust fine would be “inappropriate.”
Buy us a nice sticky bun instead
Google has told EU antitrust regulators' that it is jolly unfair that they are considering a hefty fine against the search outfit and they should consider other penalties.

EU fines Quanta for cartel involvement
$7.93 million fine
The European Union has fined optical maker Quanta Storage $7.93 million for participating in a cartel of eight ODD vendors, ODMs and OEMs.