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Australia To ‘Charge’ Tech Firms For News Content, After Meta Ends Licensing Deal

News fee. Australia looks introduce mandatory charge on social media platforms and search engines to force them to pay local publishers

US continues to restrict Hauwei's access to American technology after revoking eight export licences this year

Going digital. People with Apple iPhones in Arizona can now upload their driver's licence or state ID to their Apple Wallet

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British software reseller ValueLicensing alleges Microsoft is abusing its power over second hand software licences, and sues Redmond in High Court

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ARM is reportedly seeking to raise licensing prices for some customers, leading some customers to consider ARM alternatives

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Regulatory pressure payout? Search engine confirms it will pay some news publishers in certain countries to license news content

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Antitrust response. Android apps such as Chrome, Gmail etc will require device makers in Europe to pay licence fee

The format could not continue being supported in the face of AAC

Selected smartphone OEMs have been given free Windows Phone licences by Microsoft to drive uptake

Microsoft reveals it has sold 100 million Windows 8 licences as it seeks to strike an optimistic tone for the OS

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A survey of British SAP users has revealed that many are unhappy over licensing complexity and lack of flexibility

The momentum behind Windows 7 appears to be growing, with Microsoft saying it will ship 350 million devices running the OS in 2012 alone

Microsoft has sold 350 million Windows 7 licences but it still lags behind Windows XP in worldwide adoption