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What Britons need to know about U.K. 'cookie law'

If you've seen a "cookie settings" warning like this recently, you're not the only one.

A few high-profile U.K. Web sites have in the past few days started to warn its visitors that it uses cookies on their sites.

If this is the first you've heard about it and you own a U.K. Web site that uses cookies -- such as those with shopping carts, adverts, a log-in function, or text-size preferences -- or develop for a mobile application platform...whoops.

You had until today to comply with the new European cookie law.… Read more

EU directive could change iPhone battery design

The European Union is considering a requirement that all cell phone batteries be easily replaceable, which might cause a problem for Apple's iPhone.

AppleInsider spotted that particular directive in an article in New Electronics, a U.K. trade publication, on the latest set of computer-industry regulations under consideration in Europe. The EU is thinking about enacting a new directive on batteries similar to its RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) directives from a few years back that forced the computer industry to eliminate harmful chemicals and/or materials from its manufacturing processes.

The "New Batteries Directive" would require … Read more