• Apple to Start Paying Back Taxes it Owes to Ireland in January

    Apple to Start Paying Back Taxes it Owes to Ireland in January

    Apple currently has a really amazing deal when it comes to paying taxes in Ireland. Until about a year ago when the European Commission ruled that Apple’s deal with Ireland was illegal and that they actually owed about $15 billion in back taxes.  Ireland has been relatively slow to collect the cash, which led the…

  • Canada and the E.U. Take Steps Towards Mobile Phone Freedom

    Canada and the E.U. Take Steps Towards Mobile Phone Freedom

    Big changes are coming to Canada and the European Union in terms of mobile phone plans.  In Canada, the CRTC (telecommunication regulator) has announced that anyone will have the ability to have their mobile devices unlocked free of charge.  That starts in December of this year.  At that time, anyone buying a new device will…