European Technology

Archive: 02-2012

• Mobile data congestion: Four ways to tackle the coming capacity crunch

  There may be no single answer to the problem of congested mobile networks, but operators should at least be trying to do more with the available options.

  Posted by Rob Bamforth | February 29, 2012, 9:06 AM PST

• The $35 Raspberry Pi computer goes on sale

  The first 10,000 low-cost Linux boards are expected to sell out almost immediately, with the device to become continously available from about April.

  Posted by Nick Heath | February 29, 2012, 12:24 AM PST

• Is the smartphone-tablet-laptop hybrid the future of computing?

  Smartphones that can also run as a tablet or even a laptop are appearing on the market. Nick Heath considers their prospects.

  Posted by Nick Heath | February 28, 2012, 9:35 AM PST

• Nokia adds new Lumia Windows Phone, continues smartphone fightback

  Mobile World Congress shows Nokia is still a company in transition - but gradually the pieces of the jigsaw are falling into place.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | February 28, 2012, 3:53 AM PST

• EU data roaming: Cheat Sheet

  Travellers to Europe pay sky-high prices for browsing the web on the move. Here’s what you need to know about the charges and how the costs are coming down.

  Posted by Nick Heath | February 22, 2012, 5:41 AM PST

• Time to set up a cloud store? Three ways your business can benefit

  Large companies struggling with the shift from inhouse IT to cloud services have much to gain from setting up a portal of online services that the business can choose from

  Posted by Nick Heath | February 21, 2012, 5:35 AM PST

• Six ways to make IT exciting again

  Boring classes mean the next generation isn’t interested in IT: here’s how to switch them back on to tech

  Posted by Nick Heath | February 20, 2012, 3:25 AM PST

• Do Android tablet makers need to try harder in a post-PC world?

  Why the trend for people swapping their PCs for tablets might not do much to help Android tablet makers if they don’t up their game.

  Posted by Nick Heath | February 16, 2012, 9:12 AM PST

• Drupal: How a dorm room tech project became a global phenomenon

  The creator of the CMS Drupal reveals how the platform got started by accident and why being open source is the key to its success.

  Posted by Nick Heath | February 15, 2012, 7:03 AM PST

• Open source software: What is holding back adoption by government?

  Despite the potential benefits of using open source software, use of it by the government is slow to increase

  Posted by Nick Heath | February 13, 2012, 8:40 AM PST