European Technology

Archive: 03-2012

• Why Facebook won’t kill email

  Why reports of the death of email may be greatly exaggerated.

  Posted by Nick Heath | March 16, 2012, 4:25 AM PDT

• London 2012 Olympics: Tech on the starting blocks

  The London 2012 Games will see a number of technology firsts, from near-field communications payments to 3D TV.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | March 15, 2012, 10:37 AM PDT

• Britain’s World War II codebreakers tell their story

  Bletchley Park’s veteran codebreakers talk about how they helped turn the tide of the war by cracking communications between Hitler and his generals.

  Posted by Nick Heath | March 15, 2012, 6:09 AM PDT

• How to solve the tech skills crisis? Make IT cool again

  Demand for IT workers is high, but how does the industry shake off its uncool image and attract new recruits?

  Posted by Nick Heath | March 14, 2012, 7:38 AM PDT

• Could your old PCs get new lease of life in the developing world?

  Why you should put old hardware to good use by donating it to charity, instead of crushing outdated PCs or selling them off cheaply.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | March 14, 2012, 4:43 AM PDT

• GPS jamming: Three ways to stop it fouling up business IT

  GPS satellite-tracking data is so embedded in modern tech systems that illegal attempts to disrupt it for whatever purpose must be halted.

  Posted by Bob Cockshott | March 14, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT

• ‘Cell phones kill bees’ stories create buzz but the internet pays the price

  Beware sensational tech and science headlines and blog-based claims that are counterintuitive or outrageous - they exact a high toll in internet credibility.

  Posted by Peter Cochrane | March 13, 2012, 9:40 AM PDT

• Cern: Cloud computing joins hunt for origins of the universe

  Swiss research lab Cern explains how cloud computing could help tackle the petabytes of data generated by the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator.

  Posted by Nick Heath | March 13, 2012, 2:40 AM PDT

• Future shipments of $35 Raspberry Pi computer face delay

  Anyone who missed the chance to buy one of the first 10,000 Raspberry Pi Linux computers may face a longer than expected wait after a manufacturing mix-up.

  Posted by Nick Heath | March 8, 2012, 9:37 AM PST

• Cookies and compliance: Has your website taken these six steps?

  With a European Union deadline approaching for websites to obtain opt-in consent for cookies, businesses should be putting measures in place now to ensure they are compliant.

  Posted by Paul McCormack | March 8, 2012, 3:08 AM PST