European Technology

Archive: 04-2012

• Videoconferencing project “is a no-brainer” says CIO

  Videoconferencing roll out saves cash, time and CO2 for paints-to-chemicals company AkzoNoble.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | April 27, 2012, 6:26 AM PDT

• The next digital battlefield: Your wallet

  Handset companies, mobile operators and banks are wrestling for control of the mobile payments market.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | April 27, 2012, 4:50 AM PDT

• Privacy law will bury us under paper mountain, warns data watchdog

  The UK’s privacy tsar Christopher Graham has said that proposed EU legislation will bury his office in paperwork and restrict its ability to guard against serious misuse of personal data.

  Posted by Nick Heath | April 26, 2012, 6:56 AM PDT

• Could Linux still usurp Windows Phone as Nokia’s saviour?

  Once-dominant Nokia faces an uphill slog to win back ground from the iPhone and Android, yet hope for a change of fortune may lie in an unexpected quarter.

  Posted by Richard Hillesley | April 25, 2012, 6:19 AM PDT

• Raspberry Pi: Tell us what you’ve got planned for yours

  We want to know what you are doing with your Raspberry Pi.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | April 23, 2012, 8:30 AM PDT

• IT admins: Stressed, sick and looking for a new career?

  A survey paints a depressing view of life as an IT administrator.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | April 23, 2012, 7:59 AM PDT

• 10 coolest uses for the Raspberry Pi

  As the $40 Raspberry Pi computer ships we round up the 10 projects to try on your new Pi.

  Posted by Nick Heath | April 23, 2012, 4:13 AM PDT

• How the BYOD flood is sweeping away the IT department’s priorities

  The explosion in consumer devices is making CIOs rethink their plans for IT.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | April 19, 2012, 8:20 AM PDT

• Monitoring or snooping? When employers’ social media checks cross the line

  Some employers might decide it’s essential to monitor the use of social media by employees and potential hires to manage certain risks. But that decision carries its own dangers.

  Posted by Kate Hodgkiss | April 19, 2012, 8:08 AM PDT

• Barclaycard’s PayTag ‘upgrades’ your phone for contactless payments

  Credit card company hopes a sticky mini-credit card could boost the adoption of contactless payments

  Posted by Steve Ranger | April 19, 2012, 12:15 AM PDT