European Technology
Our team working out London will keep you up to date with all the big technology news from the UK and mainland Europe - and what it means for you.
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European businesses chose in-house IT over public cloud
European businesses are increasingly turning to in-house IT provision and private cloud rather than public cloud services, a survey finds.
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A new front opens in my war on spam
Spam seems to be in danger of being overtaken by multiple subscriptions to feeds I've never heard of.
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Offshoring has fuelled IT skills crisis, say UK firms
The practice of offshoring entry-level IT roles is leaving firms unable to find experienced staff to fill more senior positions, according to a forum of major UK businesses.
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Soviet-era thinking clanks back into life in Western tech
Those who believe encouraging mediocrity in industry died along with USSR tractor factories should think again - you don't have to look far from home to find modern-day examples in the West.
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SAP's strategy: Cutting complexity, boosting cloud and big data
SAP sets out a vision of making its software easy to use and pain free to buy, while adding cloud and big data. But is it giving its customers what they want?
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Can Europe's unemployed help plug the IT skills shortfall?
A new scheme has been announced designed to lower Europe's unemployment and plug a reported IT skills gap.
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Mobile data in the cloud? Not me - it's just too patchy
All our strides with the technology to put mobile data in the cloud are still being tripped up by some obvious failings.
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What employers want from developers? Agile, agile, agile
Employers' appetite for agile development skills is rising faster than demand for any other skill.
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Is it time for your digital detox?
Hotels are offering packages aimed at giving guests a break from their gadgets
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Apple shake-up: Why Cook has dished Ive a bigger role
The most intriguing move in Apple's management changes adds software to hardware guru Jonathan Ive's design brief. But whether Apple CEO Tim Cook has chosen wisely will only become clear with iOS 7 or OS X 10.9 in nine months.
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Hacker or user? How to tell friend from foe
With so many staff and customers operating outside the conventional firewall, firms are rethinking their controls and security - which is where the identity perimeter comes in.
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Are these the dev skills you'll need to survive in the cloud?
As businesses use increasing numbers of cloud and mobile apps, here are some of the skills developers could need to stay relevant to the business of tomorrow.
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Facebook on the cost of going native on the iPhone
Facebook has spent the past year training hundreds of web developers to code native apps for Android and iPhone devices after finding its HTML5 mobile app fell short in performance and polish.
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Raspberry Pi upgrade juices up memory
A new version of the Raspberry Pi board has been released with double the memory for the same price.
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Landmark Ferranti lives again: One man's love letter to early AI
Recreating a 1950s love-letter chatbot helped bring the seminal Ferranti Mark I computer back to life.
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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.
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European businesses chose in-house IT over public cloud
European businesses are increasingly turning to in-house IT provision and private cloud rather than public cloud services, a survey finds.
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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.
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End of XP support: Why so many CIOs are still not ready
With Microsoft's cut-off date for support for XP just over a year away, a worryingly large number of IT leaders seem to be unprepared.
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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.
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Do modern gadgets make working on holiday unavoidable?
Mobile technology is making more and more people feel they have a duty to check in with the office, even though they're on vacation.
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Demand for SQL and C# skills fuels UK job surge
The number of permanent IT jobs on the market in the UK in the first quarter of 2013 increased for the fourth year in a row.
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D-Day for AI as the Loebner Prize comes to the UK
The Loebner Prize, the annual hunt for a thinking machine takes place in the UK tomorrow.
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Could Facebook save developers from Twitter?
As Twitter clamps down on how apps and services use its information, Facebook is making third-party access easier. Here's why Facebook might be a better choice for developers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Company boards? Must try harder - you're just not digital enough
Despite all the senior-level chatter about the importance of digital-business initiatives, only a tiny minority of firms have put executives on the board who have any digital knowhow.
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Cloud computing: Five ways it will change IT
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch on the myths about cloud computing and what it means for the IT department.
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Cloud computing: Four reasons why it isn't taking off in Europe
Cloud computing adoption in Europe will lag behind the US by at least two years, thanks to these four big issues.