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Chromebook Becomes A Christmas Bestseller
All I want for Christmas… is a Chromebook?
Opera Uses Big Data To Fight US Health Insurance Fraud
Opera Solutions is working with the US federal government to detect fraud in the country's new health insurance exchanges using big data techniques
Why Wasn’t 2012 The Year Of The G-Cloud?
The G-Cloud was supposed to change government IT, but so far it's had a very low profile. Robert Saxby explains what is going on
Government Increases Funding For Graphene Research
George Osborne has pledged more funding to help British universities conduct graphene research
TechWeekEurope’s Crystal Balls: Who Is Google’s Next Superstar Director?
With Vint Cerf and Ray Kurzweil on board, will Google hire more celebrity directors? Peter Judge wonders if it has a bigger plan
Red Hat To Buy Cloud Management Expert ManageIQ
The Linux titan is on a shopping spree
Government Presses Ahead With G-Cloud III Procurement
The UK government's G-Cloud gets a new version and new features
ZigBee Wireless Adopts Energy Harvesting
ZigBee low-energy radios can work without batteries
Intel Brings Atom To The Data Centre
The Atom S1200 is Intel’s latest weapon in the fight for the future of the server market
ThanksDoctor Offers Unlimited Access To Doctors By Email
A new subscription service lets you ask a qualified GP for advice, anytime and anywhere
Intel Reveals 22nm Atom Plans
Tri-Gate-based Atoms will beat ARM-based systems on power and performance, says Intel
IBM Chip Breakthrough Makes Light-Borne Data A Real-World Proposition
Silicon nanophotonics should supplement speed up computers for Big Data
IT Life: It Used To Be All About Mainframes
Colin Bannister, VP and CTO for UK and Ireland at CA Technologies, answers classic TechWeekEurope questions
TechWeekEurope Announces Tech Success Awards Winners
Innovative IT projects are rewarded in the inaugural Tech Success Awards
Avaya Partners VMware For Virtual Unified Communication
Avaya has upgraded its Aura unified communications platform to run on VMware virtualised environments
TechWeekEurope’s Tech Success Winners Revealed
Prepare for online emotions - you are all invited!
AMD Continues Cloud Push With New Opteron Chips
AMD continues its push into the Cloud server space with a number of new power-efficient Opteron chips
Apple Patent Could Allow iPhone Wireless Charging
New technology could power phones and accessories without the need for a physical connection
SevOne Appliance Targets Big Data Growth
SevOne has released an application and a mobile application aimed at large enterprises that face massive network growth and big data challenges
Researchers Improve Flash Memory Reliability By Applying 800C Heat
Taiwanese researchers find way to improve reliability of flash memory by briefly exposing it to high temperatures
Virgin Media Small Cells Provide Wi-Fi In Leeds And Bradford
Small cells on lamp-posts combine 4G and Wi-Fi in first UK government connected cities deal
Amazon Web Services Cuts Storage Prices Again
Amazon Web Services storage prices have been reduced again, and more functionality added to its ElastiCache service
Did Google Just Patent Hot Aisle Data Centre Cooling?
Hot aisle containment is an efficient way to cool your data centre. Peter Judge is intrigued by a Google patent for it
Google Patents Modular Heat Exchangers For Data Centres
Google patent promises more efficient data centres by positioning heat exchangers right behind the servers
Amazon And Google Denied G-Cloud Entry ‘As Clouds Not Government Ready’
Exclusive: We find that AWS and Google are keen for G-Cloud but can't get on it
Tell TechWeekEurope All About Your UPS
Let's not overlook the humble UPS. Tell us about yours.....
TechWeekEurope Announces Tech Success Awards Shortlist
Our Tech Success awards scheme is off to a flying start with a strong shortlist for the first year
Peer 1 Saves With Evaporative Data Centre Cooling
Peer 1 wants a record score for its data centre cooling
Apple Delays Opening Of Futuristic Cupertino HQ
The arrival of Apple's new futuristic 'doughnut' headquarters in Cupertino is still some years away