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Digital Catapult Centre Opens In London As Three New Locations Are Revealed
Government hopes Digital Catapult Centre will encourage collaboration and innovation and announces three new locations in Bradford, Brighton and Sunderland
West Yorks Police Use Galaxy Note 3 To Speed Up Crime Reports
Samsung provides West Yorkshire Police with Samsung Galaxy Note 3 devices equipped with custom applications
Argos Offers Free Broadband And Tablets To Help Elderly Get Online
Argos Internet Workshops aim to help educate the 9.5m Britons who still have no access to the Internet
Google – “Amazon Is Our Biggest Rival”
Eric Schmidt says Google doesn’t always have it all their own way, despite having 90 percent of the search market
IBM Opens Watson HQ In York Ahead Of Global Expansion
New headquarters one of several new offices around the world as Watson also gets a host of new partners
Windows 10 Name Jump Blamed On Coding Shortcut
Developer suggests real reason why Microsoft decided not to name its new operating system Windows 9
Cisco Ramps Up Cloud Push With $1bn Investment
30 new partners including BT and Deutsche Telekom signed up for Intercloud network
Say Hello To Amelia, The Employee Of The Future
IPSoft’s creation is one of the most advanced AI programs around today
IT Life: Virtualise All The Things!
Poojan Kumar, co-founder and CEO of PernixData, likes virtualised storage, chess and the idea of automated milk delivery
Microsoft Purges 1,500 ‘Misleading’ Apps From Windows Store
Microsoft pledges rogue app purge from its Windows Store, with 1,500 'misleading' products already removed
SanDisk, Seagate And Western Digital Join The Linux Foundation
The new members will help Linux developers with money, expertise
Critical WordPress Plugin Bug Was Ignored By Developers
Any website using the Custom Contact Forms plugin should apply a patch as soon as possible
AMD Releases ‘Seattle’ 64-Bit ARM Developer Kit
AMD offers its Seattle ARM-based server chips to the developer community
Rackspace To Offer Managed Cloud Services
Now the early adopters are in the cloud, the next lot of customers need their hands held, says Rackspace
Google, SAP And Friends Unite Against Patent Trolls
Some of the world’s largest patent holders say they have invented ‘arms control for the patent world’
Intel Opens Internet Of Things Development Lab In Swindon
Stockholm, Munich, Istanbul... Swindon?
IT Life: Quantum Computing And Gibson Guitars
Matt Finnie looks forward to quantum computers, but appreciates classic designs
Supreme Court Ruling Will Help EU Software Providers Patent In The US
Intellectual property lawyer Karl Barnfather says tougher software patents will benefit businesses based in the UK
Hacker Ruins Code Spaces Development Platform
An attacker deletes almost all customer project data after a botched blackmail attempt
Salesforce Launches Developer Suite For Wearable Computing
Salesforce Wear initiative wants to help businesses build apps for smart watches, smart glasses
UK Voters Can Now Register For Elections Online
The new online service helps citizens get on the electoral roll in minutes instead of days
Putin: Russia Should Revive Domestic Software And Electronics Market
The president wants Russian businesses supplied with locally made IT products
Mozilla Opens Pre-Orders For ‘Flame’ Smartphone
The mid-tier Firefox OS reference device from China costs just $170 with free shipping
Facebook Tightens Data Settings And Launches Mobile Ad Network
New measures allow users to limit how much personal information they share with third-party mobile apps
Target Hires New CIO After Data Breach
Target appoints a veteran CIO to oversee security and technology at the giant US retailer
Mozilla Offers $10,000 Bounty For Bugs In New SSL Certificate Library
In the wake of the discovery of Heartbleed bug, Mozilla is stepping up its certificate validation efforts
Easter Eggs: Quiz Of The Week
Your favourite sites and software contain hidden treats. Which Easter Eggs do you know about?
Research Team Uses Water Vapour Planes For Interactive Display Screens
A Bristol University team has produced "touch-enabled" images that float in the air on a cloud of vapour
Microsoft Upgrades Python Tools For Visual Studio
Microsoft updates its Python Tools for Visual Studio, with support for new web frameworks