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Man Outsourced His IT Job To China ‘For Months’
Software developer known only as ‘Bob’ spent his workdays looking at cat videos
Microsoft Touts Windows Phone Developer Contest
Microsoft is looking to name the top app developer for Windows Phone 8 and is offering tempting prizes
UK Falling Behind In Graphene Patent Race
While British researchers first identified graphene, its exploitation is shifting to the US and Asia, according to new patent figures
Flex Graduates To Top-Level Project Status At Apache
Apache Flex, formerly Adobe Flex, is an open-source platform for rich Internet applications originally developed by Macromedia
Microsoft Adds Azure Cloud Mobile Services
Microsoft has added online resources boosting Azure as a mobile app cloud backend, as it looks to draw developers
Government Raises Spend Ceiling On Launch Of G-Cloud 3
The government confirms the launch and timetable for the latest round of G-Cloud procurement
Mobile Linux Rivals Ubuntu And Sailfish Could Share APIs
Mobile Linux platforms Ubuntu and Sailfish could team up with Plasma Active
Ericsson Targets Simplified Communications With WebRTC
Ericsson is offering a development platform that will enable any device to be reached by an existing mobile number
Expert Sees Rise Of Personal Cloud Services This Year
Personal cloud services are taking off, says Progress Software's John Goodson
CES 2013: USB 3.0 Will Double Speed In 2014
The updated standard will offer speeds up to 10Gbps, while maintaining backwards compatibility
Foundation Spreads The Word On F#
The fledgling F# Foundation wants to increase the popularity of Microsoft's F# programming language, originally developed in Cambridge
Recruiters Hunt For Big Data Skills
Jobs related to big data are rising in the ranks of executives' hiring priorities, according to a new survey
Top Programming Languages For 2012 Revealed
Microsoft's C# programming language was the most popular during 2012 according to latest figures
Demand For Agile Developers Outstrips Supply
The number of jobs for agile developers has outnumbered qualified candidates by nearly 5 to 1 over the past two years, according to a new study
Microsoft Committed To Metro User Interface
Microsoft is to stick with its Metro user interface for the foreseeable future according to a number of reports
Cloud And Mobile To Power Enterprise Budget Increases
As the new year looms a survey has predicted that IT spending will be driven by the Cloud and mobile
Splunk SDKs Ramp Big Data Application Development
Splunk's new software development kits for Java and Python allow development on top of the big data platform
MoD Spectrum To Be Sold Off For 4G By 2014
The Ministry of Defence becomes first government department to sell off spectrum for 4G
Tasktop Syncs With IBM Rational Team Concert 4.0
Tasktop Technologies, a provider of application lifecycle management integration solutions, now provides full support for IBM's Rational Team Concert 4.0
Raspberry Pi Gets Its Own App Store
Software for the miniature computer grows into a separate ecosystem
Open University Bids For Global Lead In Online Education
The OU gathers online higher education courses from top UK universities for a global education push
IT Life: Making Online Adverts Personal
Aaron McKee of Struq needs the cloud and Big Data to serve people ads they can use
IBM Predicts More Personalised Shopping Experience
A survey has predicted that future consumers will be seeking self-service opportunities and increased personalisation
Typemock Offers Free Code Testing Tool
Developers can now use a free code testing tool that is touted as an alternative to open-source unit-testing tools
European Parliament Votes In Favour Of Patent System Reform
The new rules will make patents more accessible to smaller businesses
Public API Repository Launched By MuleSoft
MuleSoft has launched a public repository containing 13,000 APIs for application developers
Microsoft C# Expert Joins Coverity
Eric Lippert, a former lead developer on Microsoft's C# team, has moved to Coverity's research and development organisation
Tweetro Forced To Charge Users Due To Twitter API Changes
The Windows 8-inspired app is no longer free, thanks to Twitter’s hostile policy
MPs Say HMRC Failing To Police ‘Immoral’ UK Tech Tax Arrangements
Public Accounts Committee wants multinational companies like Google and Amazon to pay more UK tax