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Firefox OS – New Pictures Emerge
The Mozilla phone platform is changing - while TechWeekEurope readers give it a thumbs up
Microsoft Job Ad Hints At MS Office For iPad
A new job posting at Microsoft is seeking developers who can adapt Office to run on Mac OS X and iOS
Mozilla Begins Firefox 15 Beta Testing
Mozilla's Firefox 15 beta includes memory leak protection and support for the Opus audio format
OSCON: Dell To Offer Ubuntu-Powered Developer Laptop
Dell's Ubuntu-powered laptop, created as part of its Project Sputnik, will be offered in the autumn as part of a wider open source drive at the company
Black Duck Announces Open Data Initiative
Black Duck has licensed Ohloh.net data for wider use, as well as launching a new open source code search engine
Nvidia Forums Shut After Password Theft Exposes 400,000
Graphics giant Nvidia closes two stores and three other sites as hackers expose user details
Mozilla Wants Hundreds Of Thousands Of Firefox OS Developers
Firefox OS will get overwhelming support because most apps are already written in HTML5, says Mozilla Europe president Tristan Nitot
Dragon Systems Creators Sue Goldman Sachs Over $580m
The bank was paid $5 million for advice that led to Dragon's demise
Agile Development Comes With Hidden Costs, Warns Report
The fashionable development practice may be bending IT out of shape
Startup To Bring Back Nokia’s MeeGo
A startup called Jolla, founded by ex-Nokia engineers, is aiming to build smartphones based on the well-received open source operating system
Social Coding Platform GitHub Gets $100m Investment
Having become a central resource for software developers, GitHub has now accepted its first outside investment, with plans to make the platform 'an awesome experience'
Leap Second Trips Up LinkedIn, Gawker And More
Servers froze when they were asked to warp time
Apple Apps Boast Better Retention Than Android
New figures show that apps running on the iPhone and iPad are used much more frequently than on Android devices
Apigee Brings Its Web API Work To The UK
Apigee tells TechWeekEurope it is moving to London for the quality and quantity of tech talent here
CA’s App Development “Wind Tunnel”
Testing software components on a simulated network is the only way to deliver good software, says CA's Shridhar Mittal
Torvalds Bashes Nvidia Over Linux Support
Linux Torvalds has criticised Nividia for allegedly offering weak support for Linux developers, while exploiting the Android market for its GPUs
Microsoft Launches Android Challenger Windows Phone 8
Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 8 to challenge the domination of Android and Apple iOS
Developers Confident Of Nokia Chances With Windows Phone 8
Developers are optimistic about the chances of Nokia and Microsoft succeeding with Windows Phone 8
Mozilla Offers Easy Website Creation With Thimble
A Mozilla tool is offering beginners an easy way to create websites by making HTML coding “incredibly simple”
Network Rail Opens Up Data Feeds
The rail organisation hopes to encourage application creation, but developers call for more data to be made available
European Commission: FRAND Patent Battles Hold Consumers ‘Hostage’
The Commission's lead on competition calls for ideas on how to make companies respect FRAND patents
Government Names Suppliers For Public Services Network
The government names 29 suppliers to provide cost-effective services for public sector
Android Tweaks May Double Performance
Linaro's Android 4.04 performance-boosting updates, are available for Galaxy Nexus handsets
COBOL Developers Get Visual Studio Boost
Micro Focus and Microsoft are to integrate Visual Studio tools with Micro Focus' COBOL programming environment
Video: CIO is one of the toughest jobs in the world
Hendrink Deckers, managing director of CIONet in Europe talks about the role of IT management
Visa-free Offshore Community Plan For Launching Startups
Sailing in international waters may provide a way to assemble crack teams of multinational entrepreneurs without visa restriction problems
IT Life: Four Decades Of Computing
We chat to IT veteran Ian Fergus about Bill Gates, Amazon, the Internet of the future, and free burgers
Silicon Milkroundabout Job Fair Returns To London
IT Ninjas, Gurus and Jedi assemble, for free coffee, free friut and 800 jobs!
Mozilla Webmaker To Teach Users How To Code
A new program from Mozilla is promising to turn humble web users into coding developers