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Oracle Ships Java Developer Tools For Mac OS X
Oracle has for the first time released the Java development kit (JDK) and JavaFX SDK for Apple's Mac OS X
O2 Launches Future Fund For Local Authority Tech Projects
Grants of up to £125,000 help councils get new tech projects off the ground, with O2 involvement
Infosec: Information Commissioner Denies Private Sector ‘Pussyfooting’
The commissioner tells TechWeekEurope there is no bias towards the private sector, despite figures that would suggest otherwise
Canada Seeks App Developers For Digital Currency Challenge
The Royal Canadian Mint has invited developers to develop apps for a digital currency dubbed MintChip
Infosec: SSL Hall Of Shame Opens For Business
A nonprofit movement wants to expose those sites that have weak HTTPS connections
Microsoft To Deliver Summer Preview Of Windows 8
Microsoft is to offer another glimpse of Windows 8, after confirming it will ship a "Release Preview" in June
Infosec: The UK Drops FUD Bombs On BYOD
The UK is afraid of BYOD, whilst others plough ahead. But it needn't be this way, says Tom Brewster
Appcelerator Adds Cloud Services To Mobile Developer Platform
Appcelerator's Titanium 2.0 adds cloud services and support for HTML5 mobile web applications
Kroes Warns Of Skills Shortage At CIO Awards Event
Future IT skills will be in short supply, warned the EU digital champion Neelie Kroes, while presenting awards for CIO of the year.
Why Robot Swarms Look Set To Roam The Earth
In 25 years, swarm robots could do everything from taking out the garbage to cleaning your arteries, says Antonio Espingardeiro
Telcos Are Best Placed To Provide Enterprise App Stores
Will businesses really want the operators to manage their enterprise app stores? HP's Tim Marsden thinks so
NAO Says Government Must Do More On Transparency
The Government is not maximising the benefits of public data releases says report
Twitter Announces Inventor-Friendly Patent Agreement
Agreement will give innovators greater control over use of patents in litigation
G-Cloud Boss Slams Unacceptable Government IT
The outgoing director of the G-Cloud framework has delivered a withering assessment of 'unacceptable' IT within government
Java Reign Ends As Most Popular Programming Language
Java has dropped to second spot as the most popular programming language behind C, according to new stats
DARPA Contest Seeks Robots Designed For Disaster Zones
US agency offers $2 million reward in robotics advancement program
Raspberry Pi Passes Quality Control Tests
The £22 Raspberry Pi computing device has successfully completed CE testing, paving the way for its distribution in the UK
Google’s Augmented Reality Glasses Make Public Appearance
Google co-founder Sergey Brin was spotted in San Francisco wearing Google's prototype augmented reality glasses, part of the Project Glass initiative
US Scientists Plan On-Demand Robots
A team from MIT wants anyone to be able to go to a shop, get a design and print their own cybernetic machines
Yahoo Open Sources Mojito JavaScript Framework
Yahoo has open-sourced its Mojito JavaScript framework to give developers a platform-flexible HTML5 toolset
Up To 400 Developers Abandon Work On Symbian
Several hundred ex-Nokia employees voluntarily left work after being outsourced to Accenture
Google Adds Real-Time Tube Information To Maps
Users can see live service disruptions and engineering works in Google Maps
Introducing The IT Life Series
TechWeekEurope will be finding out what is on IT managers' minds with our new IT Life series
ENISA Urges Security Monitoring For Cloud Contracts
Many public sector IT procurement officers are under-informed on security issues related to the shift to the cloud, but that must change, according to the EU security agency
Chrome 18 Adds Hardware Acceleration
Google's freshly released Chrome 18 browser adds hardware-accelerated Canvas rendering for applications such as games
Apache Rave Graduates To Top-Level Status
The open source mashup platform Apache Rave has moved out of the Apache Software Foundation's incubator to become a top-level project
Space App Developer Competition Launches
The ESNC calls out to entrepreneurs and developers to cash in on space-related ideas
Servers And Troubleshooting Are Top IT Headaches
Managing servers and troubleshooting duties are the top two time consuming duties for IT departments
Individual Government IT Projects To Be Capped At £100m
Francis Maude aims to cut IT spending by capping costs