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BCS Adds Agile Testing Certificate
BCS has introduced a certificate for agile software testers, reflecting the growing importance of agile development techniques
NHS Trust To Appeal ICO Fine
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust says ICO has "acted incorrectly"
GitHub Looks To Enterprise With Windows Support
The GitHub web-based project hosting service now supports Windows, with software aimed at enterprise developers
Linux 3.4 Kernel Boosts Virtualisation
Linux developers make improvements to virtualisation, 64-bit computing and other areas
Microsoft Updates Visual Studio JavaScript Tools
Visual Studio 11, Microsoft's flagship development platform with Windows 8 support, will include improved support for JavaScript developers
Big Data: Don’t Let Analytics Box You In
The sports world is using statistical analysis more and more. Dominic Pollard takes some lessons back to business
Orange Blocks Pirate Bay But No Sign Of Anonymous
Orange blocks access to the Pirate Bay, but Anonymous may have given up attacking operators following criticism
Google and Mozilla Bash Windows On ARM Browser Lock Out
Mozilla and Google raise concerns Microsoft is blocking other browsers than IE on Classic Windows for ARM
Facebook To Launch App Center
Social network explains how to get your app displayed prominently
Nokia Lumia Gets Exclusive App Bundle
Nokia hopes to make its app ecosystem more tempting to customers with exclusive apps from top developers
Pebble Watch Raises $9 Million On Kickstarter
Developer reaches $100,000 target in just two hours
Jury Hands Oracle Partial Victory Over Google
The jury in Oracle's lawsuit against Google has agreed Google infringed Oracle's Java copyrights, but deadlocked on the issue of fair use
Apple Blocks Dropbox Apps
The new Dropbox SDK features mechanics that are against the Apple App Store policy
Trevor Baylis: Will Somebody Run With My Electric Shoes?
Creator of the clockwork radio Trevor Baylis tells TechWeekEurope how industry should support inventors
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