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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
Capita Confirms 400 British IT Jobs At Risk
Capita confirms 400 jobs within its IT division are under threat, with some jobs moving to India
AWS Cloud Hosts Massive Human Genetics Catalogue
AWS gives researchers instant access to the complete 200TB database from the 1000 Genomes Project
Worldwide SaaS Revenue Will Reach £9.1bn In 2012
The US clearly represents the largest opportunity for SaaS, according to Gartner, leaving EMEA far behind
Bamboo 4 Continuous Integration Server Released By Atlassian
Collaboration software maker Atlassian ships Bamboo 4 continuous integration server for developers
Raspberry Pi Held Up By CE Certification
The £22 Raspberry Pi PC needs the CE mark for sales in Europe (assuming no mutant lizards)
It’s All Go For Google’s Programming Language Release
Google has introduced version 1.0 of its Go programming language, after nearly two years of development and testing
Avaya Cloud Brings UC And Video Collaboration For All
The Collaborative Cloud framework makes it easier for businesses to access unified communications technology
Microsoft Cuts Loose Its ASP.NET Technology Into Open-Source
Microsoft has open sourced more of its Web development technology and is accepting community code submissions
Jive’s Gamified Intranet Makes Businesses More Social
Jive uses "gamification", the use of game-design techniques and mechanics, to make enterprise intranets more interesting
Acquia Offers Drupal-Tuned Cloud API
The Acquia Cloud is a platform-as-a-service offiering that already hosts hundreds of Drupal websites, with about 1 billion page views per month
Windows Phone Gets New Development Tools
Microsoft has made an update to the Windows Phone development kit available for download, as it works with Nokia to bolster the platform's future
Tracelytics Boosts SaaS APM Product WIth £3.2m Funding Round
Tracelytics has raised £3.2m in funding around its application performance management offering
Nokia And Microsoft To Invest £15 Million Into Windows Phone Apps
AppCampus in Finland will become a prime destination for Windows Phone developers
Government Outsources Universal Credit IT To India
The DWP signs agreement with Accenture and IBM to establish delivery centres in India
RIM Announces BlackBerry 10 Prototype Will Be Coming Soon
RIM plans to reveal a developer prototype of its BlackBerry 10 smartphone in May but it will not be the final version
DOJ Claims AT&T Let Nigerian Crooks Abuse Programme For The Deaf
The US Justice Department is suing AT&T fo failing to act against Nigerian crooks abusing a programme for hearing-impaired users