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Monday, 4 August 2014

O2, BBC, IBM and Education Minister call for more women in tech

Education Minister Nick Gibb has claimed the UK needs more women in the technology sector to allow it

to compete with the rest of the world.

Gibb made the comments at an e-skills UK-hosted roundtable to discuss the “urgent” need to tackle the

gender imbalance in technology education and careers.e-skills UK is a not-for-profit working on behalf of

employers to help ensure the UK is equipped to thrive in the digital world.

“If the UK is to compete on a global scale we want more young people leaving school with the ability to

make technology work for them,” the Minister claimed.

What would happen if American tech giants turned off the lights?

Countries around the world have been cracking down on US based tech companies for a variety of reasons,

but what would happen if US companies began to fight back?

It seems like there have been dozens of stories recently about US companies facing sanctions, criticisms,

lawsuits, legislation and threats of losing contracts in countries around the world.

‘The Inner World’ for iOS and Android game review

The Inner World is another one of those popular indie games that was released for the PC and then eventually trickled down to the mobile platform. The game released on iOS late last year but the developers recently ported the game over to Android as well.

The Inner World is a point and click 2D game, along the lines of Machinarium. But although the gameplay might seem familiar, the game has its own story to tell. So let us take a look at the insides of The Inner World.

XBMC is one of the most popular media center applications out there and a personal favorite among our team members and it now will have a new name – Kodi – once its next major version is out. The reason behind the re-branding is dictated by two major reasons – legal issues and relevance.

How to transform the Raspberry Pi into your personal cloud, for secure file access anywhere

Tonido lets you transform a PC (spare, or otherwise) into a web server so you can securely access your

files from anywhere, share content with friends, and stream music over the internet. You can expand the

software’s functionality by installing plug-ins, and there are free apps available for iPhone, Android,

BlackBerry and Windows Phone.

Ask Ooloo is an app that gets real people to be your personal assistant

Ok Google, Siri, Cortana; these personal assistants have been helping us with our search queries, appointment scheduling, and navigation needs on a daily basis. But what if we wanted our smartphone’s personal assistants to be a little more personal?

Flappy Birds ‘Family’ flying to Fire TV

The Flappy Bird story is one that still leaves lots of mobile users scratching their heads: the insanely popular game was quickly removed from mobile App stores due to the developer’s personal issues.

Google allegedly planning on separating Photos from Google+

After unlinking Hangouts from Google+ in the recent past, it seems Google is now planning on doing the same with its photos service. Currently available as part of the Google+ social network, the Photos service will soon become independent, according to Bloomberg.