Monthly Archives: October 2011

European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) – Credit Card Fraud Prevention & Research

EU-funded researchers are building a services development platform that, once complete, could combat credit card fraud, mobile telephone SIM card cloning and even fraudulent unpaid telephone calls in real time. The breakthrough is possible via a technological advance that would … Continue reading

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European Commission FP7 Funding for Media Projects

Development of Production Projects (including animation, creative documentaries and drama): One of the objectives of the programme is to promote, by providing financial support, the development of production projects intended for European and international markets presented by independent European production … Continue reading

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Apple iCloud – How does it work?

In its simplest form, iCloud is merely a special folder. It lives on the iOS device in /private/var/mobile/Library/Mobile Documents/. That folder hosts all application material that applications share to the cloud. Applications have partial permission to read from and write … Continue reading

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European Union becomes the Innovation Union (Europe 2020 Strategy)

As part of the Europe 2020 Strategy, the European Union is seeking to transform itself into an Innovation Union. Europe has a large ageing population and this along with pressures from globalisation show the need for innovation that will precipitate … Continue reading

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