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Deutsche Telekom wants to create a European cloud that's free from US Government prying. It will be interesting to see how US cloud companies and government officials react to this proposal.

This week, we explore 10 differences between HTML4 and 5, 4 agile requirements levels and dealing with stupid clients. And as an added bonus, a cartoon from the always brilliant xkcd.

Ah another day, another development environment, but with a radical shift by Microsoft both in terms of development and interface, should you take a wait and see approach to Windows 8 (especially when Win7 is stable)?

Even while Microsoft seems to suddenly get the whole desktop-cloud-mobile connection, I can't help but wonder if this magical transformation is real or just more grist from the Microsoft Hype Machine.

Former US CIO Vivek Kundra wonders if cloud security is really a valid concern when most companies and governments outsource many kinds of services absent of these worries.

The WCM market today is a march to democratization of web communication. The rise of social business, online collaboration, cloud and SaaS applications could never have occurred at the rapid pace we see today without the open source WCM and web infrastructure tools that power so much of the Internet.

In this video interview, Rackspace CTO John Engates talks cloud computing in the enterprise including cloud v. virtualization, security in the cloud and OpenStack for private clouds.

This week, we explore why WEP2 rules for WiFi security, how to control software licensing costs and why Google is in trouble again in its patent-infringement battle with Oracle.

Google may want to rethink the App Engine price hike that pissed off developers so much last week and implement a more modest hike.

This week, we look at improving developer-QA communication, surviving IT staffing trend changes and a humorous look at Steve Job's calendar.

Dominoes reportedly wants to open a pizza shop on the moon. It got me thinking about what would happen if they opened a data center there too. And you think cloud computing is a challenge?

Former US CIO Vivek Kundra argues that cost pressure will force governments to the cloud, and what's good for the government is probably good for you too -- in spite of your security and control fears.

HP continues to send out mixed messages about its plans for TouchPad and webOS, making its very public announcement to ax them sound even more foolish.

This we look at the stupidest C bug ever, 5 tips for slashing IT costs and a cartoon on programmer training budget-cutting run amok.

The changes this month from some of the biggest brands in technology have shaken the very foundation of the technology business and it's hard to know what's going to happen as a result.

HP showed just how difficult it can be to place reasonable bets as a mobile developer, but it also might have pushed the idea of a more standardized approach like HTML5 to guard against the vagaries of a changing market.

Acquia announced a series of tools this week to help monitor, manage and maintain Drupal websites -- proving that monitoring is going mainstream.

This week, we look at some advice from programmers for Google + on how to build a successful API, why QA needs its own databases and the importance of showing some personality in an IT job interview.

In spite of tablet competitors best efforts, consumers only have eyes for iPad -- and if you're a developer or IT pro, you should be paying attention.

When Google bought Motorola Mobility this morning, it firmly inserted itself into the handset business, a move that could seriously undermine the Android ecosystem it has worked so hard to build and call into question just how open Android truly is moving forward.