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Liam Tung reports on the latest globally relevant technology news and events from Scandinavia, served with a side of herring and a shot of Akvavit.
Liam Tung
Liam Tung is an Australian business technology journalist living a few too many Swedish miles north of Stockholm for his liking. He gained a bachelors degree in economics and arts (cultural studies) at Sydney's Macquarie University, but hacked (without Norse or malicious code for that matter) his way into a career as an enterprise tech, security and telecommunications journalist with ZDNet Australia. These days Liam is a full time freelance technology journalist who writes for several Australian publications, including the Sydney Morning Herald online. He's interested primarily in how information technology impacts the way business and people communicate, trade, and consume.
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In tough times, Finland toys with tax breaks for angels investing in start-ups
Finnish prime minister Jyrki Katainen hopes recession-hit Finland can become northern Europe's Silicon Valley, but is €7m-a-year angel tax break enough?
Jolla gives first look at Sailfish OS as it plans assault on Google, Apple app stores
Jolla, the company formed by former Nokia staffers hoping to breathe new life into the MeeGo platform that Nokia jettisoned, has taken the wraps off the UI for its Sailfish OS, as well as an SDK.
Windows 8 in Sweden: With friends like Microsoft, the OS doesn't need enemies
With its tablet enthusiasm, growing taste for Apple and history of early adoption in technology, Sweden could well be the perfect test for the latest generation of Windows hardware and software. So where's the love, Microsoft?
Does Nokia's Here launch imagine a world without Nokia phones?
Here is a solid mapping offering from Nokia - and one that looks like the Finnish handset maker is hatching a plan B in case its partnership with Microsoft runs aground.
Is Sweden the best place to start your start-up?
For those wanting to set up a tech company, there's a lot to consider. ZDNet takes a look at some of the major start-up hubs in EMEA and what each can bring for those wanting to get their own IT business off the ground. First up: Sweden.
Ericsson to slash 1,550 jobs in Sweden
Job cuts to fall heaviest on network business following falling sales in the unit.
Accenture's 330 job losses could spell the end for Symbian facility
Nokia showed Symbian developers the door to Accenture. Now, Accenture is showing ex-Nokians the door.
Linus Torvalds promises 'no fingers' to Nvidia - just don't ask him about Nokia
Linus Torvalds made a return visit to the Finnish University that saw him drop an F-bomb in Nvidia's direction, but this time he promised to hold his tongue on both the chipmaker, and on Nokia.
Nokia boss: 'Surface phone' and Apple-Android fears will kick-start Windows Phone
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told analysts on Thursday that the Windows Phone ecosystem, and its own device hopes, will improve as mobile operators' concerns grow over a two operating system world - and if Microsoft decides to make an own-brand phone.