Microsoft plans to open-source the framework that helps developers of cloud services like those behind the popular Halo 4 game. mehr
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Microsoft said late Thursday that it had sold 1.2 million Xbox Ones during the November sales month, topping sales of competing consoles for the period. mehr
There's a Christmas present for broadband users buried in the huge appropriations bill that's currently working its way through Congress. The bill… mehr
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In the world of tech press releases and Silicon Valley executive speeches, certain buzzwords abound. There's the tried-and-true "scalable and… mehr
United Airlines this week announced that its flight attendants will soon be equipped with Apple's iPhone 6 Plus phablets to take care of your safety, food… mehr
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The world of Android tablets is packed with options, ranging the gamut from budget devices with bare-bones functionality to cutting-edge, feature-packed… mehr
Cruise line firm Royal Caribbean has rolled out tens of thousands of Windows 8.1 tablets to staff aboard its new ship, Quantum of the Seas. mehr
Mobile phone operator Vodafone has expanded its 4G roaming service to 40 countries. mehr
EE, which owns mobile network Orange, has confirmed that the popular 2 for 1 Orange Wednesdays deal will be stopped next year. See: Best media streamers. mehr
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Have an idea for how the much-anticipated Internet of Things should operate If the idea is good enough, Google may pay you to see it to fruition. mehr
Apple's beginnings in a Los Altos, Calif. garage are the stuff of legend. Steve Jobs sold the first Apple computers, dubbed Apple-1, out of his… mehr
Der Handelskonzern Metro entdeckt den Reiz traditioneller Tante-Emma-Läden. Der Handelsriese teilte mit, er habe sich am Düsseldorfer Start-up-Unternehmen… mehr
Microsoft has paid plenty of lip service to Windows gaming in recent months, but the company is almost ready to talk specifics. mehr
A "slight decline" in jobs hiring is expected in the telecoms sector at the start of 2015, said recruitment firm ManpowerGroup. mehr
Birmingham City University is investing £10 million to help address the shortage of young people studying science, technology, engineering and maths. mehr
Microsoft announced updates to many Azure services this week, previewing new services and moving others from preview to general availability as full working… mehr
London airspace is closed until 7pm today due to a technical failure at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS). mehr
Der Whistleblower Edward Snowden wird am kommenden Sonntag mit der Carl-von-Ossietzky-Medaille geehrt. mehr
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Um die digitale Wirtschaft in Deutschland ist es gut bestellt, es hapert aber noch deutlich am Ausbau schneller Netze. mehr
Der Ausbau des schnellen Internets soll von Bund und Ländern mit zusätzlichen Mitteln gefördert werden. mehr
TomTom announced that Peter Overmann, who helped create the WolframAplha computational knowledge engine, will join its ranks as the vice president of… mehr
It's been an apocalyptic year for Linux security, with a sophisticated Trojan and security holes over 20 years old. The Shellshock bug left Linux desktops… mehr
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Windows 7 users may have automatically updated themselves into a pickle with a recent patch from Microsoft. mehr
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Reader John Greeves believes he has a stumper in regard to a mysteriously sleeping laptop. He writes: mehr
Tech workers have to endure the most rigorous interview processes of all professions, according to research out today. mehr
Earlier this month, Robert Hannigan, the director of GCHQ, a British intelligence agency, wrote an opinion piece in the Financial Times castigating tech… mehr
Wigan Council has deployed UNIT4's Invoice4 system to drive process efficiency, automation and transformation across its accounts payable and purchase to… mehr
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When Steve Jobs took the stage to announce the original iPad, he took us through a list of tasks a tablet would have to excel at when compared to a smartphone… mehr
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So you finally told your cable company to take a running leap at a rolling donut. Congratulations, you're free! And you have a little more disposable… mehr
The University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries says it has received a "significant" technology donation from Samsung Electronics UK. mehr
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The world's largest online community of 3D printer owners has rated what looks to be the majority of machines for sale today, offering consumers a… mehr
As expected, Google has announced the Nexus 6 smartphone with Android 5.0 Lollipop by way of a quick blog post rather than the big launch event but the device… mehr
Not long ago security firm Tripwire was on the hunt for acquisitions. This week it was on the receiving end as ancient cable equipment maker Belden splashed… mehr
Proving its cross-platform credentials, activity-tracker market leader Fitbit has announced Microsoft Cortana integration when logging and tracking activities… mehr
European startup Spotify today rolled out a new feature that lets users see which songs their friends are listening to most. mehr
An analysis of the impact Transport for London's 'Get Ahead of the Games' campaign had on commuting patterns during the Olympic Games, and the… mehr
Leading UK firms are still failing to implement basic layers of email security to protect themselves from brand abuse and their customers from phishing… mehr
5G mobile network adoption is predicted to be much slower than 4G. mehr
Hewlett Packard has struck an agreement with SAP to resell its Fortify application security software. mehr
Automation software company Puppet Labs has launched a range of new products to manage Windows environments. mehr
Future users of Oculus VR's Rift headset could use their hands to control virtual reality games, or visit a 3D model of the Roman Colosseum, thanks to two… mehr
Google and YouTube have been sued in Germany for allegedly infringing on a video streaming patent owned by U.S. software company Max Sound. The case could lead… mehr
NASA is showing off a robot that brings a yogi's flexibility to the delicate task of working in crippled nuclear power plants such as Japan's… mehr
Rund ein Drittel der Abteilungen bekommt 2015 mehr Geld. Das ist weniger als 2014. Die IT-Ausgaben durch Fachabteilungen bleiben stabil. mehr
Der IT-Dienstleister Cancom hat den Rauswurf des Geschäftsführers seiner Tochter Pironet besiegelt. mehr
Big Data, was ist das eigentlich? Was gehört dazu, welche Techniken werden eingesetzt - und wozu das Ganze? Unser Glossar hilft weiter. mehr
Adobe macht beim Wechsel zu einem Abo-Geschäftsmodell nicht halt, sondern weitet auch sein Inhalte-Angebot aus. Dafür übernehmen die Macher von Software wie… mehr
Kunden wollen mit Banken und Versicherungen digital interagieren. Doch die meisten Banken und Versicherungen sind noch nicht bereit dazu. mehr
Auch wenn Marktforscher eine Stagnation des Tablet-Markts für 2014 prognostizieren, dürften die kleinen Devices wieder zu den beliebtesten Weihnachtsgeschenken… mehr
There's blood in the water and it comes from Xiaomi, a Chinese smartphone maker that risks becoming a target for patent holders that want the company to… mehr
Oliver Reindl ist seit Mai neuer IT-Chef des Flughafens Köln-Bonn. Vorgänger Rudolf Germer ist in den Ruhestand gegangen. mehr
In Paris fand Anfang November die Cartes Secure Connexions 2014, eine internationale Leitmesse für digitale Sicherheitslösungen für Zahlungen, Identifikation… mehr
Nach einem geflügelten Wort, das Gartner zugeschrieben wird, ist Enterprise Mobility in etwa so wie Sex unter Teenagern: Alle reden davon, aber keiner weiß wie… mehr
Google is shutting down its engineering operation in Russia ahead of new rules that will require data on Russians to be kept on servers within the country,… mehr
A Canadian competition authority is probing allegations that Apple tried to stifle competition by including certain clauses in its iPhone contracts with… mehr
For all those times on Facebook when a "like" just doesn't cut it, the company is thinking about adding more options, though probably not… mehr
Cisco CEO John Chambers said the company's decision to sue data center switch rival Arista Networks now was made after surprising statements Arista made… mehr