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Due to a reporting error, the story "Prosecutors tighten case against alleged Silk Road mastermind" posted Wednesday, contains an incorrect spelling… mehr
Federal prosecutors used chat logs and private journals Wednesday to strengthen their case that Ross Ulbricht is Dread Pirate Roberts, the anonymous mastermind… mehr
Microsoft's wide-ranging announcements today about Windows 10 covered things as mundane as new customizations for the Windows 10 Start screen and as… mehr
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Microsoft has revealed more aspects of Windows 10 at a special launch streamed live on the Web from its US headquarters. Not only did it focus on Windows 10… mehr
Less than a week after Google said that it would stop selling prototypes of its Glass wearable, Microsoft announced today that it's coming out with its… mehr
Microsoft today showed off more of its still-under-construction Windows 10, focusing on features like the voice-activated Cortana digital assistant and its… mehr
Successive budget cuts by Congress are forcing the Internal Revenue Service to delay system modernization and improve its ability to prevent fraud. mehr
Dropbox continues to build its business away from sync-and-share cloud storage with the overnight acquisition of CloudOn, an Israeli startup that offers a… mehr
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Amazon has pulled the plug on its Wallet app, a service the company launched in beta six months ago to dip its toes into the burgeoning area of mobile payments. mehr
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A Republican net neutrality proposal in the U.S. Congress would not fully protect broadband customers because it would prohibit the Federal Communications… mehr
The artificial wall between Xbox players and PC gamers will get torn down with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10, which allows streaming of Xbox One games… mehr
Attackers are using compromised websites to exploit a new and currently unpatched vulnerability in Flash Player, a malware researcher has reported. mehr
Microsoft has extended the Surface family of hardware devices with the largest darned touch tablet you've ever seen. Meet Surface Hub, an 84-inch, 4K… mehr
The White House updated its social media efforts in an effort to control the messages coming out of the president's State of the Union address last night. mehr
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It's official, folks: Windows 10 is finally a mullet. After kicking off our original look at Windows 10 with a bevy of business-friendly features,… mehr
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Most of Lenovo's ThinkPad laptops come with Intel chips. While that remains the case, a new ThinkPad 11e model is also being offered with an optional… mehr
Many of the wearable devices and mobile health apps available to consumers won't be subject to U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation, according to… mehr
Four months after pitching Windows 10 to businesses, Microsoft is focusing on consumers at an event where CEO Satya Nadella and other officials are pledging… mehr
Last week justice ministers from across the European Union called on ISPs to conduct voluntary censorship of online content -- but documents in preparation for… mehr
Students are often hard on their computer hardware--jamming them into backpacks as they rush to class, or throwing their school bag in the corner when they get… mehr
We've talked before about the importance of virtual private networks (VPNs) to keep you safe and protected when using open Wi-Fi networks. The downside of… mehr
In a recent column about making the most of Migration Assistant I made the off-hand remark that it's no big deal to move files from one account on your… mehr
It's that time again: Boot up Origin, wait for it to update, snag a free game, feel happy about your accomplishments, and then close Origin again until… mehr
Given the tagline at the top of this column, you might think I'm a diehard cord-cutting advocate. But while I personally abandoned cable TV years ago, and… mehr
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Pluribus Networks, an SDN start-up developing converged compute, network, storage and virtualization systems, said it raised $50 million in a Series D round of… mehr
Smart devices largely use the same operating system as their smartphone counterparts. This is the case with Android devices. When we talk about smart devices… mehr
Pets give us unconditional love and endless hours of joy--no wonder we're constantly snapping their photos! Unfortunately, it's easy to end up with… mehr
As much as we try to, we simply cannot seem to shake our collective email habit. We embrace social networks for collaboration, we use SharePoint for… mehr
Judging by many comments on the Microsoft Answers forum and elsewhere, Microsoft's Jan. 15 firmware update for the Surface Pro 3 has solved almost all… mehr
For the first time, companies are worried more about preventing a breach than on passing a compliance audit -- and are spending the money to prove it,… mehr
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In its recent ad for the MacBook Air, Apple demonstrated how much people loved it by showing the ways in which people had personalized theirs with stickers.… mehr
Cult hit Iron Sky is a dark science-fiction comedy that takes place in the year 2018, when the Nazis, who fled to the dark side of the Moon in 1945, return to… mehr
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The pendulum of technology adoption is set to swing back from the consumer to the enterprise in 2015 with companies leading the way in wearables, drones, 3D… mehr
2015 is nearly three weeks young and I am afraid we are going to see more of the same exposures as we did in 2014. Not much has changed in organizations. They… mehr
Acer is targeting students and teachers two Chromebooks, one a 15.6-inch laptop, the other a 11.6-inch model, that are built to withstand repeated use in the… mehr
Oracle released new security updates for Java to fix 19 vulnerabilities and disable default support for SSL 3.0, an outdated version of the secure… mehr
A federal court in California has ruled that Dish Network did not infringe the copyright of Fox Broadcasting by offering users services for skipping ads and… mehr
If you think the latest enterprise and consumer network and computer technologies rolling into your data center and being snuck into your offices by end users… mehr
Apple, it seems, has acquired U.K. company Semetric and its Musicmetric analytics platform, which could allow Apple to keep better track of what people listen… mehr
2014 was a good year for Chinese smartphone brands, with vendors from the country catching up on Apple and stealing share from market leader Samsung… mehr
A Microsoft spokeswoman began making sounds of protest when we snapped a few seconds of high-definition video using a feature of Microsoft's new Lumia… mehr
Dank iOS 8 ist es nun möglich, einen Telefonanruf auf dem iPad anzunehmen, wenn es auf dem iPhone klingelt. Sie können sogar das Telefonat auf dem iPad… mehr
Der Computer-Pionier IBM erfindet sich neu. Der Konzern wirft wenig lukrative Bereiche über Bord und setzt auf neue Technologien wie den Supercomputer… mehr
Google macht Ernst bei seinen Weltraum-Plänen: Zusammen mit deinem Finanzinvestor hält der Internet-Konzern nun fast ein Zehntel des Raketen-Entwicklers… mehr
Der Chiphersteller AMD hat im Weihnachtsquartal nicht von dem starken Geschäft mit Spielekonsolen profitieren können. Obwohl wieder Millionen von Geräten mit… mehr
Der Fokus auf Eigenproduktionen geht beim Videostreaming-Dienst Netflix richtig ins Geld: Das Budget liegt für Filme und Serien liegt aktuell bei 9,5… mehr
The U.S. military has upgraded its humanoid rescue robot, but the improvements highlight how far the machine has to go in order be useful in disaster zones. mehr
When William Davis of Aderant started a graduate program five years ago, he was well aware of perceptions of the industry on the pros and cons of the program. mehr
Cloud-Services etablieren sich zunehmend für Backups und Disaster Recovery. Doch wann macht das Sinn und welche "Storage-Aufgaben" empfehlen sich… mehr
Mitarbeiter gehen lieber zur Arbeit als ins Home Office. Und sie bleiben dem PC treu. Mobile Endgeräte nutzen sie meist privat, so eine Studie von Dell und… mehr
High street shoe retailer Office has escaped being fined by the Information Commissioner (ICO) after a security breach sometime in the months before May 2014… mehr
Immer mehr Alltagsgeräte bekommen Internet-Zugang. Eine Studie zeigt: Das vernetzte Haus hat teils massive Sicherheitslücken. Sie werden zum Einfallstor für… mehr
A federal court in California has ruled that Dish Network did not infringe the copyright of Fox Broadcasting by offering users services for skipping ads and… mehr
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Der Last-Minute-Reiseanbieter ernennt mit Stefan Seibel erstmals einen CIO. Technik, Infrastruktur und Entwicklung würden zunehmend eine Schlüsselfunktion… mehr
U.S. President Barack Obama promised to push for net neutrality rules and for more transparency in the government's surveillance programs during his State… mehr
A 26-year-old man has been charged with three counts of conspiracy for his alleged role in running Silk Road 2.0, which launched shortly after the demise of… mehr
IBM will favor buyouts that strengthen its cloud services, the company's CFO said Tuesday, as it looks for ways to expand its business after 11 straight… mehr
Information entered into the U.S. government's health insurance website is being passed to companies such as Twitter, Yahoo and Google, according to a… mehr
Any backdoor connection that the Silk Road online market might have had with Mark Karpeles, the founder of the failed Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange, will have to be… mehr
