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China is clamping down on unrestricted access to the Internet by blocking services that allow users to get around government censorship. mehr
Box made a splashy entrance on the New York Stock Exchange Friday, opening at $20.20 per share, or 44 percent higher than the price it had set for itself the… mehr
China is clamping down on unrestricted access to the Internet by blocking services that allow users to get around government censorship. mehr
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A quarter of women working in IT believe the glass ceiling is still an obstacle, research by O2 shows. mehr
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The World Economic Forum has released a new framework this week that helps companies calculate the risk of cyberattacks. mehr
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Microsoft today released the long-awaited consumer-centric preview of Windows 10, just two days after the company conducted a two-and-a-half-hour presentation… mehr
Regulatory authorities in Southern Africa are pushing to open up access to undersea cables to all countries in the region in order to bring down the high cost… mehr
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to uphold earlier findings that Chinese and Taiwanese photovoltaic manufacturers have been saturating… mehr
Due to an editing error, the story, "Nigerian smart card plant supports expansion of financial services to poor," posted on the wire Thursday,… mehr
Have you ever installed a full desktop Linux system on your Chromebook It isn't all the hard, but it is a bit more complex than it should be. New features… mehr
Lenovo is set to establish its research and development center in Hong Kong, choosing the city's Cyberport as the base for this new facility targeted to… mehr
The U.S. National Security Agency needs to consider the repercussions of its spying on electronic communications and data, especially how that impacts U.S.… mehr
The robotic rovers driving across the surface of Mars are limited by what their onboard cameras can see. mehr
Millennials, or Generation Y, are one of the most entrepreneurial generations to join the workforce, according to research from consulting firm EY, with 68… mehr
Microsoft confirmed Friday that it has published Build 9926 of its Windows 10 preview, allowing the world to sample what analysts and journalists previewed on… mehr
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Your Apple-powered smart home of the future needn't be limited to the HomeKit ecosystem, but venturing outside will bring some restrictions. mehr
An asteroid that will zoom past Earth on Monday poses no threat, but will be in a good position for scientists to study, NASA said. mehr
Apple is clearly happy with CEO Tim Cook's performance, as his compensation keeps going up and up and up. In 2014, his pay package was valued at $9.22… mehr
Cloud storage is incredibly convenient, but it can also be confusing. Sometimes you're just not sure what files to put up there or if you should store… mehr
It's been two and half years since Kris Hagerman took over as the chief executive officer at Sophos. Spearheading strategic direction and business… mehr
Sony has requested approval to delay its third-quarter earnings report, citing damage to network systems in its Sony Pictures Entertainment division caused by… mehr
In a move to beef up its portfolio of analysis software and services, Microsoft is acquiring Revolution Analytics, a major commercial distributor of the R… mehr
The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission should release his proposed net neutrality rules to the public before the commission votes in late… mehr
Apple CEO Tim Cook's total 2014 compensation of $9.2 million, while more than double his pay package the year before, was dwarfed by the $73.4 million… mehr
SkyMall, the quirky airline catalog, looks as though it may be grounded before long. Parent company Xhibit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and… mehr
Buckingham County Council has reduced its number of server rooms from five to two as part of an ambitious project to move all of its infrastructure to the… mehr
Despite an earlier commitment to upgrade all Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices to Windows 10, Microsoft now says some phones will be left behind. mehr
Verizon would rather stash some cash for itself than let you hold on to unused data. The company does not plan to follow decisions by T-Mobile and AT&T… mehr
Google's not just picking on Windows. The search company's Project Zero initiative recently published three unpatched bugs in OS X, 90 days after the… mehr
Amazon is celebrating its two Golden Globe wins for its original series Transparent by making all 10 episodes of the show available for streaming without the… mehr
Experts say robots will be commonplace in 10 years. "Many respondents see advances in [artificial intelligence] and robotics pervading nearly every aspect… mehr
Microsoft this week set a loose release date for its next iteration of Office on the desktop and announced that the long-awaited touch-enabled Windows apps… mehr
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Americans crave sleep more than sex, according to a survey by the Better Sleep Council, a non-profit organization supported by the mattress industry. And yet… mehr
War es Zufall oder gewollt? Fast zeitgleich treten Angela Merkel und Mario Draghi vor die Live-Kameras der Welt. Zwei Reden, zwei Konzepte. Aber eines ist… mehr
What do you call a tablet that's large enough to serve as your desktop computer A Lenovo Horizon 2s. What do you call a battery-powered all-in-one… mehr
Volkswagen-Chef Martin Winterkorn sieht in der Radikalkur des Energiekonzerns Eon ein mahnendes Beispiel auch für die Autobranche. mehr
Apple lässt sich die Berufung der Mode-Managerin Angela Ahrendts als Chefin für die Führung seines Handelsgeschäfts mehr als 70 Millionen Dollar kosten. mehr
Die erwartete Neuordnung auf dem britischen Telekommarkt nimmt konkrete Formen an. mehr
Das Karriere-Netzwerk Xing hat sich eine Job-Suchmaschine zugelegt. mehr
Das Hamburger Startup Kreditech, das Bank-Dienstleistungen an Kunden ohne Kredit-Rating anbietet, hat eine üppige Finanzspritze von 200 Millionen Dollar… mehr
Windows 10 will introduce the concept of 'Windows-as-a-Service', Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said yesterday when he cited one of the key… mehr
Building work on Google's new £650 million UK headquarters will not start until at least September 2015, Techworld can reveal. mehr
Huawei spying concerns have been brushed aside by its founder Ren Zhengfei, who dismissed allegations his company was involved in state-sponsored cyber… mehr
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Microsoft has given details of the consumer features on Windows 10 at a briefing in January at its headquarters in Redmond. See also: Windows 8 vs Windows 10… mehr
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The most famous twins in social media and cryptocurrency want to launch a regulated Bitcoin exchange -- named Gemini, of course. mehr
The success of Box's IPO will depend on how much investors look at its "internal issues", according to the boss of rival enterprise… mehr
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Last year's disruption has become this year's disturbance and organisation need to be agile to stay ahead in 2015. mehr
Nutanix has been named a market leader in a global report on the hyperconverged market. mehr
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Microsoft has given Windows 7 users more reasons to skip to Windows 10. mehr
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has launched new capabilities for the Hitachi Content Platform with its S10 release. mehr
Security firm, Trend Micro, has identified an unpatched vulnerability in Adobe Flash player for Windows. mehr
Schneider Electric is bringing the Internet of Things to the energy sector with a new range of smart devices. mehr
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is deciding whether to investigate travel insurance company, Aussietravelcover after reports that… mehr
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Seminole State College in Sanford Fla., near Orlando, graduates about 70 students annually with two-year degrees in its programming and networking programs.… mehr
Over 5,000 devices used by gas stations in the U.S. to monitor their fuel tank levels can be manipulated from the Internet by malicious attackers. mehr
Dutch authorities have started fining ride-hailing service Uber Technologies €10,000 (about US$11,200) every time they catch a driver using the UberPop… mehr
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While much of the media's focus of late has been on electronic medical records (EMRs), what is proving to be a more daunting task is a new medical coding… mehr
Ask any IT administrator about Microsoft's licensing setup and they'll hurl up a string of four-letter words that would incur an FCC fine if… mehr
The touchscreen keypad that comes with your iPhone or Android handset is competent, but maybe you'd like to give your fingertips a break by swiping keys… mehr
Der Markt für Enterprise-Software ist in Bewegung. Die Kollegen vom amerikanischen CIO-Magazin haben sich im Softwaremarkt umgehört, worauf sich Anwender 2015… mehr
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The Chinese government has denied any involvement in a recent cyber attack against Microsoft's Outlook.com, and it even went as far to accuse a watchdog… mehr
Bemitleidet wurde es schon immer, das deutsche Mittelmanagement: viel Arbeit, viel Stress und kaum was zu entscheiden. Doch es wird noch schlimmer kommen. mehr
Das Software Defined Network (SDN) ist in aller Munde. Doch setzt sich die Technik nun wirklich auf dem Markt durch? Welche Trends bestimmen sonst im Jahr 2015… mehr
Monitise has announced it would welcome a takeover deal, as it issued another revenue warning and put in place a strategic review of its business. mehr
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Banned from Delhi in December after the alleged rape of a woman passenger by one of its drivers, Uber has applied for a license under the city's revised… mehr
Hutchison Whampoa is in negotiations to acquire O2, a mobile operator in the U.K., leading to significant consolidation in the country's mobile services… mehr
Stephan Tillack tritt bei der Nord/LB die Nachfolge von Andreas Fichelscher an. Es handelt sich um eine interne Besetzung. mehr
The Windows Phone platform commands no more than 4 percent of the world's smartphone market, and the opportunity for developers to attract that group of… mehr
When Windows 8 was first previewed to developers during Microsoft's first preview event for that operating system in September 2011, one of the… mehr
Amazon.com is to acquire a semiconductor startup in Israel, which has been operating secretively since it was set up in 2011. mehr
A new type of keyboard could make it irrelevant if your password is divulged, providing a much higher level of computer security. mehr
Microsoft's Surface 2 tablet running Windows RT is out of stock at the company's online store, suggesting it may be discontinued after the decision… mehr
There will be two new Office productivity suites from Microsoft, one of which will premiere alongside Windows 10 and will at long last be optimized for use… mehr
Twitter users will easier time reading tweets not in their native language thanks to a new translation feature powered by Bing. mehr
The existing version of Internet Explorer will ship in Windows 10 alongside Microsoft's new Spartan browser, the company revealed Thursday. This is… mehr
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Organizations are seeing a sharp increase in attacks using stolen account credentials, with crooks using new techniques to beat fraud detection systems,… mehr
Enterprises want open communication with the people they do business with -- but not too open. mehr