It's no secret that cloud computing and data analytics are both rapidly growing areas of IT. Put them together, and you get a winning combination… mehr
Microsoft's partnership with Spectra Wireless in Ghana to launch Africa's first commercial service network using so-called TV white spaces could be… mehr
If unlicensed Wi-Fi spectrum is like a cool, independently run cafe, then mobile operators using those frequencies for LTE may sound like a corporate chain… mehr
The corporate tenants of a Swedish high-tech office complex are having RFID NFC chips implanted in their hands, enabling access through security doors, as well… mehr
When your Mac starts acting up, you'll probably run through some common troubleshooting procedures, such as restarting it, running Disk Utility, and… mehr
Intuit today said it has suspended electronic filing of all state returns from its TurboTax tax preparation software after 19 states' tax authorities… mehr
Southern California Edison's replacement of IT workers with H-1B workers is getting attention from one U.S. lawmaker who is in a positon to influence… mehr
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should launch an investigation into the growing consolidation of big data analytics firms and digital marketing companies, a… mehr
As Netflix's original content war with Amazon intensifies, it's tapping the director of Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby for a new dramatic series. mehr
Microsoft will license some of the touch-based Office for Windows 10 apps in the same way it now handles those for iOS and Android, the company said today. mehr
Canonical is launching the first Ubuntu smartphone after a year of promises, though it's unclear why anybody but hardcore Ubuntu aficionados would want… mehr
Cyber criminals are always looking for vulnerabilities, and in this case, it's parental instinct. A new phishing scam is disguised as an alert to child… mehr
To keep up with the ever-quickening pace of technological innovation, Microsoft has started updating its Intune IT management service on a monthly basis. mehr
Government agencies should investigate whether Verizon Wireless' use of so-called supercookies to track the online activities of its subscribers amount to… mehr
Freewheel, Cablevision's Wi-Fi only mobile service, jumped from rumor to fact on Thursday after the company officially announced the service. As expected,… mehr
In a bid to make life easier for Ruby developers, Amazon Web Services has updated its SDK for the open-source programming language, allowing developers to… mehr
The web has changed in fundamental ways over the years--like when sites started turning into full-blown apps--but one thing that hasn't changed is our… mehr
Google is on a tear adding new security features to Chrome OS. A mere week ago, the company rolled out the ability to automatically unlock your Chromebook when… mehr
If 2013 and 2014 were disappointing, 2015 could turn out to be an annus horribilis for traditional television in the United States. Especially if the remainder… mehr
I don't know whether to refer to the DICE Awards as gaming's Oscars, its Golden Globes, or maybe something even more offbeat like its AARP Annual… mehr
Fitness trackers are good at counting things: steps you walked, calories burned, active minutes, how long you slept, and so on. While the accuracy of these… mehr
These days, keeping up with games can be a full-time job. So how do you separate the signal from the noise, the wheat from the chaff, the Temple Runs from the… mehr
You're frantically racing toward a deadline to complete a multi-page report or slideshow presentation, but research is slowing you down. Not tracking down… mehr
A malware program designed for Linux systems, including embedded devices with ARM architecture, uses a sophisticated kernel rootkit that's custom built… mehr
Due to an editing error the story "Twitter says it lost 4 million users because of Apple iOS 8," posted Thursday, misspelled the name of Twitter CEO… mehr
Two years ago, I asked Creative Strategies analyst Ben Bajarin and curiousrat.com's Harry Marks -- both of them experts in all things Apple -- to share… mehr
This week we have some overlooked or underrated gems, movies that slipped under the radar or were somehow misunderstood the first time around. There are movies… mehr
In development for nearly two years, the 0.12 release of Node.js is about to become available. Whether the release can mend the now-fractured community that… mehr
A new front has opened up in the Operation Pawn Storm cyber-espionage operation -- an iOS app that spies on users, up to and including secretly turning on the… mehr
The farming industry must embrace the Internet of Things (IoT) if it is to feed the 9.6 billion global population expected by 2050, according to research. mehr
Firms that are creating innovative new apps or websites to personalise the customer experience need to work closely with the legal team to ensure they are not… mehr
Mikko Hypponen has spent his life reverse engineering malware. He has seen the industry grow from the casual exchange of floppy disks 28 years ago, to the… mehr
Remember that relatively inexpensive sous-vide device we told you about a couple of weeks back You know, the wireless temperature sensor that communicates with… mehr
Using a capability that is unique in the auto industry, Elon Musk last week tweeted that over-the-air (OTA) software upgrades would soon come to its P85D Model… mehr
The hackers who stole personal data from health insurer Anthem stand to make a whole lot more than the ones who stole 56 million credit and debit card numbers… mehr
Als ehemaliger Lobbyist der Kabelindustrie war Tom Wheeler, der Chef der US-Telekom-Aufsicht FCC, den Netzaktivisten stets suspekt. Doch mit seinen aktuellen… mehr
Nur vier Millionen Nutzer mehr, aber ein Umsatzplus von mehr als 100 Millionen Dollar: Diese Bilanz der vergangenen drei Monate bei Twitter beeindruckt die… mehr
Business-Netzwerke sind ein boomendes Geschäft. Beim amerikanischen Xing-Rivalen LinkedIn hatte schnelles Wachstum zeitweise für rote Zahlen gesorgt. Jetzt… mehr
Monatelang haben acht Experten Vorschläge für Googles Umgang mit dem EuGH-Urteil über ein "Recht auf Vergessenwerden" erarbeitet. Die Mehrheit des… mehr
The sharing of mass surveillance data between U.S. and U.K. intelligence services was unlawful before December 2014, but since then it has become legal, a U.K.… mehr
Statt eines Anrufs beim Pizzaservice oder Sushi-Laden lassen sich immer mehr Menschen Essen nach einer Bestellung über das Internet liefern. Die Startup-Fabrik… mehr
CIO Klaus Straub zeigt den Weg auf, wie sich BMW angesichts eines sich dramatisch ändernden Marktes von einem Anbieter von Connected Drive zu Connected Life… mehr
An advisory council put together by Google found that the search engine should only apply the so-called "right to be forgotten" to European Union… mehr
Der Bayerische Rundfunk war gestern also schon ziemlich gut informiert: Siemens will weltweit 7800 Arbeitsplätze abbauen, davon 3300 in Deutschland. mehr
CIO Rainer Janßen von der Munich Re zählt zehn Punkte auf, die einem das Leben eines CIO immer wieder verleiden. Er sagt, was sich ändern muss, wenn er als CIO… mehr
Michael Nilles, CEO von Schindler Digital Business, der IT-Tochter des Aufzugs- und Fahrtreppenherstellers Schindler, hat den Servicetechniker ins Zentrum der… mehr
LinkedIn has doubled its user base in China from 4 million to 8 million in the year since it agreed to comply with the country's rules on censorship. mehr
Expect to see Twitter move fast and try not to break anything this year as it attempts to add new users and make more money without angering the people who… mehr
Fitbit, the fitness wearable taking the US stock markets by storm, has chosen the UK as the first market in Europe to sell its new smartwatch, the Fitbit Surge. mehr
Lumension has added a plug-in to its Patch Manager Desktop that lets admins using Microsoft System Center automate one of the environment's most onerous… mehr
It's official: Beleaguered electronics retailer RadioShack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will shutter as up to 2,500 of its stores. mehr
It's no small testament to the appeal of container technology that Docker -- by far the leading contender in the field -- went from under 3 million… mehr
Verizon Communications will sell its local wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas for $10.5 billion, citing uncertainty around federal Internet… mehr
