Imagine your company has just launched a new product: the Acme iSolution. You've got an ad campaign under way and you want to know how people are reacting. mehr
A revived and bi-partisan supported Wi-Fi Innovation Act has been introduced this week by U.S. Senators and is backed by U.S. House members with a companion… mehr
Fresh off its initial public offering, cloud file synch share and storage company Box has a new Enterprise Key Management (EKM) offering out this week that… mehr
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into the cause of a spike in fraudulent tax returns filed using Intuit's TurboTax tax preparation… mehr
Some Democratic senators want new laws that mandate security and privacy measures on the Internet of Things, as concern grows over personal data collected by… mehr
The medical community needs ethical guidelines for doctors who Google their patients for information because such a move can erode confidence and trust. mehr
You don't need to splurge on a fitness tracking device to record how much you've walked, because smartphone fitness apps do the job just as well, and… mehr
Facebook is taking its crusade for open networking to a broader battlefield, using its 16-port "Wedge" switch design as the basis of a new modular… mehr
Hitachi Data Systems is purchasing business intelligence software maker Pentaho to incorporate analysis into Internet of Things systems it'll build for… mehr
Project managers abound, but highly effective project leaders are much harder to find. The latter are shaped not only by their technical knowledge and… mehr
Intel will release Core M processors this year based on its new Skylake chip design, allowing for thinner Windows tablets that might compete better against… mehr
Google's latest foray into the open-source realm is a framework it's calling "PerfKit," which is designed to measure application… mehr
Marketers are getting the message that serving the consumer at the mobile moment should be their top priority. So are they investing mightily in mobile… mehr
A new Kickstarter project called Thermoneystat aims to take the shock out of energy bills by letting you choose how much you want to spend. mehr
Evolve has come under a lot of fire in recent weeks for its DLC plans, and it poured fuel on the flames during its Tuesday launch. mehr
Federal IT projects have hit the critical care list all too often and now watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office have moved those undertakings to… mehr
One of the many advantages of an image editor that supports the concept of layers--Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Pixelmator, to name a few--is that… mehr
Verizon took its sweet time, but it's finally delivering Windows Phone 8.1 to its flagship Lumia Icon phone. mehr
Laptop gamers salivating over Nvidia's Maxwell-based graphics cards like the GTX 970 and 980 may not have to ditch their existing rig to get the hottest… mehr
For better or worse, Tinder and its clones have changed the way people date. But swiping through photos to find the hottest nearby hook-up partner isn't… mehr
BitTorrent Inc. is taking on Amazon and Netflix in 2015 with its own original television content platform, dubbed BitTorrent Originals. The first programming… mehr
With US$115 million in new funding, French company Sigfox plans to expand its dedicated IoT (Internet of Things) network around the world. mehr
Security-conscious IT leaders already have a rocky romance with the BYOD trend, and as Valentine's day approaches it's emerged that lonely-heart… mehr
A preliminary sales ban on certain controller chips that SanDisk uses in its high-speed, solid-state ULLtraDIMM drives has been upheld by a U.S. appeals court.… mehr
Follow me, if you will, on a journey back in time to just one year ago. As 2013 turned into 2014, the information security industry was buzzing about the… mehr
Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability Tuesday that put Windows computers at risk of full compromise, especially those in corporate networks. mehr
Axel Springer will sein Geschäft mit Immobilien-Anzeigen im Internet weiter ausbauen und schnappt sich dafür den Konkurrenten Immowelt. mehr
Der Wikipedia-Mitbegründer Jimmy Wales (48) erhält den israelischen Dan-David-Preis und eine Million Dollar (gut 880.000 Euro) Preisgeld. mehr
Security experts yesterday were still frustrated about Microsoft's decision last month to halt advance warnings of each month's patch slate, with one… mehr
It is safe to test and eventually mass produce driverless cars for UK roads, a major review into the technology's feasibility concluded this morning. mehr
After fending off privacy concerns around voice recognition in its Smart TVs, Samsung is facing new complaints about interrupting advertisements. mehr
Like precocious teenagers, some employees don't want to be told what to do when it comes to cyber security. Too many rules about what they can and cannot… mehr
A sophisticated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) blocked Dutch government and privately run commercial sites from the public for more than 10 hours Tuesday. mehr
The world of Linux distributions is far wider than you realize. mehr
As NASA sends robotic spacecraft and rovers to the moon and Mars, the space agency has been using artificial intelligence to get the most science out of its… mehr
Google is working hard to kill the password. If you want to live in that future now, you can turn on a feature that automatically unlocks your Chromebook… mehr
You're changing jobs--either voluntarily or not so--and IT's going to shut off your access to your old email , contacts, and calendars. While they… mehr
Chinese adversaries were the most active state-sponsored cyberthreat groups last year, according to report released today by CrowdStrike, but it was Vietnam,… mehr
It's not a shock to learn that Apple is always hard at work on the next big thing. There will always be another iPhone, a lighter MacBook Air, a faster… mehr
PowerPoint is the gold standard for those must-nail-it presentations, but it's overkill for the informal meetings that make up the bulk of our workdays.… mehr
Late last week, the United States Copyright Office released a report recommending sweeping reforms to the existing music licensing system, which is a… mehr
Hey, Cortana: You're supposed to be making life simpler--at least, when helping people use Microsoft's Windows Phone and Windows 10. mehr
It seems that even after you offer a first look at Photos, suggestions for ways to prepare your iPhoto library for Photos, yap about Photos in a podcast, and… mehr
Lloyds Bank has launched new push offer notifications for mobile banking customers. The notifications will be sent as part of the existing Everyday Offers… mehr
Unsere Schwesterpublikation Computerwoche verlost 10.000 kostenlose Tickets für die CeBIT sowie 25 professionelle Karriere- und Gehaltsberatungen im… mehr
The head of Airbnb's UK business has revealed that he's living living in an Airbnb-listed property in a trendy part of East London. mehr
The Simplocker ransom malware that infected thousands of Android devices last summer has dramatically boosted the power of its encryption design in a new… mehr
Shell has partnered with PayPal with plans to be the first fuels retailer in the UK to offer a mobile payment solution at pumps nationwide. mehr
Researchers in the United States are turning to big data analytics to gain a much better understanding of paediatric brain cancer and other diseases with a… mehr
One of the rules of business is to stick to what you know, and it turns out Target didn't know the digital video space as well as it hoped. Or perhaps… mehr
Distributor Bluechip Infotech is leading a national rollout of OKI printers across 24 Chemist Warehouse stores. mehr
These infamous devices of narcissism are a great way to make people mad. Switch your Twitter profile pic to one that's obviously taken with a selfie… mehr
Cybersecurity firm, Palo Alto Networks, has launched its first community user group, Fuel. mehr
Twitter received 10 emergency requests for user data from the Australian government in the second half of 2014. mehr
When Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks, the world listens--even if he's speaking to a room full of bankers and other finance bigwigs at the annual Goldman Sachs… mehr
Australia's largest Bitcoin company, CoinJar, has developed a system of hedging Bitcoin against real world currencies. mehr
Amazon Web Services' management tool, Config, provides troubleshooting and security analysis features designed to give IT staff more control over cloud… mehr
Facebook has built a platform where organizations can share information about the security threats they face in order to better fend off cyberattacks. mehr
The Medical Identity Fraud Alliance provided the wrong last name for its senior vice president, who was quoted in the story "Hackers target health care as… mehr
The University of Connecticut announced yesterday that it has connected a new 100G fiber link, giving its faculty an improved ability to collaborate with… mehr
Die Google-Tochter Boston Dynamics hat einen neuen Laufroboter vorgestellt, der sich selbst durch Tritte nicht umwerfen lässt. mehr
Corporations will be asked to contribute cyber intelligence to a new federal agency tasked with analyzing threat data culled from as many public and private… mehr
Am Update Tuesday für Februar hat Microsoft neun Sicherheitsupdates veröffentlicht. Diese schließen insgesamt 56 Schwachstellen. Drei der Patches sind als… mehr
Nach dem Milliarden-Rekordgewinn setzt Apple-Chef Tim Cook die Akzente stärker auf Umwelt- und Datenschutz. Den Aktionären winken neue Ausschüttungen. Zuvor… mehr
Ende Mai dürfte es Neues zum vielbenutzten Google-System Android geben. Der Internet-Konzern hat den Termin seiner diesjährigen Konferenz Google I/O angesetzt. mehr
Smartphone thefts fall after kill switches come in mehr
Uber Technologies has started a pilot across Indian cities of new safety features for its ride-hailing app, but the new measures may cut no ice with regulators… mehr
President Barack Obama has called for "swift work" between the U.S. and China to narrow their differences on "cyber issues", amid… mehr
Der britische Chipdesigner ARM baut nach einem kräftigen Endspurt auch 2015 auf sein Geschäft mit Patentgebühren. mehr
A few years ago I was the CTO and co-founder of a startup in the medical practice management software space. One of the problems we were trying to solve was… mehr
Das Potenzial eines Kandidaten, seine sozialen Skills sowie die Einstellung und Motivation spielen für Firmen eine überdurchschnittliche Rolle und sie… mehr
Unternehmen durchlaufen fünf Kompetenzstadien, bis sie Big-Data-Initiativen optimal managen. Best-Practice-Beispiele bieten interessante Einblicke. mehr
Konzerne wie Telekom und RWE machen Managerinnen in Schulungen fit für Aufsichtsratsposten. Denn hier ist viel Spezialwissen gefragt. mehr
The University of Liverpool has started using Varonis's DatAnywhere file sharing system after worries that the unmanaged use of consumer cloud storage… mehr
Attorneys general of ten U.S. states have pulled up health insurer Anthem for not quickly communicating directly with people affected by a hack of its IT… mehr
Binnen fünf Jahren sollte der Chief Digital Officer (CDO) das Unternehmen und den CIO auf Spur gebracht haben. Die These stammt von Stefanie Waehlert, CDO bei… mehr
The number of thefts and robberies of smartphones, particularly iPhones, is on the fall in New York, London and San Francisco, according to data to be released… mehr
The Wi-Fi Alliance warned that LTE on unlicensed frequencies could interfere with Wi-Fi and said it plans to collaborate with the 3GPP cellular standards group… mehr
Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor now contemplating a run for U.S. president, may not have privacy high on his agenda. mehr
If there's any trend evident in the collaboration world today, it's the movement away from complexity and toward simplicity. With so many products… mehr