The names and license plate numbers of about 50,000 Uber drivers were compromised in a security breach last year, the company revealed Friday. mehr
Google's venture arm has invested in Kobalt, a music publishing firm that counts Beck, Paul McCartney and the Foo Fighters among its clients. mehr
U.S. businesses that collect personal data would be required to describe their privacy and security practices and give consumers control over their personal… mehr
Auf dem lange Zeit stagnierenden deutschen Markt punktet die Telekom wieder mit einem Plus, in den USA brummt das Geschäft und die Aktionäre dürfen sich… mehr
A group of researchers at an Australian university, along with its spinoff company, have used 3D printing to make two metal jet engines that, while only… mehr
The developers of a JavaScript library for building interactive user interfaces are hoping their work will make Web programming more accessible for part-time… mehr
Google has revealed eye-popping ideas for a redesign of its California headquarters that symbolize how far the company wants to move beyond its core search… mehr
LAS VEGAS - We no longer need seers, oracles and psychics to tell us about the future. The declining cost of sensor technology and the availability of… mehr
Lenovo today said that it would immediately begin reducing the amount of "crapware" on its consumer PCs, a move triggered by last week's… mehr
Google on Friday released the plans for what the company hopes will be its new headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. mehr
Google has kicked up speculation about the future of its social network Google+. mehr
Products that try to be all things to all people are typically mediocre at everything. The free and open-source VLC--the VideLAN player--comes closer to… mehr
One of the best, and most important, things about social media is that there are no hard and fast rules. Social media is what you make of it, and there's… mehr
When a company invests thousands of dollars in security software, you'd expected the product to be used to protect the company. mehr
The journey to the cloud can be fraught with peril and unexpected pitfalls, but many companies have undertaken to make it anyway due to the promised benefits… mehr
Nissan-Renault is outsourcing the management and user-experience optimisation of its 300 global websites to AppDynamics. mehr
Perl programming enthusiasts are being encouraged to take part in the CPAN Pull Request Challenge, which sees all participants assigned a randomly selected… mehr
Google could take the "+" out of Google+ Photos and Hangouts, establishing them as separate products worthy of individual attention. mehr
It only took an embarrassing adware scandal that put millions of PCs at risk, but Lenovo has had a revelation: People just want clean Windows. mehr
While we count down the days until the Apple Watch is (presumably) revealed at Apple's "Spring forward" event March 9, more details about the… mehr
You might be familiar with Spark, a company that's best known for its Spark Core, an open source Wi-Fi development kit for creating Internet-connected… mehr
By opening its first store in the Ivory Coast, VMK, based in the Republic of the Congo, is taking a big step in its expansion plans and potentially setting up… mehr
Google will continue to permit sexually explicit content to be publicly shared on Blogger, reversing a policy change it announced earlier this week. mehr
Using Hangouts, Google is testing a search feature that enables users to conduct live chats with businesses directly from their search results. mehr
Advocates for open access to the Internet were popping champagne corks on Thursday after the Federal Communications Commission voted in favor of reclassifying… mehr
When you install Ubuntu the Unity desktop will send your searches over the web by default, showing you products you can purchase from Amazon and other… mehr
The Apple Watch may emerge in a cloud of narcotic pixie dust on March 9, but the Swiss watch industry has some fancy new tricks of its own. At a chi-chi… mehr
Netflix's flagship original series House of Cards is back for a third season, dropping into an escalating war over original content. mehr
Other browsers have had it for years, but Chrome is finally adding a "Reader mode" that strips down an online article to its most essential… mehr
Everybody's favorite open source video player just got even better. The VideoLAN Organization is releasing the stable version of VLC 2.2.0 on Friday,… mehr
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to pass new net neutrality rules and reclassify broadband as a regulated telecommunications service,… 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
New measurements show that Yahoo continued to improve its share of the U.S. search market after striking a deal last year with Mozilla, the maker of Firefox. mehr
Even as the displays on our iPhones and Android phones get bigger and bigger, the type on our screens remains stubbornly small--so small, indeed, that you may… mehr
A few years ago, Evernote picked up a small contact-manager app called Hello (which was then retitled Evernote Hello). One of the main ideas behind the app was… mehr
Heart racing. Vision a bit blurry. Head starting to ache prematurely. Stress rising. Palms are sweaty. Knees weak. Arms are heavy. There's vomit on my… mehr
Apple's iOS mobile platform gained user share in security-conscious businesses late in 2014, taking it away from Google's Android platform, thanks to… mehr
Global accountancy and consulting firm Baker Tilly International has deployed the Huddle cloud collaboration platform to support its network of member firms… mehr
Australian hearing implant company, Cochlear, is refining its digital roadmap with investments in an enterprise content management (ECM) system across core… mehr
Andrew Kirker is a man who knows the datacentre market better than almost anyone. As regional general manager datacentres for Schneider Electric, one of the… mehr
Brisbane-based datacentre provider, NEXTDC, has won an international award for design excellence from the Uptime Institute. mehr
Data-Centre-as-a-Service (DCaaS) provider, NEXTDC Limited, has recorded it's first period of positive EBITDA thanks to strong growth in net sales. mehr
Toyota this week began production of its first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the Mirai, which will have a starting price of $57,500. mehr
If you had told me last December that in the first part of 2015, a smartwatch would make headlines across the world, shatter sales records, and create a… mehr
Samsung Electronics and HTC are going head to head on Sunday with almost simultaneous launches of new flagship smartphones. Both companies have a lot to prove,… mehr
Vor einigen Jahren tobte in der Mobilfunk-Branche noch ein regelrechter Patentkrieg, der jedoch weitgehend ins Leere lief. Jetzt gibt es eine neue Eskalation… mehr
Bisher kündigte Apple nur an, dass die erste Computer-Uhr des iPhone-Konzerns irgendwann im April in den Handel kommen soll. Eine für Anfang März angesetzte… mehr
FCC votes in new U.S. net neutrality rules mehr
Some Apple products may be banned from sale in the U.S. if Ericsson gets its way after filing a barrage of patent lawsuits. mehr
Die US-Regulierungsbehörde FCC hat die Vorlage zur strikten Netzneutralität wie geplant verabschiedet. TK-Konzerne proben den Aufstand. mehr
The electronics industry may still be reliant on human workers to assemble products, but Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group is hopeful that robots will… mehr
2015 könnte das Jahr werden, in dem sich Volkswagen zum größten Autobauer der Welt aufschwingt. Die Marke von zehn Millionen verkauften Fahrzeugen hat der… mehr
Mit dem deutschen Cisco-Geschäftsführer Oliver Tuszik diskutierte Jürgen Hill über das Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Cities und die Rolle der IT. mehr
Im Streit um die neuen Facebook-AGB haben die Verbraucherzentralen das Netzwerks abgemahnt. 19 Klauseln der Bedingungen verstießen gegen deutsches Recht. Das… mehr
Zum achten Mal in Folge haben Anwender die Leistungen der IT-Organisationen in ihren Unternehmen beurteilt. Beim IT Excellence Benchmark (ITEB) 2014 gewann die… mehr
Businesses could win up to £35,000 to develop their financial technology ideas and work with top financial firms such as Accenture, American Express, Experian… mehr
The BBC has unveiled its BBC Shuffle tool to make it easier for viewers to find what they want on BBC iPlayer. mehr
Computing giant IBM is calling on the UK to create more designers of a higher standard. mehr
The U.S. government is mulling radical changes to the current music-licensing framework, a cobweb of anachronistic regulations. Perhaps a better analogy still… mehr
It's Friday night--time for you and your buddies to hammer out your plans for the evening. You know the drill: you start with a group text, then you… mehr
Wer die ersten Schritte als IT-Verantwortlicher systematisch gestaltet und früh die gesamten Handlungsbedingungen erkennt, wird anschließend die IT-Entwicklung… mehr
The ICO has handed online insurance firm Staysure.co.uk a stinging £175,000 fine after chaotic security practices allowed hackers to steal details of 100,000… mehr
An unknown number of John Lewis and Waitrose customers have been asked to pay a £1.53 postage charge by the Royal Mail after a franking machine failed to… mehr
Shortly after a jury in Texas awarded it US$532.9 million in damages in a patent dispute with Apple, patent company Smartflash has sued the iPhone maker again,… mehr
Wer sich für eine neue Position in einem anderen Unternehmen bewirbt, sollte vorsichtige sein. Denn der sorglose Umgang mit eigenen Daten kann auch im… mehr
Ob Cloud, Managed-Service oder Comprehensive Outsourcing - in jedem Modell ist der Interessenkonflikt um Qualität und Preis zwischen Unternehmen und… mehr
D-Link routers have several unpatched vulnerabilities, the worst of which could allow an attacker to gain total control over a device, according to a systems… mehr
An email-based attack spotted in Brazil recently employed an unusual but potent technique to spy on a victim's Web traffic. mehr
Ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft looking to promote the "sharing" aspect of their service have scored a victory of sorts. mehr
For enterprises seeking to monitor the conversations going on about them in the world, the sheer volume of data is just the beginning of the challenge. Even… mehr