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A court case that alleges Uber discriminates against blind passengers will be allowed to proceed despite an attempt by Uber to have it thrown out, a California… mehr
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Google said in February that it was going to make mobile-friendliness matter more to its search-engine rankings. On Tuesday, it makes good on that commitment… mehr
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Samsung has publicly described the first week of Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge sales as "impressive" and predicted overall sales for both devices will… mehr
Apple next week will again boast that sales of its Mac line of personal computers beat the industry average, assuming estimates by researcher IDC hold up. mehr
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If you owned a PC in the nineties, chances are at some point you played the excellent puzzler Chip's Challenge--the heartwarming tale of a guy who, for… mehr
If you're curious how the Apple Watch's heart rate monitor works, the company is now happy to explain. mehr
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With beta builds arriving at an ever-increasing pace, Windows 10 testing proceeds full speed ahead, with new features unveiled at every turn. If you don't… mehr
Twitter regularly experiments with its direct-messaging feature, perhaps because the platform is unsure just how important private chatting is or should be to… mehr
Israeli startup Moovit is looking to close in on rival firm Citymapper in the UK with its urban navigation app. mehr
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It's no coincidence that Windows 10 on smartphones will bear a greater resemblance to Android and iOS, according to a former Windows Phone designer. mehr
Sick and tired of Dota 2 and League of Legends Or perhaps just intimidated by those two kings of the MOBA genre Blizzard announced Monday that its… mehr
With the unveiling of a pair of open source projects -- Project Photon and Project Lightwave -- VMware is expanding the range of its offerings for enterprises… mehr
Nokia sold off its mobile phone business to Microsoft last fall, but now one of Nokia's remaining business units is eyeing a return to the consumer mobile… mehr
Monday here at the show, as I've written before, is quiet. As far as RSAC is concerned, the only people here really are the vendors and their staff, a few… mehr
The downside of smart homes has become painfully clear to some Wink owners, whose systems got knocked offline over the weekend. mehr
Arnoldas Zdanevicius needed help finding a file. Luckily, Windows' built-in search tool can be a powerful ally--if you know its tricks. mehr
The writing's on the wall about the short supply of IPv4 addresses, and IPv6 has been around since 1999. Then why does the new protocol still make up just… mehr
Don't call it a comeback! Nokia is reportedly planning a return to the mobile phone business by 2016. mehr
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In their introduction to Arc 2.1: Exit Strategies, "Escaping reality," editors Simon Ings and Sumit Paul-Choudhury tell us that "ninety-six… mehr
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Mozilla will introduce Firefox for Apple's iPhone "soon," according to a company announcement of an open marketing position. mehr
Microsoft's kinder, gentler turn in recent months has seen the company bring many of its familiar apps to other platforms, with robust versions of Office… mehr
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Microsoft last week continued to deliver automatic updates to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs to prep them for the summer upgrade to Windows 10. mehr
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"Internet-Plus" ist das Schlagwort der Regierung in Peking für mehr Zuschüsse und weniger Regulierung. Diese Strategie dürfte den innovativen… mehr
Die Konsumlaune in Deutschland ist gut. Doch im Einzelhandel droht erstmals seit Jahren ein Stellenabbau. Die Bundesbürger geben ihr Geld lieber für Reisen und… mehr
It's time to learn your way around the new Google Maps app. The old, somewhat clunky Google Maps interface has been replaced with a flatter, more modern… mehr
I've got an iPhone 6 Plus, and there's no getting around an obvious fact: The camera is pretty great. mehr
Sous vide (French for "under vacuum") is a method of cooking food in an airtight plastic bag submerged in a water bath (steam can also be used).… mehr
Microsoft plans to introduce a new cloud platform service that may eliminate the need to worry about scaling up an application as it grows in popularity. mehr
At first glance, I didn't think the TDK Trek 360 portable Bluetooth speaker would fit in the backpack I wanted to transport it home in. I guess I just… mehr
Der amerikanische Rüstungskonzern Raytheon will einem Medienbericht zufolge künftig verstärkt IT-Sicherheitsfirmen Konkurrenz machen. mehr
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Google plans to serve most of its ads over encrypted HTTPS connections by the end of June, a move that will protect against some ad hijacking attacks and will… mehr
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network is concerned the federal government's anti-piracy website blocking bill could result in an expensive… mehr
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TVs with gestural control are nothing new, but a South Korean startup is using set-top 3D motion sensors to control not only on-screen content but connected… mehr
A long forgotten community of mobile users with little interest in touch screens, apps and 4G networks are quietly paying around $1.7 billion per year to… mehr
Australian premier public Cloud hosting company, Digital Sense, has successfully deployed what it claims to be the world's first proof of concept for the… mehr
Trends such as mobility, security, the Internet of Things, and Big Data all have one thing in common -- they drive huge amounts of data. And to manage that… mehr
Optus Business has partnered Microsoft to offer enterprise and government customers an Azure enabled solution on the software giant's Cloud OS network. mehr
Bei der Bundesagentur für Arbeit laufen einem Medienbericht zufolge seit Mitternacht weder Anwendungen noch die Website. mehr
Online technology retailer, Mwave.com.au, has launched its own iOS mobile shopping app. mehr
Telco provider, Dodo has launched its Phone Anywhere app, which uses real time communications software vendor, Genband's fring, to help deliver cheap… mehr
Late last month, Google previewed a new launcher for Chrome OS, but as of the new Chrome OS 42 release, the new launcher is now available to the masses. mehr
The typical, consumer-grade 3D printer creates objects made of thin layers of stiff, brittle plastic fused together. Of course, hard plastic isn't ideal… mehr
UK security firms have boosted their presence on the latest US-compiled Cybersecurity 500, lifting their numbers from a paltry 11 in February to 20 in March. mehr
Comcast said Friday that it will bring its 2-gigabit symmetrical Gigabit Pro service to San Francisco Bay Area consumers in May, sidestepping Google and its… mehr
If you miss the buttons on your old-school flip phone, researchers have developed a tactile sheath for smartphones that can open up the ways they are… mehr
Kommt auf die Betreiber von Webseiten ein "Mobilegeddon" zu? Unter diesem Begriff steht die Befürchtung etlicher Webmaster, von Google künftig… mehr
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Twitter revised its privacy policy over the weekend, changing where it handles the account information of users outside the U.S. and clarifying some points. mehr
Samsung geht inzwischen davon aus, insgesamt etwa 70 Millionen Smartphones der Galaxy-S6-Reihe zu verkaufen. 50 Prozent davon sollen auf das Konto des Galaxy… mehr
Der von Facebook übernommene OTT-Messenger WhatsApp meldet einen neuen Nutzerrekord. mehr
Bei zahlreichen Kunden der Deutschen Telekom blieben am Sonntag stundenlang die Telefone stumm. mehr
Steigen Fachexperten in eine Position mit Personalverantwortung auf, eignen sie sich fehlendes Führungswissen oft autodidaktisch an. Manche kehren aber auch an… mehr
Der Bundesnachrichtendienst ist mit einem Negativpreis des Datenschutzvereins Digitalcourage bedacht worden. mehr
Firmen brauchen mehr Informatiker, die Arbeitsbelastung steigt und Generation Y fordert hohe Gehälter. Wie CIOs die IT im Jahr 2020 sehen, zeigt der… mehr
Thomas Endries, Schenker AG und Peter Meyer, vormals Deutsche Post DHL IT-Services, wetten, dass in zehn Jahren durch Additive Fertigung (3D-Printing) rund 20… mehr
Four New Zealand media companies filed legal proceedings Monday to prevent use of a service that lets people in the country view online entertainment content… mehr
Führungskräfte können eine Menge von Fußballern lernen, speziell von leidenschaftlichen Kämpfern wie Bastian Schweinsteiger. Interim-Manager Ernst Holzmann,… mehr
Sony has announced its new flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z4, that will ship in summer in the Japanese market. mehr
A fresh attack by a long-known hacking group suspected to be linked with Russia did little to mask its activity in an attack a week ago. mehr