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U.S. residents have major problems with government surveillance, and six in 10 want to see the records collection provisions of the Patriot Act modified before… mehr
Less than a month after Apple Watch began shipping, Apple is already prepping future versions of Watch OS. According to a Monday report from 9to5Mac, Apple has… mehr
Back in April, Tableau released version 9.0 of its flagship analytics software, and on Monday the company followed up with an update to the product's… mehr
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered the commencement address to the George Washington University Class of 2015 on Sunday, May 17. He reflected on negative and… mehr
The EU needs to impose stronger disclosure requirements over companies whose products contain materials from African mines controlled by warlords. Those… mehr
It looks like the Google Glass "reset" is well under way and may include more than just hi-tech specs. Since April, Google has posted 16 different… mehr
Renowned artificial intelligence (AI) expert Nick Bostrom yesterday said robots and machines will overtake humans in terms of intelligence within the next… mehr
People parked in front of the TV during Sunday night's series finale of Mad Men caught the first glimpse of screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's long-awaited… mehr
Windows 10 isn't ready yet, but when it does roll out this summer most Nvidia GPU-toting gamers will be ready for it. Nvidia recently announced its… mehr
The amount of malicious adware more than doubled last year as cybercriminals adjust their strategy in the wake of better security elsewhere, according to a new… mehr
What good is having a business if no one knows about you But how do you get the word out Public relations is one of several proven ways for organizations to… mehr
Free-to-play games often look appealing, but it's difficult to know at a glance whether the business model is insidious and fun ruining, or reasonable and… mehr
I've been wearing a Microsoft Band fitness tracker off and on for several weeks. Although I have some reservations, there's a lot I like about the… mehr
Apple, which has been working hard to bolster its mapping technology since ditching Google Maps in 2012, has acquired Coherent Navigation, a startup offering a… mehr
According to Micro Express, the majority of the customers for its Microflex 20B are power users that do a lot of work with Photoshop, video and other intensive… mehr
The shamelessness of ransomware pushers knows no bounds. After encrypting people's files and then holding them to ransom, they portray themselves as… mehr
Bleibt es nun doch bei den Extragebühren für Telefonate, Surfen und SMS im EU-Ausland? Politiker und Verbraucherschützer laufen Sturm gegen entsprechende… mehr
At 50 minutes past the hour, you'll see Macworld staffers' heads pop up--our Apple Watches are buzzing our wrists again, prompting us to stand, and… mehr
Microsoft last week modified an update for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs so that fewer business devices will see a campaign hawking the Windows 10 upgrade with… mehr
This week the G4 smartphone from LG Electronics starts shipping outside its home country, with arrivals in the U.S. and Europe expected in a couple of weeks.… mehr
If a speaker doesn't sound good, not much else matters. Unfortunately, in the case of the portable, weatherized $230 TDK Life on Record Trek Flex, its… mehr
The world of Linux is ready to welcome you, with a shower of free open-source software you can use on any PC: hundreds of active Linux distributions, and… mehr
Ever since the earliest days of the Macintosh, the clipboard has been an indispensable part of our workflow. It's one of the unsung heroes of the modern… mehr
What began as an experiment in consumer electronics in the early 1990s celebrates its 20th anniversary as a staple of enterprise computing this week. Java has… mehr
Last week, I finally received my Apple Watch. I plan to write a number of related Watch tips and tricks stories, and I like to be able to provide visual aids… mehr
It feels like they'll never stop coming. Through my rifle's oversized scope I watch German after German bob and weave across the battlefield, their… mehr
The Irish author Oscar Wilde famously said "to lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose both looks like carelessness". I wonder what… mehr
You can do almost everything online. Most people spend most of their web time doing just three things: communicating, buying things and consuming content. mehr
Gisbert Rühl, CEO des Traditionsunternehmens Klöckner & Co. aus Duisburg, treibt die digitale Transformation auf zwei Schienen voran: Zum einen investiert… mehr
Microsoft on Friday retreated from earlier statements that owners of counterfeit copies of Windows 7 and 8.1 will receive a free upgrade to Windows 10 this… mehr
Welche Hacker hatten es beim jüngsten Angriff auf die Computer des Bundestags abgesehen? Das ist noch immer ungeklärt. Festzustehen scheint aber: Sie haben ihr… mehr
Apple stärkt seinen Kartendienst mit dem nächsten Zukauf. Der iPhone-Konzern übernahm die Firma Coherent Navigation, die einen hochpräzisen Navigationsservice… mehr
Viele Unternehmen müssten nicht händeringend nach Fachkräften suchen, würden sie gezielt Employer Branding betreiben. Der Grund: Betriebe, die sich erfolgreich… mehr
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has weighed in on the contentious issue of the proposed sale of consumer data by bankrupt retailer RadioShack, recommending… mehr
Gleich mehrere SAP-Lösungen hat Fressnapf in kurzer Zeit eingeführt. Treiber der Infrastrukturmodernisierung war der Druck, über mehrere Kanäle verkaufen zu… mehr
Ohne Pro, aber mit echtem Windows 8.1: Das Surface 3 soll Käufer überzeugen, die mit einem Windows-Tablet arbeiten wollen, dafür aber keine Notebook-Leistung… mehr
Alibaba Group has been hit with a lawsuit from luxury brands that alleges that the Chinese e-commerce giant has been deliberately promoting the sale of… mehr
The FBI contends a cybersecurity researcher said he caused an airplane's engine to climb after hacking its software, according to a court document. mehr
Although just 4 percent of U.K. developers are women, the fact 19 percent of them joined the profession in the last year indicates more women are choosing to… mehr
Famous UK house of invention Cambridge Consultants has this week showcased a clever new technology that can be used to transfer encrypted files between… mehr
One of the biggest arguments against Android is the issue of fragmentation. And while the debate rages as to whether fragmentation is that big of a deal,… mehr
The Internet is no stranger to technical limitations--it has been running out of IPv4 addresses for years--but researchers now say that the Internet could soon… mehr
