Scotty Zifka was looking for a sales job. He started one in late May at a company called EZ Tech Support, a small inbound call center in an older building in… mehr
Jawbone has filed its second lawsuit against Fitbit in less than two weeks, claiming its activity tracking products infringe several of Jawbone's patents. mehr
Apple's next mobile OS will run on devices as old as the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4s, but that doesn't mean the newest apps will run on those products… mehr
Oracle wants to make it easy for its enterprise customers to move some of their software-based workloads from the vendor to the cloud. To the Oracle Cloud,… mehr
On the heels of Tesla announcing a home and commercial battery product line, Mercedes-Benz today announced its own brand of energy storage products for those… mehr
CIO David L. Stevens say project managers are critical to his organization's success, so much so that he shook up the org chart soon after he started in… mehr
Sony has an ambitious plan to bring 4K video-shooting capabilities to a wide range of its point-and-shoot and SLR cameras over time, and a new sensor developed… mehr
Office 365 users have a new, more secure method of logging into Microsoft's Outlook apps for iOS and Android, thanks to an update the company announced… mehr
We know that Windows 10 for PCs and tablets will be released on July 29, and Windows 10 Mobile for phones sometime after that. Now, a leak may have nailed down… mehr
Russian security vendor Kaspersky is eyeing up UK and European car manufacturers as it looks to establish itself as the go-to company when it comes to securing… mehr
Battery-powered portable chargers seem to be a dime a dozen these days--they've replaced USB keys as the complimentary shwag at trade shows, for instance.… mehr
Tesla today announced that its line of home Powerwall batteries will be upgraded to more than double their initial output, while the price remains the same. mehr
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Twitter, to reduce abusive content on its site, is letting users share lists of the people they block, so they can more easily silence those account holders on… mehr
Every so often, an electronics maker shows off some crazy display tech that has little chance of selling to consumers in the near future. This week, it's… mehr
If the U.S. Supreme Court rules for the plaintiff later this month in the case of King v. Burwell, 7.5 million Americans stand to lose their Obamacare tax… mehr
UK charity MapAction depends on graphical information systems (GIS) to help make sure relief workers and aid is deployed effectively following a natural… mehr
Not long ago, hotel chains would offer free HBO in guest rooms as a selling point. But times have changed, and now Marriott is boasting about Netflix access… mehr
Congress is losing sleep over the possibility other nations could endanger web security, and now it wants the four major browser makers to weigh in. The House… mehr
If there was any doubt that Microsoft's Surface Hub computers were strictly for deep-pocketed businesses, the asking price should clear things up. mehr
In my last blog with Stephen Gold, EVP of Business and Technology Operations and CIO of CVS Health, we discussed Gold's approach to continuity of value, a… mehr
VMware has released security updates for several of its virtualization products in order to address critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to… mehr
To help enterprise customers better manage applications sprawled across hybrid clouds, Microsoft has purchased BlueStripe Software, a provider of technology… mehr
All software and hardware in the German parliamentary network might need to be replaced. More than four weeks after a cyberattack, the government hasn't… mehr
Anticipating the approval of stricter data protection rules in the European Union, cloud storage startup Zettabox bets it will be able to compete against… mehr
Apple is taking a fresh stab at content curation and aggregation with a native mobile app that it will release as part of iOS 9 this fall. The Apple News app… mehr
Last week, Microsoft provided a few more details about the upcoming Windows 10 release of its operating system, and early indications are that new versions of… mehr
With its entry into the market of 4K high definition television sets, Sharp Electronics has elected to use Google's Android TV operating system to run the… mehr
Autos sollen sich selbständig ihren Parkplatz im Parkhaus suchen und über eine Smartphone-App von selbst zurückgefahren kommen. Dies ist das Ziel eines… mehr
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has approved a bill that would add new requirements before a government agency ends its oversight of ICANN, the… mehr
A state-sponsored espionage group that uses a malware platform called Duqu has compromised the computer networks of several hotels and venues that hosted… mehr
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SAN DIEGO Reflecting on a two-decade tenure as Cisco CEO marked by enviable success, John Chambers says he wishes the company could have moved faster. mehr
A few weeks ago, I got two fat envelopes in the mail. Each one held a new credit card inside along with instructions on how to use that card. Then, when I… mehr
It seems every new app is quickly hailed as the Uber, Spotify, or Netflix of some other industry. But with Switch, it really is the Tinder of job searching --… mehr
Der Geldautomatenhersteller Wincor Nixdorf hat laut einem Pressebericht Gespräche über eine Übernahme durch einen amerikanischen Wettbewerber begonnen. mehr
As a Dropbox user, you surely love having all your files available in the cloud--that is, until they end up on your computer. As convenient and comforting as… mehr
E3 is the biggest gaming event on the tech calendar, and E3 2015 is rapidly approaching. Kicking off on 16 June in Los Angeles, there will be keynotes from all… mehr
A small UK R&D startup commissioned to solve complex data loss prevention problems for car maker Jaguar Land Rover is celebrating winning the Most… mehr
Cloud and datacentre infrastructure tops the list in Australia when it comes to discussions around the future of storage for businesses in the region. And to… mehr
Networking solutions provider, Brocade, has announced the Brocade Flow Optimizer application and new SDN capabilities in Brocade MLX Series routers. mehr
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When Nima Asrar Haghighi, director of digital marketing and analytics at MuleSoft, looked around for a predictive lead scoring, he reached back to his… mehr
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When recently appointed Veritas head of global channel, Mark Nutt, was in Sydney, he sat down with ARN and divulged some of the company's strategy since… mehr
The Australian market for tablet and 2-in-1 took a massive hit in the first quarter of 2015, according to analyst IDC. However, there are apparently still… mehr
The Attorney-General's Department has announced that from October 15, 2013, telecommunications service providers that use communications infrastructure in… mehr
As part of its whole One Terabyte Xbox One announcement today, Microsoft threw some side news out for wire-haters: You can finally buy the $25 wireless Xbox… mehr
After about a year-and-a-half of development, big data application platform specialist Concurrent today released a new version of the open source Cascading big… mehr
The American Medical Association (AMA) today voted in favor of a two-year grace period to protect hospitals and physician practices that implement a new… mehr
Today's news digest roundup mistakenly included an out-of-date item in the lead position. The entire item concerning SpaceX should be removed from… mehr
Microsoft has a gigantic new member of its Surface family of touch-enabled devices called the Surface Hub, a widescreen all-in-one computer that can act as the… mehr
Police in several European countries arrested 49 suspected members of a gang they say broke into corporate email accounts, using them to divert payments from… mehr
Apple CEO Tim Cook today moved up several spots in an annual ranking of the top chief executives in the U.S., climbing eights spots and breaking into the Top… mehr
Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) hat den deutschen Mittelstand gewarnt, die Herausforderungen einer digitalisierten Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft nicht zu… mehr
Mit dem fortschreitenden Einzug der digitalen Transformation und dem Aufkommen neuer Megatrends wie dem Internet of Things (IoT), steht der CIO nun endgültig… mehr
Spotify isn't going to let Apple walk all over it, and has secured a new investment round to defend its position in the increasingly competitive streaming… mehr
Kein Platz in der Betriebstiefgarage oder vor dem Firmengebäude? Viele Arbeitnehmer stellen ihr Auto einfach auf den Parkplätzen von Supermärkten ab. Doch… mehr
Die Mehrheit der Mitarbeiter glaubt nicht, dass man eine berufliche Laufbahn planen kann, oder hat keinen Ehrgeiz. Das zeigt eine Umfrage im Auftrag der… mehr
Mit einer Daten-Migrations-App will Apple Android-Nutzern den Wechsel mit ihren persönlichen Daten und Medien auf das iPhone oder das iPad erleichtern. Die… mehr
Burkhard Schwenker (57) tritt nicht mehr zur Wahl des neuen Aufsichtsrats der Unternehmensberatung Roland Berger an. Der Name Schwenker fehle auf der… mehr
Attorneys general of the U.S. states of New York and Connecticut have launched an investigation into the music streaming industry, apparently with a focus on… mehr
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to permanently extend a 17-year moratorium on taxing Internet access and other online services. mehr
Mozilla is giving a raise to security researchers who spot Firefox browser vulnerabilities, more than doubling its maximum reward for information on the most… mehr
