At LinuxCon today, the Linux Foundation announced more programs for its Core Infrastructure Initiative. It’s an ambitious project to create a culture of… mehr
On occasion, my car keys grow restless. So they break out of their bowl by the front door and hide, snickering as I frantically hunt for them. Tile, especially… mehr
A closely watched band of suspected Russian hackers have spied on domestic targets, including two members of the outspoken punk rock band Pussy Riot. mehr
A California man who drives for Uber has sued the company in federal court, claiming he's owed unpaid wages under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
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The group responsible for the Ashley Madison hack published the compromised records on Tuesday, delivering on the promise made when the hack was announced in… mehr
After weeks of teasing us, Intel finally lifted the kilt to show us details of its 6th generation CPU. Besides being faster and using less power than its… mehr
Enterprise software and services vendor Pivotal Software on Tuesday announced that company CEO Paul Maritz is stepping down and will be replaced by Rob Mee,… mehr
Microsoft has just released its widely anticipated, out-of-band patch for Internet Explorer. Dubbed MS15-093/ KB 3088903, it covers all supported versions of… mehr
Windows users are encouraged to update their computers as soon as possible, after Microsoft pushed out a patch for an issue in Internet Explorer that lets… mehr
When Google needed to expand its network beyond what could be supported by the commercial switches of the day, it looked back in time for a solution—deploying… mehr
On Tuesday, Microsoft released a patch for all supported versions of Internet Explorer, including Windows 10. The patch addresses a memory corruption… mehr
Sportscasters love the idea of go-to people — a select few on a team whom the coach will always turn to when something important needs to be done right the… mehr
It’s been almost two months since Apple Music first launched, and aside from boasting that it already has 11 million free subscribers, Apple has not revealed… mehr
Anxiety may be rising among STEM students working on student visas in the wake of a court ruling last week that threatens their futures in the U.S. mehr
Things have only just gotten under way at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco and the company’s RealSense depth-sensing camera technology has already… mehr
Android M hat im Laufe des gestrigen Abends endlich seinen Namen erhalten, nicht Milky Way oder Mars, Marshmallow heißt Version 6 des Google-Betriebssystems. mehr
Google has introduced its Android One smartphone program for countries in Africa, after its launch in India last September and subsequent roll-out in 10 other… mehr
It's true. People working in Silicon Valley may cry at their desks, may be expected to respond to emails in the middle of the night and be in the office… mehr
OS X El Capitan comes with some great new features, and one of the best is Split View. Split View lets you quickly put two apps side by side in a full-screen… mehr
The hack that unlocked high-quality streaming from the Xbox One to a Windows 10 PC is a hack no longer—Microsoft has pushed it to the world at large as part… mehr
Google’s minions are at it again, this time tweaking settings in Google Play Books and potentially sneaking in some virtual reality tools into YouTube.
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Microsoft's Windows spokesperson (who should've been promoted by now) Gabe Aul has just announced that Windows 10 Insider Preview is back with a new… mehr
Brian Fargo. Tim Schafer. Feargus Urquhart. Those are some pretty big names to attach to any gaming project—the CEOs of inXile, Double Fine, and Obsidian,… mehr
Home Wi-Fi routers are often designed as unattractive, dumbed-downed versions of enterprise routers. Google's just-announced OnHub router takes a… mehr
Yes, you read that correctly, a spider (not the one pictured above) made Wil Wheaton – actor, writer and social-media man about town -- brick his phone. It was… mehr
Data is driving all industries, from corporations to the government to healthcare. While data has become a precious commodity for growing your business, it’s… mehr
Mobile payments have made it so that you don’t have to take out your wallet to pay. Now the Apple Watch is making it so that you don’t have to take out your… mehr
Intel has said the first solid-state drives to use its new 3D Xpoint memory technology will ship next year, under a new brand called Intel Optane. mehr
Smart City, a provider of Internet services at convention centers and hotels, will pay the U.S. Federal Communications Commission $750,000 for kicking users… mehr
In years past, Intel would have used its Intel Developer Forum to unveil its processor roadmap, run some benchmarks, and call it a day. But at IDF 2015, the… mehr
Real-time communication technology is an absolute requirement for the development of Internet of things (IoT) applications. Imagine the use case where your… mehr
The cybersecurity market metrics are trending up, up, and away when you look at current spending, forecasted market growth, mergers and acquisitions, and… mehr
Samsung clearly knows how to make a killer smartphone display. The Galaxy Note 5 has the best-in-class display, according to a DisplayMate report comparing the… mehr
Just when you thought the announcements from Google HQ couldn’t get any weirder (Alphabet, anyone), Google product manager Trond Wuellner takes to the Google… mehr
Damn it, Google. Every time you announce a new major Android release, I end up throwing away hours of hard gym work and stuffing pounds of sugary sweets into… mehr
Picture it: You are the mayor of the unfortunately-named town of Buttsville. It’s a small pre-industrial town in the south of England, a quiet collection of… mehr
Heavyweight 3D imagery and complex unmanned aircraft systems are just two applications that beg for the low power, high performance custom integrated circuits… mehr
There has been considerable concern over the intrusive and spying nature of Windows 10, so much so that multiple apps have been rushed to market to make it… mehr
For $5, Amazon’s Dash Button is supposed to be a dead-simple way for Prime subscribers to replenish household goods, but a seemingly simple hack has turned it… mehr
Gaming’s not all about rocking the biggest, beefiest graphics card. Serious PC gamers know it’s important to have the latest graphics drivers from Nvidia or… mehr
Digital currencies such as Bitcoin threaten to shake up the financial services industry, enabling organizations to facilitate secure transactions more swiftly… mehr
The iPhone 6s release date seems to be beyond doubt now. Apple is confidently believed to be releasing the new models on September 18 in tier-one countries.… mehr
Eine aktuelle Studie von IDG Business zur Sourcing-Strategie in Unternehmen zeigt ein widersprüchliches Bild: Blicken die 206 befragten IT-Entscheider fünf… mehr
Attackers are taking advantage of home routers and other devices that respond to UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) requests over the Internet in order to amplify… mehr
Google, which likes to tackle big challenges, including human mortality, is at it again, this time taking on another global nuisance: notoriously complicated… mehr
Major British bank Natwest, Australia’s ANZ and Grupo Bancolombia are among the banks still using Windows Server 2003 and IIS 6.0 on their main websites,… mehr
Aus Angst vor illegaler Nutzung gibt es in vielen Flüchtlingsheimen in Deutschland keinen Internetzugang. Private Initiativen wollen das ändern. Sie fürchten… mehr
One of Apple’s iPhone patents—the one that a jury used to decide that Samsung owed Apple hundreds of millions of dollars in damages—was just ruled invalid by… mehr
AnyPresence is one of an increasing number of vendors offering mobile backend as a service (MBaaS). While a seemingly random and overly technical term, the… mehr
At the turn of the century, it was hard to find gamers—or gaming journalists, for that matter—who didn’t despise SecuRom and SafeDisc digital rights management… mehr
Apiary has integrated an API testing service with the company's development platform to help developers verify local changes and improve the quality of… mehr
The Android service that processes multimedia files has been the source of several vulnerabilities recently, including a new one that could give rogue… mehr
On Tuesday, Nuance Communications debuted what executives called “true” mobile versions of its popular Dragon dictation apps for iOS and Android, bridging… mehr
Comcast subscribers won’t have access to as much on-demand video through the Xbox 360 for much longer, as the cable giant is planning to remove its Xfinity… mehr
We’ve already talked about how to access files from your PC on your mobile device using file explorer apps on Android. But if that approach felt like too much… mehr
Sechs Monate können sich IT-Startups in einem neuen Gründerzentrum in Berlin ausprobieren. Unterstützt werden sie von der privaten Hochschule ESMT und den… mehr
Mobile coupons are designed to work seamlessly with mobile devices, integrating with retailer apps and being formatted so as to allow effortless interactions… mehr
The following talk by Chris Rock was one of the standout talks earlier this month in Las Vegas. The video is just over 30 minutes in length and worth watching,… mehr
Scandal-hit Toshiba is trying to inspire investor confidence with a revamped board of directors following the resignation of executives amid a massive… mehr
It almost goes without saying that wireless service in the United States could be a lot better. However, an extensive nationwide test of the four largest… mehr
Yesterday, Google finally revealed that M stands for Marshmallow, and passed along additional news for Android developers: Developer Preview 3 is available.… mehr
Innovations, even minor ones, are rare. So here’s to HamsterCoders and its Write! text processor for delivering not one, but two. The first is a riff on the… mehr
After reading one of my recent posts, a friend, who happens to also be a client, reminded me that outsourcing success depends on two things: the buyer has to… mehr
We're seeing something of a technology industry revolution. New business models, new technology approaches and new demands from customers are all… mehr
It’s easy to tell when a vendor relationship is broken. The vendor fails to deliver; it can’t help solve an unexpected problem without more money; it’s… mehr
When Apple’s iPad first appeared medical professionals worldwide quickly adopted it to replace bulky case notes and poor PM systems. Now there’s a new trend of… mehr
Andreas Schumann ist neuer CIO beim Hamburger Kupferhersteller Aurubis. Bereits von 2009 bis 2011 gab es einen Konzern-CIO. Davor und danach leitete eine… mehr
In healthcare, the idea of a national patient identifier (NPI) is suddenly hot again, after nearly two decades of rejection by privacy advocates and Congress.… mehr
Employees enjoy corporate gamification tools and techniques designed to entice them to complete tasks for rewards, but they are still more motivated by money,… mehr
A couple of weeks ago, when I was confessing my shameful love for brushed metal, I was reminded of one of my favorite and least-celebrated apps from the Mac’s… mehr
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said on Monday that the data breach reported in May is larger than previously reported, impacting an additional 220,000… mehr
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the theme du jour. Seemingly every vendor, technology conference and self-appointed futurist is talking up how those billions… mehr
Windows 8.1 users have been half again as likely to upgrade to Windows 10 as their compatriots running Windows 7, data from a Web metrics vendor showed today,… mehr
Samsung-owned SmartThings' new home automation hub is on the home stretch after problems with stability and performance caused a delay earlier this year. mehr
Apple introduced Continuity in Yosemite and iOS 8.1 to allow better handoff among devices for phone calls, text messages, browsing sessions, and hotspot use.… mehr
Keeping one step ahead of hackers is no easy task for IT security executives. There are so many ingenious hacker ploys, shady tricks and nefarious techniques… mehr
The motto of OnePlus is “Never Settle.” It’s an oft-repeated mantra featured prominently in everything the company does. What’s more, the OnePlus 2 is billed… mehr
iTunes 12 offers several ways to view your content: your music, movies, TV shows, and more. Each of these views presents content in a different way and… mehr
To my Western eyes, at least, China is the land of cheap knock-offs and often a very casual attitude towards copyright. (I realize that's not a fair… mehr
The emergence of cybersecurity startups has continued unabated as entrepreneurs vie for corporate customers seeking new technologies to battle ever increasing… mehr
Think about how kids treat their own toys. Now think about the first generation of Chromebooks deployed in classrooms—many were the same inexpensive models… mehr
Tangerine is a movie so vivid and real that you feel like you’re walking the streets of Los Angeles with its main characters. The film takes place on… mehr
IPython, a Python-centric tool for data visualization and analysis, has been split into several packages as part of the transition to the language-agnostic… mehr
This family-owned company has been in the vehicle rental business for years, which means it's big enough to have a real IT staff -- but still small enough… mehr
Real-time communication technology is an absolute requirement for the development of Internet of things (IoT) applications. Imagine the use case where your… mehr
This post marks my 10th year writing for InfoWorld magazine. I became a regular writer for InfoWorld by being, shall we say, persistent -- I wasn't a big… mehr
iPad sales have been flat for some time, despite the debut of the iPad Air two years ago and the addition of the Touch ID fingerprint sensor last year. Apple… mehr
Microsoft is the only public cloud provider that owns most of the desktop PCs. As it did with its Microsoft Explorer browser, Microsoft can leverage its… mehr
Linking the old world of programming with the new, a Web developer from Romania has built a bridge between highly fashionable Node.js and that venerated but… mehr
The formal security programs at most companies include a finite number of managers and staffers. But the fact is, everyone within an organization should be… mehr
Want to stump your IT know-it-all with a bit of Intel trivia that few know, yet is featured prominently on most new PCs today Intel’s proudly touting the new… mehr
