Legal pressure on Ashley Madison and its parent company is picking up with more class-action lawsuits filed this week in the U.S. against the extramarital… mehr
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A small Washington, D.C.-based startup accused of crude marketing centered around the Ashley Madison data breach said Monday it is changing its tactics amid… mehr
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Dell kündigt den neuen Geschäftsbereich Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS) für Kunden "knapp unterhalb Hyperscale" an. mehr
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Microsoft is giving IT administrators a glimpse of the future with two betas the company launched Monday. mehr
An investment advisor and two sister investment funds violated U.S. law when they failed to disclose their takeover dreams when acquiring more than US$66… mehr
On Monday, Avid Life Media (ALM) announced a $500,000 CDN reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or persons… mehr
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Since cybercrime laws lag behind technology, lawyers are constantly seeking creative ways to stretch old laws to fit new crimes, such as the latest - comparing… mehr
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Looking to fuel enterprise adoption of the cloud, Intel is playing a lead role in a $100 million investment in an emerging player in the OpenStack arena. mehr
Deutschlands Kleinunternehmen hinken Firmen aus anderen Ländern bei der Nutzung von Cloud-Software einer Studie zufolge hinterher. mehr
The Windows 10 rollout is going quickly, with the installed base now surpassing 50 million and growing faster than Windows 7's successful rollout in 2009.… mehr
If you were designing state-of-the-art optical or imaging systems from a clean slate, how would you such technologies mehr
Intel wants to see more private clouds in the market because more clouds will require more Intel chips. This week, Intel is putting its money where its mouth… mehr
Google has added features to Google Classroom to make the educational software more collaborative, and to beef up its class management capabilities. mehr
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Android phone owners in the U.S. can now take Microsoft's virtual assistant Cortana for a spin thanks to a new public beta test that opened today. mehr
By default, the account you create when you first install or upgrade to Windows 10 uses your Microsoft account. Microsoft wants you to do this so you can… mehr
New research finds that most middle-aged drivers use cell phones regularly while on the road, even when kids are in the car. mehr
JavaFX has been Java's under-the-radar platform for building rich client applications. While it hasn't gotten the attention that rival platforms… mehr
The companies that make up London's Silicon Roundabout tech hub have a surprisingly big gender imbalance at director level, professional services… mehr
Workers may eventually use a HoloLens headset instead of a traditional Windows computer to communicate with co-workers on Skype or write a report in Word. mehr
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Mesos -- cluster management software that has also become a container-management tool -- is now available for Windows, just like Docker. mehr
Programmers needing a break from marathon debugging sessions may want to peruse a blog post from two Facebook software engineers, who offer tips and war… mehr
COLOGNE, Germany—Virtually all NFL, MLB, or NBA fans accept drug testing as a part of sports. Now that drug testing has made its debut in professional video… mehr
Cortana is reporting for duty on Android. mehr
One of the reasons I'm still using Chrome instead of Firefox is the wealth of extensions only available on Chrome, including ones I need for work. In the… mehr
Es mehren sich die Anzeichen dafür, dass Microsoft im Oktober eine ganze Reihe neuer Geräte auf einen Streich ankündigen wird. mehr
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Long lines at the ski lift or gondola can quickly put a damper on an epic day of skiing or snowboarding. Vail Resorts, owner and operators of several popular… mehr
Most would agree that we in the information security industry are fighting an uphill battle. Many have even taken the extreme position that we cannot keep… mehr
Die CSU-Fraktion im Münchner Stadtrat hat beantragt, dass auf den Laptops der Stadträte Windows und Office von Microsoft nachzurüsten seien. mehr
A British company thought to be working closely with Apple has created a hydrogen fuel cell for an iPhone 6 that allows the device to go a week without… mehr
In the absence of an actual smartwatch to show off, Swatch CEO Nick Hayek keeps dialing up the anti-Apple rhetoric. mehr
ShoreTel has announced the launch of ShoreTel Connect featuring a single platform and user interface that provides business communications from the cloud,… mehr
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has the authority to take action against companies that fail to protect customer data, an appeals court ruled Monday. mehr
Bloomingdale's suffered a major glitch last week, with some customers receiving gift cards that were issued in amounts 200 times what they should have… mehr
Amidst concerns regarding China's economic situation, the stock market is in turmoil today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 200+ points… mehr
Less than four weeks after its official release, Microsoft's Windows 10 has come close to -- but has yet to surpass -- the global usage share of… mehr
The Moto X Play may be coming to the U.S. after all. mehr
Usually, when a shiny new gadget arrives via horseback at JR Raphael International Headquarters, I summon up my inner Lewis and Clark. There's a certain… mehr
This week, LinuxCon hit Seattle, WA, and it was a truly excellent show. mehr
Convinced that a piracy crackdown is coming, one torrent tracking site has banned all users of Windows 10, and several other sites have considered doing the… mehr
The newest Windows 10 privacy freak out involves Windows Hello which is supposed to be a convenient security feature turned on or off by selecting Settings… mehr
There is a lot of concern and backlash over the default privacy settings in Windows 10. It’s understandable to an extent but there’s a fine line between… mehr
It's the big battle of the big phones --- which is your best choice, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ or iPhone 6 Plus I've got details, answers, and… mehr
Earlier this month, Check Point Software released its 2015 security report which found that mobile devices have become the biggest threat for today's… mehr
The stock market today is an unholy mess. China’s main index dropped off a cliff, which sent the Dow Jones industrial average plunging 1,000 points this… mehr
Enterprise organizations are actively consuming external threat intelligence, purchasing additional threat intelligence feeds, and sharing internally-derived… mehr
As mobile technology rapidly takes over from its desktop and laptop predecessors, there's been one obvious casualty: screen real estate. While smartphones… mehr
Application security has come a long way. Now it’s mainstream and is being reported in media like The Wall Street Journal and CNN. The last few years has seen… mehr
Windows 95 turns 20 years old today, and for Microsoft it’s more than just ancient history. mehr
This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s… mehr
M2 Group has seen its net profit jump to $73.7 million, up from $67.1 million in 2015 financial year. mehr
Upon arriving at PwC’s office in Sydney’s Darling Park, visitors are greeted by formally dressed wait staff who enquire about their preferred drink before… mehr
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A new update to LightWave 2015 has been released by Newtek which offers numerous fixes and improvements, system updates for Python, support for Nvidia Optimus… mehr
Distributor, Ingram Micro, has rolled out its Microsoft Advisor to Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) service plan in A/NZ. mehr
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The two-year, we-got-you-by-the-hair wireless contract is almost dead, and as soon as AT&T falls into line, it will be the end of those hated… mehr
The big events in our industry including RSA Conference, Black Hat, Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, plus the major vendor conferences, are… mehr
A shift from protection to facilitation was the main message from keynote speakers at this year’s Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit in Sydney. mehr
The OpenStack ecosystem has been an interesting thing to watch over the last few years. When the open-source cloud operating system was first created (jointly,… mehr
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Die Geschäftsführung der Holtzbrinck Publishing Group wird neu organisiert. Der bisherige CIO Volker Smid und frühere HP-Chef bekommt neue Aufgaben im… mehr
A larger leak of material that allegedly contains details of adultery website Ashley Madison users has been published online, but its legitimacy has been… mehr
Smartphone CPU maker Qualcomm said Monday that the Snapdragon 820's DSP, the Hexagon 680, will be Qualcomm's answer to always-on applications like… mehr
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AI zombies will soon be eating the brains of good, hard-working folks like us. Hawking. Musk. Gates. They warned us. Artificial intelligence is bent on… mehr
In today’s hyper-competitive retail universe, striving to satisfy customer demands is more important than ever. Savvy consumers are always on, moving easily… mehr
Prosource Technologies (located in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a managed services provider (MSP) that offers document automation, office equipment and technology… mehr
CrytoLocker is malware cyber criminals use to encrypt the contents of a computer until users pay up. mehr
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If I could credit Samsung with anything, it’s making big phones into a fad for the rest of us. The company basically birthed the idea of a phone-tablet hybrid,… mehr
You think you are communicating to the business in plain language, but you are not. mehr
Even if the tablet market is in a malaise, vendors aren't giving up on the product category. LG Electronics will unveil the best model of its G Pad tablet… mehr
More people than ever are bringing their iPads to work, and the quickest way to make the tablet ready for business it to outfit with Microsoft’s powerful… mehr
It is not news that when it comes to economic espionage, China has been, in the words of a number of security executives, “eating our lunch” for decades. mehr
Consumer drone technology is barely taking off, and already a harsh public backlash is growing. mehr
Apple admits its iPhone 6 Plus may have a hardware boo-boo. Some were made with a faulty rear camera, which is causing blurred pictures. mehr
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Back when Steve Jobs launched the first salvo in the war against Adobe Flash, declaring in no uncertain terms that the iPhone would never support the… mehr
Jeff Lawson is a walking, talking example of the rise of the developer. mehr
Consultant pilot fish goes to work for this big international company, and the first thing he's tasked with gives him a taste of what's to come. mehr
Sony is gunning for a slice of the growing drone market, showing off newly developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from its just-launched drone venture,… mehr
Last Tuesday, Impact Team, the group that claimed responsibility for the hack of Avid Life Media (ALM) in July, released the first of three different archives… mehr
Dell has formed a new business unit to go after the “second tier” of hyperscale customers — those with similar needs to those of Google and Facebook but who… mehr