Der weltgrößte Einzelhändler Amazon.com ist unter anderem deswegen finanziell so erfolgreich, weil er die Rechnungen seiner Lieferanten immer später begleicht. …mehr
Noch bevor das Motorola Droid in den USA auf den Markt ist, wurde es vom Technik-Blog Gizmodo untersucht. Der Befund: gute Arbeit, nur der Akku schwächelt. …mehr
Über den Online-Marktplatz für SAP-Partnerlösungen sind nun auch die Angebote von Service-Partnern zu finden. …mehr
Der US-Mobilfunker Sprint Nextel rutscht immer tiefer in die roten Zahlen. …mehr
Der Softwarekonzern will das SAP Developer Network (SDN) ausbauen. Entwicklern soll es möglich sein, Code auszutauschen und bei Softwareprojekten zusammenzuarbeiten. …mehr
Nintendo rechnet wegen des rückläufigen Absatzes seiner Spielkonsole "Wii" in diesem Jahr mit weniger Gewinn als bisher erhofft. …mehr
Green-IT-Projekte schonen nicht nur die Umwelt und den Geldbeutel – neuerdings gibt es sogar Auszeichnungen für besonders gelungene Strategien. Das CIO-Magazin und die COMPUTERWOCHE haben sich gemeinsam mit Intel auf die Suche nach Unternehmen gemacht, die in Green IT mehr als nur das nächste Hype-Thema sehen. Nun präsentieren wir Ihnen die stolzen Gewinner mit ihren Projekten. …mehr
Der krisengeschüttelte Handyhersteller Motorola sieht bei seiner Sanierung Licht am Ende des Tunnels. …mehr
Rasante Entwicklung: Rund 1,8 Millionen Menschen twittern in Deutschland, etwa 25 Mal so viele wie vor Jahresfrist. …mehr
Deutsche Unternehmen setzen bei ihrer E-Mail-Sicherheit zunehmend auf outgesourcte Managed Services. Dies ergab eine aktuelle Umfrage unter IT-Entscheidern deutscher Unternehmen. …mehr
Die Düsseldorfer sipgate GmbH bietet jetzt auch für Mac-Besitzer einen Faxdrucker an. …mehr
Der ERP-Anbieter Epicor verspricht mit "iScala 2.3 SR2" eine Software, mit der Firmen ihre weltweiten Geschäftsprozesse steuern und anpassen sowie die Kosten im Griff behalten können. …mehr
Nomen est omen: Als "Limes" sollen die Firewall-Appliances des österreichischen Herstellers Underground_8 elektronische Schädlinge abhalten. Wir haben uns das Einstiegsmodell "MF100" näher angeschaut. …mehr
Der Streit um die Herausgabe von Telefonbuch-Daten der Deutschen Telekom AG an konkurrierende Auskunftsdienste muss vom Europäischen Gerichtshof (EuGH) geklärt werden. …mehr
Mit "Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0" steigt der Internet-Riese Google in den Markt für Navigationslösungen ein. …mehr
Digitale Spiegelreflexkameras haben einen ordentlichen Preissturz erlebt. Sets mit Kamerabody und Objektiv sind für deutlich unter 500 Euro erhältlich und damit für Hobbyfotografen attraktiv. …mehr
1957 versetzten die Russen den Amerikanern einen harten Schlag, als sie mit dem Sputnik den ersten Satelliten ins All schossen. Im Zuge der hektischen Aufholjagd wurden die Grundlagen für das Internet gelegt. …mehr
Nokias Smartphone-Flaggschiff N97 bekommt ein kleines Geschwisterchen. Ab nächster Woche ist auch das N97 Mini im Handel erhältlich. …mehr
Vom 29. Oktober bis 11. November 2009 beantwortet Christoph Joos von der Unternehmensberatung MHP vor allem Fragen zu Karriereperspektiven in der Consulting-Branche. …mehr
Der Telekomkonzern France Télécom rechnet auch für den Rest des Jahres nicht mit einer Besserung. …mehr
Koreanisch, Kyrillisch, Arabisch: Das Internet wird internationaler. …mehr
Das EAM-Produktspektrum reicht von minimalistischen Ansätzen bis hin zu mächtigen Lösungen. …mehr
Canada's Canadian telecom regulator has refused to give a wireless startup its carrier licence because Egypt's Orascom Telecom has too much influence over the company in violation of the country's foreign control law. …mehr
Is just a renaming of SaaS (software as a service) in today's buzzword-prone IT landscape? After all, both involve accessing applications over the Internet, with those applications generally residing on third-party servers. …mehr
Why do we today celebrate today--October 29--as the ? Because on this day in 1969, what would later became known as the Internet was used for the very first time--and crashed. …mehr
The last week aimed a historically potent weapon -- the spotlight of public shame -- at those corporations and individuals who abuse copyright claims to stifle free speech. …mehr
After releasing its largest-ever group of security patches two weeks ago, Microsoft has done a little cleaning up. …mehr
They're only available in Japan, and they cost a staggering ¥10,500 (that's $115 at today's exchange rate) but these "Memorial" lighters based on the Mega Drive (Genesis) and Saturn are certainly something that hardcore Sega fans might appreciate. If you want to tempt yourself, check them out . …mehr
Users of Amazon's cloud computing services are buzzing about yesterday's announcement of Amazon's Relational Database Service. Through the and an by Jeff Barr, the company described the service as a "fully featured" MySQL 5.1 database, with 20 databases per AWS account, 1 TB of storage per database, and metrics (CPU utilization, free space, etc.) provided by Amazon's . Rates are charged by the DB instance hour, plus additional costs for data transfers, provisioned storage, and I/O requests. According to Amazon Web Services Vice President Adam Selipsky, the launch of RDS provides customers with another database option, besides the existing SimpleDB product and enterprise-grade database engines running on Amazon's EC2 service. …mehr
, the fast-paced multiplayer first person shooter for the iPhone from Rolando-publisher ngmoco is currently awaiting approval from Apple. Which means...what, exactly? That it'll be available "any day now, hopefully" according to the folks at the fast-growing publisher. One of the first games to fully embrace a microtransaction-driven revenue system, the initial download of the game will be completely free when it hits. The more you play, and the more you want to extract from the experience, the more you pay. In that regard it has a lot in common with many of the successful MMO games that we're seeing from Korea and other parts of Asia. …mehr
Juniper Networks has opened up its Junos operating system to third-party developers as part of a swathe of new announcements. …mehr
Reactions to last week's screed about Windows 7 ("?") came in fast and furious, with readers weighing in on every side of the issue. …mehr
Our tech lives are entangled in wires. Nearly every electronic gadget and gizmo we buy comes with its own charger, and don't forget the additional cables for transferring data, listening to audio, and so on. Wouldn't it be nice to cut the cords and go completely wireless? …mehr
You may not be able to get your hands on Verizon's for another week, but you can get your name on one starting today. Best Buy opened the doors to the first Droid presale on Thursday -- and it's offering an instant rebate if you sign up, too. …mehr
Accessory maker iLuv has released the , a dual-dock alarm clock with built-in weather warning notification. …mehr
Two new DJ Hero tracks are available for download on XBox 360 and PS3 this morning, and the same content will be available on Wii when the second package of DLC is released next month. Eager turntablists can now purchase a bundle featuring "All Of Me" by 50 Cent (featuring Mary J. Blige) mixed with "Radio Ga Ga" by Queen and "DARE" by Gorillaz mashed with Public Enemy's "Can't Truss It" on PSN or the LIVE Marketplace for $5.99. …mehr
has used the company's baseball simulator, to predict the outcome of the World Series. We're not ones to scoff at the ability of a video game to predict major sporting events--after all, the Madden series --so we'll agree with the judgment that the Phillies will triumph in the World Series over the Yankees in 7 games. …mehr
More leaked footage from hit the internet late yesterday. This time around, the video revealed a much different surprise than third-person combat. If you want the gameplay twist to remain a secret, stop reading now. Single-player spoilers in the next paragraph! …mehr
With so many Web sites offering capable--and free--personal finance management tools, why would you pay $30, or significantly more, for a desktop application? To find out, I looked at a shipping copy of , and was impressed by the improvements I found over previous versions. Even with no serious retail competition in the wake of , Intuit continues to refine a product with much to offer those seeking full-featured tracking and planning. But its primary appeal will be to people who are more comfortable keeping their financial information off the Web than using the cloud. …mehr
Hey you -- the developer sitting in that suburban cube farm, happily twittering away about going to lunch, the bug report you're filing, and that startup idea that's been bouncing around your head lately. We hate to break it to you, but the work contract that you signed gives your company ownership of those tweets ... not to mention any Facebook posts, LinkedIn profile updates, and YouTube videos that you may have worked on or uploaded from a work machine or over your company's network. …mehr
Looking to avoid the tumultuous user haggles that followed earlier changes to the , the company today released a proposed new privacy policy to user review. …mehr
Despite the fact that the game will bring Kratos' first two adventures into HD while adding trophies and only costing $40, it's possible that some people who have had enough of the first two titles might not be interested in purchasing the . Thankfully, Sony has announced via that there will be another way to procure the demo, as the Blu-ray release of District 9 will include the E3 2009 demo of on the disc. …mehr
on Thursday, billed by the company as the most significant since its founding in 1996, perhaps left more questions than answers after all the products, technologies and partnerships were unveiled. …mehr
Based on the traditional 14th century Chinese historical novel (considered one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature, no less) Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms franchise has been a staple of the turn-based strategy genre since 1985. There have been 11 core games in the series so far, and editions have been published on a wide variety of games systems including the PlayStation, the SNES, Genesis, Dreamcast, Saturn, PC, MSX, PC and Game Boy. There have also been five different mobile versions released in Japan. …mehr
A Philadelphia developer has rooted out an unfinished feature of Windows 7 that turns any laptop into a wireless access point, allowing other Wi-Fi-enabled devices to share the connection without special software. …mehr
After releasing its largest-ever group of security patches two weeks ago, Microsoft has done a little cleaning up. …mehr
