Am Dienstag gab Dell die Pläne für die Übernahme bekannt. SonicWALL ist auf Firewalls, Netzwerksicherheit und Antispam-Systeme spezialisiert. …mehr
Die beliebte Kamera-App "Camera+" von tap tap tap für iPhone und iPod touch liegt seit heute in Version 3.0 vor. …mehr
Sony bringt im zweiten Quartal 2012 das Xperia Sola auf den Markt. Mit dem voll ausgestatten Android-Smartphone kann man im Internet surfen, ohne den Touchscreen zu berühren. …mehr
Vom "neuen" iPad ist ein Benchmark veröffentlicht worden, der neue Details über die im Tablet verbaute Technik offenbart. So verrät er unter anderem die Taktfrequenz und die Größe des Arbeitsspeichers. Und er wirft weitere Fragen auf. …mehr
Heute beginnt in Neu Delhi ein spannender Prozess, bei dem unter anderem die US-Internetkonzerne Facebook und Google auf der Anklagebank sitzen. …mehr
Intel erwägt laut einem Zeitungsbericht einen Einstieg in den hart umkämpften amerikanischen Fernsehmarkt. …mehr
Die Musik-Verwertungsgesellschaft GEMA erwartet eine baldige Einigung mit dem Internet-Dienst Spotify, der am Dienstag auch in Deutschland gestartet ist. …mehr
Das Schweizer Unternehmen Koubachi hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, die Kommunikation zwischen Menschen und Gegenständen zu revolutionieren. So misst der Pflanzensensor die Bodenwerte und sendet die Daten per WLAN an ein Notebook oder Apple iPhone. …mehr
Google bekommt einen ranghohen Neuzugang mit Erfahrung in modernster Militärforschung. …mehr
Samsung hat damit begonnen, das Update auf Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich für das Galaxy SII auszuliefern. Es wird ab heute in Südkorea und einigen europäischen Ländern, inklusive Polen, Ungarn und Schweden bereitgestellt. …mehr
Der Internetdienstleister United Internet (1&1, GMX, Web.de) hat 2011 von neuen Produkten und einer hohen Nachfrage nach bestehenden Angeboten profitiert. …mehr
Der Internet-Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter verstärkt sich mit dem Kauf der Blog-Plattform Posterous. …mehr
Yahoo! hat Nutzer und Werbekunden an Facebook verloren. Unter dem neuen Konzernchef Scott Thompson schlägt das Internet-Urgestein nun zurück - und klagt gegen das erfolgreiche soziale Netzwerk. Der Vorwurf: groß angelegter Ideenklau. …mehr
Multimedia ist ein fester Bestandteil von Windows. Unser Autor überprüft, wie sich der jüngste Spross des Betriebssystems bei der Wiedergabe von Audio und Video schlägt und was die neuen Apps dabei leisten. …mehr
Der Bundesgerichtshof hat ein weiteres Mal über die urheberrechtliche Zulässigkeit der Bildersuche bei Google entschieden. …mehr
Mit dem Vid-2X von Sapphire lassen sich spielend leicht zwei Monitore an nur einem Videoausgang betreiben – denn Sie benötigen keine Treiber, keine Software oder ein bestimmtes Betriebssystem. Der Test klärt, wie gut der Display-Expander in der Praxis funktioniert und für welche Einsatzzwecke er sinnvoll ist. …mehr
Neue Stelle, eigene Gründung oder Interims-Management: Führungskräfte reagieren unterschiedlich, wenn sie ihren Job verlieren. Drei Beispiele. …mehr
Das Netzteil ist unter Last oft die größte Lautstärkequelle im Rechner. Da ist der Gedanke an ein lüfterloses Netzteil durchaus verlockend. Aber taugen diese überhaupt für den Alltag? …mehr
Markus Vehlow, verantwortlich für Cloud Computing bei der Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft PwC, fordert im CW-Interview mehr vertrauensbildende Maßnahmen von den Cloud-Providern. …mehr
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has appointed an outside team to review its code of conduct following complaints of conflict of interest within the board and staff. …mehr
For a budget Photoshop replacement, PhotoPlus X5 ($90, free Starter Edition demo) is a serious contender. And unlike (free), it's pretty easy to switch to from $700 Photoshop because it's so similar. …mehr
Another senior Obama administration official has offered an endorsement of major pending in the Senate, with Commerce Secretary John Bryson adding his name to the backers of the measure in the executive branch. …mehr
The Office of U.S. Trade Representative, along with officials in the European Union and Japan, have filed a trade complaint against China over what they're calling unfair export restraints on rare earths and other elements used in the manufacturing of mobile phones, laptops and MP3 players. …mehr
Remember that Portlandia episode, in which the couple in the restaurants wants to know everything about the chicken they're ordering (if not, check it out below)--where it was grown, what it ate, what it did during the day, what it thought about? They finally decide to just go visit the local farm where the chicken grew up. …mehr
Twitter has acquired blogging company Posterous, and said its engineers, product managers and others will join Twitter teams working on several key initiatives. …mehr
Microsoft today released six security updates that patched seven vulnerabilities, including a critical Windows bug that hackers will certainly try to exploit with a network worm, according to researchers. …mehr
For millions of Americans, March means brackets—the kind found in the NCAA men's basketball tournament—but for the threat watchers at Application Security's TeamShatter, it means brackets of a different kind: breach brackets. …mehr
The Mac OS may have evolved dramatically over the years, but one thing hasn't changed much: the process of managing files. Nearly 30 years into the Mac era, most of us still use the old files-inside-folders model for organizing our hard drives. We still drag and drop files from one folder to another, and we still assiduously follow our own file-naming conventions. …mehr
Not to be overshadowed by Spotify and Turntable.FM, has gotten a serious user interface overhaul. The update, available now, has easier music sharing, smoother music discovery, and is more interactive. …mehr
The resolution revolution is coming to soon, according to a spec sheet shared with . …mehr
Soon FourSquare won't be the only cool kid on the location-based apps block: A new wave of startups, including Highlight, Zaarly, TaskRabbit and Localmind, are generating buzz at South by Southwest by drawing on smartphone location data to deliver a range of social, commercial and informational experiences. …mehr
Fans of Linux Mint may recall the project's decision late last year to include the DuckDuckGo search engine among the default of its latest release, also known as …mehr
CSOs, CISOs and other security managers are not embracing the set into motion by demanding employees, but they aren't refusing to allow user-owned smartphones and tablets into the work place either. …mehr
GroupLogic has released a file syncing and sharing application that offers the same convenience as Dropbox but with enterprise-level management and security features. …mehr
Oracle's intellectual property lawsuit against Google over the Android mobile OS will go to trial on April 16, according to a judge's order filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. …mehr
Search for "online MBA programs" and you'll be met with a staggering array of options. These days, it seems every institute of higher learning offers an online MBA program. …mehr
After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica will cease publishing its flagship encyclopedia and concentrate on its digital offerings. …mehr
In what has been called "a flashback of the bad old Patch Tuesdays," Tuesday released its for the month of March. …mehr
Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against Google over the Android mobile OS will go to trial on April 16, according to a judge's order filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. …mehr
GIMP, or GNU Image Manipulation Program, is an entirely free, open-source image editor and creator that---now in its seventeenth year of development---finally seems ready to take on the big guns. Criticized for years for being too oddball, too unstable, too un-Photoshop-like, GIMP has finally edged its way into the mainstream. Yes, it's still really different from Photoshop, but after two decades of Photoshop, is that really a bad thing? …mehr
Although AT&T and Verizon both offer comparable plans for the new , there's one feature that AT&T is still lacking: tethering. …mehr
Google, in a coup, has hired Regina Dugan, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), for a senior executive position. …mehr
First iPods, now tablets. The numbers of consumers using their tablets to listen to music--more than 60 percent, according to Dallas-based research firm Parks Associates--is reportedly going to trigger a widespread increase in the embedded network technologies in home audio products. …mehr
The Guitar Collection: George Harrison highlights seven guitars from the former Beatle's personal collection, with more to be added in future releases of this iPad app. A must-have for hard-core Beatles fans and guitar aficionados, this $10 download also deserves the attention of developers of content-rich iPad apps. It's fun, informative, and a pleasure to use. …mehr
With an aggressive new CEO at Yahoo's helm and Facebook looking ahead to its initial public offering, Yahoo's patent lawsuit may have Facebook in an awkward position. …mehr
If you know anything about the new iPad, it's probably that the third-generation model of Apple's tablet will sport a so-called --a screen with pixel density so high that the human eye can't discern the individual dots in normal use. Old iPad apps will look fine on the new iPad, but only apps that update with Retina-quality imagery can fully exploit the updated screen. Apple already updated almost all of its own apps, and now it's updating its website with Retina-ready graphics, too. …mehr
At Monday, eBay announced the launch of a new iPad app called Watch With eBay. The app was originally a feature from the app (launched last November), but the company spun it off into a separate product. …mehr
The Hollywood consortium Ultraviolet is teaming up with Walmart to convert customers' DVD and Blu-ray movies into digital copies through the streaming service Vudu. Just be prepared to pay a steep price for the privilege if you've got a big movie collection. …mehr
After several years of sluggish sales, the semiconductor industry is on the verge of a rebound, according to market research firm Gartner. …mehr
Having become intimately acquainted with airlines and airports during our look at the , I have an appreciation for . The app--for and soon for Android--uses location detection technology and social media analysis to help you do what you need to do at the airport with less hassle, meet up with people who are also traveling, and keep stats on all your travels throughout the year. Zamp automatically figures out which airport you're at, and then gets all of your flight details including total miles traveled, gate information, and even your plane's tail number. …mehr
Providing personal mobile computers to medical residents reduces delays in patient care, enhances their access to electronic records and helps them to train, according to research published in the . …mehr
Apple's iPad may be a blockbuster hit, but its success won't stop Android-based slates from leading the market within three years, according to a new IDC study. …mehr
Is it pure nostalgia, or does it say something about the digital camera when we go out of our way to make our digitized snaps look like they were made using a box Brownie, or Instamatic? CameraBag 2 ($29, 30-day free trial) is a fun way to inject a retro feel into your sterile digital snapshots. …mehr
A laptop's portability makes it convenient--and an easy target for thieves. …mehr
