Bei der Easy Software AG sind einem Pressebericht zufolge Aufsichtsrat und Vorstand in Teilen entmachtet. …mehr
Gut ein Jahr nach dem Ausstieg aus der Entwicklung eines eigenen Tablet-Computers setzt PC-Marktführer Hewlett-Packard jetzt auf den Trend zu Hybrid-Geräten. …mehr
Splunk, Spezialist für die Analyse von maschinenerzeugten Big Data (Logfiles und mehr), hat seine Zahlen für das erste volle Quartal nach dem Börsengang veröffentlicht. …mehr
Die schlichte SMS hat den Mobilfunkern Milliarden in die Kassen gespült. Inzwischen aber haben neue Handy-Dienste der SMS den Rang abgelaufen. Auf der IFA werben Deutsche Telekom und Vodafone für den Nachfolger Joyn. Experten aber sind skeptisch. …mehr
Atari hat eine Reihe klassischer Arcade-Spiele in HTML5 umgesetzt, so dass man sie jetzt im Browser spielen kann. …mehr
Der Aufsichtsrat der Lufthansa Systems AG hat gestern den Vertrag von Stefan Hansen als Vorstandsvorsitzender um fünf Jahre bis zum 30. Juni 2018 verlängert. …mehr
Mit dem Umzug seiner Education-Schulungssysteme auf eine neue Cloud-basierte Infrastruktur hat SAP mehr Flexibilität und eine höhere Skalierbarkeit erreicht. Damit tritt der größte deutsche Softwarekonzern beim diesjährigen COMPUTERWOCHE-Wettbewerb "Best in Cloud 2012" an. …mehr
Erst wurden die weißen Flecken der Internet-Versorgung auf dem Land geschlossen. Jetzt geht es mit LTE in die Städte hinein. Vodafone erwartet bis 2015 eine flächendeckende Versorgung mit dem Hochgeschwindigkeitsnetz in Deutschland. …mehr
Oracle hat außer der Reihe einen Patch für die Desktop-Version (SE) von Java 7 veröffentlicht. …mehr
Zum Start der Technik-Messe IFA haben die Online-Dienste von United Internet ihre Tarife für die De-Mail angekündigt. …mehr
In den festgefahrenen Patentkrieg der Mobilfunk-Branche kommt nach der verheerenden Prozessniederlage von Samsung in den USA etwas Bewegung. …mehr
Brainstorming, Prozessoptimierung, strategische Analyse, Projekt-Management: Die Anwendungsgebiete für Mind-Mapping-Tools sind so vielfältig wie das Marktangebot. Hier die Lösungen, die Sie kennen sollten. …mehr
Eine Führungskraft erschrickt vor der Vorstellung, dass der Bewerber ihn fragt: Weshalb sollte ich zu Ihnen kommen?" Wie soll er am besten darauf reagieren? …mehr
Aktentaschen voller Ordner und Muster waren gestern. Heute haben die Außendienstler der Hemopharm GmbH alle Informationen im Online-Zugriff. …mehr
Mit Telematiksystemen wird aus dem Auto ein rollendes Multimedia-Center. Derzeit steht die Anbindung von sozialen Medien und Google-Diensten auf der Agenda der Hersteller. Office-Anwendungen sind dagegen noch Mangelware. …mehr
In steuerlicher Hinsicht sind mehrere Tätigkeitsstätten möglich, aber nur eine davon ist eine Arbeitsstätte, sagen die Experten von SH+C. …mehr
Der E-Postbrief von der Post AG ist ein mächtiger Widersacher zu den De-Mail-Angeboten. Darüber hinaus gibt es kleinere, nicht minder interessante Angebote. …mehr
Die Frage des Arbeitgebers nach der Schwerbehinderung des Arbeitnehmers ist erst nach einer Frist von sechs Wochen zulässig. …mehr
Die weltgrößte Messe für Consumer Electronics und Hausgeräte öffnet heute ihre Pforten. Trotz konjunktureller Risiken geben sich die IFA-Veranstalter optimistisch. …mehr
It seems like it was just yesterday that we , where we featured a quality, inexpensive Mac app every weekday. We got through a lot of different programs, from tools for managing your Instagram photos to battery saving utilities and everything in between. In case you missed a few, here's our complete list of products from GemFest 2012. …mehr
I have a huge movie collection. It used to all be on VHS tapes, then I moved to DVDs, and now I'm slowly moving to Blu-Ray. That's all well and good, but along the way I decided I liked the convenience of making my hundreds of movies accessible from a single hard drive instead. Does this sound good to you? Here's how you, too, can put twenty boxes of DVDs into a single 2TB hard drive. …mehr
Most people fear automation. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the "A-word" has conjured up rebellion by those who are vulnerable to replacement by machines. When you automate a job, there is a high likelihood that the machinery will reduce dependence on human interaction and may even eliminate the need for humans altogether. In the future, some IT roles will diminish in numbers and possibly disappear altogether -- but service management and automation will always need innovators and leaders. …mehr
There's nothing to "oooh" and "ahhh" about with the Kyocera Rise ($20 with a two-year contract from Sprint after a mail-in rebate; price as of August 29, 2012). This budget smartphone, which runs , has a simple design and basic hardware, and it doesn't excel in any particular category despite its wide range of functionality. However, you can't beat the price point, and the Rise is a solid option if you're looking to dip your toes into the world of smartphones. Also, it has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, which makes typing messages more convenient and also frees up space on the Rise's compact screen. …mehr
European server sales and shipments were well down in the second quarter, says analyst Gartner. …mehr
This weeks roundup of iOS apps will help you read a little better, play a little harder, and look to the skies. …mehr
In the second installment of our "" series, we'll consider Lowes' new DIY system, Iris. The big-box retailer offers three very affordable do-it-yourself kits that let you connect via the cloud to monitor, control, and (to a lesser extent) secure your home. This is one of the better efforts I've seen to bring this technology into the mainstream. …mehr
is a gesture-based action game that puts you in the well-polished shoes of an international spy. The object of the game from is similar to side-scrolling platformer you need to prolong gameplay for as long as possible without hitting an obstacle. Death is inevitable and how long youre able to dodge rocks, pits, and death traps is a matter of skill and timing. …mehr
Microsoft will allow users of Windows 8 Pro to downgrade their new PCs to Windows 7 or even Vista, according to the operating system's licensing agreement. …mehr
The Computerworld UK story, "Child database leak caused by error not hacking," which posted to the newswire Wednesday, has been removed from the wire at the request of Computerworld UK. Online editors are asked to remove it from their sites as soon as possible. …mehr
"The devil is in the details," the saying goes. True enough. But it is also true that "the devil is in the definitions." And both details and definitions are crucial to the meaning of "Internet freedom," one of the planks of the Republican Party platform approved this past Tuesday at the party's convention in Tampa. …mehr
I recently stumbled over two Safari-related problems. In each case, specific features of a website did not work as expected. While my precise symptoms may be limited in scope, the overall problems are general ones and the solutions apply to a wide variety of similar situations. …mehr
This weeks roundup of free games are all about evolving. Thanks to a recent Ludum Dare 48 Hour game jam on the theme of evolution, this week has seen a cavalcade of great free games about the survival of the fittest. …mehr
After looking through the dozen or so announcements of at IFA 2012, I'm having trouble telling some of them apart. …mehr
Outsourcer Capita has acquired UK hotel, business travel and conference booking agent Expotel Group for £16 million. …mehr
In the humanoid crew members of the wore little boxes near the waistlines of their pajama-like uniforms. While their purpose wasn't explained in the film's dialogue, these were supposed to be medical telemetry devices that would periodically scan each crew member and report back to sickbay if something were remiss. …mehr
A developer of a popular mobile app believes he's discovered evidence of what the insides of the will look like and why it could sell for as low as $249. …mehr
Can a single app make a major difference in your productivity? For anyone who routinely taps out lengthy emails on their phone or tablet, the answer is a resounding yes -- when that app is . …mehr
Oracle released an emergency patch on Thursday for previously unknown Java vulnerabilities that cybercriminals had targeted with popular exploit kits within hours after the bugs' existence became public. …mehr
A first wave of 40 PCs starting October 26, which is the launch date for Windows 8. …mehr
Anyone who grew up watching the Star Wars movies knows how cool it looked to be a Jedi and control things with a simple movement of the hand. For a long time, it seemed as if this would remain firmly in the realm of science fiction along with lightsabers. Now a new app that relies on hand gestures is available for controlling your music. Called Flutter, this free Windows software lets you start and stop your music simply by showing the flat palm of your hand to your webcam. …mehr
Apple isn't the only one that can pack the pixels into a high-end laptop. At the IFA trade show in Berlin, Samsung showed off a 13-inch Series 9 laptop with a similar pixel density to Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro. …mehr
Reader Jed wrote in with this problem: …mehr
Lenovo on Friday introduced a new range of all-in-one touch-screen PCs designed to run Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 OS, with prices for the desktops starting at US$599. …mehr
Secure.me has developed a website and a browser plug-in designed to make Facebook users aware of the personal information that gets harvested by third-party applications. …mehr
Mobile startup Ting, which delivers its voice, text and data offerings over Sprint Nextel's network, has become the newest LTE service provider by shipping its first device that uses the fast 4G technology. …mehr
IBM and Oracle shared more details this week about new RISC chips they're building for server customers, the Power7+ in the case of IBM and the T5 for Oracle. …mehr
NEC Corporation and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will start studies to support "smart village" development in agricultural areas of India, according to an announcement by NEC, a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies. …mehr
Dictionary.com Extension is for everyone who isn't blessed with a memory like the Oxford English Dictionary. If definitions don't instantly and effortlessly spring to mind and you need an authoritative reference source to look up a word without a lot of extra clicking, check out this free and useful Google Chrome browser extension. It makes the whole word definition search a breeze without having to go to the Dictionary.com site itself. …mehr
Facebook is tweaking its development platform to allow third-party applications to communicate directly with their users by sending notifications to their profiles. …mehr
Secure.me has developed a website and a browser plug-in designed to make Facebook users aware of the personal information that gets harvested by third-party applications. …mehr
What happens behind the scenes in your cloud over Labor Day Weekend? Before you start thinking about lighting up the BBQ, make sure that your AWS cloud is under control and not creating unexpected surprises for Tuesday morning. …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 approach. …mehr