Sony Ericsson beginnt das Jahr 2009 mit dem Cybershot-Handy C510. Das berichtet das Fan-Blog SEMC. Das Gerät kursiert bereits seit ein paar Monaten unter dem Namen Kate im Internet. Es soll in ein bis zwei Monaten im Handel erscheinen. …mehr
Weihnachtszeit ist Spenden-Zeit. Wer gemeinnützigen Organisationen in ihren sozialen und Umweltschutzprojekten helfen möchte, findet hier einige Empfehlungen der COMPUTERWOCHE-Redaktion. …mehr
Im vierten Finanzquartal 2008 verbucht Novell einen operativen Verlust bei Umsätzen auf Vorjahresniveau. Besser sieht die Bilanz für das gesamte Geschäftsjahr 2008 aus. …mehr
Ein neuer Bluetooth-Standard mit deutlich schnelleren Übertragungsraten soll ab Mitte 2009 Einzug halten. Er wird in zwei Varianten spezifiziert, berichtet "Cnet" mit Berufung auf die Bluetooth SiG. Bluetooth 2.2 10x verspricht 30 Megabit pro Sekunde, mit Bluetooth 2.2 100x sollen sogar 300 Megabit pro Sekunde möglich sein. …mehr
Das Touchscreen-Smartphone HTC Touch HD hat sich bisher öfter mal eine Pause gegönnt, wenn der Nutzer mehrmals auf den Bildschirm klickte, weil ein Programm mehrere Eingaben erforderte. Diese nervigen Unterbrechungen soll jetzt eine Software-Aktualisierung beseitigen. …mehr
Firmen beziehungsweise Markenrechtsinhaber können sich bereits für die neue Top-Level-.Domain (TLD) registrieren lassen. …mehr
Neue Softwarefunktionen können Anwender von SAP ERP über Enhancement Packages (EhP) in Betrieb nehmen. Langwierige Release-Wechsel wie bei R/3 sollen der Vergangenheit angehören. Kunden begrüßen dies, können aber noch nicht abschätzen, ob der Softwarepflegeaufwand damit wirklich abnimmt. …mehr
Facebook und Google haben gestern ihre konkurrierenden Data-Portability-Initiativen "Facebook Connect" und "Google Friend Connect" gestartet. …mehr
Ein Blogger hat jetzt ein Video veröffentlicht, das zeigt, wie widerstandsfähig das Display des Blackberry Storm ist. Selbst ein extrascharfes Armeemesser kann dem Display nichts anhaben. …mehr
Der bisher für die Suchtechnik von Yahoo verantwortliche Manager soll Microsoft Online Services leiten. Steve Ballmer ist begeistert und schließt eine Personallücke. …mehr
Der Computer- und Komponentenhersteller Micro-Star International (MSI) hat mit der "Wind NetBox" einen Kompaktcomputer vorgestellt, der zum einfachen Anbringen an Bildschirmen gedacht ist. …mehr
Das australische Unternehmen Kogan Technologies hat angekündigt, dass es ab 29. Januar 2009 die beiden Smartphones "Agora" und "Agora Pro" ausliefern wird. …mehr
Der weltweite Absatz von Smartphones wuchs im dritten Quartal 2008 insgesamt langsamer als im Vorjahr. Einzig Apple, RIM und HTC konnten kräftig zulegen, alle anderen verkauften weniger Handys als im Vorjahresquartal. …mehr
Das Internet-Handelsunternehmen Amazon hat seinen Online-Musik-Shop Amazon MP3 nun auch offiziell in Großbritannien gestartet. …mehr
I2 Technologies hat seinen geplanten Verkauf an die JDA Software Group für 346 Millionen Dollar gestoppt. Die Kombination der beiden Supply-Chain-Softwarefirmen hätte JDA globale Reichweite verschaffen sollen. …mehr
Microsoft-Admins bekommen im Dezember noch einmal allerhand zu tun: Am kommenden Dienstag veröffentlicht der Softwarekonzern im Rahmen seines monatlichen Sicherheits-Updates acht Patches für seine Produkte. …mehr
Handys, Smartphones, PDAs und Co. - die funktionsreichen Rechenzwerge für unterwegs bergen mehr Sicherheitsrisiken als Laptops. Lesen Sie, wovor sich Mobile User hüten sollten. …mehr
Das Add-on für Web-Browser von Mozilla und Microsoft eignet sich dazu, komplette Web-Seiten elektronisch abzulichten. Das gelingt selbst dann, wenn die Inhalte mehrere Bildschirmseiten umfassen. …mehr
Das Programm Logomaker von Avanquest für rund 30 Euro liefert Funktionen, um aus Vorlagen Logos am PC zu kreieren. …mehr
Die weltweite Konjunkturkrise hat auf breiter Front die IT-Branche erreicht. Am Donnerstag hagelte es schlechte Nachrichten von Top-Adressen der Computer- und Telekom-Branche …mehr
Das Bundesarchiv stellt der freien Online-Enzyklopädie Wikipedia rund 100.000 historische Fotos zur freien Verfügung. …mehr
Mit der Software FactoryTalk VantagePoint rufen Produktionsleiter jederzeit alle wichtigen Informationen über die aktuellen Prozesse im Betrieb und deren Effizienz ab. …mehr
Mit der "IntraProtector IBM Appliance" bieten IBM und die Dortmunder COMCO AG ein Anti-Datenspionage-Paket, das Unternehmen unterschiedlicher Größenordnung interne Netzsicherheit zu kostengünstigen Konditionen ermöglichen soll. …mehr
Without fanfare or even a press release, YouTube has started offering high-definition videos. Starting Friday morning, certain videos -- presumably those originally uploaded in HD -- now include a "watch in HD" link in the lower-right corner (). …mehr
In what it describes as "the biggest thing to happen to storage in decades", Sun Microsystems has unveiled its Sun Storage 7000 family. …mehr
Three Malaysian students have won RM75, 000 (US$21, 000) worth of cash and notebooks from technology companies Hewlett-Packard (HP) and AMD. …mehr
One hour after Google did a public launch of , Facebook launched . The simultaneous launch is not a coincidence -- the two competing services are battling for mindshare as they strive to be the frontrunners in data portability. …mehr
Forty seven home-grown IT companies have achieved world standards, according to Malaysian government agency Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC). …mehr
about readers' reactions to his negative review of RIM's BlackBerry Storm. Pogue gave the smartphone a drubbing and copped the righteous flak of CrackBerry addicts everywhere as a result. …mehr
Networking products provider D-Link and tertiary institution Singapore Polytechnic (SP) have announced an initiative aimed at benefiting both local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and SP students. …mehr
Rumor has it is soon to grace the Xbox 360 and reward the platform faithful. The rumor itself is , but the picture above, just unveiled by Konami , has speculators salivating. Since the colors are electric green on black, and since the symbol to the right looks an awful lot like the symbol in the middle of the power button on the face of the 360, it's not hard to see why. …mehr
Gamers, nay, Indian PC gamers rejoice! And reserve some space in your daily prayers for e-xpress interactive who are launching the entire Grand Theft Auto series (except the first two installments) here at dirt cheap prices (well, at least for the homely PC). …mehr
is revamping the hardware for its storage appliances, giving them much more capacity from the top of the line to the bottom. …mehr
Just three days after a at SonicWall Inc. temporarily knocked out e-mail and Web firewall protections for some of its users, rival Astaro Corp. is looking to cash on the customer angst caused by the incident. …mehr
The Mars Science Laboratory will launch two years later than previously planned, said American space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). …mehr
To help companies stay productive in difficult economic times, Autodesk Malaysia has reduced prices for its design software. …mehr
You can tell the relatives are coming to town soon. Everyone's trying to clean up their acts so Aunt Edwina won't be able to find out what naughty things they've been up to. …mehr
Friday morning I installed onto an HP notebook I am using for my testing. On Monday we'll post some more hands-on coverage of SP2, but for now here are some of my first impressions while installing Service Pack 2 Beta. …mehr
The election of has been closely watched by Indian IT services companies who wonder . …mehr
Intel on Friday said it is researching technology to harvest free energy from the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones running for indefinite periods without recharging. …mehr
I like the idea of keeping a Wi-Fi network open so visitors can be welcomed into the warm Internet like Elijah to a seder. But for your business, you'll likely want restrict access as much as possible to minimize the risk of stolen data. A Wi-Fi network without a password sends information in-the-clear, meaning that . Here are several ways to close your network's windows to keep pests out. …mehr
Verizon Wireless has released a firmware update for its device. The 4.7.0.75 update is now available via the phone's Desktop Software Manager -- accessible by connecting your phone to your PC and running BlackBerry Desktop -- and is expected to go out over-the-air by late Friday evening. …mehr
Which are the best firms at helping organizations navigate the complexities of managing customer and employee information? That's the question I posed last month to over 2,000 people responsible for data protection. This was the third year asking this question (see and ), so we're now able to see some trend lines. I was surprised at the results. …mehr
The specifications for the new version of Bluetooth technology- Bluetooth 2.2 will be revealed sometime in mid-2009. This was announced by the consortium of companies that form the technology's Special Interest Group. …mehr
Recent months have seen a number of desktops launched for the enterprise segment. Lenovo's ThinkCentre A62 PC is the newest addition to the market and it boasts of consuming 40 watts less power than previous ThinkCentre PCs. Lenovo claims that the low power consumption is due to the new 15w AMD Athlon 2650e processor, which is available in select models. …mehr
Research In Motion's hostile bid for Canadian security firm Certicom Corp. could make the BlackBerry a safer choice for enterprise customers, particularly within the public sector, industry analysts said Thursday. …mehr
Facebook its Web-wide sign-on system, , on Thursday -- and let me tell you, this thing has the potential to simplify and enrich social networking in a revolutionary way. …mehr
A California satellite technology provider has signed a deal to put a planned broadband Internet satellite into orbit above the U.S. in the first half of 2011. …mehr
Nintendo's Wii Fit game and Apple's iPhone 3G are among the top 20 products Japanese consumers confessed to buying on impulse in 2008. …mehr
Our annual Editors' Choice Awards always inspire passionate debate--and that's just within the Macworld offices. While our reflects the consensus of our editors, not every pick is unanimous. And sometimes those debates spill out from behind closed doors and onto the pages of Macworld.com. …mehr
The Symbian Foundation is on track to take over Symbian as an open-source operating system in 2010 and will put out its first distribution of software for developers in the first half of next year, its executive director said Thursday. …mehr
A U.K.-based mobile phone maker plans to start selling next year a novel smartphone originally built for the British military called the . …mehr
AT&T hopes to standardize on a single operating system for AT&T-branded smartphones as part of a "dramatic consolidation" of its mobile platforms over the next few years, a company executive said Thursday. …mehr
Google and Facebook separately announced the general availability of their respective data portability programs on Thursday. …mehr
on Thursday appointed Qi Lu, who was executive vice president in Yahoo's search and advertising technology group, as the president of its Online Services Group. …mehr
Amazon Web Services is lending a hand to researchers and developers by hosting a centralized repository of public data and the computing power to crunch the data. …mehr
A backflip by Liberal leaders to cut billions in regional telecommunications safeguards has triggered a boycott by shadow communications minister Nick Minchin and almost half the voting members of the Coalition. …mehr
It's starting to look like attendance at the upcoming International Consumer Electronics Show will be considerably affected by the financial crisis that has gripped many of the companies the show serves. …mehr
A late October phishing campaign may have given online criminals the information they needed to seize control of payment processor CheckFree's Internet domain this week. …mehr