Wir starten die letzte Runde zum großen CeBIT-Gewinnspiel. Dieses Mal gibt es unter anderem einen Acer-Projektor, einen Scanner und eine Audio-Anlage zu gewinnen. …mehr
Nach fast vier Jahren Entwicklung ist T-Systems bei dem Projekt "Sichere Mobile Kommunikation" (SiMKo) der Durchbruch gelungen. …mehr
Ende der 90er Jahre gehörte sie zu den wenigen Frauen, die den Job einer Geschäftsführerin eines IT-Beratungs- und Softwarehauses innehatten. …mehr
Acer will 2009 mit zehn neuen Smartphones in den Handy-Markt einsteigen. Der Hersteller setzt dabei weniger auf Highend-Technik, sondern auf eine agressive Preispolitik. …mehr
Aber immerhin ein Viertel der Anbieter rechnet kurzfristig mit besseren Zeiten. …mehr
IBM nimmt verstärkt Microsoft aufs Korn, meint Rüdiger Spies, Independant Vice President Enterprise Applications bei IDC. Die gemeinsamen Interessen beider IT-Riesen schwinden. …mehr
Manager von LinkedIn, Yahoo, Sevenload und Amazon nutzten die Messe, um die Bedeutung ihre Web-Plattformen für die Zukunft zu belegen. …mehr
Schicke Sub-Notebooks werden mit Preisen von deutlich unter 1000 Euro erschwinglich. Außerdem bieten größere Displays und Tastaturen sowie eine bessere Leistung mehr Notebook-Komfort als die kleineren Netbooks. …mehr
US-Forscher haben einen Ansatz entwickelt, mit dem der Energieverbrauch in Rechenzentren um bis zu 75 Prozent gesenkt werden könnte. …mehr
Deutsche Banken sind unsicher, Hacker im Internet sind professionell - und der im Web surfende Anwender hat eigentlich keine Chance. Ex-Hacker Gunnar Porada im Interview mit CW-Redakteur Jan-Bernd Meyer. …mehr
Fans der Beatles können endlich aufatmen. Die Apple Corporation, die das musikalische Erbe der "Fab Four" verwaltet, und MTV Games haben den Veröffentlichungstermin für das heiß ersehnte Beatles-Musikspiel bekannt gegeben. …mehr
Auf dem britischen Wissenschafts-Event Pioneers 09 haben Forscher mit dem "Virtual Cocoon" ein Konzept für wirklich immersive virtuelle Realität (VR) vorgestellt. …mehr
Nach Nokia hat der Rechteverwerter IPCom nun auch HTC mit dem sofortigen Verkaufsstopp für seine Smartphones gedroht. Der taiwanische Hersteller soll mit seinen Windows-Mobile- und Android-Geräten Patente verletzen. …mehr
In Rahmen des thematischen Netzwerks "RFID in Europe" wird sich das deutsche Informationsforum RFID um die Akzeptanz der Verbraucher kümmern. …mehr
Das Videoportal YouTube verhandelt mit dem Musiklabel Universal Music Group über die Gründung einer neuen Online-Musikplattform. …mehr
Der Blackberry-Hersteller RIM wird demnächst seine eigene Downloadplattform für Programme eröffnen. …mehr
Mit Hilfe von Zwischensteckern mit Kippschaltern für die Steckdose spart das Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB) jährlich 5000 Euro und vermeidet rund 21 Millionen Tonnen CO2. …mehr
Erste Verhandlungen laufen Medienberichten zufolge schon. …mehr
Die Wirtschaftskrise drückt in Deutschland immer mehr auf die Zahlungsmoral. …mehr
Allen Unkenrufen zum Trotz steigt die Bedeutung von Service-orientierten Architekturen (SOA) hierzulande, wie eine aktuelle Studie belegt. …mehr
Erfreuliche Nachrichten für Anwender: ITK-Produkte werden bis zum Jahresende 2009 billiger. Allerdings sollen die Teilbereiche RZ, Bürokommunikation, Datenbanken und SAP-Anwendungen unterschiedlich betroffen sein. …mehr
Ob Auslandssemester, internationales Firmenprojekt oder Südamerika-Urlaub: Das Internet hilft, fremde Sprachen und Kulturen zu erlernen. Komuniki macht E-Learning zwonullig. …mehr
Die Projektgruppe Interoperabilität der Open Source Business Foundation (OSBF) hat auf der CeBIT eine gemeinsam entwickelte Plattform für sicheres Cloud-Computing vorgestellt. …mehr
10.000 Vertragspartner buchen knapp 340.000 Passagiere auf eine von etwa 300 Kreuzfahrten, bei denen über 100 Häfen angesteuert werden, wo Passagiere ein- und wieder auschecken - das ist nicht nur eine gewaltige Herausforderung an die Logistik, sondern vor allem auch an die IT. …mehr
Die CeBIT 2009 geht in die Schlussrunde: Am Sonntag endet die 24. Auflage der weltgrößten IT-Messe. Wir blicken schon einmal zurück mit den schönsten Fotos der COMPUTERWOCHE-Redaktion. …mehr
Sony has officially narrowed down a release window for the PlayStation 3 exclusive . The game is scheduled to release in the month of June with a demo coming soon. Greg Phillips, producer at SCEA, writes on the official "more details on when and how the demo will be available shortly." Additionally, Phillips says a new InFamous trailer will be released next week with even more surprises from the Sucker Punch development team coming later this month. …mehr
The Demo 09 and Cebit trade shows added a steady stream of news to what already seemed like a busy week in IT -- narrowing the list to 10 stories was tougher than usual. Even allowing for the likelihood that we have a case of early spring fever, the headlines were hopping and for a change the ones that captured our attention did not tend to be related to the recession. There was a key federal appointment, some more blunt talk from Yahoo's new CEO and a warning from the FTC, among other things. …mehr
is one of a surprisingly large set of browsers which aren't called "", "," or "." Occupying a very thin slice of market share, many are simple Mozilla clones or partially-complete proofs-of-concept. Remarkably, freebie GreenBrowser seems to be a complete, well-supported browser with a lot of useful features. …mehr
IDC Corp.'s quarterly data storage sales report shows that quarterly revenue for worldwide storage systems was down 5.9% in the last quarter of 2008 compared to a year earlier. But the capacity shipped increased by 27.3% year-over-year to a total of 2.46 petabytes. …mehr
is clearly poised to be the next king of the hill, selling 278,000 units in its first day on Japanese shelves. According to , this should be more than enough to throne Japan's current best selling title, Yakuza 3, but the end of the week. So far, the PlayStation 3 has proven to be the console of choice for Capcom's survival horror masterpiece, raking in 222,000 copies, with the Xbox 360 picking up scraps at 56,000 copies. …mehr
Facebook has revamped to make it easier to share and respond to listings. …mehr
I'm just going to come out and say this: I never really "got" the whole Sims phenomenon. I think my problem stems from the fact that playing the first game made me feel like I was bossing around a hamster. All you did was control bodily functions, wash the dishes, and shower. I barely do half of that in the real world. The second game added more personality and better graphics, but there I felt like I was directing a really needy, whiny kid. And who wants to deal with that? …mehr
Kindle for iPhone is a gateway drug for e-book junkies. Amazon is giving iPhone users just enough of a taste of the Kindle experience with the free app to make them crave the real thing. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is saying to readers, in so many words, "You like that? For just $359, you can get even higher. Go ahead. You know you want to." …mehr
has crossed over from journalist to entrepreneur. …mehr
iPhone users in the know are well aware that there's a slew of apps that aren't available through the official app store. Late last year, "the jailbreaking community lives on and offers some very useful applications that you likely will never see from the App Store." …mehr
The number-one government goal of trade group TechAmerica in the coming year is assisting federal and state governments in how to wisely spend money from the US$787 billion economic stimulus package, officials there said. …mehr
Obama's promise to strengthen the nation's broadband infrastructure is getting a boost from an unlikely quarter: The Entertainment Software Association. …mehr
Sybase has announced two new mobile services based on SMS messaging, one for phone users to get turn-by-turn directions, another for vendors to insert ads or promotions at the bottom of the message blocks. …mehr
PC shipments will through 2009, according to analyst group, IDC. The group estimates that for the full year, numbers will be down 4.5 percent versus 2008, with a whopping 8 percent decline in just the first half of 2009. To which I say, it's about time. …mehr
A Microsoft contract worker who organized a protest against the company's plan to cut contractors' pay has abandoned that effort and accepted his pay cut. …mehr
"TinyURL is experiencing temporary dificulties." Yes, that's "." …mehr
An unpatched bug in popular PDF viewing and editing applications is much more dangerous than first thought, according to security researchers who have created exploits that sidestep Adobe's defensive recommendations. …mehr
Every year, I hear dozens of horror stories from customers about server and network outages and the resulting loss of data and productivity. For a brief moment, some network users may find an outage a bit charming, as older colleagues lean back and reflect, "This is the way it was back in the '70s -- no Internet, no e-mail, not even a fax machine. Just typewriters, phones, and Uncle Sam's mail." …mehr
Next week's Microsoft Convergence conference in New Orleans will likely be light on new product announcements but heavy on talk about how the vendor's ERP and CRM software can help companies adapt to change and save money in challenging economic times. …mehr
The Conficker/Downadup worm managed to at its height, but after it initially infected a computer it only really acted to spread itself, and didn't cause further harm. Until now. …mehr
In a Windows first, you'll be able to remove Internet Explorer and other previously integrated programs from the operating system. will be one of nine new options on the "Windows Features" customizable control panel. Windows Media Player and Windows Search are among the other services being added to the list. …mehr
Square Enix, Japanese publisher of the franchise confirmed the , British publisher of the series, after lengthy takeover talks since December of last year. Square Enix hopes to expand its influence over the Western market with this recent acquisition. Other Eidos properties include: , , and . …mehr
Well, at least the world didn't end this week -- no thanks to rogue asteroids and economic turmoil. In fact, there was good news to be had: Microsoft has a new search service, Facebook unveiled new features, the nation got a new CIO, Apple received a new honor to crow about, and did we mention The Beatles are coming to Rock Band? Now it's time to prove how good you are at passing our quiz. Correct answers are worth 10 points, and familiarity with Japanese is a plus. Ready? Then begin. …mehr
It's coming to a close a bit sooner than expected: Circuit City's going-out-of-business sale will end Sunday, March 8. Great American Group, one of four firms managing the liquidation of the once-great electronics chain, has announced that Circuit City's US$1.7 billion in inventory is just about gone. So if you're looking for a killer bargain on whatever's left in stock -- or even store fixtures like display shelves, a ratty office chair, or the manager's coffee mug -- now's your last chance. …mehr