Redaktionelle Studien der COMPUTERWOCHE stehen jetzt zum Download zur Verfügung. Den Anfang machen Marktanalysen zu den Themen Windows 7, Compliance und IT-Konglomerate. …mehr
Mit dem Kauf will der finnische Hersteller die Mobile-Internet-Nutzung durch S40-Handys ermöglichen beziehungsweise verbessern. …mehr
Die dänische Carlsberg Group hat den ITK-Spezialisten Aastra damit beauftragt, unter dem Stichwort Unified Communications die TK-Infrastruktur des Brauereikonzerns in ganz Europa zu standardisieren und modernisieren. …mehr
Soziale Netze sind ob ihrer fehlenden Sicherheitsvorkehrungen seit Monaten in der Kritik. Jetzt hat das Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) Tipps für deren Nutzung gegeben. …mehr
Deutsche Webnutzer legen einer jetzt veröffentlichten internationalen Untersuchung zufolge beim Umgang mit Spam-Mails ein riskantes Verhalten an den Tag. …mehr
Der erstmals auf dem Mobile World Congress vorgestellte Nachfolger des HTC Hero ist ab sofort bei Vodafone sowie im freien Fachhandel erhältlich. …mehr
Auf der Telekom-Messe CTIA Wireless konnten erste Websites das neue HTC EVO 4G ausprobieren. Ihre Eindrücke machen deutlich, dass man es mit einer ganz neuen Smartphone-Generation zu tun hat. …mehr
Kurz vor dem US-Markteintritt am 3. April hat das iPad in der Werbebranche bereits für einiges Interesse gesorgt. …mehr
Zwei der bekanntesten britischen Zeitungen sind im Internet künftig nur noch gegen Gebühr zu lesen. …mehr
Die Grafikleistung des Samsung Galaxy S soll dreimal höher sein als beim iPhone 3GS. Ein neuer Chipsatz, der auch im Bada-Telefon Wave verwendet wird, soll den Leistungsschub möglich machen. …mehr
Im Zusammenhang mit einem der größten Kreditkartenbetrugsfälle in der US-Geschichte ist ein Computer-Hacker am Donnerstag in Boston (Massachusetts) zu 20 Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt worden. …mehr
Selbstkontrolle statt Zensur: Mit einer Reform des Jugendmedienschutzes wollen die Bundesländer die Betreiber von Internetseiten zur freiwilligen Alterskennzeichnung ihrer Angebote bewegen. …mehr
Schweden ist weltweit die Nummer eins bei der Nutzung der Informationstechnologie. …mehr
Der erfolgsverwöhnte Software-Konzern Oracle hat einen kleinen Dämpfer erlitten. …mehr
Hatte der Empfänger ausreichend Zeit, vom Inhalt des Entlassungsschreibens vor Zeugen Kenntnis zu nehmen, ist die Entlassung wirksam. Das Schreiben muss nicht bei ihm verbleiben. …mehr
Das iPhone ist in puncto Bedienung und Apps zum Download immer noch führend. Doch die Konkurrenz ist aufgewacht. Mit dem Android-Handy Milestone von Motorola und dem Linux-Handy N900 von Nokia gibt es seit der Weihnachtszeit zwei beachtliche Konkurrenten für das iPhone. Wir hatten alle drei Modelle im Test. Lesen Sie unseren Vergleich. …mehr
In den Entwicklungslabors des Internet-Riesen entstehen immer wieder spannende neue Ideen. Hier kommen die besten. …mehr
Meine Kunden sind vor allem private IT-Nutzer. Die bitten mich zwar immer wieder, ihnen einen Kostenvoranschlag zu unterbreiten, aber nur selten erhalte ich den Auftrag. Woran kann das liegen? …mehr
In the 1990s, Africa's richest countries in terms of resources -- Nigeria and Zaire -- had dictators who were pushed out of power, leading to an international publicity campaign to freeze international bank accounts of their families and friends. …mehr
Huawei Technologies, a growing presence in mobile infrastructure, has been credited with driving down prices worldwide but downplayed that factor at this week's CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas. …mehr
BlueScope Steel has gifted CSC a four-year contract renewal for the delivery of IT services. …mehr
Cities and towns that want a piece of Google's will have to hang on for a little longer, as Google won't be announcing its target communities until the end of 2010. …mehr
A Canadian company that promised to start a mobile wireless WiMax-based data service to Vancouver this spring has given up before it started. …mehr
The Apple iPad is coming, and--thanks primarily to the iPhone revolution--it is guaranteed to break out of its consumer-oriented shackles and . A quote from Star Trek: The Next Generation comes to mind: "Resistance is futile." Your business data will be assimilated. …mehr
With money in short supply these days, everyone wants to find a way to trim costs. One expense that could be on the chopping block--and one that readers repeatedly gripe about--is ink prices. …mehr
The team of Palm enthusiasts at webOSroundup.com has launched a crowd-sourcing project that invites other Palmophiles to create their own video ads for Palm's innovative operating system and the phones that run it. …mehr
Hacker Albert Gonzalez, who participated in a cybercrime ring that stole tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 20 years in prison. …mehr
Mega electronics retailer is preparing its employees for the , according to . Two MacBooks and an iMac will be removed from the 673 U.S. Best Buy stores that have Apple sections in order to make room for four iPad demo units. But what's most intriguing is that, according to , the four units each have four separate SKUs, meaning the could make an appearance. …mehr
Georgia Tech's computer-science researchers have come up with an innovative wireless system called LifeNet, which, because it combines the host client and router function in the LifeNet-enabled mobile device, can allow for setup of a mobile ad-hoc network that could help in emergency response or in places with little network infrastructure. …mehr
TLC isn't the first channel most people flip to when they turn on the tube, but as far as campy reality programming goes, the cable channel has got the most original and controversial line-up around by far. For those who just can't get enough or , the app from provides a handy go-anywhere experience, for the low, low price of absolutely free. …mehr
The United States Patent and Trade Office is planning a complete redesign of its IT systems and a move to a cloud platform. …mehr
Having spent much of my youth in arcades, it brings a nostalgic tear to my eye to hear that overly-excited announcer urge me to "GO! GO! GOOOO!" once more. Hydro Thunder Hurricane from Vector Unit is a welcome sequel to one of the best water-based racers out there, and judging from its debut trailer from PAX East, it captures all of the high-octane charm of its predecessor. …mehr
Thank you for being a loyal reader of the Industry Standard. As of today, the Industry Standard has been merged with InfoWorld. …mehr
The East African Submarine Cable System (EASSY) landed this week in Mombasa, Kenya, bringing the construction phase of the project closer to completion. …mehr
Nokia--the world's leading manufacturer of mobile phones--announced that it is --a privately-held Chicago-based mobile Web browser developer. The purchase moves Nokia into the increasingly contentious mobile browser battle. …mehr
Word seems to have gotten out that there's a new Spider-Man game coming. We have no idea , but we do know that the web-slinger's next video game adventure will be shown to its ideal audience next weekend, as Spider-Man: Shattered Dreams will have its public debut at WonderCon--the San Francisco-based comic book convention organized by the same company that runs Comic-Con. …mehr
Sprint's new smartphone is being hailed as the new ruler of the Android empire. But has the crown really been passed? …mehr
Nvidia on Friday introduced its fastest graphics cards to date, which will be able to play back 3D movies on PCs and bring more realistic images to games. …mehr
in Network World's Infrastructure Management section. …mehr
A China-based root DNS server associated with networking problems in Chile and the U.S. has been disconnected from the Internet. …mehr
Hackers have hit on a new way to break into computers: by attacking the firmware used in networking cards. …mehr
It's no secret that has been gearing up to via the console, but now it appears the launch is near. Netflix today announced that it has shipped instant-streaming discs to some of members for testing. "Their feedback will ensure that we deliver a great experience to everyone when we launch," writes company spokesperson Jessie Becker on . …mehr
For a long time, I've been irritated by a glitch in . It crops up when I attempt to reply to certain messages. I select/highlight a small portion of the received message text to include as a quote in my reply. I click the Reply command. To my dismay, the entire text of the message (except for any graphics, if those are present) is quoted in my reply--not just my selected snippet. …mehr
The battle between China and Google dominated the headlines this week after Google decided to stop censoring its search results. China also caused some grief with a U.S. Internet domain registrar after it demanded detailed information on the people who registered Web sites in China. Hackers looking to make a lucrative living by selling pilfered credit card information may want to rethink their career options, as the person responsible for committing what is believed to be the largest data breach ever was sentenced to three 20-year prison terms this week. Finally, the CTIA Wireless show brought more news about future phones and how femtocells may finally be ready for use in people's homes. …mehr
