Vom 23. Juni bis 6. Juli 2011 beantwortet André Häusling Ihre Karrierefragen, vor allem bezüglich der Chancen im Umfeld der agilen Softwareentwicklung. …mehr
Google hat zusammen mit seinem Hardware-Partner Samsung am Freitag den Verkauf seiner neuartigen Chromebook-Computer in Deutschland gestartet. …mehr
Hohe Auszeichnung für die Plagiatsjäger im Netz. …mehr
Zauberlehrling Harry Potter rückt seinen Fans und der nächsten Leser-Generation im Internet näher. …mehr
Das für Cloud Computing optimierte Verschlüsselungsprogramm BoxCryptor von Acomba soll das sichere Speichern von Dateien im Internet ermöglichen. Das Programm will vor allem Nutzer von Cloud Storage Anbietern wie beispielsweise Dropbox ansprechen. …mehr
Die Metro-Tochter Media-Saturn hat von der EU-Kommission die Genehmigung für die Übernahme des Online-Händlers Redcoon erhalten. …mehr
Die wachsenden Erweiterungen für Google Chrome bescheren dem Browser einen sprunghaft steigenden Marktanteil. …mehr
Der Streit um die Facebook-Gründung wird zur unendlichen Geschichte. …mehr
Blue Sky Srl bietet mit der i`mWatch eine Arbanduhr mit Android Betriebssystem und beachtlicher Hardwareausstattung. …mehr
Die PEN E-PL2 ist die zweite Systemkamera von Olympus, die einen integrierten Blitz besitzt. Sie ist zusammen mit dem neu entwickelten Objektiv Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 II erhältlich. Lesen Sie den Test. …mehr
Ist Google zu mächtig im Suchmaschinen-Markt? Die Zeichen für eine breit angelegte Wettbewerbsuntersuchung in den USA, die genau diese Frage klären soll, mehren sich. …mehr
Das Acer Iconia ist ein Notebook ohne Tastatur, aber mit zwei berührungsempfindlichen Bildschirmen. Ist Acers Idee vom tastaturlosen Notebook revolutionär oder unausgegoren? Der Test sagt es Ihnen. …mehr
Oracle schwächelt in dem für viel Geld zugekauften Geschäft mit Firmenrechnern. …mehr
Mobiles Arbeiten liegt im Trend. Virtuelle Desktops auch. Check Point packt mit Abra den mobilen Arbeitsplatz auf einen USB-Stick. Damit kann der Anwender sein Büro immer mitnehmen. Wir beschreiben, wie diese Lösung installiert wird und wie sie funktioniert. …mehr
Wer Software für Großrechner entwickelt, muss keine Befehlszeilen mehr auswendig lernen. Moderne Benutzeroberflächen und die Öffnung der Mainframes für neue Techniken machen das Leben leichter. …mehr
Moderne Webseiten für mehr Transparenz und Bürgernähe: Die Stasi-Unterlagenbehörde und das Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz haben neue Internetauftritte. …mehr
Eine positive Zwischenbilanz zog die Universität Kassel für das Projekt "Mobiles Lernen". Studenten sind mit 200 iPads und anderen Tablet-PSs für interaktive Vorlesungen ausgestattet. …mehr
Ein Wochenende lang programmierten Computer-Experten für wohltätige Zwecke. Den ersten Preis beim "Random Hacks of Kindness" gewann die App "Notfallkette". …mehr
Das LED-TFT Benq E24-5500 ist PC-Monitor und Flachbildfernseher in einem Gerät. Die Bildqualität des 24-Zoll-Monitors konnte überzeugen. …mehr
Welches Smartphone hat bei welchen Features die Nase vorn? Eine exklusive Auswertung von alaTest für die COMPUTERWOCHE gibt Auskunft. …mehr
Lulz Security's hacking continues to get political: on Friday the group attacked the Arizona Department of Public Safety in retaliation for immigration laws. …mehr
The role of the corporate finance department is moving more deeply into the areas of financial risk management, performance management, and enhanced nonfinancial and statistical reporting, according to new survey titled the "Finance Capabilities and Needs Survey." That is in addition to the better-understood missions that involved dealing with numerous changes in accounting regulations. …mehr
Chief information officers (CIOs) in Asia are continuing to search for innovative cloud technologies to support business growth, according to the Asian results of the 2011 Gartner Executive Programs (EXP) CIO Agenda survey. …mehr
, the maker of , is adding software to its product lineup--this week for computers and mobile devices. …mehr
For the first time, Disney's extensive collection of comics is digitally available in one place--on the newly launched for iOS devices. …mehr
The next version of enterprise Java will be fitted with capabilities for PaaS (platform-as-a-service) cloud computing, an Oracle official said Thursday afternoon in offering specifics on what to expect in the upgrade. …mehr
Opera co-founder and former CEO Jon von Tetzchner is leaving the company next week, Opera announced on Friday. …mehr
may not have been quite the critical darling that Bethesda were hoping for, but that hasn't stopped people from playing and enjoying it. The first batch of DLC for the game, known as Agents of Change, will be live in "early July," according to . Not only that, but it'll be free for two weeks on all platforms -- Steam on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. …mehr
It looks like Microsoft is going to be supporting the until 2016 or so, as Xbox EMEA Vice President Chris Lewis says that the Kinect has revitalized interest in the six-year-old console. …mehr
A 26-year-old man who last year helped hackers steal personal information belonging to about 120,000 iPad users pleaded guilty to fraud and hacking charges in a New Jersey court Thursday. …mehr
As the year's midpoint approaches, 2011 is promising to be a turning point for financial reporting -- and for its impact on business. The combination of the SEC's promised guidance on International Financial Reporting Standards, and the Financial Accounting Standard Board's decision on private-company reporting standards, is sure to keep finance executives awake at night. The impact of such changes is potentially monumental. …mehr
Microsoft has quietly created a new group, the office of civic innovation, as well as a new online magazine designed to promote its public sector initiatives. …mehr
With the release of Final Cut Pro X (FCP X), Apple has adopted a radical new approach that will dramatically change the future of non-linear video editing. FCP X is not an upgrade of Final Cut Studio, but rather an entirely new application that shares the same name. …mehr
Apple's taking its intellectual property case to Samsung's front door, taking HP to the cleaners, and taking its licks from professional video editors and comedians alike. Take the remainders for Friday, June 24, 2011--please. …mehr
Google Friday acknowledged that it has received formal notification of a Federal Trade Commission review, prompting analysts to say the search company could be in for a long, tiring and expensive battle. …mehr
This week's release of the Firefox 5 browser came shockingly fast for Mozilla. Firefox 4 came out of beta barely 3 months ago--the previous numbered release, Firefox 3, was released way back in 2008. …mehr
Do you like chiptunes? Do you like Square Enix's Squaresoft-era games such as Final Fantasy VII, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger and Unlimited SaGa? Then you may be interested in . …mehr
Google's always taken the spaghetti-on-the-wall approach to its numerous tech initiatives: Boil up something clever and toss it on the wall. If it sticks--think Android--hey, fantastic. If it falls to the floor-- and come to mind--well, better luck next time. Unfortunately, the search giant has two more nonstarters to add to its long list of flubs: and . …mehr
I've never been a big fan of either for personal or business use, but a new study suggests that advertising on the social networking site could be well worth your while if you run a business. …mehr
Banks may well turn to dealmaking as a result of the pressure they're getting from regulatory reforms, a survey of bank executives indicates. …mehr
The Feds have finally come a-knocking on Google's door. Will this become the tech story of the decade, much like Microsoft's antitrust case was in the 1990s? Only time will tell. Here's a FAQ to get you up to speed on what the FTC inquiry may really mean. …mehr
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has stepped into the fray over startup LightSquared's planned mobile data network, and passed a bill that would block the Federal Communications Commission from spending any money granting the carrier a waiver it is seeking. …mehr
The 9.7-in. from Hewlett-Packard (HP) will be quickly followed by a 7-in. tablet from HP in August, according to a report. …mehr
The newly-remade free to play MMO Hellgate is launching its open beta on June 30 -- that's next Thursday -- and bringing with it two new game modes. …mehr
The concept of a domain name has always fascinated me --- so much so that I at one time pondered writing a book on its history. Seemingly overnight, the whole concept of a "name" that matched an IP address became a must-have for corporate branding. And that's when it got interesting. …mehr
If you're revving your engines in excitement for Pixar's , you may find a nice detour in , developed by Avalanche Software and released this week by Disney Interactive Studios. If you somehow haven't heard of , here's all you need to know--it's an animated movie franchise based on talking cars. …mehr
Google said on Friday that it plans to shut down two services that proved unpopular: Google Health and Google PowerMeter. …mehr
Twitter is introducing ads into the live stream of messages, according to the Financial Times. The addition of "promoted tweets" -- a euphemism for advertising -- within the live Twitter stream is bound to frustrate many users, at the same time as it attracts some of the company's 300 million users. …mehr
If you're a current player of Star Wars Galaxies, you may have already seen bearing the bad news that Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts have decided to close down Star Wars Galaxies on December 15 of this year. …mehr
What's the best way to substantiate a rumor? Take legal action. …mehr
Several companies are developing new database technologies to solve what they see as the shortcomings of traditional, relational database management systems in a cloud environment. Four of them described the approaches they're taking during a panel at the GigaOm Structure conference on Thursday. …mehr
YouTube videos are meant to be shared. But the best way to share them is not by copying and pasting a link, but rather embedding the actual video in your blog, Web page, or the like. That way, your visitors can watch the clip directly without having to click away to YouTube proper. …mehr
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss were back in court on Thursday, a day after their lawyers had submitted to a court in California that they would not appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court their US$65 million settlement with Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. …mehr
Intel hopes to make it easier for developers to make money by pushing a subscription model to sell applications through its tablet and netbook application store, a company executive said this week. …mehr
Red Hat is readying a general release of its Arquillian testing technology for enterprise Java application development, which is intended to make it easy for developers to perform integration testing. …mehr
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Mozilla is planning to retire Firefox 3.6 from support, but won't put the 18-month-old browser out to pasture until August at the earliest. …mehr
Location-based services allow you to report your current location in real time to a given platform. This is usually done by checking into locations -- such as restaurants, retail shops, airports -- manually from a smartphone. Inevitably such services will become more sophisticated as GPS data improves, allowing you to track your movements and checking you into locations automatically. …mehr