Die SAP AG gab heute bekannt, dass Vorstandsmitglied Dr. Angelika Dammann aus persönlichen Gründen entschieden hat, die SAP AG zu verlassen. …mehr
Ein Polizist in den USA lässt sein Auto von halbnackten Frauen waschen und stellt davon ein Video ins Netz. …mehr
Mit den Rabattangeboten bei Social-Shopping-Sites wie Groupon, City Deal oder DailyDeals sind die User alles andere als zufrieden. …mehr
Google hat die ersten Tester zu seinem neuen Facebook-Konkurrenten Google Plus eingeladen. Die PC-Welt hat sich umgesehen und beantwortet wichtige Fragen zu Google+. …mehr
"So schnell wie möglich" will der Online-Musikdienst Spotify in den USA endlich durchstarten. …mehr
Die Einstiegsvariante "Essentials" von Microsofts Small Business Server (SBS) 2011 ist ab sofort verfügbar. …mehr
Im Skandal um abgehörte Handys zieht der Murdoch-Konzern Konsequenzen und stellt die britische Boulevardzeitung "News of the World" ein. …mehr
Unified-Threat-Management-Anbieter Fortinet hat eine Studie zur IT-Sicherheit in über 300 mittelständischen bis sehr großen europäischen Unternehmen veröffentlicht. …mehr
Wem die neuen interaktiven Preisschilder im Apple Store gefallen, der kann sich jetzt mit dem iPad 2 Display Dock von newPcgadgets eine Dockingstation mit ähnlichem Design nach Hause holen. …mehr
Für die knapp 100.000 Mitarbeiter in den Call-Centern gibt es auch weiter keinen Mindestlohn. …mehr
Wie Apple bekannt gab, wurden inzwischen mehr als 15 Milliarden Apps aus dem iTunes App Store heruntergeladen. Derzeit beinhaltet die Download-Plattform etwa 425.000 Apps, darunter etwa 100.000 Programme für das iPad. …mehr
Eine Kommission der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft hat ihre Forderungen für die zukünftige Gestaltung der Informationsstrukturen in Deutschland aufgeschrieben. …mehr
Mehrere große Medienverbände drängen die Politik dazu, zur Verfolgung von Urheberrechtsverletzungen im Internet die Speicherung von Nutzerdaten vorzuschreiben. …mehr
Nach einer eindringlichen Warnung aus Deutschland nimmt sich Apple einer Sicherheitslücke beim populären iPhone-Handy und dem iPad-Tablet an. …mehr
Das Sandy-Bridge-Notebook Asus N53SV will in der Oberklasse spielen. Der Test zeigt, dass es dort zu Recht hingehört. …mehr
Zukunftsfähige Rechenzentren brauchen flexible High Density Zonen für dicht bestückte Server Racks, rät eine neue Gartner-Studie. Das spart sogar Energie. …mehr
Mit der Exilim EX-ZR100 bringt Casio eine weitere Kompaktkamera mit Highspeed-Serienbildfunktion. Hinzu kommt ein optisches 12,5fach-Zoom. Lesen Sie im Test, wie die Bildqualität des 12-Megapixel-Modells zu beurteilen ist. …mehr
Wie eine aktuelle Untersuchung des amerikanischen Unternehmens Pay Scale zeigt, rekrutieren viele Firmen in der IT-Branche nach wie vor junge Mitarbeiter, die mit einem satten Einstiegsgehalt und großzügigen Prämien zu Höchstleistungen motiviert werden sollen. …mehr
I stumbled upon , this quirky, novel twist on the tower defense genre, almost completely by accident, and not at all when I totally should've been working, oh man I hope my boss isn't reading this. The latest in a long line of offbeat browser-based titles from the folks at Adult Swim, casts you as the titular stocky spellcaster, who's having quite the time preparing himself an afternoon snack. You see, the waddling warlock wants nothing more than to cook up a delicious, oversized omelet from an ultra-rare dragon's egg, but the local fauna aren't having it, and will go to any means to disrupt the mage's meal (I will say that "Fat Wizard" is a much snappier title than "Passive Aggressive Snakes, Birds, Pigs, and Goblins Ruin Lunch"). …mehr
Paper Mario has always used its titular gimmick to great effect, but animator goes one step further by using actual construction paper in . …mehr
A nice voice and some musical talent are great tools to have at your disposal, but software maker thinks all you need to create music is an iPhone and one its apps. …mehr
You just got your hands on a Google+ invite -- but what next? Check out these 10 tips to get you started on Google's new social network. …mehr
Asia's cloud computing industry group recently unveiled two initiatives that can help guide organisations in the region as they consider adopting cloud computing. …mehr
Phew, sorry -- the sheer of that headline got the better of me for a quick second. Anyway, as reported by the folks over at , publisher (and Rockstar parent company) Take-Two Interactive reportedly filed a trademark for "Rockstar Films" on December 21, 2010, which was confirmed as "Publication/Issue date complete" as recently as June 14th. …mehr
Digital rights groups are responding with criticism of Thursday's ISP announcement that major Internet Service Providers and BitTorrent news site readers are weighing in with possible workarounds to avoid "copyright alerts." …mehr
What's a road warrior looking for directions or a place to eat to do? Verizon ended its all-you-can-eat data plan this week, at least . While there is the possibility of shared data , this is probably of little consolation for businesses. …mehr
Apple, AT&T, Microsoft, Google and others are givens for being among the top newsmakers of 2011. Others will no doubt surprise us as we go along. …mehr
If you're willing to pay for the privilege of owning a stylish gaming machine and you want to avoid the hassle of building your own machine, the Alienware Aurora ($2600, as of 7/8/2011) is a solid choice. Those seeking the best price-to-performance ratio should probably look elsewhere. …mehr
You would think in this day and age all businesses would be doing everything possible to support employees working at home or on the road. But a surprising number of companies in major American cities are still behind the teleworking times, according to a recent Microsoft survey of 4,500 information workers. Here are eight cities that finished at the low end of the teleworker totem pole. …mehr
After major privacy failures in its Buzz and Street View services, Google has hit the right notes with its deliberate, measured roll out of its new Google+ social networking site, according to privacy experts. …mehr
Google has asked businesses to refrain from jumping on the Google+ bandwagon just yet, and claims to be hard at work developing Google+ Business Profiles that address the unique aspects of a business on a social network as opposed to an individual. Early speculation seems to trip over itself swooning about the benefits and advantages of these not-yet existent Google+ Business Profiles, but I don't share the enthusiasm. …mehr
It looks like games publisher Namco Bandai (Soul Calibur IV, Tekken 6) is suing developer CD Projekt RED over the latter's choice of publisher for the Xbox 360 version of The Witcher 2. Namco Bandai published the PC version of the critically acclaimed dark fantasy roleplaying game earlier this year, but CD Projekt RED awarded THQ (Saints Row: The Third, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine) the rights to publish the Xbox 360 version of the game. …mehr
Can ink refills save you money? As PCWorld's Serial Refiller, I'm on a mission to find out. I've been trying refilled and remanufactured black and tricolor cartridges for my printer, assessing their ease of use, output quality, and page yield. …mehr
Gameloft is hosting a weekend giveaway for Android HD game this weekend, and if you didn't know until now, you just missed free downloads for …mehr
Do you think that the Nintendo is doomed to fail? …mehr
Nathan Fillion knows gaming. He's done voice roles for Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and Halo: Reach, plus he's lobbying for a spot in the Uncharted film as Nathan Drake (). Of course, Mark Wahlberg currently has the gig, but a can change things. Hopefully. …mehr
Geolocation service Foursquare is on the rise. Founded in 2009, by this week it has registered over a half million merchants, after counting 10 million users in June. as a standalone social media platform. This seems to be working; even in the face of Facebook Places and Google Places, the company continues to grow. …mehr
Apple, AT&T, Microsoft, Google and others are givens for being among the top newsmakers of 2011. Others will no doubt surprise us as we go along. …mehr
Dish Network will acquire satellite mobile operator TerreStar Networks for US$1.375 billion under an agreement approved Thursday by a bankruptcy court. …mehr
As Google+ becomes , it is not too far-fetched to think that users concerned with privacy would begin to look to the site to ensure that their personal information isn't visible to people they'd might not want it to be. …mehr
Apple really is everywhere: even on the final Atlantis space shuttle flight that launched Friday carrying four astronauts and 2 Zero-G iPhone 4 smartphones. …mehr
I strongly believe in training and development in the finance organization. Rules, regulations, technology, and competition change too rapidly for finance professionals to use yesterday's knowledge for today's world. One emphasizes financial risk skills as the most critical skill set for future success. I'm guessing this was not part of many education plans in the last three years. …mehr
Google has agreed to send its chairman, Eric Schmidt, to testify in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee, which is investigating competition issues in Internet search. …mehr
A rogue TSA agent has been found with an iPad in his pants, Bit.ly discovered some interesting Web surfing habits, and AppleInsider located versions of iTunes films encoded in 1080p. The remainders for Friday, July 8, 2011 were tracked down just for you, . …mehr
As all-purpose laptops go, the Dell Vostro 3350--the entry-level model in the current version of Dell's small-business line--leans closer than most to the ultraportable side of the fence. Its 13.3-inch, widescreen, LED-backlit display is set into a sleek and attractive 4.9-pound package that, when in use, won't elicit howls of discomfort from the person seated in front of you in economy class, and its excellent battery life should easily get you across the country on said flight. …mehr
The U.S. Army's massive SAP software project is "at high risk" of running further over time and budget, according to a recent report by the Department of Defense's Inspector General's Office. …mehr
San Francisco artist and programmer Ken Murphy has combined a point-and-shoot camera, a Canon firmware hack, and a motorized telescope mount to create lively, panoramic time-lapse movies. …mehr
Amazon.com is expected to ship up to 1.2 million tablet computers by the end of September, making it the biggest order for non-iPad tablet suppliers in the third quarter, according to a new report in . …mehr
Canada became the latest country to launch commercial LTE service when Rogers Communications turned on its network in the national capital region on Thursday. …mehr
We're at the end of an era as the space shuttle Atlantis is set to make the final shuttle voyage to the International Space Station this weekend. NASA officials hope the launch will take off on schedule at 11:24 EDT on Friday morning but bad weather may force the launch window to roll over to Sunday. …mehr
Somewhere between editing video and designing full-blown motion graphics, there are countless jobs that require making things move. It may be making titles, handling transitions, moving around video and imagery in two-dimensional and three-dimensional scenes, masking, compositing, or generally arranging assets for purposes of utility or eye candy. …mehr
Google confirmed that it's planning to roll out . The news is bittersweet for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). Bitter, because it takes time to create new profiles and learn a new ecosystem. Sweet, because what can potentially offer through pages for SMBs is significantly more compelling than Facebook's Pages. That's even despite Google+ just getting off the ground, while Facebook counts more than 750 million users. …mehr