Hacker, IT-Sicherheitsexperten und Undercover-Agenten reisen einmal im Jahr nach Las Vegas, um ein Wochenende im Ausnahmezustand zu verbringen: Sie besuchen die Defcon, einer der etablierten Kongresse für Hacker und Sicherheit in der IT, der in diesem Jahr seine 19. Auflage feiert. …mehr
Gürtelschnallen-Kamera, Flugdrohne, Spiegel-Brille - bei diesen Gadgets kommt James-Bond-Feeling auf. …mehr
Wer schnell größere Dateien verschicken will, kommt um Filesharing-Tools nicht herum. Wir haben die besten für Sie gesammelt. …mehr
Nicht nur für Fans von World of Warcraft ein Hingucker: Diese Photoshop-Tutorials zeigen, wie Sie Fantasy-Motive selbst entwerfen. …mehr
Im Urlaub ganz abzuschalten, fällt manchen Führungskräften schwerer als anderen: Die Niederländer können das besser als die Franzosen. …mehr
Video chat is all the rage these days, thanks to new services such as Google+ Hangouts and Skype/Facebook integrated video chat. Video chatting is a great way to stay in touch with family and friends--seeing loved ones' faces on a computer screen is almost like actually being there. …mehr
A 10-year-old California girl's presentation at a hacker conference in Las Vegas is getting a lot of attention. …mehr
An alarming number of Windows users are needlessly opening themselves up to attacks by rootkit and worm malware by turning off the User Access Control (UAC) that comes with Windows 7 and Vista, Microsoft has reported. …mehr
WA Health is to purchase a major chunk of the underlying software and services to facilitate the delivery of the national Health Identifiers initiative being managed by the National e-Health Transition Authority (NeHTA). …mehr
Google ruffled feathers when it simply of Google+ accounts citing a policy that you must use your real name for . Google since on how aggressive it is with enforcement, but the policy itself sparked an online debate about the virtues of pseudonyms and the value of using your real name. …mehr
This week's iPad case roundup features the usual mix of elegant, practical, rugged, and eclectic. But we're also seeing more and more cases dedicated to protecting the iPad in environments that go beyond the ordinary, and the existence of these accessories is proof that Apple's tablet is more than a mere desktop ornament. But I digress--on to this week's offerings! …mehr
E-readers don't get much smaller than the 6-ounce Aluratek Libre Air, which measures 6.0 by 4.1 by 0.4 inches. But this tiny package holds a lot of useful technology, including Wi-Fi integration with an online bookstore offering both commercial and free content. …mehr
Anyone who's ever hired an architect or had a general contractor remodel a home knows that modifications to plans can easily cause the price to skyrocket, especially if you (or the person you've hired) can't visualize what you want. ($99, buy-only) can help you plan and communicate your interior and exterior design or remodel project in 2D and 3D with a simple one-click, drag and drop process. …mehr
Researchers at Cambridge University in Britain have developed a new approach to suggesting friends on social networks that looks at the places you visit most to determine not only who your next friend will be, but where they'll be. …mehr
In less than two weeks, a malware injection that targets e-commerce Web pages has ballooned from 90,000 infected pages to more than 6 million. …mehr
If you're reading this, you may well be the go-to "tech guru" for your friends and family. Think back to the last time you tried to help someone with a computer problem over the phone without seeing their screen; was it fun? I didn't think so. (free) is a powerful presentation and remote-control solution you could use in those cases. …mehr
Inviting friends to Google+ is a lot more straightforward now. That's welcome news to users of the Internet search leader's growing social networking service. …mehr
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia isn't in danger of dying, but an extra dose of contributors would give it a much-needed shot in the arm. …mehr
The war between law enforcement and the Anonymous hacking collective continued this weekend as hackers dumped a 10 gigabyte database that included private e-mails and information sent by confidential informants. Hackers say they stole information during an attack on more than 70 small-town law enforcement agencies. …mehr
Police across the UK are considering a major move to cloud computing, dumping on-premise IT in an aggressive bid to cut costs, can reveal. …mehr
OK, Apple fanboys and fangirls, we all know that you . The question is: Do you really love them? …mehr
Have you heard that Android is positively trouncing the iPhone in market share?! Yes, someone wrote that this week. Again. For all its weight, however, if you prick Google--by acquiring some patents it wanted to have all on its own--does it not bleed? Finally, the Macalope again wonders, what does Google really get out of Android? …mehr
We took a week off from the Weekly Wrap, because your devoted wrapper was stuck at jury duty. But now we're back and ready to summarize the week that was, highlighting our biggest and best stories in case you missed them. Just don't let it happen again. …mehr
Last month, GeekTech art project , which looks at the lost art of letter writing in exchange for the "instant graticification" of sending an email or IM. Seeing as it is a free to use service, I decided to give the service a try. …mehr
More and more devices are blurring the lines between , but the Aluratek Libre Touch isn't one of them. While it does support basic Web browsing, email, and multimedia playback, the Libre Touch is first and foremost an with a color touchscreen and integration (via Wi-Fi) with an online bookstore. But although its feature list is respectable, usability flaws make the Libre Touch a tough sell, even at its attractive price ($150 as of August 5, 2011). …mehr
It may come as a shock to readers of Macworld.com, but the selfsame editorial organization that produces the content on this website is also responsible for producing roughly 60 magazine pages every month (along with the occasional ). Though much of what's in the magazine originates online, it's usually updated, re-edited, compressed to fit the print format, and often reformatted to take better advantage of the medium. …mehr
Stories about lost wages aren't the only scary things being talked about in Sin City this week. The best security researchers and hackers from around the world have gathered in Las Vegas, and news about their work has been creeping out like a toxic flood. …mehr
The Subway sandwich chain has adopted a new business intelligence platform, from UK IT systems supplier PXtech, for its franchisees worldwide. …mehr
Meet the Firefly. …mehr
Even though privacy and recently has been a in the sides of privacy advocates, some companies are embracing the idea of knowing exactly where a vehicle is at all times and how a driver is operating it. This week OnStar, State Farm, and Applus all announced they are taking vehicle tracking to new levels. …mehr
A few new screenshots hint that to developers, may be getting that we’ve been hearing about for months now. …mehr
Australia’s retail sector must overcome myriad of challenges before its is able to address the growing loss of sales to overseas online outlets, according to the Productivity Commission’s Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry draft report. …mehr
Google's real-names policy for its social networking service has created a tempest that could have easily been avoided. …mehr
Apple reviewers are already sounding off about features and functionality in the fifth beta version of iOS 5 that was released to developers this weekend. …mehr
Google+ is built around the concept of Circles. Building a seems like a more conscious or intentional exercise because I can't add someone to the social network without placing the contact into at least one Circle. Some privacy advocates see this as a benefit, but I can also see a potential downside to the way the Circles are used. …mehr
One of Google's got into an accident earlier this week. But Google is claiming the auto-pilot-equipped Prius was actually flipped into manual mode when the accident happened, making this a case of user error. …mehr
