IT als Business-Killer? Verpassen viele Kleinunternehmen die Chance, IT-Infrastruktur als Wachstumsmotor zu nutzen? Neun von zehn kleineren Unternehmen erleben regelmäßig IT-Ausfälle, 38 Prozent sogar mindestens einmal im Monat. Das hat eine europaweite Studie des Marktforschungsunternehmens VansonBourne* ergeben. …mehr
Das US-Justizministerium (DOJ) hat Zivilklage gegen Apple und eine Reihe großer E-Book-Verlage wegen verbotener Preisabsprachen eingereicht. …mehr
Google gestaltet das User Interface (UI) und die User Experience (UX) seiner "Sozialen Ebene" Google+ neu. …mehr
Nachdem mehrere hunderttausend Macs von einem Trojaner infiziert wurden, verlässt sich Apple nicht auf Angebote von Antiviren-Anbietern und arbeitet an einer eigenen Lösung, um die befallenen Rechner zu säubern. …mehr
Der schwächelnde Internet-Pionier Yahoo! wird wieder umgebaut. …mehr
Nokia kann seine Smartphone-Offensive weiterhin nicht in gute Zahlen ummünzen. …mehr
Der finnische Anbieter Nokia hat auf der NFC-Messe WIMA in Monaco eine mit der Nahfunktechnik ausgestattete Version des Lumia 610 präsentiert. …mehr
Asus stellte das Transformer Pad 300 Series im Februar auf dem Mobile World Congress der Öffentlichkeit vor, jetzt ist es bei ersten Händlern aufgetaucht und angeblich schon in den nächsten Wochen verfügbar. …mehr
Europas größter Softwarehersteller SAP will die Nachfrage für seine In-Memory-Datenbank HANA mit finanziellen Anreizen ankurbeln. …mehr
Das iPad ist auch zwei Jahre nach dem Start der unumstrittene Spitzenreiter im Tablet-Geschäft. …mehr
Zwar steckt noch viel Potenzial in Business Intelligence und Corporate Performance Management, doch geben sich Anwender mit dem Erreichten weitgehend zufrieden, wie eine Studie von Steria Mummert zeigt. …mehr
Wer sich selbständig macht, braucht Kunden. Anfangs sind diese oft dünn gesät. Doch wie gewinnt man Kunden, ohne viel Geld in Werbung zu investieren? …mehr
Das Multifunktionsgerät Epson Stylus SX435W ist für zu Hause gedacht. Als Highlight bringt es WLAN mit. Der Test klopft ab, wie es sich im Alltag schlägt. …mehr
Sie bieten berechtigten Mitarbeitern nun auch iPhones als Enterprise-Smartphone an. Zudem öffnen Sie den Konzern sukzessive für die Nutzung privater Geräte - Stichwort: Bring your own Device (BYOD). Sind Android- und Apple-Geräte überhaupt unternehmenstauglich? …mehr
Achtung Internet-Shops: Unter bestimmten Umständen ist ein Widerruf auch noch nach zwei Jahren möglich, so ein Urteil. …mehr
Maxess und Software4Production erzielen bei Benchpark die besten Bewertungen. Doch es gibt große Defizite bei Dokumentation und Support. …mehr
It’s been almost two months since , the revamped version of iChat slated to arrive with Mountain Lion this summer. And, thanks to a lack of subsequent updates, I and at least a few of my colleagues have jumped ship back to our pre-Messages IM clients. Those who haven’t, well, I’ve noticed they seem to spend a lot of time cursing at Messages. …mehr
Sales of Mac security software have jumped since the news broke last week about a massive malware infection of Apple computers, according to application statistics and some antivirus vendors. …mehr
Android devices -- both and -- are getting increasingly affordable. With its new tablet, which goes on sale on April 22nd for $250, Samsung is obviously hoping to claim its piece of the budget-price pie. …mehr
While Dell's recent string of new acquisitions probably won't continue at the same breakneck pace that has been seen over the past several weeks, experts agree that the company is in the midst of a major strategic shift. …mehr
Last week, Google showed off the best vision for the future of augmented reality that we've seen with its . As incredible as the video was, it was still just a concept video, so I mostly wrote it off as pipe-dream technology that's still years away from feasibility. …mehr
When it's time to turn in for the night, what do you do with your PC? Turn it off? Leave it running? Put it in standby (a.k.a. sleep) mode? …mehr
Enterprise social networking vendor Yammer said Wednesday it has purchased OneDrum, maker of software that allows users to work on Microsoft Office documents and other files collaboratively. Terms were not disclosed. …mehr
Lenovo extended its lead over Dell as the world's second-largest PC maker, but it is too early to say whether the Chinese manufacturer eventually will top Hewlett-Packard to become the top PC vendor, IDC said on Wednesday. …mehr
The Kodak Hero 3.1 offers a lot of bang for the buck. At only $100 (as of April 2, 2012) this copying/printing/scanning device produces exceptionally nice photos, and its inexpensive inks make it cheaper to operate than other MFPs in its price range. Kodak also provides some elegant software, though it suffered from a glitch in our testing. …mehr
The Acer Timeline M3 is a study in polar opposites. Its thin, elegant chassis and superb performance for its class suggest that the M3 might be a true category leader, but an painfully poor LCD panel prevents the Acer from achieving that goal. …mehr
The materials used to build the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone cost $209 -- well above AT&T's price for the phone of $100 with a two-year contract, but just 46% of Lumia's $450 retail price with no contract. …mehr
The Philippine information technology and business process (IT-BP) industry ended 2011 with US$11 billion in revenues, or 24% higher than in 2010, and employed 638,000, or 22% more employees in the same period, according to the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP). …mehr
Samsung will ship its next-generation Galaxy Tab 2 tablets in the U.S. starting on April 22, with 7-inch model coming first, and the 10.1-inch model with a larger screen shipping on May 13. …mehr
The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five book publishers over alleged e-book price fixing means that the publishers have to reinvent their digital futures, some experts said. …mehr
It's always nice when PC makers cram above-average components into budget-friendly, space-saving, energy-efficient machines. This is not one of those machines, however. The Lenovo C325 costs just $499 (as of April 10, 2012), but this is definitely a case of "you get what you pay for." …mehr
The tablet market is already populated with dozens of different sizes and models, and many close in size to the highly popular iPad, with its 9.7-in. screen. …mehr
Barnes & Noble's next Nook eReader may solve the problem of reading in the dark (or rather, not) on an e-ink screen. …mehr
Back when the , it marked the first time were built into a mainstream, consumer-oriented operating system. By , each with its own applications and windows, Spaces offered a new way to deal with all the clutter of multiple programs running on your Mac. …mehr
The forecast for the next version of iTunes is cloudy; Apple's got stormy weather ahead in court; and Nokia and Microsoft could really use a ray of sunshine about now. The remainders for Wednesday, April 11, 2012 are no snow job. …mehr
A new type of NAND flash storage for consumer electronics that can store data more densely might lower the cost of devices such as tablets and thin "ultrabook" laptops, according to Samsung. …mehr
Notice something different on your Google+ page today? …mehr
For an easy way to trade-in old tech gear, it's hard to beat online services that offer cash or store credit for your unused phones, PCs, music players, video games, and DVDs. A variety of big-name sites, including Best Buy, eBay, and Gazelle, accept trade-ins. …mehr
Despite a growing list of alternatives, WordPress continues to be the most popular blogging platform among the world's most popular blogs, a study has found. …mehr
The new HP Z1 Workstation is the most attractive, most powerful, and most expensive I've ever seen. And that isn't an exaggeration: This all-in-one workstation, , has a gorgeous 27-inch edge-to-edge glass screen, packs desktop-class components, and will set you back a cool $5673 (as configured, and as of April 10, 2012). …mehr
When Majestic Realty Co., a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate developer, moved to Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) for cloud-based email in early 2011, CIO Jon Grunzweig was shocked by the lack of technical support he found for BPOS in the marketplace. …mehr
Nokia said it had discovered a memory management issue on Lumia 900 smartphones offered on AT&T's network, that in some cases could lead to a loss of data connectivity. …mehr
According to usability guru Jakob Nielsen, when someone visits your website, you have before they decide to move on. Having a fresh slide show lets you combine images, animations, and bold typography to catch a visitor's eye and get them to click deeper into your site. SlideDeck (starting at $79 for a single site) is a sophisticated WordPress plug-in that lets you create high-quality, customizable slide shows that can pull in content from all over the Web, including Google+ Images, Instagram photos, Twitter timelines, Vimeo videos, and much more. …mehr
Anticipating a growing need for larger preconfigured systems, IBM has unveiled a new product line of integrated sets of IBM hardware and software, called PureSystems. …mehr
Two U.S. lawmakers pressed a federal agency on Monday to say how much taxpayer money went into testing the proposed LightSquared network, a private 4G system that the FCC ultimately rejected because it would interfere with GPS. …mehr
The Electronic Frontier Foundation will head to court on Friday to push the federal government to establish a process that will enable law-abiding Megaupload users to get their files back. …mehr
Intel on Tuesday announced a new suite called Small Business Advantage that takes advantage of specific features baked into the company's Core processors to maintain and secure PCs. …mehr
