Das Video-Portal YouTube muss zwölf von der Musik-Verwertungsgesellschaft Gema genannte Musiktitel aus seinem Angebot entfernen. Dies entschied das Landgericht Hamburg am Freitag in erster Instanz. …mehr
Eine Firma mit lustigem Namen und (bislang) ohne Gewinn hat gestern das heuer bislang erfolgreichste IPO an den US-Börsen hingelegt. …mehr
Anfang nächsten Monats sollen die Modelle Xperia P und Xperia U von Sony in den Handel kommen. In Großbritannien können die kleinen Geschwister des Xperia S bereits vorbestellt werden. …mehr
Trotz der Einigungsforderung von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) beim Thema Vorratsdatenspeicherung bleibt Justizministerin Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger bei ihrem Konfrontationskurs zur Union. …mehr
Für Freunde des guten Kaffeegeschmacks hat die dänische Marke Scanomat eine Kaffeemaschine entworfen, die eine Auswahl des Lieblingsgetränks mit dem Apple Smartphone ermöglicht. …mehr
Amazon bringt seine neuen E-Book-Reader Kindle eine Woche früher als geplant an den Start. …mehr
Die internationale Business School INSEAD und CIONET International haben gestern in Brüssel drei European CIOs of the Year gekürt. …mehr
Dur und Moll in der Musikindustrie: Das Geschäft mit Musik legt wieder zu, auch dank neuer Dienste im Internet. Die Branche klagt aber weiter über illegale Konkurrenz - und fordert deutlichere Signale aus der Politik. …mehr
Der Chiphersteller AMD ist erneut tief in die Verlustzone gerutscht. …mehr
Trotz aller Prophezeiungen, dass der klassische PC ein Auslaufmodell ist, läuft das Geschäft des Software-Konzerns Microsoft rund. Sogar die Verkäufe von Windows 7 kletterten kurz vor der Ablösung durch Windows 8 noch einmal. …mehr
Die Mehrheit der Angestellten arbeitet gehetzt und muss mehr als früher leisten, auch in der Freizeit. Abschalten klappt bei vielen nicht mehr, so eine DGB-Studie. …mehr
Mit HTML5 erhält die Web-Auszeichnungssprache ein Set neuer Grundlagen. Diese sollen vieles, was heute nur durch Drittstandards möglich ist, standardisieren und ersetzen. Lesen Sie, warum Unternehmen profitieren. …mehr
Earlier this year, GeekTech brought you news of how . Now, the magic of three dimensional printing is being put to use in another area of medicine: drugs. …mehr
You've gotta love a program that's as small, simple, easy to use, and straightforward as Roadkil's DiskWipe. Download it, unzip it, run it, and use it to overwrite the data on your disks. The program lets you select a drive--including removable drives--and write the entire drive with zeros or random numbers. You may also run multiple passes if you're really paranoid. …mehr
For the past 42 years, environmentalists have used the Earth Day to promote greener living and conservation. The date--Sunday, April 22 this year--has also become a popular one for companies looking to show off its environmentally-friendly products. …mehr
A long-running lawsuit against Australia's second-largest ISP has ended in a defeat for the entertainment industry, which sought to hold the ISP liable for copyright infringement on its network. …mehr
In a sea of me-too tablet slabs, the Toshiba Excite 10 LE--running Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)--distinguishes itself on two key metrics. First, at 1.18 pounds, it's the lightest 10-inch-size tablet we've seen to date. Second, it's the slimmest, measuring just 0.3 inch thick. Sadly, Toshiba made a few questionable design choices in its construction and display that detract from using it, and make it a poor choice. …mehr
Rapper Tupac Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas back in 1996, but this past weekend, the acclaimed artist took to the stage once again, only this time in hologram form. In a surprise gig, the Thug Life rapper "performed" several of his greatest hits at the , before being joined on stage by Snoop Dogg. …mehr
A long-running lawsuit against Australia's second-largest ISP has ended in a defeat for the entertainment industry, which sought to hold the ISP liable for copyright infringement on its network. …mehr
Critics of all stripes gave a cool reception to the plan Verizon Wireless announced on Wednesday to sell off a portion of its spectrum holdings in the coveted 700 MHz band, provided that federal regulators approve the carrier's to purchase a set of spectrum licenses and forge a marketing partnership. …mehr
Tim Berners-Lee has said that the problem with companies like Facebook and Google is not that they collect vast troves of data about their users, but that they don't share with them what they learn from it. …mehr
A high-profile user departs Instagram, Apple wants its day in court, and Greenpeace quizzes a couple of giants about their energy hygiene. The remainders for Thursday, April 19, 2012, are picture perfect. …mehr
You've all seen --and envied--that viral video that gets millions of views seemingly overnight, the one everyone talks about for days. But does getting millions of views on YouTube translate into getting millions of dollars, or even thousands of dollars, in sales? And does adding video to your website or product pages really improve your search engine rankings and make people want to do business with you? …mehr
The story, "Symantec: 'VeriSign Trusted' mark out, 'Norton Secured' in," posted Friday, contained an erroneous reference to the rebranded "Norton Secured, powered by VeriSign" software. …mehr
SlimCleaner 3.0 (free) is by far one of the more useful multi-utility tools I've run across. Aimed primarily at cleaning the junk out of your system, it has the capabilities of several popular programs, including Piriform's and Trend Micro's . …mehr
When venturing into new terrain, Boy Scouts pride themselves on being prepared for all sorts of dangers. For Clint Andrea, IT director for the Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America in Minnesota, new terrain comes in the form of bring-your-own-device iPads, along with the danger of data loss. …mehr
Maryland will likely become the first state to ban employers from asking for applicants' log-in information on Facebook and other social media sites. …mehr
The iOSsphere quivered with anxiety about rumored 5 delays due to chips and quivered with pleasure at the mere thought of the wondrous liquidmetal. …mehr
AT&T wants to change how mobile devices are used, and the company's chief technology officer Krish Prabhu is looking for ways to deliver "intelligent" cloud services to consumers over its wide-ranging network. …mehr
It’s time for another roundup of new iPhone cases, and as is our tradition, we’ve uncovered a wide variety of styles and designs. This week, we go from the very thin to the depths of the oceans, and from the courts of an NBA game to the festive atmosphere of a block party. …mehr
Traditional IT roles focus on enabling business and enhancing efficiency. But at UK-based real estate consulting and management firm Knight Frank, IT project management skills into achieving the business's strategic goal--a low-carbon emission operation. …mehr
Despite an increasingly severe crackdown by the ubiquitous social network, malicious activity and spam on Facebook are still both widespread and profitable, according to Barracuda research scientist Daniel Peck. …mehr
Google might want to use its new to look over its shoulder. …mehr
Got any plans this weekend? I plan on saving the world from evil. You can, too, by participating in the . …mehr
Some of the biggest names in IT reported mixed results this week for the first quarter, leading to a dip in tech stocks Friday even as some major indexes showed gains for other sectors. …mehr
This week’s incredible Minecraft build is a full reconstruction of Midgar, the capital city of the Final Fantasy VII’s World Map. And when I say it's been completely reconstructed, I mean . …mehr
An authoritative source casts doubt on Tim Cook's Valve visit, a story suggests Apple still has oh-so-secret plans for its cash, and the very latest in green power for data centers. The remainders for Friday, April 20, 2012 were made to suffer; it's their lot in life. …mehr
can perform a type of network access control on RT devices as a way to protect corporate networks from harm these devices might inflict if put to corporate use, making them a cut above iPads and tablets in this regard. …mehr
The buttoned-down IT industry outshone flashy consumer Internet startups at raising money in the first quarter, logging a big increase in U.S. venture capital investments, especially in enterprise software. …mehr
Your iPhone’s camera can do more than just take photos. It can also help you record measurements for do-it-yourself projects. I recently tested two apps—one that lets you record measurements on the photos you snap and another that also taps into your iPhone’s accelerometer to do the measuring for you. Here’s my look at how both these apps measure up. …mehr
Whether it's the body of an email message that's been forwarded too many times, or content you've copied from a PDF, sometimes you find yourself with messy content--text that has lots of odd characters and stray line breaks, for example--and you need to make it presentable. Previous Gem is perhaps the best of text-cleaning utilities for Mac, but if you don't need all of TextSoap's features and capabilities, " () does an admirable job for only $10. …mehr
What is impeding the adoption of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD)? According to research agency Ovum, it is the mobile operating systems (OSes). …mehr
The mobile industry may well remember 2012 as the year when LTE became the dominant technology in the United States. …mehr
Two senior lawmakers this week sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration demanding information on how the agency will ensure that privacy rights are protected when it issues drone licenses to government, law enforcement and private organizations. …mehr
Several technology trade groups are pushing the U.S. Congress to pass a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite ongoing privacy concerns voiced by digital rights and civil liberties groups. …mehr
If you think it's difficult now avoiding from being captured in a snapshot or video by someone with a mobile phone, you haven't seen anything yet. …mehr
The first quarter of 2012 showed a slowdown in the value and number of outsourcing contracts awarded globally, according to the quarterly Global TPI Index, which tracks contracts valued at $25 million or more. Total contract value across functions was $18.7 billion, a decline of 22 percent from the same quarter a year ago and 35 percent from the previous quarter. …mehr
I come before you today with a Hassle-Free PC Public Service Announcement (or HFPCPSA). …mehr
Contrary to reports by several security companies, the Flashback botnet is not shrinking, the Russian antivirus firm that first reported the massive infection three weeks ago claimed today. …mehr
Microsoft may have simply run out of time with Windows RT, an analyst said today. …mehr
Google has been getting all of the attention when it comes to , but such technology still from hitting the market. The first publicly-available "self-driving" car could come from Cadillac, who is showing off self-driving technology of its own. …mehr
Hotspot Shield is a private VPN service that will secure your wireless communications--for free. The fact that it's free is a major boon; however, you'll have to put up with some rather blatant advertising in your Web browser as non-monetary compensation. There's a pay version costing a mere $30 a year that foregoes the advertising--I recommend that one over the free version. …mehr
By Matt Hamblen At the Rowan-Salisbury School System in N.C., students and staff use some 7,000 iPads and other iOS devices on a Wi-Fi network stretching across 30 schools. Not surprisingly, networking demands can get tricky. …mehr
Ever wish your mirror was a little more interactive when you were getting ready in the morning? devised a small mod capable of not only giving , but it can also be controlled with an Android phone. …mehr
