Twitter has started to let videos play automatically in some people's feeds, in a test that could allow it to make more money from video advertising. mehr
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US Chromebook sales rose sharply to almost five million in 2014, boosted by software initiatives such as Google's Apps for Education, market analysis firm… mehr
Amazon's dreams of delivering packages with drones are one step closer to reality now the US' aviation authorities have granted it a license to begin… mehr
Former AMD CEO Rory Read has seemingly stepped down the executive ladder by taking a job at Dell to lead global commercial sales, but some analysts think the… mehr
At one time, people considered Microsoft a true contender in the mobile space. Just four years ago, some analysts predicted that Windows Phone would leapfrog… mehr
Gamergate and the Ellen Pao trial are two of the most recent examples of the IT industry's ugly side, not to mention some of the most widely publicized… mehr
A quiet revolution with a potential impact on the IT workforce reminiscent of outsourcing may be under way in the form of robotic process automation. mehr
Just when you thought you knew everything there was to know about Steve Jobs, a new book is about to set the record straight with some help from Apple. mehr
Space is tight for computer science students at the University of Washington. The program can accommodate only onethird of UW students who fulfill… mehr
Microsoft is pretty much done with Windows 7, and now, so is Apple. The new 13-inch MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops introduced earlier in March will not… mehr
I noticed that Windows wasn't creating restore points as often as I wanted them. I set out to discover how I--and you--can better control how often this… mehr
Linux is more capable than ever. With over 1000 Linux games available on Steam and a general shift towards more web-based desktop software, there's less… mehr
Web pages would be loaded quicker sans JavaScript via a proposal being floated by the editor of a fashion magazine, possibly as part of a still-theoretical… mehr
I had a firm belief that this head-to-head was going to be a rout for VideoLAN Player aka, VLC. Over the years, I've used Media Player Classic - Home… mehr
Here's the first Android Auto option short of buying an entire car: Pioneer's new generation of NEX receivers started shipping Monday, three models… mehr
The public cloud increasingly is isolating users from the actual computing that they're doing, threatening their control over the process and posing a… mehr
According to Richard Stallman, godfather of the free software movement, Facebook is a "monstrous surveillance engine," tech companies working for… mehr
Microsoft is looking beyond 4K with Windows 10 and bringing 8K support to the OS, years before TVs, monitors and content for that display resolution become… mehr
While developers may enjoy robust wireless connections, those using their apps may not always be as well connected. As a result, such users may quickly get… mehr
A group of big name vendors including Cisco, Microsoft, Dell, Intel, Broadcom, Juniper and Arista Networks this week created a consortium to address switch… mehr
Free-to-play games often look appealing, but it's difficult to know at a glance whether the business model is insidious and fun ruining, or reasonable and… mehr
Sometime in late February, right when so many tech journalists were debating the merits of the presumptive Apple Car, I was careening through Marin County… mehr
Internationale Konflikte werden längst nicht mehr nur mit Panzern, Flugzeugen oder Schiffen ausgetragen, sondern auch übers Internet. Deutschlands oberster… mehr
The Mercedes-Benz F 015 looks so out-of-this-world amazing, even people who can't stand the idea of a self-driving car might still be willing to ride in… mehr
Retailers beware: A new Trojan program targets point-of-sale (PoS) terminals, stealing payment card data that can then be abused by cybercriminals. mehr
The next version of the popular NoSQL database Couchbase Server will include a new approach to scaling out that aims to drastically increase performance for… mehr
Augmented and virtual reality seems to be the new hotness in tech circles these days, but only time will tell whether it's the next world-changer--or the… mehr
Der Musik-Marktführer Universal Music will laut einem Zeitungsbericht mehr Einschränkungen bei der Gratisversion des Streaming-Dienstes Spotify durchsetzen. mehr
The Apple Watch may or may not be an impressive piece of design or technology. But one thing is certain: Apple's preparations for retail sales of the… mehr
The Tech Tour Growth 50, a list of Europe's fastest growing pre-exit high-tech companies has been released, with 18 of them having started life in the UK… mehr
The last couple of months haven seen the launch of a clutch of new smartphones -- and also new chipsets that aim to make the next generation of smartphones… mehr
Cyber-Kriminelle können durch Pishing oder Trojaner schnell einen hohen finanziellen Schaden anrichten. Nur wer weiß, wie Hacker oder Cyber-Kriminelle… mehr
Die deutschen Autobauer waren - bis auf die Volkswagen-Gruppe - bisher zurückhaltend bei der vertieften Integration von Geräten mit dem Google-System Android.… mehr
As rumors swirl that Apple might be developing an electric car one of its major suppliers, Foxconn Technology Group, is moving ahead with its own plans to… mehr
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Nach nicht einmal zwei Jahren hat Jürgen Walter, Geschäftsführer von Fujitsu für die Region Zentraleuropa (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz) das Unternehmen… mehr
You should see the Macalope's biceps right now. He's totally ripped from all the tables he had to flip because of this piece in the New York Times by… mehr
Wenn Firmen einen Chief Digital Officer benennen, wäre das ein starkes internes Signal, sagt Frank Ridder von Gartner. CIOs müssen mehr kommunizieren, wenn sie… mehr
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Um die Anwenderzufriedenheit zu messen und mit anderen Firmen zu vergleichen, nimmt das Speditionsunternehmen Dachser am IT Excellence Benchmark teil. Hubert… mehr
Beleaguered by Indian regulators and bad publicity, Uber Technologies has struck a marketing and distribution deal with the Internet business arm of a powerful… mehr
2010 brauchten Unternehmen noch fünf Stunden für die Wiederherstellung nach einem Systemausfall, 2013 waren es bereits acht. Wie IT-Chefs angesichts Cloud… mehr
