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Microsoft today made official what had been rumored two months ago: It will release Android and iOS mobile apps that feature Cortana, the Redmond, Wash.… mehr
When the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) starts back up in June, the data collected and distributed worldwide for research will surpass the 200 petabytes exchanged… mehr
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Here's a tough truth for Mac users of a certain vintage to confront: although we might be nostalgic about the Apple of the past, its share price prior to… mehr
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Hyundai today announced it will begin using Android Auto in vehicles this year, making it the first carmaker to enable vehicles to mirror a connected Android… mehr
For a pest control firm, Rentokil is pretty innovative. Internet of Things-style mice traps; field workers' mobile apps and a £50 'build an internal… mehr
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Africa has been hailed as the world leader in the adoption of mobile money but the continent has a huge population not yet swept up in the phenomenon, mainly… mehr
Researchers in Denmark say that it's child's play to track your Android phone via Wi-Fi even if the Wi-Fi is nominally turned off and even if you… mehr
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Growing interest in smartwatches has sparked user privacy concerns as companies find ways to collect and use personal health, location and purchasing data… mehr
Building on its support for the OpenStack open source cloud computing platform, IBM this week unveiled a new slate of IBM Cloud OpenStack Services intended to… mehr
The move to agile development practices poses both challenges and opportunities to security teams -- with the challenges often dominating. But some… mehr
Microsoft is rolling out a red carpet for iPhone and Android users, giving them a standalone version of Windows Phone's Cortana digital assistant and some… mehr
ITIL is one of the most common frameworks for IT service management. However, questions and misunderstandings abound regarding this set of popular practices.… mehr
Doug Schofield asked about "long-term storage for my most important data: My family tree, irreplaceable photos, interviews, and audio recordings." mehr
When you think of a power bank the picture that emerges is of a fairly compact device capable of charging smartphones and tablets on the go. But if you possess… mehr
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Ilovekeyboardshortcuts. They take a little time to learn, but shortcuts make you far more efficient in… mehr
Apple has decided not to report Apple Watch sales figures, but if you're clever, you can find any number of reasons to say that they must be lackluster. mehr
Skype will have to appear in a Belgian criminal court after ignoring a judge's order to give law enforcement officials access to data from calls between… mehr
Amazon has changed its tax-payment practices in Europe, but that is not going to halt the European Commission's investigation into what it considers to be… mehr
The number of people using the Internet is growing at a steady rate, but 4.2 billion out of 7.4 billion will still be offline by the end of the year. mehr
Charter Communications' planned acquisition of Time Warner Cable faces a regulatory review by the same federal officials who were widely blamed for nixing… mehr
Google I/O 2015 kicks off Wednesday, May 28, from the Moscone Center in San Francisco, at 9 a.m. PST (Noon EST.) So it's just about smack-dab in the… mehr
Spotify took the wraps off its new app at a major New York press event last week that featured appearances from D'Angelo, Questlove, DJ Tiësto, and Broad… mehr
UNICEF is best known for its children's aid efforts, but it turns out that the U.N. agency has an small arsenal of surprisingly innovative gadgets that it… mehr
EMC is purchasing the privately held Virtustream software provider for approximately US$1.2 billion to expand its portfolio of cloud management tools. mehr
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Microsoft is bringing Cortana to iOS and Android smartphones, extending the voice-controlled personal assistant to platforms beyond Windows 10 and Windows… mehr
British beverage company Diageo is the largest producer of spirits in the world and owner of some of the world's most storied brands, including Crown… mehr
Just a few weeks ago, I wrote a piece about Comcast's pledge to spend $300 million to improve its notoriously crummy customer service. If I wrote for a… mehr
Microsoft stand im Frühjahr offenbar wirklich kurz davor, Salesforce zu übernehmen. Twitter wiederum wollte Flipboard kaufen. Beide Male verliefen die… mehr
Die anfängliche Euphorie um Crowdfunding-Plattformen wie Kickstarter ist abgeflaut. So mancher Geldgeber musste die Erfahrung machen, dass Erfinder auch… mehr
Wenn Polizisten zu sorglos twittern, ärgert sich Holger Münch. Er ist der erste BKA-Präsident der digitalen Generation und hat große Pläne im Kampf gegen… mehr
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From the outside, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display looks like the MacBook Pro we've come to know from the recent past. The major changes to… mehr
Die Hertie School of Governance hat behördliche Großprojekte der vergangenen Jahre unter die Lupe genommen. Vor allem bei IT-Projekten liefen den… mehr
Samsung is the latest manufacturer to become FreeviewPlus certified. Its range of smart TVs, including its newly released SUHD, 4K models, will allow users to… mehr
For those that don't already suffer from high-definition fatigue, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is developing interactive and mobile technologies to… mehr
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Wenn Google die Entwickler nach San Francisco ruft, geht es nicht mehr so sehr um die "Moonshot"-Projekte, mit denen Larry Page und Sergey Brin die… mehr
French start-up Infinit has customized its iOS client for Apple's iPads and partnered with HTC to put its free software for speeding up file sharing on… mehr
Multinationale Konzerne schieben Gewinne über Ländergrenzen. Unter Ausnutzung legaler Regeln schaffen sie es, Steuern zu drücken. Der US-Onlinehändler Amazon… mehr
Charter Communications has confirmed it plans to acquire of Time Warner Cable, a deal that if approved would create the second-biggest cable operator in the… mehr
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80 Prozent der für eine Robert Half-Studie befragten IT-Verantwortlichen aus Deutschland plagt die Sorge, ihre Top-Mitarbeiter an die Konkurrenz zu verlieren.… mehr
Microsoft has been racing to put the final touches on Windows 10 before its expected release date in late July. There have been three public updates in the… mehr
Jonathan "Jony" Ive prägt seit vielen Jahren das klare und reduzierte Design von Apple. Er wurde jetzt auf den neu geschaffenen Posten eines Chief… mehr
Microsoft wants enterprise IT administrators to play guinea pig by deploying a lot more fixes to Windows 7 and Server 2012 R2, another step in getting… mehr
Following up on our previous article highlighting 8 free Wi-Fi stumbling and surveying tools, here are 7 more tools that provide important details on known and… mehr
Jahrelang hatten indische IT-Dienstleister gegenüber ihren amerikanischen und europäischen Wettbewerbern einen handfesten Kostenvorteil. Doch der Vorsprung ist… mehr
Sony's new flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z4, will be called the Xperia Z3+ when it goes on sale outside Japan in June. The phone has a sleeker design,… mehr
SAP und Siemens kuscheln. Industrie 4.0 dominiert die Messe. Zwar bejubeln Interessenverbände ihre Fortschritte, doch China hat die Pole-Position erobert, wie… mehr
A network of seven motion sensor buoys, located several kilometres off the NSW coastline, is helping to determine onshore wave conditions and identify… mehr
