Die Swisscom startet am Donnerstag die neue Mobilfunkgeneration LTE fürs breite Publikum in der Schweiz. Damit werden viel höhere Geschwindigkeiten beim Surfen unterwegs geboten. Das Nachsehen haben allerdings vorerst noch iPhone-Besitzer und Prepaid-Kunden.
Nach einer Serie enttäuschender Geschäftszahlen beim Schnäppchen-Portal Groupon wackelt der Stuhl von Gründer und Chef Andrew Mason. Der Verwaltungsrat wolle bei seiner nächsten Sitzung über Masons Führungsqualitäten beraten, berichteten das Blog „All Things D" und die Finanznachrichtenagentur Bloomberg.
Smart-TVs werden einer aktuellen Prognose zufolge im Jahr 2017 weltweit in 64 prozent aller Haushalte stehen. Doch die neue Funktionsvielfalt durch Netzanbindung wird die Verbraucher kaum erreichen. Mehr als die Hälfte der dann 800 Millionen Smart-TVs würden trotzdem nur als „dumpfe Mattscheibe" genutzt werden, sagte Andrew Ladbrook, Analyst von Informa Telecoms & Media.
Hacker, die sich vergangenen Sonntag Zugriff zum Server der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA, IAEO) in Wien verschafft haben, haben in einer Erklärung auch das Ende von Angriffen auf iranische Atomwissenschafter gefordert. Sollte die Angriffe weitergehen würde man weitere sensible Informationen ins Netz stellen, sollen die Hacker laut Angaben von IAEA-Sprecherin Gill Tudor gedroht haben.
Der zweitgrößte russische Mobilfunkanbieter Megafon hat 15 Prozent seiner Aktien nach Präsentationen in den USA und Europa an den Börsen in London und Moskau platziert. Die Aktien werden zu einem Ausgabepreis von 20 US-Dollar (15,4 Euro) pro Stück und damit am unteren Ende der Preisspanne angeboten, wie das Unternehmen am Mittwoch in Moskau mitteilte.
Google-Chef Larry Page hat sich laut einem Medienbericht persönlich in die Verhandlungen mit US-Wettbewerbshütern eingeschaltet. Page habe sich am Dienstag mit der Handelskommission FTC getroffen, die derzeit ihre Ermittlungen gegen den Suchmaschinen-Primus abschließt, berichtete die Finanznachrichtenagentur Bloomberg.
Mehrere grosse Autohersteller arbeiten derzeit an Gesichtserkennungssystemen, die in der Lage sind, zu erkennen, ob eine Person fahrtüchtig ist oder nicht. Mittels einer Kamera wird dazu das Gesicht des Fahrzeuglenkers beobachtet. Ein Computer mit entsprechender Software wertet Augenbewegung, Muskelzuckungen und Gesichtsausdruck aus.
Die US-amerikanische Halbleiterherstellerin Analog Devices mit Hauptsitz in Norwood bei Boston hat im vierten Quartal einen Gewinnrückgang von 2,4 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr gemeldet. Nach Angaben des Managements leidet die Chip-Spezialistin weiterhin unter der schwachen Nachfrage, die sich fast in allen Geschäftsbereichen bemerkbar mache.
Infolge des Tablet-Booms sinken die Verkaufszahlen von Notebooks drastisch. Die Zulieferer der konventionellen Computer haben unter der schlechten Lage zu leiden und kämpfen um jeden Auftrag.
Der US-Softwareriese Microsoft hat seit der Einführung von Windows 8 etwa 40 Millionen Lizenzen für das neue Betriebssystem verkauft. Dies teilte der Co-Chef der Windows-Sparte, Tami Reller, im Rahmen einer Investorenkonferenz der Bank Credit Suisse mit.
Microsoft and analysts have sparred this week over whether or not Windows 8 is winning the hearts and minds of PC users, but truth be told, it may just be too early to tell. for the new desktop operating system to date. ," according to Microsoft watcher Paul Thurott. The problem with that 40 million number is that it's not very transparent, according to Rob Helm, managing vice president for research at Directions On Microsoft in Kirkland, Wash.
As graphics cards have grown more complex and powerful over the years, efforts to exploit that processing power outside of gaming and 3D environments have become more widespread. If a new graphics card can do more than just play games faster, that can help justify a purchase. Even mid-range graphics cards have horsepower to spare when they spend most of their time serving up desktop applications. The problem has been harnessing that power without requiring single-supplier hardware or software solutions that invariably wind up on the yestertech trash heap. supporting OpenCL standards, including Adobe's latest CS suite and the ubiquitous WinZip. Now that OpenCL is being used more widely, how do you measure performance and see how these cards stack up in the brave new world of application acceleration? In the time-honored geek tradition, you do it with a flashy benchmark, like Luxmark 2.0 (free). . This forms the basis of Luxmark's benchmarking suite. The layout is refreshingly simple, with menus for options and test selection, a rendering output window and two information panes, one to the right and the other at the bottom of the screen. The panel on the right provides information on your OpenCL-capable devices, such as your CPU or GPU, and the lower one lists the benchmark's console output, so you can see when things go awry. Five different test scenes of varying complexity are provided and various modes to render them are included, as OpenCL allows for a range of hardware combinations. Some of the tests are interactive. You can combine CPU and GPU operations or split them separately to see the benefits of each usage scenario: the results may be less straightforward than you think.
remote desktop software, but until just recently Linux users didn't have that option for accessing their PCs from a mobile device. has long been the primary solution for Linux users. to use Linux applications and access their data. "For a while now Linux users have been clamoring for a version of Splashtop that supports Ubuntu,” said Mark Lee, founder and CEO of Splashtop. "We're giving the user a few ways to tweak the configuration files to stream at different frame rates, which we think Linux folks will appreciate."
A little more than a year after Mozilla debuted a customized version of Firefox starring Microsoft’s Bing search engine, the open-source developer on Tuesday shipped another Microsoft tie-in, Firefox with MSN. MSN is a Microsoft-owned portal with roots in the company’s Internet service that launched alongside Windows 95 nearly two decades ago. Firefox with MSN uses Bing as the default search engine in both the browser’s search box and “Awesome Bar,” the dual-use address bar where users can also enter search queries. Firefox with MSN also sets as the browser’s home page.
You’re not getting on an airplane with a Swiss Army knife in your pocket, but you shouldn’t have much trouble taking to the skies with the Swiss Army Victorinox Flash Flight—it lacks any blades or scissors. What it does come with, however, is up to 16GB of USB storage, a key ring, a miniature yet extremely bright white LED light, and a retractable ball point pen. It's the Swiss Army Knife for cubicle dwellers! The fine folks at the Swiss Knife Shop will even engrave the flash drive for $6.95 per side.
. measured up to Gmail. Microsoft claims that 4 out of 5 study participants said they would switch to Outlook.com because of its clean user design, improved spam blocking capabilities compared to Gmail, and Outlook.com's photo and document sharing capabilities. To turn up the heat on Gmail, Microsoft also plans to release many new features in the coming weeks including one-click message archiving, extended keyboard shortcuts, and further inbox customization.
What do you do when you call a co-worker but they’re not at their desk to answer the phone? You might send a text message to their mobile phone to try and reach them, but people using their own mobile devices may be reluctant to share their personal mobile number for business purposes. RingCentral may have a solution for that. life. A "Do Not Disturb" feature enables users to stop receiving business-related communications after hours--and RingCentral simply holds the texts, calls, and fax messages until it's enable again. RingCentral Office lets managers send a text message en masse to entire departments without having to look up each individual phone number. The RingCentral tool also makes it easier for users to keep track of business voice, fax, and text messages by organizing them together in one place. , and can engage in an SMS texting exchange even while already on a voice call or engaged in other text conversations. It allows people to respond to questions or relay information even when they’re in the middle of a meeting, or sitting on a loud, crowded train where voice calls would be impractical.
Microsoft isn’t above a little Google-bashing when it wants to get attention for its own Bing search engine. . . “They ‘scroogle’ you by defining relevance as how much they’re getting paid.” Naturally, the campaign recommends Bing for “an honest search.”