Neue Stossrichtung für Wearables: Eine britische Firma hat einen «Penis-Schrittzähler» vorgestellt, der nicht nur die Lust beim Sex steigern soll.
Ab 2016 will Microsoft nur noch die aktuelle Version des Internet Explorers mit Updates unterstützen. Wer auch künftig sicher surfen will, muss aktualisieren.
Auf Facebook und Instagram ist es verboten, Aufnahmen von Geschlechtsteilen hochzuladen. Bei Twitter hingegen wimmelt es nur so von Nackedeis jeglicher Ausprägung.
Google hat fünf Wikipedia-Links in seiner Suche gelöscht. Um Transparenz zu schaffen, hat das Online-Lexikon nun veröffentlicht, welche Artikel es betrifft.
Ein neuer Katzen-Tracker gibt Aufschluss über die täglichen Ausflüge der Stubentiger. Experten versprechen sich neue Einblicke in die Verhaltensweisen von Katzen.
20 Prozent der Apps, die Daten von tragbaren Geräten auslesen, verwenden keine Verschlüsselung. So können persönliche Informationen in falsche Hände geraten.
Microsoft hat auf einem E-Mail-Konto eines Nutzers kinderpornografisches Material gefunden. Der Verdächtige wurde festgenommen.
«Divinity: Original Sin» schickt ein schlägkräftiges Team in den Kampf gegen Orcs, Zauberer und anderes Gesindel. Das Game bietet Spieltiefe und Sammelspass.
Cyber-Angreifer gelangten an Infos über Angestellte eines Unternehmens, das eigentlich Mitarbeiter der amerikanischen Regierung überprüfen sollte.
Die in Wien am letzten Donnerstag eingereichte Sammelklage gegen Facebook übertrifft die Erwartungen der Initiatoren. Auch Schweizer klagen gegen das soziale Netzwerk.
Vom massiven Hacker-Angriff aus Russland sind Hunderttausende Websites betroffen. Auch in der Schweiz ist man daran, das Ausmass des Schadens zu erfassen.
Schlüpft man in einem Videospiel in die Rolle eines bösen Charakters, wird das eigene Verhalten negativ beeinflusst. Dies besagt eine neue Studie aus den USA.
In den Krisenregionen im Nahen und Mittleren Osten wird vor allem über Android-Geräte kommuniziert. Über das offene Betriebssystem können Kontrollen umgangen werden.
Apple hat für den 9. September einen Medienevent anberaumt. Am Anlass könnte das neue iPhone präsentiert werden.
"This is how we do games: To understand what it's like to dogfight, we just go outside of Moscow, put ourselves in planes, and do some dogfighting," says IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad's producer Albert Zhiltsov, showing me a video of the team flying maneuvers in real planes. It's crazy. It's commitment. It's just a small part of what makes 1C Game Studios—built from the original IL-2 franchise owners 1C Company and Rise of Flight creator 777 Studios—a flight simulator dream-team. This is a demo where I literally hear the words, "There seems to be a desire by users from other titles to be able to play a flight sim with a mouse and keyboard. Surprises the hell out of us, but people seem to want that," come out of 777 president Jason Williams's mouth. This team is hardcore about their flight sims.
The Federal Communications Commission voted Friday to require U.S. mobile carriers and many text-messaging apps to enable users to text emergency dispatch centers, even after questions about whether the centers will be ready by the deadline. The commission’s vote requires mobile carriers and some texting apps to put emergency text-to-911 functionality in place by the end of the year. Even though the nation’s four largest mobile carriers have all added text-to-911 functionality this year, less than 2 percent of the nation’s 6,800 emergency dispatch centers are ready to receive texts, said Commissioner Ajit Pai. The commission’s action will give smartphone users the impression they can send text to emergency responders, when many will not be able to, he said.
When malware masquerades as a feature enhancement, some users inevitably get duped.
Big Red also made some improvements to the service.
Microsoft's Windows Phone store has hit a new milestone for apps, but still faces some of the same old challenges. According to Microsoft's " Of course, most people don't need nearly that many apps—the average user relies on about
It's a smart way to help those who don't know how to free their devices.
Two months after first announcing the plans, Barnes & Noble and Samsung will show off a new Nook tablet on Wednesday, August 20.
Sierra Entertainment is one of those legendary companies from the '90s that died somewhere in the past decade of industry consolidation. See also: LucasArts, Mythic, Midway, Neversoft, Known primarily for the "Quest" series of adventure games—King's Quest, Police Quest, Space Quest—and also as the publisher of some other classics—You Don't Know Jack, Crash Bandicoot, Half-Life—Sierra's in-house games were legendary for killing or otherwise screwing over the player in brutal fashion. Sometimes it was a matter of
Yahoo is following in the footsteps of Google and plans to implement To get the encryption done, Yahoo will use a modified version of Google's
Intel was the target of an elaborate hoax Thursday that drew attention to its plan to An unknown person sent a fake press release to reporters saying Intel had decided to cancel the investment due to its “corporate responsibility goals.” The release cited the “destruction and loss of life resulting from Israel’s recent assault on Gaza.” The person went to some length to make the hoax look real, building a fake website that looked a lot like Intel’s own news room. The release included the phone number for a supposed press contact who answered the phone to reporters Thursday, assuring them the release was genuine.
Not to be outdone by ultra-thin gaming laptops like the Razer Blade and Origin's EVO 15-S, Alienware announced the Alienware 13 on Friday. And, well, Alienware's still being outdone by Razer and Origin when it comes to ultra-thin laptops, but at least the race is a little closer. Last year's low-end Alienware laptop, the Alienware 14, was a chunky 1.6-inch thick, 6 lb. behemoth, reminiscent of the way gaming laptops I got a bit of hands-on time with the Alienware 13 this week and it's quite a difference—merely an inch thick and 4.5 pounds. That's still not quite as thin as the 0.7" Razer Blade, but it's a