Mit seinem Videostreaming-Abo hat das Portal den Fernsehmarkt in den USA aufgemischt. Nun steht fest, wann das Angebot auch hierzulande auf Sendung geht.
Sechs Ärgernisse, die man aus der Welt schaffen sollte.
Wer E-Books liest, wird digital verfolgt. Eine Katastrophe oder eine Chance, massgeschneiderte Bücher zu schaffen?
Der «Selfie-Stab» ist das neue Hype-Zubehör für Smartphones und Go-Pro-Kameras.
Das soziale Netzwerk experimentiert mit einem Kauf-Knopf. Über diesen sollen Nutzer künftig direkt in Facebook shoppen gehen können.
Unter dem Hashtag #MH17 gehört der Absturz der malaysischen Maschine in der Ukraine zu den aktuell meistdiskutierten Themen auf Twitter.
Die Angst vor digitaler Schnüffelei sorgt für das überraschende Comeback einer Totgeglaubten.
Microsoft zieht mit Google gleich: Auch Nutzer der Suchmaschine Bing können unliebsame Suchergebnisse zu ihrer Person sperren lassen.
Rolling Thunder, Silver Specter, Angry Pirate oder Serpents Tongue: Das sind die Angebote der IT-Abteilung des GCHQ.
Das beliebte Geospiel Ingress ist ab heute auch für Apples Tablets und Telefone erhältlich. Das erwartet Neulinge.
Wie verhindere ich, dass der Mac Daten an Apple sendet? Was tun, wenn Apple Mail keine Postfächer mehr anzeigt? Wie schalte ich in Windows 7 das «Basisdesign Windows» klassisch aus? Die Kummerbox hilft.
Das Blackphone ist ganz auf die sichere, verschlüsselte Kommunikation getrimmt. Hinter dem Projekt steht der Kryptografie-Pionier Phil Zimmermann. Doch kann man dem Gerät trauen?
Wie vermeidet man hohe Roaming-Kosten, wie nutzt man die Karten auch ohne Internetverbindung, wie schützt man sich gegen Handydiebstahl? Das -Dossier hilft.
Der gestrauchelte Smartphonepionier Blackberry sucht den Weg zurück ins Rampenlicht.
Schon vor den Sommerferien zeichnet sich ab, was die Techkonzerne im Herbst vorstellen werden. Lohnt es sich, darauf zu warten?
Sozialer Druck, zerbrochene Freundschaften. Der Bericht des Sorgentelefons für Kinder zeigt: Der Nachwuchs leidet zunehmend unter Smartphone-Stress.
Der Computerkonzern eröffnet am Samstag offiziell seinen neuen Laden in Basel. Wie die Konkurrenz reagiert.
Langeweile während der Reise in die Ferien? Mit diesen zwölf Games vertreibt die Digitalredaktion sich und anderen die Zeit.
Logitech-Gründer und Verwaltungsrat Daniel Borel will, dass sein Unternehmen wieder trendiger wird. Unter der vorherigen Führung seien zu viele Trends verschlafen worden.
Don't want to dig out your phone? Just tell Google Search to remind you on your desktop browser.
Facebook's new Save feature fights back against the flood-like nature of the typical News Feed.
Advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation wants to address the poor security track record of home routers with a new firmware project that will encourage users to share their Internet connection publicly by setting up guest Wi-Fi networks. The first experimental version of the firmware, called the Open Wireless Router, The project’s main goals are focused on allowing router owners to securely set up public Wi-Fi networks for passers-by to use, which
The Smart Rewards program launching Thursday promises savings and discounts to Verizon subscribers, but only if you opt-in to a program that helps the wireless carrier's partners deliver targeted ads based on your location and browsing habits.
Gear users can get the same version of Tizen running on the latest Gear watches; although the change won’t be welcome news to Google.
Private conversations will fully sync across devices -- except for the messages you delete.
Famed game designer Cliff Bleszinski—who helped create Unreal, Gears of War, and more during a two-decade stint at Epic games—has emerged from his nearly two-year sabbatical to reveal his new game studio, Boss Key Productions. Its first game, code-named Project BlueStreak, is a free-to-play PC arena-based shooter that will be published by Nexon in 2015. With the Raleigh, NC studio officially opening its doors last week, I sat down with the new CEO to talk about his second act as a game developer and the future of free-to-play shooters.
The big publishers lock down their e-books to their own detriment, according to a new study.
The move is one of many Play Store adjustments to comply with a European Commission ruling.
In a rare show of generosity from an Internet service provider, Verizon plans to boost FiOS upload speeds to match customers' download speeds at no extra charge. ISPs typically offer much slower uploads compared to downloads. Under Verizon's previous plan, for instance, customers with 15 Mbps downloads only received 5 Mbps uploads, and customers paying for 500 Mbps download speeds only got upload speeds of 100 Mbps. Faster upload speeds are especially useful for posting photos and videos to social networks, or sending files to online storage services. Verizon
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden doesn't yet know whether he'll be spending the next year in a U.S. prison or an During a nearly 90-minute discussion at the Hackers on Planet Earth Conference (HOPE) on Saturday, in which Snowden participated via Google Hangouts, the whistle blower said he wants to work on tools that help people better protect their privacy. "I think we the people—
Android Wear gets a lot right, but it's still rough around the edges.
I initially wanted to dislike the Lumia 635, only because I feel Microsoft’s Lumia phones can aspire to something better. But the phone delivers the basics, with one inexplicable omission: a front-facing camera. Microsoft’s new Lumia 635 may be marketed as one of the first Windows Phones to be sold to customers with the amazing features of
Glance at any major smartphone line, and you’ll find a similar pattern: Screen sizes are getting bigger, year after year, model after model. Let's start with an audit of the world's most famous Android smartphone line—just look at those Samsung phones inch upward in the first chart below. Not to be outdone, HTC has kept pace with Samsung's escalating screen sizes, and Nokia has followed industry trends for its Lumia line as well.
Tim Cook The answer depends, of course, on the kind of work you do. Perhaps Cook spends his entire day working in email and a browser. If that’s the case, the iPad could be entirely adequate. When he was quoted, Cook was specifically touting the iOS-compatibility that will come to many corporate apps, thanks to
Sometimes, something that seems like a good idea just doesn’t catch on. Streaming video service “It is with heavy hearts that we announce Qplay will be closing. Our last day of service is next Friday, July 25,” the company stated in an email it sent to customers. “We truly enjoyed bringing you the best videos from around the Internet. We had fun building and using Qplay and hope that you did too. Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to keep developing and running the service.”