June 30, 2008 Meet Tomorrow's Mobile Phones: Sensational Shape-Shifters And MoreHere's an inside look at the exciting new world of form-fitting, highly intuitive, very personal mobile phones that will replace today's cookie-cutter designs.
More in our mobile & wireless knowledge center As sensors proliferate in every industry, companies wrestle to turn the fire hose of real-time data into usable business intelligence.
More in our hardware knowledge center We're going to have to face the problem of education in a world in which nearly all knowledge is available to everyone, instantly, all the time. It could free us to do what we do best -- think critically and creatively.
More in our mobile & wireless knowledge center As an IT pro, you know that information is power, but remember that discretion is the better part of valor. While keeping your boss in the loop is key, there are certain things you really don't want to tell him -- ever. We asked CIOs what kinds of information they never want to hear from their staff.
More in our careers knowledge center Think your job's tough? IT pros in the U.S. military handle extreme temperatures, 'moon dust' and mortar attacks to keep communications -- including multiple networks -- up and running.
More in our careers knowledge center June 23, 2008 Complete coverage: Bill Gates Moves OnOn June 30, 2008, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates steps down at Microsoft to focus on philanthropy. Are the company's best days behind it? What will Gates' legacy be?
More in our operating systems knowledge center Up checking e-mail at 5 a.m. on vacation? It doesn't have to be that way, unless that's how you like it. Set the stage now to take a break from the office you can live with.
More in our management knowledge center Lower costs, snap upgrades and other benefits of cloud computing are leading IT organizations to increasingly outsource traditional IT infrastructure activities like storage and server management to managed services providers. How will this alter the makeup of the IT department of the future? Computerworld looks ahead.
More in our careers knowledge center Don't ditch that old notebook! With about $125 and an hour or two, you can make it run like new.
More in our mobile & wireless knowledge center By fixing its memory problems and adding some nice new features, Firefox 3 continues to challenge Internet Explorer for king of the Web browsers.
More in our networking & Internet knowledge center IT pros may have a lot of technical smarts, but that doesn't mean they'd be good at running a business. Best-selling author Ken Blanchard offers advice on how would-be tech entrepreneurs can get ahead.
More in our careers knowledge center Lots of corporations are dabbling in virtual worlds, but no one has found the killer app for business — yet.
More in our management knowledge center June 16, 2008 Narcissists at Work: How to Deal With Arrogant, Controlling, Manipulative BulliesCharismatic but cruel, narcissists can be highly disruptive to a workplace, creating a traumatic environment with high turnover. Expert Jean Ritala offers tips for dealing with narcissists in your organization.
More in our management knowledge center The laptop of the future, say five years from now, may look a lot like the XO 2.0 clamshell, a prototype of the next version of the One Laptop Per Child laptop.
More in our mobile & wireless knowledge center Forrester's John McCarthy shows you how to cost-justify this function, which becomes even more critical in tough economic times.
More in our management knowledge center EPD technology -- in other words, e-paper -- has been a long time coming, but it's finally just around the corner. What can we expect in tomorrow's versions of the Kindle?
More in our hardware knowledge center Jay Cline says companies that limit their training and awareness programs to a PowerPoint presentation and a few trinkets left on employees' chairs are missing a big opportunity in reducing their information risk.
More in our privacy knowledge center June 9, 2008 Extreme IT: Battling Dust, Heat and Bombs in Afghanistan and IraqThink your job's tough? IT pros in the U.S. military handle extreme temperatures, "moon dust" and mortar attacks to keep communications — including multiple networks — up and running.
More in our careers knowledge center Nearly seven years after 9/11, information-sharing problems that hobble federal, state and local law enforcement are just beginning to be solved. Here's a look at the state of the art.
More in our government knowledge center You have to go outside the U.S. — or to the online gray market — to get these goods, including a laptop that kills physical viruses and bacteria on contact.
More in our mobile & wireless knowledge center Our reviewer spent a week getting to know Apple's newest 17-in. MacBook Pro — the 2.6-GHz model with LED backlighting, to be specific. Although he's still not sure it's the perfect machine for him, he got to really like it.
More in our hardware knowledge center Engineers are beaming up daily software code to run the 7.5-foot arm and analyze soil samples.
More in our hardware knowledge center Ten organizations received top prizes for their use of technology to promote social, educational or economic advances.
More in our management knowledge center June 2, 2008 Penetration-Testing FolliesA luxury-car dealership exposing customer bank data? A hole so big you could drive right into FBI HQ? "Pen" testers dish on some of the biggest gaps they've found in so-called secure systems. No enterprise is safe! With 10 tips for inexpensive or free pen-test advantages.
More in our security knowledge center We all want a phone that does it all, but is brain-dead easy to use, Mike Elgan posits. But can it be done? And if so, who's likely to do it?
More in our mobile & wireless knowledge center Being mobile these days means more equipment — and more problems. These devices and services will make things a bit easier.
More in our mobile & wireless knowledge center In a down market, market research can seem like more of a luxury than a necessity. But before you axe the analyst, consider optimizing to get the most out of the data you pay for.
More in our business intelligence knowledge center Security and privacy protection doesn't have to cost a lot — or indeed anything at all. These 10 great freebies will keep you safe from prying eyes and bad guys. |
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