World news about “Computers” published by euronews.
Profits up for Google and Microsoft Google’s core Internet advertising business saw its net revenue rise by 23 percent in the first three months of the year even as its Motorola mobile phone… 19/04/2013
Hewlett-Packard boss resigns Hewlett-Packard’s Chairman Ray Lane is quitting. He has been criticised for his role in the acquisition of software firm Autonomy and at the recent annual… 05/04/2013
Phishing – don’t take the bait Our latest Hi Tech programme is all about phishing. Phishing is an attempt to gain sensitive information – passwords or bank details – by masquerading as a… 26/03/2013
Kids and computers We have all heard the warnings about screens being bad for children – but now a French study from the influential Academy of Sciences claims that playing with… 25/03/2013
Dell deal delay? Dell has said it has received alternative buyout proposals that could be superior to $24.4 billion (18.9 billion euro) offer from founder Michael Dell and… 25/03/2013
South Korean TV networks and banks paralysed by cyber attack Three major South Korean television broadcasters and two banks were hit in a cyber attack that brought down their computer networks at around lunchtime on… 20/03/2013
CeBIT innovations New ways of interacting with computers have proliferated in recent years with technology like touch screens, motion-sensing and eye-tracking. Swedish company… 13/03/2013
Dell goes private to aid restructuring Personal computer maker Dell is no longer to be a publicly traded company. The world’s third-biggest maker of PCs plans to buy back all its shares… 05/02/2013
Fighting Cybercrime in Europe Imagine a world where criminals operate with near impunity. A place where credit card information could be bought for as little as 1 euro – but where some… 16/01/2013
CES wrapped up in computers This year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas saw more than 20,000 new products introduced to a market which is already crammed with gagets and novelties… 15/01/2013
Riding free of addiction In South Korea, arguably the world’s most connected country, doctors are prescribing horse-riding to treat teenagers who have become addicted to the internet… 14/01/2013
Big TVs are king at 46th CES Las Vegas’s 46th annual International Consumer Electronics Show is showcasing the technology trends of the near and distant future. Thousands of exhibitors… 10/01/2013
A machine which can read your mind “We have developed so called brain-computer interfaces which allow the user to control different devices and programmes without hands, by means of the user’s… 20/12/2012
euronews hangs out with with Google Vice President Ben GomesAt the LeWeb 12 conference in Paris, euronews’ Mark Davis hosted a Google+ Hangout with Google Vice President Ben Gomes. Gomes answered questions from Davis… 04/12/2012
euronews hangs out with InteraXon CEO Ariel GartenAt the LeWeb 12 conference in Paris, euronews’ Mark Davis hosted a Google+ Hangout with InteraXon CEO Ariel Garten as a guest. Ariel presented InteraXon’s… 04/12/2012
Blame game after HP multi billion euro writedown American computer giant Hewlett-Packard has asked US and UK authorities to investigate what it claims was a, “wilful effort to mislead” by UK company… 21/11/2012
A world without limits New technologies are blurring the boundaries between the real and the virtual world. The brain can control a machine, and even perceive it as its own body… 13/11/2012
Windows executive leaves Microsoft Corp Microsoft executive, Steven Sinofsky has left the world’s largest software company barely two weeks after launching the flagship Window 8. The 23-year… 13/11/2012
Apple CEO forces software division chief out Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has pushed out the chief of their mobile software division Scott Forstall. Forstall leaves following problems with the mapping… 30/10/2012
Lenovo takes top PC spot The Chinese electronics giant Lenovo became the world’s biggest manufacturer of PCs in the third quarter knocking the American Hewlett Packard off the top… 11/10/2012
Microsoft posts loss but upbeat on future products Microsoft has reported its first ever quarterly loss as a public company. The reason was the huge write down in the value of a digital advertising agency it… 20/07/2012
Game on for eye tracking technology Computer games can be played using eye-tracking technology to control the action on screen. All players have to do is look at what they want to shoot. Two… 02/05/2012
Apple joins $500 billion club The latest jump in the price of Apple’s shares has made the company worth a new record high of $500 billion. Only Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, ExxonMobil and… 29/02/2012
Apple shares soar on profit jump Apple has returned to form and added more lustre to its high tech-crown with quarterly profit that almost doubled. In the run up to Christmas it sold over… 25/01/2012
Closing divisions Closing the digital divide has become a major challenge in today’s internet world, especially as modern technology breaks down barriers of age and distance… 13/01/2012
Tablets at CES The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is, say the organisers, gadget heaven. They expect around 150,000 people to visit the show for a first look… 12/01/2012
Samsung takes a bite out of Apple Samsung Electronics is set to resume selling its Galaxy tablet computer in Australia as early as Friday, after it won a rare legal victory in a long-running… 30/11/2011
Apple without Jobs faces its rivals The business world is now pondering what impact the death of Apple’s inspirational leader Steve Jobs will have on the technology giant and asking the question… 06/10/2011
Gaming addiction, the reality For many people video games are a hobby, for others, they are an addiction. This year a 20-year-old British man died of a blood clot after taking part in a… 31/08/2011
Apple blocks Samsung tablet sales in EU A big legal win in the tablet battle for iPad maker Apple. It got a German court to temporarily block the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tablet 10.1 in the… 10/08/2011
100 years of IBM Technology firm IBM has celebrated its 100th birthday by releasing both a book and film to mark the occasion. Founded on the 16 June 1911, International… 16/06/2011
Lenovo expands into Europe China’s Lenovo is buying the German consumer electronics retailer and computer maker Medion to try to expand its market share in developed economies. It is… 01/06/2011
Microsoft Windows sales slip in face of iPad Microsoft has reported a dip in quarterly sales of its core Windows operating system but sold more of its Office suite of applications and Xbox game… 29/04/2011
Satellites and planes: belt-up, take-off, log-in Surfing the internet at 10,000 metres, or landing a plane in zero visibility – it is all possible thanks to an increasing role being played in aviation by… 27/04/2011
Mega memory for next generation USB sticks For several years now, research has focused on computer storage capacity and processor speed. Chips have become smaller and cheaper and each generation… 05/04/2011
Learning for the future in Brazil Social ventures are often at the heart of the world’s most innovative education initiatives, and behind them are often social entrepreneurs driven by a desire… 12/11/2010
Computer prodigy Aaron Swartz commits suicideInternet activist and programmer Aaron Swartz has taken his own life at the age of 26. The tech whizz helped create the web feed system RSS, working on it… 13/01/2013
Deported computer tycoon arrives in MiamiComputer software tycoon John McAfee has arrived in Miami after being deported by Guatemala. The 67-year-old had been hiding there after evading police in… 13/12/2012
Wanted McAfee ‘on way back’ to Belize from GuatemalaAuthorities in Guatemala say they are sending the American software entrepreneur John McAfee back to Belize where he is linked to a murder. Reports say the… 06/12/2012
Apple One sells for €400,000An Apple One computer from 1976 has sold for €400,000 at an auction in Cologne. It was bought by an unknown buyer via the internet. The former owner Rudolf… 24/11/2012
Apple unwraps mini-iPad to take on Amazon, GoogleApple made its biggest product move last Tuesday since debuting the iPad two years ago, launching a smaller, cheaper tablet into a market staked out by… 23/10/2012
Microsoft bids to take bite out of AppleMore holiday job than Steve Jobs, but with its Apple-style on-stage presentation software giant Microsoft has entered the tablet wars, with Surface. To do… 19/06/2012
‘Flame’ virus attacks computers in Middle EastA sophisticated virus, dubbed ‘Flame,’ is infecting computers across the Middle East. Security experts think it has been deployed for state-sponsored, cyber… 29/05/2012
Hewlett Packard to lay-off 27,000The world’s number one computer maker Hewlett Parkard plans to lay off a massive 27,000 employees over the next two years in a bid to jump start growth… 24/05/2012
Apple brandishes new iPad to fend off rivalsKeep taking the tablets – that was the message from suitably-enthused Apple executives who have unveiled their new iPad to an eagerly awaiting hi-tech world… 07/03/2012
EU steps up drive against e-wasteIn brief: The EU has adopted tougher rules for dealing with electronic waste. MEPs voted to introduce the measures over the next seven years. They are… 19/01/2012
Dotcom dilemma for world bodiesInternational internet regulators are trying to reassure world bodies such as the UN and the IMF about an expansion of website address names that they say… 11/01/2012
Rétromachine : l’ordinateur mis à l’honneur par le Time MagazineLe 26 décembre 1982 pour la première fois en 50 ans, le premier objet inanimé a fait la une du Time Magazine. C’est l’année de l’avènement de l’ordinateur… 26/12/2011
Anonymous “closes” Israeli sitesIsraeli security websites were down on Sunday after an international group of cyber hackers threatened an attack on government computers. Websites for the… 06/11/2011
Apple fans mourn death of Steve JobsSteve Jobs, the co-founder of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Jobs died at home in Palo Alto, California surrounded by his… 06/10/2011
From coast to coast people pay tribute to Steve JobsFlowers were laid at the Apple HQ in New York and at stores coast to coast in the home country of the designer who transformed the daily lives of… 06/10/2011
Emoticons: a language we can all understand ;-)It is one of the most recognisable symbols in the world, a universal form of expression that transcends language. Type :-) into a text and it will be… 19/09/2011
Fake Apple Store exposed in ChinaMany people are used to the concept of counterfeit goods, whether it be fake Prada handbags, Rolex watches or even smartphones. But in the small Chinese city… 22/07/2011
“Correct!” Computerised quiz contestant takes on humansOne long-running American quiz show has never seen anything like it. In Jeopardy, two human contestants are up against a computer called Watson. The… 15/02/2011
Apple’s growth helps dispel Jobs worriesStellar results from Apple and a strong outlook based on dazzling sales of its iPhone and iPad are reassuring investors fretting over the possible loss of its… 19/01/2011
Fewer contracts for IBMInternational Business Machines has announced stronger profits and raised its full-year outlook but said it had signed fewer contracts for computer services… 19/10/2010
Samsung’s “iPad killer” debuts in Berlin3D films are becoming more and more common at the cinema but the Berlin IFA consumer electronics fair showed the technology is not confined to the big screen. 09/09/2010
3D on display at the IFA in BerlinThe old radio tower which stands in the middle of Berlin’s amusement park is decked out in ribbons to mark the 50th edition of the IFA, the biggest European… 08/09/2010
3D on display at IFA in Berlin2010 marks the 50th edition of the IFA, the largest European trade show for consumer electronics and domestic appliances. Around 1,500 exhibitors showcased… 07/09/2010
3D – Bringing it homeAmerican computer experts in California’s Silicon Valley think that within the next 5-10 years all the displays we use in daily life will become 3D –… 07/09/2010
Intel to buy security tech firm McAfeeMicrochip maker Intel is to buy McAfee, which provides security for computers. It is its biggest ever acquisition. The price is just under six billion… 19/08/2010
Apple manager charged over bribesA supply manager for Apple has appeared in court in California charged with taking bribes from six Asian companies that supply iPhone and iPod accessories… 17/08/2010
Grapes, robots and saintsGrape producers in the Shimane region of Japan have a new weapon in their fight to keep crops irrigated – the mobile phone. All it takes is click of a phone… 23/06/2010
Mayan scriptThe Golden Age of the Mayas was between the 3rd and the 4th centuries. Their script was considered the most advanced in the Americas, and was used for… 22/06/2010
Digital Agenda for EuropeHow can the digital age boost economic growth? Brussels is putting forward a series of measures to build a true European digital market by 2020. What exactly… 31/05/2010
The real costs of our virtual worldLike many Europeans, Ismaila is on the Internet every day. She starts at breakfast time by checking her emails on her mobile. Then it’s onto a social… 25/05/2010
Intel forecast boosts tech sector hopesA stellar forecast for quarterly sales and profits by Intel has reinforced hopes that the technology sector’s recovery is accelerating. Experts say the… 14/04/2010
Technology the key to unlocking memoriesAround 35 million people worldwide suffer from dementia. It can put great strain on families and relationships as treasured memories fade away. But thanks to… 12/04/2010
Spain stops global “botnet” mastermindsThree men have been arrested in Spain accused of masterminding one of the world’s biggest computer crime networks. The trio is suspected of running the… 03/03/2010
British hacker’s US extradition will go-aheadThe British government says it can do nothing to stop the extradition of a man wanted in the US for hacking into NASA and Pentagon computers. The Home… 27/11/2009
Where the virtual world and reality meetVirtual reality is entering a new era of touch-sensitive tiles and immersive animations. Researchers in Barcelona have created a unique space at the cutting… 07/11/2009
Vital OS launch for MicrosoftMicrosoft has launched its latest personal computer operating system – Windows 7. It is a vital release for the world’s biggest software company as it… 22/10/2009
Apple’s profit soarsApple quarterly profit was much better than had been predicted by analysts. Strong sales of Mac computers and iPhones gave Apple a solid 13 percent… 22/07/2009
Special house for companion robotA new companion robot has been designed by a team at Hertfordshire University as part of a European project, and it is “living” in a special house where… 22/06/2009
A Window on the UniverseESAC, the European Space Astronomy Centre, could describe some of their work as “putting the universe into our computers”. Based near Madrid in Spain, ESAC is… 28/05/2009
Education & business find uses for Serious GamesComputer games are beginning to break out from their console and entertainment world, and finding more constructive applications in the worlds of business and… 24/11/2008
