Andrew Garcia

I see 2010 as a time of bearing fruit from seeds planted throughout the barren year that was 2009. Certainly, Windows 7 was one of the major technology stories of 2009, but corporations mostly watched and tested, as is normally the case with new operating systems and low IT budgets. We’ll see larger numbers of […]

Frost &Sullivan analysts estimate that 250 million smartphones will ship globally in 2010, an indication that a lot more devices will be banging away at a lot more networks in the near future. In the meantime, applications will continue to get richer with increasing reliance on bandwidth-intensive audio- or video-based media, and these rich apps […]

LABS GALLERY: Palm Pixi Has Management Mojo, but Is Otherwise Limited LABS GALLERY: Palm Pixi Has Management Mojo, but Is Otherwise LimitedBy Andrew Garcia Pixi Front The Palm Pixi measures in at a tiny 2.2 by 4.4 by 0.4 inches and 3.26 ounces. The Pixi features the same gesture-based navigation as its predecessor, using the […]

The Palm Pixi is a more-than-worthy successor to Palm’s previous low-end smartphone offerings, capably offering an enticing mix of features for consumers or enterprise users looking to move up from a more basic mobile phone. However, occasionally sluggish performance and weak battery life with automated data services engaged detract from the Pixi’s overall experience. Palm […]

Windows 7 was certainly one of the biggest tech stories of 2009, so why didn’t it make our Product of the Year list? Simply put, none of eWEEK Labs’ analysts–myself included–were enthusiastic enough about the new Microsoft OS to put it there. While Windows 7 may prove to be the best overall operating system Microsoft […]

Wireless chip-set maker Quantenna Communications this week announced a new reference design for a 4×4 MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) 802.11n Wi-Fi bridge intended to be used for carriers’ triple-play video services and high-definition television. Although 4×4 MIMO implementations have not been seen yet in the marketplace (the typical enterprise 802.11n AP is either 2×3 […]

LABS GALLERY: NBA League Pass for iPhone Delivers Hoops Action to Mobile Users by Andrew Garcia Live Games From the Live panel, users can see in-progress game status, as well as the day’s upcoming games. Tapping the game box of in-progress games starts the near-live video feed. Blackout Rules Apply League Pass for iPhone is […]

Hoops junkies now have a good option for watching National Basketball Association games on the go: The new League Pass for iPhone application from MobiTV delivers near-live broadcasts and recent replays to Apple’s mobile device. I tested League Pass for the iPhone, which is available for $40 for the full NBA regular season via the […]

LABS GALLERY: Cisco SIO To Go iPhone App Provides Valuable Security Info LABS GALLERY: Cisco SIO To Go iPhone App Provides Valuable Security InfoBy Andrew Garcia Cisco SIO To Go for iPhone The Cisco SIO To Go application for iPhone delivers Cisco news and security information to the Apple device. The app is available for […]

Cisco’s free SIO To Go mobile application for iPhone aims to put the relevant and actionable security information contained within its Security Intelligence Operations service into the hands of network administrators on the move. While the content presented within the application is valuable for those with Cisco networks-mixing both high-level analysis and in-the-trenches tips and […]

It’s been three months since I installed 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate on my primary work system. Windows 7 runs without crashing much, starts and shuts down faster than Vista did on the same machine, and has a lot of pretty slideshow backgrounds to stare at. However, I would not say the new OS has revolutionized […]