Nathan Eddy

There has been a significant rise in small-business optimism from a year ago, an indication small businesses are in for a better year in 2014, according to the results of the December 2013 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard. SurePayroll’s Scorecard compiles data from small businesses nationwide, and exclusively reflects the trends affecting the nation’s “micro businesses,” […]

One of the major challenges in the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) space is the difficulty in tracking deployed assets, according to a report from Infinity Research. After the deployment of mobile devices in organizations, tracking them is difficult even with the implementation of BYOD security solutions, the report found. Among they key players in the global BYOD […]

10 iPhone Apps to Start the New Year Off Right by Nathan Eddy Get Yourself Organized With Evernote This free, straightforward note-making app bests the competition, thanks to its strong search capabilities and effortless organization. The app helps you remember everything you need to do across all of the devices you use, saving your ideas […]

Surgeons might soon be able to design customized implants on-site and at the time of surgery, thanks to a handheld “bio pen” developed in the labs of the University of Wollongong (UOW), which works similar to 3D printing methods. The pen delivers cell material inside a biopolymer such as alginate, a seaweed extract, protected by […]

A team of researchers from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering said they have developed a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) technology that will boost information storage in electronic systems. MRAM is an emerging technology in data storage as it is non-volatile, which means […]

Mars One, a not-for-profit foundation that hopes to establish permanent human life on Mars, announced the selection of candidates from the applicant pool of over 200,000, reducing the number of applicants to 1,058. On Dec. 10, Mars One launched its first crowd-funding campaign, focused on bringing funds and attention to the first mission, an unmanned […]

LG Electronics announced it would be unveiling its latest Ultra PC, model 13Z940, as well as second generation Tab-Book 2 hybrid devices, the 11T740 and 11T540, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January. The 13Z940 has a Full HD 13.3-inch in-plane switching (IPS) display that incorporates the company’s Super Narrow […]

To the end of November, 14.4 million desktops, notebooks and tablets were sold through U.S. commercial channels, leading to a 25.4 percent increase over 2012, according to The NPD Group’s Distributor Track and Commercial Reseller Tracking Service. Desktop sales through the channel increased 8.5 percent, notebooks grew 28.9 percent and tablets jumped 49 percent growth […]

Smartphone user penetration will be the main driver for the mobile health (mHealth) uptake, with mHealth applications tailored specifically for smartphones or tablets and will be native rather than Web-based applications, according a report from Research2guidance. The report projects that five years from now, the mHealth market will be a mass market with a reach […]

Samsung Electronics announced that it has developed what it is claiming is the industry’s first 8G-bit, low power double data rate 4 (LPDDR4), mobile dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chip. The chip is designed for mobile devices and will improve mobile memory applications, enabling users to have faster, more responsive applications, more advanced features and higher […]

Online retailer Amazon announced a record-setting holiday season for Prime, the annual membership program offering unlimited free two-day shipping on millions of items. The service was so popular this holiday that Amazon limited new Prime membership signups during peak periods to ensure service to current members was not impacted by the surge in new membership. […]

Wireless telecommunications industry trade group CTIA unveiled the KnowMyApp.org Website, which informs consumers how much data their favorite applications are using. In an effort to aid developers, the site also provides information so that when they are creating new apps, they know how to conserve their apps’ data usage and, whenever possible, minimize impact to […]