Nathan Eddy

Most people are optimistic about technology innovations advancing health care, are willing to participate in virtual health-care visits with their doctors and would use health sensors in their bodies and even their toilets, according to a new study commissioned by technology giant Intel. The survey revealed an overwhelming majority of people (84 percent) globally would […]

There will be 202 million Internet-capable TV devices in U.S homes in 2015, a 44 percent increase from the 140 million at the start of 2013, according to the Connected Home Forecast report from NPD Connected Intelligence. Two driving forces in the market are pushing the adoption and use of connected TV devices–streaming media players […]

With just days to go before a key deadline to digitize and streamline their records management practices, almost half (46 percent) of federal agency records and information management professionals do not believe, or are unsure if, the requirements are realistic and obtainable, according to a survey by data backup specialist Iron Mountain and MeriTalk. The […]

Apple, Asus Dell Models Among the 10 Best Notebooks of 2013 by Nathan Eddy MacBook Air Is Still the Ultimate Notebook ($999) The 11-inch Air provides up to 9 hours of battery backup, whereas the 13-inch model provides up to 12 hours, making this notebook a true all-day performance machine. Apple updated the Air to […]

Health management specialist Health Diagnostics Laboratory (HDL) and MedHelp, a provider of social and mobile health solutions, have partnered to create myHDL, a mobile app that pairs lab results with health tools and social support to help patients improve their overall health. A free app available on the iTunes App Store and Google Play, myHDL […]

CIOs must act now to take on a more strategic role or risk being pushed aside by line-of-business managers who are making increasing numbers of technology buying decisions, according to a survey by IT solutions and managed services provider Logicalis. The study also showed that CIOs are acutely aware of the growing need to play […]

Cloud security specialist Panda Security announced the addition of mobile device management (MDM) features to its Panda Cloud Systems Management (PCSM) platform. The PCSM platform is the company’s remote management and monitoring solution designed to help IT departments and service providers manage, monitor and support all types of devices on their computer networks. The MDM […]

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. consumers (59 percent) and U.K. consumers (65 percent) have no security software on their mobile devices, according to a report from security and compliance management solutions specialist Tripwire. Conducted by Dimensional Research and OnePoll on behalf of Tripwire, the survey of 1,400 consumers in the two countries found 32 percent of […]

Cisco continues to lead the overall security appliance market with a 15.9 percent share in factory revenue for the third quarter, on year-over-year growth of 5.9 percent, according to a report from IT research firm IDC. Overall factory revenue and units rose in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13) compared to the third quarter of […]

Increasing exposure to smartphones along with 3G and 4G networks will further boost the adoption of mobile devices in most sectors especially in health care systems, according to a report from Allied Market Research. The global mobile health (mHealth) market is estimated to reach $58.8 billion by the end of 2020 at a compound annual […]

Wireless systems and infrastructure specialist Ruckus Wireless announced it partnered with the City and County of San Francisco to deliver free, high-speed outdoor public WiFi service up and down the city’s Market Street corridor, starting from the intersection of Market and Castro Streets down to the pedestrian corridor at the Embarcadero. Mounted on traffic poles […]

With the benefits of fact-based decision-making clear to business managers in a broad range of disciplines, chief information officers (CIOs) appear set to focus on business intelligence (BI) and analytics through 2017, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The company outlined key predictions for BI and analytics, predicting that by 2015, the […]