Nathan Eddy

Over the 2013–2017 forecast period, public IT cloud services will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.5 percent, five times that of the IT industry as a whole, and worldwide spending on public IT cloud services will reach $47.4 billion in 2013 and is expected to be more than $107 billion in 2017, […]

Computer maker Acer took the wraps off its Liquid S2 smartphone, which boasts a full HD 6-inch display with IPS technology and 4K recording capabilities. It will show it off at the IFA convention in Berlin later this week. The Android smartphone will operate on 3G and 4G networks and will also support the latest […]

Computer maker Lenovo announced thinner and lighter additions to its ThinkPad portfolio, including the ThinkPad T440s, T440 and X240 Ultrabook notebooks with 20 percent thinner form factors, a variety of panel options and up to 45 percent larger trackpads with improved click functionality supporting Windows 8 gestures. The ThinkPad T440s will be available starting at […]

Computer maker Acer announced its Aspire R7 notebook now includes the latest 4th generation Intel processor and an Acer Active Pen to further redefine the notebook’s touch capability. Designed to provide a better environment for both touch and typing, the R7 features a repositioned keyboard and high-definition touch-screen mounted on what the company calls an […]

Western Digital subsidiary WD announced the expansion of its Red NAS line of SATA hard drives specifically designed for home and small-office network-attached storage systems with one to five drive bays. The suggested price is $99 for the 2.5-inch, 1TB Red model; $79 for the 2.5-inch, 750GB model; and $229 for the 3.5-inch, 4TB model. […]

Electronics manufacturer LG announced the latest addition to its G Series lineup of mobile devices, the G Pad 8.3 tablet, which the company said offers the first Full HD display on an 8-inch tablet, along with a wide range of connectivity features. Set to officially debut next week at the IFA 2013 trade show in […]

Just 38 percent of all organizations use cloud services, according to a survey of 651 organizations across nine countries performed by IT research firm Gartner. However, 80 percent of organizations said they intend to use cloud services in some form within 12 months, including 55 percent of those not doing so today. The results revealed […]

Photos from a video presentation of Samsung’s smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear, have leaked online ahead of the device’s upcoming debut at the IFA conference in Berlin, showing a chunky, dark-colored device with a 3-inch screen. The photos and information about the watch were published by tech publication VentureBeat, which also described some of the features […]

Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia’s Here business unit, which brings together the company’s mapping and location assets under one brand, has launched Connected Driving, a driving service designed to help carmakers and in-vehicle technology suppliers connect the car and the driver to the cloud. Connected Driving offers a range of automotive products and services that builds […]

While mature markets such as North America and Western Europe have driven much of the tablet market’s growth to date, research firm IDC said it expects shipment growth to begin to slow in these markets. Faced with growing competition from larger smartphones and the prospect of new categories such as wearable devices diverting consumer spending, […]

Mobile solutions account for a growing share of small to midsize business technology budgets, with SMBs on average spending between 11-20 percent of their technology budgets in the mobile space—and 68 percent expect their companies’ mobile spending to increase next year, according to Research and Markets’ Mobile Solutions Study. The report, which offers data-driven insights […]

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