Nathan Eddy

Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS mobile operating systems were the No. 1 and No. 2 smartphone operating systems, combining for a whopping 92.3 percent of worldwide smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2013, according to new data from IDC. For the first time, Microsoft Windows Phone came in third, ahead of BlackBerry, the research […]

Hiring Hot Spots for New Grads, Other IT Pros by Nathan Eddy New York Leads Nation in Open Tech Positions The Dice report found 8,669 open IT knowledge positions located in the nation’s largest city. Business in the IT World is Booming The number of available tech jobs in the United States stood at 83,086 […]

Despite a shift toward greater support for bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs, only 37 percent of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are managing or plan to manage mobile devices using a mobile device management (MDM) offering, according to a survey of 991 SMB IT professionals conducted by Spiceworks and sponsored by mobility management solutions specialist Fiberlink. The […]

Consumer electronics giant and smartphone handset manufacturer Samsung has emerged in recent years as a major rival to Apple and its iPhone, churning out both high-end and lower-end handsets running Google’s Android operating system. A report from IT research firm Strategy Analytics found Samsung dominated the Android smartphone market in the first quarter of the […]

Due to the increasing impact of the Internet, social interactions, and the growing acceptance of social software, organizations are reacting to new models and technologies by actively soliciting feedback as a way to meet and manage the changing expectations of employees, customers, partners, and suppliers, according to IT research firm International Data Corporation’s (IDC) 2013 […]

Most businesses understand the important role technology plays in achieving their goals, and so are looking to improve their use of IT. However, companies are also concerned that there is a lack in both the quality and quantity of available IT talent, a new study has found. More than three-quarters of businesses say technology is […]

Email data protection specialist ZixCorp introduced ZixOne, a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) mobile email application designed to help solve the diverging needs of protecting corporate data in email, while allowing employees to maintain privacy and control of their personal devices. The platform delivers email data protection in the form of a mobile app that enables corporate email […]

Startups and small businesses in the United States are focused on growth, primarily domestically, and are increasingly investing in technology to help them scale, according to research released by Dell and Intel. Over the course of the next year, more than half of entrepreneurs and small-business owners expect finances to improve (56 percent), and most […]

Despite a positive uptick in sentiment since the last report, pessimism abounds within the small-business sector, as still far more of surveyed companies expect business conditions to be worse in six months than those who think they will be better, according to the most recent study from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB). Among […]

Nokia Lumia 928, Sony Xperia ZR: New Additions to Smartphone Arena by Nathan Eddy Nokia 928 Available Exclusively at Verizon May 16 The Lumia 928 is available in white or black at Verizon Wireless stores and online, beginning May 16 for $99 after a $50 mail-in rebate, with a new two-year customer agreement. Handset Sports […]

Worldwide mobile phone sales to users totaled nearly 426 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a slight increase of 0.7 percent from the same period last year, led by handset makers Samsung, Nokia and Apple, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The Asia/Pacific region was the only region to show […]

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard is reaching out to small and midsize businesses (SMBs) with a slew of offerings that include the next generation of its MSA entry disk array, enhancements to the HP StoreEasy Storage portfolio and a new program for HP channel partners. The HP MSA 2040 Storage appliance offers 16-gigabit Fibre Channel connectivity and […]