Nathan Eddy

BARCELONA, Spain — CIOs worldwide view mobility as a key revenue generator, and most will invest 31 to 40 percent of their discretionary budgets on mobility, according to a survey of 413 IT professionals in 14 countries by management and technology consulting specialist Accenture. The vast majority of respondents (79 percent) cited mobility as a […]

BARCELONA, Spain — It isn’t all about flashy hardware and stunning screens at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) conference, with Samsung announcing the launch of Knox, a Google Android-based solution designed from the ground up with security in mind to address advanced security requirements for the Android platform and bring your own device (BYOD) […]

BARCELONA, Spain — Consumer electronics giant LG unveiled four Optimus series devices, the G, Vu:, F and L. Flagship models from the G and Vu: series will target the premium segment, while the F and L series will be positioned as mass-audience smartphones for the 4G LTE and 3G markets. The Optimus G employs Qualcomm’s […]

BARCELONA, Spain — Networking and telecommunications equipment specialist Huawei Technologies introduced the Ascend P2, which the company claims is the world’s fastest smartphone with a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and Long Term Evolution (LTE) Category 4 technology, which provides download speeds of up to 150M bps. The handset sports an infinity edge 4.7-inch high-definition in-cell touch […]

BARCELONA — Handset maker Nokia introduced four devices, including the Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 smartphones running Windows Phone 8, and made the company’s Here location suite available for non-Nokia phones in the Windows Phone ecosystem. The Nokia Lumia 720 offers a high-end camera experience, featuring a large f/1.9 aperture and Carl Zeiss optics, with […]

Interface solutions specialist Synaptics unveiled its ClearPad 3400 high-performance capacitive touchscreen solution for premium smartphones with displays of up to six inches, as well as the company’s Single Layer On-Cell (SLOC) capacitive touch solution. Building on the technology of the ClearPad 3200, the 3400 features a redesigned Analog Front End (AFE), an integrated charge pump, […]

BARCELONA, Spain — Hewlett-Packard unveiled its latest entry into the tablet market with the Slate 7, which runs Google’s Android Jelly Bean operating system, features a 7-in. touch-screen display and starts at $169. Available in April, the tablet is powered by an ARM dual-core Cortex-A9 1.6GHz processor, offers integrated wireless capabilities, and allows users to […]

BARCELONA, Spain—Computer maker Acer has followed up the January release of the low-end 8GB Iconia BI tablet with the debut at Mobile World Congress of a 16GB edition, targeted at young or new users or families looking for an additional tablet for their children. The 7-inch tablet offers a triangular corner grip on the lower […]

BARCELONA, Spain—Consumer electronics giant and Apple rival Samsung officially took the wraps off its 8-inch tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0, which features multi-window options to split the portable screen and allow access to a number of live applications. Also included is a new generation of Samsung’s intelligent S Pen with advanced usability, access to a […]

Nvidia The Gensler design harmonizes smart functionality and a shape designed to connect with and inspire employees—a triangle, the fundamental building block of computer graphics. Nvidia The nature of building Nvidia products requires experts from multiple disciplines to come together, and the building is designed above all for collaboration. Apple Designed by noted British architect […]

Qualcomm Technologies is claiming an industry first with the release of the RF360 mobile chip, which offers global support for all 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks and features components designed to boost signal strength, reduce bulk and save energy. The radio-frequency front-end solution includes an envelope power tracker for 3G/4G LTE mobile devices, a […]

A quarter of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks–when multiple systems flood the bandwidth or resources of a targeted system–that occur in 2013 will be application-based, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The report noted a new class of damaging DDoS attacks was launched against U.S. banks in the second half of […]