Nathan Eddy

Cloud-based enterprise resource management (ERP) and financials software specialist NetSuite announced the availability of its OpenAir Mobile time tracking and expenses management platform for Google’s Android operating system. OpenAir Mobile for Android includes a calendar to track and manage time, access to OpenAir time sheets and expense reports using the Android user interface and instantaneous […]

Acer’s Liquid E1 Lives Large The Liquid E1 features a large 4.5-inch quarter-high-definition (qHD) display, dual-core processor and two speakers with DTS sound for volume maximization. Acer’s Liquid Z2 at the Entry Level The entry-level Liquid Z2 features a quick mode navigation tool, a 1GHz processor and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with a 3.5-in. […]

As more smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices are snapped up by consumers worldwide, the market for mobile applications is expected to grow as well, with annual downloads projected to reach 108 billion by 2017, according to a report from research firm Berg Insight. The number of mobile application downloads worldwide doubled during 2012 and […]

Twenty years after the founding graphics processing unit (GPU) manufacturer Nvidia, the company is building a new headquarters, and is turning to architectural firm Gensler for a building campus that aims to raise the bar for corporate architectural identity—a standard already set high by Apple’s plans for a futuristic, ring-shaped HQ of its own. What […]

Communications solutions specialist Comcast Business Services, a unit of Comcast Cable, announced the launch of the Upware marketplace, a suite of cloud-based business solutions that can be purchased through one integrated Web portal. The Upware marketplace contains a selected list of third party, cloud-based business applications from a variety of companies in categories such as […]

Acer is hoping to draw some notice to its latest smartphones, the Liquid E1 and the Liquid Z2 Android-based handsets, before the yearly mobile industry juggernaut that is Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain (Feb. 25 to 28), drives the competition for attention to “Hunger Games”-style intensity. The Liquid E1 features a large 4.5-inch […]

Virtualization and cloud infrastructure specialist VMware announced the release of its Horizon Suite, a platform for workforce mobility designed to connect users to their data, applications and desktops on any device. The suite combines VMware’s desktop virtualization solution and other technologies from the company, including Project Octopus, Project AppBlast, Project AppShift, VMware ThinApp, Horizon Application […]

As the U.S. jobs recovery steadily inches forward, the market for Linux professionals continues to leap ahead, with 93 percent of hiring managers planning to hire a Linux pro in the next six months, according to a survey from career and employment site Dice.com. In the red-hot Linux job market, those with the right skill […]

The business intelligence (BI) software market will reach $13.8 billion in revenue worldwide in 2013, up 7 percent from last year, and is projected to climb to just over $17 billion by 2016, according to a report by IT research firm Gartner. However, compared with 2011 growth of 16 percent, 2013 and the coming years […]

Cyber-security software developer Wombat Security Technologies announced the launch of SmishGuru, a simulated attack service to target the growing problem of text-message phishing, also known as “smishing.” An expansion of the company’s family of social engineering assessment products, SmishGuru can also help companies mitigate bring-your-own-device (BYOD) risks by teaching employees to defend against popular mobile […]

Chip maker Marvell announced the PXA1088, an integrated quad-core application and communications mobile system-on-a-chip (SoC) that provides low-power mobile computing and support for global broadband standards to allow worldwide roaming. The platform includes support for 3G cellular modems including Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+), Time Division Evolved High Speed Packet Access (TD-HSPA+) and Enhanced […]

Application delivery networking specialist F5 Networks has unveiled Mobile App Manager, a hybrid cloud solution for mobile application management that helps organizations support bring your own device (BYOD) initiatives. Available for both Apple iOS and Google Android mobile devices, Mobile App Manager provides PIN-protected and encrypted enterprise applications, including corporate email, a secure Web browser, […]