Nathan Eddy

Smart devices will account for 70 percent of total devices sold in 2012, and 821 million smart devices (smartphones and tablets) will be purchased worldwide this year, passing the billion mark in 2013, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The report predicted tablets would be the key accelerator to mobility, estimating that […]

Samsung unveiled its family of PCs that would be optimized for Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system, including mobile PC and all-in-one product lines. Samsung also offers a range of applications across devices, including Samsung Quick Starter, and applications for the S Pen styles, such as S Note and S Memo. The Series 5 Ultra Touch […]

NetApp its updated FAS midrange storage system lineup Nov. 5 with the introduction of its versatile FAS3220 and FAS3250 arrays, designed for both storage area network (SAN) and network-attached storage (NAS) environments. The platform offers support for high-speed, low-latency flash and nondisruptive operation and is aimed at enterprises and midsized businesses that are consolidating operations […]

Small businesses are focusing more of their budgets on Websites and other Web properties, such as social networks and mobile optimized sites, according to research firm BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor, an ongoing tracking survey of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) conducted with research partner Ipsos. The report found SMBs spent, on average, $1,190 in these […]

The search engine giant’s electronic payment system, Google Wallet, may still be a fledgling technology, but the company is getting ready to introduce a physical, card-based version of the platform, according to screen shots posted on the Website Android Police. The site published images showing the card, which would be accepted wherever debit and credit […]

The teardown analysts over at iFixit have been extremely busy the past two weeks, dutifully taking apart Apple’s latest gadgets, the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display and the iPad Mini tablet. Now the teardown team has put the screws to the fourth-generation, full-size iPad, which was unveiled last month alongside the iPad Mini and […]

With the U.S. presidential election just days away and the candidates making their last pitches, the Pew Research Center released the results of an October survey of 1,006 adults that indicates how the Web has changed the way campaigns operate and how voters get their information. According to the organization’s “Online Political Videos and Campaign […]

Hewlett-Packard announced Nov. 1 a slew of products and services aimed at helping small and midsize businesses (SMBs) simplify their IT infrastructure and improve mobile access. The initiative includes the expansion of the company’s Converged Infrastructure portfolio with storage and network solutions to boost employee productivity by providing secure access to business applications and data […]

Data storage specialist Drobo announced the Nov. 2 release of the Mini and 5D storage arrays, which include high-speed Thunderbolt connectivity, USB 3.0, automated tiering that supports solid-state drives (SSDs), enhanced reliability features and storage-array portability. The products, aimed at creative professionals and Mac enthusiasts, are designed to use high-performance SSDs with hard-disk drives (HDDs). […]

The early reviews of Apple’s iPad Mini tablet are in, and between the critical reception and the robustness of preorder sales (both white and black editions of the tablet are currently sold out), Apple looks like it has another hit gadget on its hands. Now the guts of Apple’s latest device have been exposed, thanks […]

Hewlett-Packard on Oct. 30 unveiled a slew of printers aimed at helping small and midsize businesses reduce costs, increase efficiency and digitize the office. The Officejet Pro X Series desktop printers and multifunction printers are powered by HP PageWide Technology, an inkjet platform that produces documents at up to 70 pages per minute to help […]

Networking software specialist and Cisco rival Big Switch Networks announced Oct. 30 that it had closed a $25 million Series B funding round led by Redpoint Ventures and joined by Goldman Sachs and existing investors Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures and others. The platform-independent software-defined networking (SDN) company said it plans to use the funds to […]