Nathan Eddy

As small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) increasingly turn to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to grow their businesses, they are in need of technologies that help them sort through the reams of data social networks can provide about their customers. To that end, Calcey Technologies, an online services specialist, released Xaffo, an application […]

Computer maker Asus has released a YouTube teaser video for its Transformer family of products, though the video offers few hints as to what sort of Transformer offerings it is preparing us for, save for a vague reference to €œthe shape of the cloud,€ which the video describes as €œever-changing beyond time and boundaries.” This […]

Troubled Japanese semiconductor supplier Renesas Electronics announced an extension of its partnership with semiconductor foundry TSMC, to collaborate on production of 40-nanometer embedded flash (eFlash) process microcontroller (MCU) products, while rumors over the weekend suggested Renesas could slash around 12,000 jobs and seek financing from private equity firms and company stakeholders like NEC, Mitsubishi and […]

Two rumors related to the social networking behemoth Facebook surfaced over the weekend, one relating to its potential acquisition of the Web browser firm Opera and one from a report in The New York Times that suggested Facebook is still working on a smartphone of its own to challenge Samsung, Apple and Google€™s Android devices. […]

Ever since search engine giant Google announced Project Glass, an experimental set of glasses that can capture video, take photos and provide the wearer with a Web-connected heads-up display (HUD), the Internet has been buzzing with anticipation for more information on the futuristic technology. This past week Google officially released photos and a video taken […]

Now that search behemoth Google is officially in the hardware business, rumors of a 7-inch Android tablet are kicking up again, this time from the stalwart rumor-monger DigiTimes. The Taiwanese tech publication causes geek hearts to flutter with reports from unnamed sources €œin the supply chain€ of any number of gadgets, from updated iPhones to […]

Google officials said it will expand its Transparency Report, which shows what information is accessible on the company’s services around the world. The report has a copyright report feature that discloses the number of requests the company gets from copyright owners and the organizations that represent them to remove Google Search results because they allegedly […]

Disaster recovery plans are an essential element for any organization, and mobile security services are taking an increasingly prominent place in those plans, according to a survey from network operator AT&T, which found six out of 10 (60 percent) invest in mobile security services, with the majority (69 percent) indicating potential security breaches as the […]

As cloud-based storage needs for the enterprise continue to grow, online storage and business application tools provider Box is unveiling a slew of content management tools and an enterprise licensing agreement for new and existing customers deploying Box to their organization. With the Activity Notification Archiving feature, enterprise admins can now log Box activities, such […]

Apple iPad ($499) The Apple iPad has cornered the tablet market, and with its Retina display, long battery life and host of productivity apps available through the Apple App Store, it’s easy to see why. What’s even better, Apple’s recently released new iPad is here and perfect for working on the road. ADATA Waterproof 500GB […]

Truth is certainly stranger than fiction sometimes, as the latest dynamic RAM market report from IHS iSuppli finds now-bankrupt Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory managed to unseat Micron Technology€”the supplier most likely to acquire Elpida€”from its third-place ranking in the DRAM market for the first quarter of 2012. Ironically, Elpida outperformed the overall industry by […]

Network backup solutions specialist Arkeia Software announced a firmware update that allows the storage capacity on its R320 and R620 disk-based backup appliances to double. The appliances, 2U in height, will now support up to 48 terabytes maximum raw capacity, and capacity beyond the internal limit of 24TB is provided by Fibre Channel-connected, third-party disk […]