Nathan Eddy

For many of the shoppers braving the early morning crowds, their target purchase is a large television, with features like 3D technology, high-definition (HD) displays and Web connectivity luring interest. Key to driving sales are low prices offered by manufacturers coupled with aggressive Black Friday discounting from big box retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart […]

Computer maker Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) launched a special Black Friday sale for many of its popular products, including the iPad 2 tablet, ultra-thin MacBook Air notebook and iPod media players. The iPad 2 dropped $41 in price to $458 from $499 for the 16GB version, and the MacBook Air fell to $898 from $999, for a […]

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Internet service providers cannot be forced to continually monitor Web traffic in an effort to stem copyright infringement efforts. This case has its origin in a dispute between Scarlet Extended SA, an ISP, and SABAM, a Belgian management company, which is responsible for authorizing the […]

Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels reached 6.6 million units in the third quarter of 2011, accounting for 27 percent growth quarter over quarter, according to a report from NPD DisplaySearch. The pattern retarder type and shutter glass type are growing by 34 percent and 23 percent, respectively. NPD DisplaySearch’s Quarterly Large-Area TFT LCD Shipment […]

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is adding Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp to the roster of companies it uses to produce the popular iPad tablet, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The paper reported that Sharp will produce the LCD screens for the next-generation version of the device as Apple seeks to diversify the number of […]

Network operator AT&T said it expects to recognize a pretax accounting charge of $4 billion ($3 billion cash and $1 billion book value of spectrum) in the fourth quarter of 2011 to reflect the potential breakup fees due to Deutsche Telekom in the event the proposed acquisition of the company’s American arm, T-Mobile USA, does […]

Nokia Siemens Networks, a joint venture of Nokia and Siemens, said it plans to reduce its global workforce by approximately 17,000 by the end of 2013. These reductions are driven by the company’s plans to align its workforce with its new strategy of end-to-end mobile network infrastructure and services, with a particular emphasis on mobile […]

Technology giant Dell introduced enhancements to its PowerEdge server portfolio with AMD (NYSE: AMD) Opteron 6200 Series processors for better energy efficiency and performance for enterprise applications, the Web, private clouds and virtualization. The company offers the AMD Opteron 6200 Series processors in its PowerEdge R715 and R815 rack servers, the PowerEdge M915 blade server […]

Computer maker Lenovo announced the IdeaCentre Q180, a consumer desktop PC no larger than a paperback book designed to turn a digital TV into a multimedia hub for accessing multimedia content, Web browsing and more. The IdeaCentre Q180 is available via the company’s Website, and will also be sold through select retailers, starting at $349. […]

A study examining impediments to growth in the small-business sector reveals that 72 percent of small-business owners would like to expand by adding employees within the next five years, but various impediments are standing in their way. According to Growth and External Factors, a report prepared by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research […]

Social email software provider Harmon.ie announced the availability of the Lotus Notes edition of Harmon.ie for SharePoint 3.0, a platform that aggregates Microsoft SharePoint collaboration and social tools into an email sidebar for easier access. The edition enables Notes users to bring SharePoint functionality into their email environment by uniting the IBM and Microsoft platforms. […]

Small and midsize businesses are coming under growing pressure to enable their employees to use their personal smartphones, tablets and other devices for business use, according to the findings of a new study announced by Citrix. Some 25 percent of companies polled are already supporting the use of such devices in the workplace, and many […]