Nathan Eddy

Digital communications and Voice over Internet Protocol specialist Zingaya announced the North American launch of its click-to-talk services, which enable voice calls through any computer via a widget embedded on any Web page. There is no download, and no phone is required for the caller. A visitor to a Website simply clicks the “Call” button […]

Big-box retailer Walmart announced it would launch the Walmart Family Mobile powered by network carrier T-Mobile, a brand of post-paid cell-phone service that offers unlimited talk and text. Family Mobile is a monthly plan available without a contract or multi-year commitment. The service will be provided by T-Mobile over its nationwide network, and will be […]

Research In Motion, maker of the business-friendly line of BlackBerry smartphone devices, may soon have to start making even more room for competitor Apple and its iPhone, according to a Bloomberg report. Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. is testing Apple devices for employees who may want to use them for e-mailing, providing an alternative […]

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs), a provider of embedded virtualization software for mobile phones and broadband Internet devices, announced off-the-shelf support for the newly introduced ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore processor from ARM. The OKL4 Microvisor is immediately available for the Cortex-A15 processor simulator and will support Cortex-A15 processors as they roll out over the next 18 […]

Business service management (BSM) and network performance monitoring solutions specialist Zyrion announced the availability of preintegrated configuration management in its Traverse 5.1 enterprise network management platform. The addition of this new capability within the Traverse platform helps IT organizations manage their enterprise network using a singled unified solution. Traverse is available for download on Zyrion’s […]

The nature magazine Nature Materials reported on the efforts of two independent US research groups had developed an artificial, electronic skin that has the ability to sense, and respond to, a very light touch. This “e-skin” is made of semiconductor nanowires that operate using very low voltage. It is the first such material made out […]

Network security and storage appliance solutions specialist Huawei Symantec Technologies announced that Condre Storage, an enterprise IT distributor, has been selected as an authorized distributor for its network storage products in the North American market. Condre Storage has announced plans to work jointly with Huawei Symantec to build awareness and reach for the HS brand […]

According to projections from IT market analysis firm ABI Research, the number of subscribers to mobile WiMax services will approach 59 million in 2015. The firm said that represents a positive forecast in light of recent economic conditions, although research analyst Xavier Ortiz noted WiMax’s growth has not been as early or as strong as […]

The video game industry experienced another disappointing month in August, with physical retail sales of hardware, content and accessories declining again as compared to last year. In fact, this month reflected the lowest sales for August since 2006. Total industry sales for August 2010 fell 10 percent to $818.9 million compared with last year’s $910.3 […]

Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices announced next week in San Francisco the company would unveil the first North America public demonstrations of its Fusion Accelerated Processing Unit, known as Zacate. The APU is a dual-core, 18-watt TDP processor containing discrete-level graphics capabilities on die. AMD said the processor is designed to “dramatically improve” the user’s PC […]

Technology giant Microsoft unveiled a bundled version of its Xbox 360 gaming console along with Kinect, the company’s motion sensitive sensor that allows users to play games and interact with the device controller free. The Special Edition Xbox 360 250GB with Kinect, which goes on sale Nov. 4, was announced at the Tokyo Game Show. […]

As mobile phones continue to offer consumers the ability to watch streaming audio and video, handset makers like Nokia are working to combat issues such as wireless availability and other download issues that can turn the entertaining process of watching video content a nightmare. Nokia’s Mobile TV Headset, DVB-H, allows users to turn their mobile […]