Nathan Eddy

Fujifilm Finepix Digital Cameras Offer New Lenses, Capabilities by Nathan Eddy Digital imaging specialist Fujifilm announced the launch of four digital cameras, the F300EXR, Z800EXR, S2800HD and JX280, featuring wide-angle zoom lenses, touch-screen capability and HD movie capturing. Ranging in price from $149.95 to $329.95, these cameras are ideal for users who want a broad […]

Breaches of electronic records last year involved more insider threats, greater use of social engineering and the continued strong involvement of organized criminal groups, according to communication giant Verizon’s 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report, in collaboration with the U.S. Secret Service. However, the overall number of breaches investigated last year declined from the previous year-“a […]

During the first half of 2010, 14 percent of small to midsize businesses reported using cloud computing services and another 10 percent reported plans to deploy cloud-based services, according to a new study conducted by social IT management application provider Spiceworks. The findings were uncovered in a global survey of 1,500 IT professionals at midmarket […]

Reduced demand for Nintendo’s most popular console, the portable DS gaming system, and a strong Japanese currency were responsible for the gaming company’s first quarterly loss in two years. For the last three months ending in June, Nintendo July 29 posted a net loss of $289 million (25.2 billion yen), compared with a profit of […]

Dell’s Small and Medium Business division announced the expansion of its Take Your Own Path program beyond featuring real customer “heroes” in advertisements to building online and offline resources that offer advice, technology solutions and strategies for using technology more effectively to address business challenges. In collaboration with Intel, the TYOP program introduces nine founders […]

A study by Climate Savers Computing Initiative shows what CompTIA called a “sizable reduction” in the annual CO2 emissions associated with IT equipment. According to the study, the IT sector has reduced CO2 emission associated with IT equipment by more than 32 million metric tons worldwide since 2007. CompTIA, a nonprofit trade association for the […]

From March through May of 2010, online research firm MyType surveyed more than 20,000 of its users on Facebook about Apple’s iPad to determine the personality traits, values, demographics and interests that drive differences in opinion about the high-profile tablet computer. After weighting the responses to reflect the composition of the general Internet-using U.S. population […]

Banking giant Citigroup and iPhone maker Apple are encouraging users who downloaded Citi’s banking application for the smartphone to upgrade to a new version after a security flaw was discovered in the application. The flaw accidentally saves personal information, including access codes, bill payment information and even bank account numbers, onto the iPhone or any […]

A five-year review of small business employment trends across the U.S. found the recent-half decade took a toll on most parts of the country. Conducted by the small business news website Portfolio.com, the review analyzed private-sector short- and long-term employment patterns across the country, using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data from the past five […]

Virtualization data protection and management solutions specialist Vizioncore, a subsidiary of Quest Software, announced the release of Quest Management Pack for VMware, a free management pack on that extends Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to monitor VMware virtual infrastructure. The solution offers free community support with paid product support as an option. By standardizing on […]

A camera aboard NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft has helped develop the most accurate global Martian map ever, the space agency reported. The map, which has since been posted on several Web sites, allows the public to explore and survey the entire surface of the Red Planet. The map, constructed using nearly 21,000 images from the […]

U.S. Bank announced a plan aimed at helping small businesses make smarter decisions about the financial operations of their business with an online reporting tool called ScoreBoard. The tool provides trending and reporting data that allows customers to monitor their own credit card spending and also compare their card sales data to industry trends. The […]