Nathan Eddy

A tablet project from TechCrunch, the technology weblog, has officially come to an end, according to the company’s founder Michael Arrington. The device, which was developed in partnership with Fusion Garage, was to be a touch screen Web tablet with the ability to surf the Internet, sold for around $300. Arrington described his vision for […]

Velaro, a click-to-chat and click-to-call software solutions company, announced integration between the company’s click-to-call software as a service and Aptela’s hosted phone service. Click-to-call offers an alternative mode of communicating with online visitors. By fully integrating with Aptela’s hosted phone service, Velaro’s click-to-call lets Website visitors click a button on a company’s Website and allow […]

The Discover Small Business Watch, compiled each month by research firm Rasmussen Reports, found economic confidence among America’s small business owners plummeted in November, as more owners cited serious concerns about cash flow and saw economic conditions for their own businesses getting worse. The Small Business Watch index fell 12 points in November to 76.5 […]

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)’s Large Hadron Collider, a $10 billion particle accelerator located in Geneva, has set a world record by becoming the world’s highest energy particle accelerator, having accelerated its twin beams of protons to an energy of 1.18 teraelectronvolts (TeV). This speed exceeds the previous world record of 0.98 TeV, […]

Vorex, a developer of on-demand and licensed enterprise resource planning and automated business workflow solutions, announced Nov. 30 the launch of its HCM ERP project management, comprehensive human resources, expense tracking and billing tools in an integrated Web-based suite, aimed at small and midsize businesses. The solution, backed by Vorex’s live support based in Dallas, […]

On Deck Capital, a provider of small business financing solutions, announced an alliance with the National Urban League, an organization aimed at economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. The arrangement brings On Deck’s proprietary small business lending solutions to NUL’s local affiliates through their Entrepreneurship Centers […]

Roku has announced a special Black Friday offer on its HD-XR Player, a Netflix streaming appliance that is Wi-Fi enabled and can also play high-definition video. The offer begins at 11 a.m. EST (8 a.m. PST) Nov. 27 and is available only to the first 500 customers who visit the company’s Website. The device, which […]

After years of anticipation and pent-up demand, Apple’s iPhone smartphone is coming to South Korea via network operator KT, with the phones offered in three different models, with a price range of $342 to free, depending on the service plan chosen. The Wall Street Journal reported usage plans will range from 45,000 won to 95,000 […]

The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to return to Earth early this morning, according to NASA, after the crew spent the Thanksgiving holiday dining on smoked turkey and cornbread. Mission Control Capcom Chris Ferguson radioed a “go for deorbit burn” to Atlantis Commander Charlie Hobaugh at 8:14 a.m. Friday morning. The 3-minute, 7-second maneuver scheduled […]

With all the options consumers have when it comes to photo printers, it’s helpful to know what you really need and what price points are best for you. Features such as touch-screen capabilities and Bluetooth connectivity may sound impressive, but other features like a variety of memory card slots or low-cost ink cartridges can be […]

A quarterly survey of more than 12,000 midmarket companies by small business social network MerchantCircle finds just 23 percent of merchants believe that the worst of the recession is behind us, though only 5.7 percent expect their businesses to fail. The survey found that 47.3 percent of merchants disagree or strongly disagree with the statement, […]

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest machine, successfully circulated two beams simultaneously for the first time, following the reactivation of the device on November 20. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), a Geneva-based particle physics laboratory which built the LHC, spent more than a year repairing the $10 billion device, built with […]