Nathan Eddy

A report from independent warranty provider SquareTrade, which analyzed failure rates for over 16,000 new game consoles covered by SquareTrade Care Plans, found Nintendo’s Wii is four times more reliable than Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) and nine times more reliable than Microsoft’s console platform, the Xbox 360. When looking at the first two years of […]

The August report from online payroll SurePayroll, which tracks small to medium-size businesses (SMBs), said that while small businesses are continuing to add employees, albeit slowly, salaries continue to drop– year to date, the average small business salary has fallen six percent. Year-to-date small business hiring, as measured by changes in the average size of […]

Verizon Business, a unit of network operator Verizon Communications, announced expanded access to its customer portal, Verizon Enterprise Center (VEC), to small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). The company also expanded its set of automated customer-care capabilities, such as feature for trouble tickets that gives customers greater detail about the nature of the problem and the […]

Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia kicked off its 2009 Nokia World event in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 2 with the announcement of the N97 Mini, a smaller version of the handset announced this summer, as well as two digital-music focused phones, the X6 and the X3, the first Series 40 devices to come Ovi Store (Nokia’s app […]

Voice over IP and end-to-end video solution manufacturer Grandstream Networks announced the availability of the GXV3140 IP Multimedia Phone, a broadband IP multimedia phone that marries Web and social multimedia applications with free, real-time IP video and voice calling. The phone is available immediately through Grandstream’s worldwide channel partners for a suggested retail price of […]

Virtualization and automation company Parallels has announced the release of Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux, a desktop solution designed to enable widespread adoption of PC virtualization. The software can be installed on top of a Windows or Linux host operating system and then used to run any combination of guest Windows and Linux OSes […]

Stateside fans of the long-awaited HTC Touch Pro2, which first debuted back in the spring, are now able to pick up the smartphone through network operator Sprint, the company announced. The device offers Windows Mobile 6.1, TouchFlo user interface and entertainment options like Sprint TV with live and on-demand programming, as well as Sprint’s exclusive […]

Virtualization solutions specialist VMware has announced an agreement with chip maker Intel to sell VMware vSphere 4 with Intel board and system products starting in the fourth quarter of 2009. The agreement will enable Intel to provide vSphere 4 through its distributor network to resellers and system integrators that service small and medium-size businesses. This […]

A survey from IT management company Spiceworks found that although small to medium-size businesses are holding on to their servers and laptops longer these days-the average planned lifespan of hardware, which includes desktops, laptops and servers, increased 26 percent from 40 months to 50 months-most are planning to make significant investments in new hardware and […]

Since reports have surfaced of its iPhones exploding randomly across the European continent, Apple has been trying to keep a low profile while dealing with the situation. Earlier in August, a European Commission spokeswoman said Apple was looking into a situation it considered to be “isolated incidents” and said it was aware of the media […]

As the wireless services industry continues to invest in network upgrades and more advanced technology, call quality performance has improved from six months ago, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ “2009 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study-Volume 2,” released late last week. Verizon Wireless was named best in call quality, ranking highest in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, […]

Although consumers will be able to pick up Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming console for a lower price come this weekend, gamers in the Asia-Pacific region will have to wait a little while longer. Microsoft said consumers in that region can expect lower-priced Xbox 360 models starting Sept. 10, which the company may announce at a […]