Nathan Eddy

About

A graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Nathan was perviously the editor of gaming industry newsletter FierceGameBiz and has written for various consumer and tech publications including Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, CRN, and The Times of London. Currently based in Berlin, he released his first documentary film, The Absent Column, in 2013.

Oaisys Adds SIP Trunk Integration, Speech Analytics to Talkument

Call recording and contact center management solutions specialist Oaisys announced the release of SIP trunk recording and speech analytics functionality for its Talkument voice documentation and Tracer interaction management solutions, aimed at small to medium-sized businesses. Talkument and Tracer call recording and interaction management solutions now integrate directly with SIP trunks to record calls.This release […]

Eight Slam-dunk iPhone Apps for March Madness

Eight Slam-dunk iPhone Apps for March Madness No Title CBS Sports March Madness on Demand ($9.99) Take the games with you wherever you go by downloading this app, which allows you to watch March Madness games over the phone’s 3G or WiFi connection. Also included is a real-time tournament bracket, game previews and up-to-the-minute scores […]

FCC to Send Nationwide Broadband Plan to Congress

The Federal Communications Commission is planning to announce a nationwide broadband initiative this week to expand coverage in the United States. On Tuesday, the Commission will deliver to Congress a National Broadband Plan setting an agenda for connecting all corners of the nation to a modern broadband infrastructure. Entitled “Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan,” […]

Verizon Global Wholesale Offers VOIP, Internet Packages

Telecommunications giant Verizon announced voice over IP and Internet access packages designed to respond to the rapid growth of VOIP in the small to medium-size business realm and the resulting demand for high-speed Internet connections. In addition, the offers support Verizon Global Wholesale customers’ marketing efforts to midmarket businesses. The first package combines Verizon’s SIP […]

Video Game Sales Slip in February, Nintendo Leads

Sales in the beleaguered video game industry continued their decline, with February sales down 15 percent compared with the same period last year, the NPD Group reported. Overall sales fell to $1.26 billion from $1.48 billion in February 2009, while hardware sales and software sales saw declines of 20 percent and 15 percent, respectively. Year-to-date […]

Small Percentage of Twitterers Consistent Users, Study Finds

A report from security firm Barracuda Networks compiling data about Twitter trends and tracking, Web threats and trends and e-mail spam and viruses found only 21 percent of Twitter users are grouped into what Barracuda calls “True Twitter Users,” defined as a user that has at least 10 followers, follows at least 10 people and […]

FCC Launches Broadband Consumer App for Android, iPhone

The Federal Communications Commission launched two digital tools, the Consumer Broadband Test and the Broadband Dead Zone Report, which allows consumers to test their broadband service and report areas where broadband is not available. The Broadband Dead Zone Report enables Americans to submit the street address location of a broadband “dead zone” where broadband is […]

OnLive to Launch Cloud-Based Gaming Service

As more companies become comfortable moving their businesses into cloud-based services, consumers are also waking up to the idea that cloud-based storage (and entertainment) is a safe and practical alternative. With this in mind, OnLive, a deliverer of on-demand, instant-play video games, announced the PC and Mac versions of its game service would begin rolling […]

S2 Offers Pronto Web-Based Security Solution

S2 Security, the manufacturer of the S2 NetBox and S2 Enterprise integrated IP-based physical security systems, announced the release Web-based security appliance Pronto for small to medium-size businesses. S2 Pronto brings the company’s integrated security management capabilities to midmarket companies and offers a browser-based system that can be managed remotely by the system owner and […]

Buffalo Partners with NovaStor on Data Storage

Buffalo Technology, a manufacturer of wired and wireless networking and network and direct attached storage solutions, announced a partnership with data protection and backup software manufacturer NovaStor. The alliance will bundle the company’s NovaBackup data protection software with the entire portfolio of Buffalo’s network attached storage solutions. NovaBackup will be offered on all TeraStation and […]