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.
A Harris Interactive survey of more than 2,000 adults in the U.S. found Internet users are now spending an average of 13 hours a week online. The company noted, however, that people’s usage varies greatly, with one in five (20 percent) of adult Internet users spending time online for only two hours or less a […]
It doesn’t take much to get the Apple rumor mill spinning at full tilt, especially when it comes to hints and suggestions over the company’s long anticipated, never-officially-confirmed tablet device. While speculation has grown (and peaked, and subsided, and grown again) over the past couple of years, Apple has managed to successfully suppress any official […]
Just in time for the holidays, Vonage announced an enhancement to the Vonage Mobile application to include the Vonage World calling plan. Vonage World Mobile provides customers with unlimited mobile international calls to more than 60 countries for one flat monthly rate when calling from their mobile device. Now, users of the Apple iPhone, BlackBerry […]
MicroNet Technology, a provider of storage solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs), announced an extension to its MaxNAS product line with the introduction of the first rackmount MaxNAS units. The MaxNAS 1u and 2u hold four and eight 3.5-inch SATA drives respectively, and can be configured with 1 or 2 terabyte drives, delivering up […]
Broadvox, an Internet telephony service provider (ITSP) and Digium, the Asterisk company, announced Broadvox had achieved interoperability certification with the Digium’s Switchvox small to medium-size business (SMB) business communications system. Broadvox customizes and delivers IP communications solutions to SMBs through SIP Trunking and Switchvox. Interoperability certification allows resellers to deliver unified communications solutions to SMBs […]
A report by University of Utah researchers found texting on a cell phone while driving is six times more dangerous than talking on a cell phone while on the road. The researchers used a driving simulator to determine that people who texted and drove were far less likely to brake on time, were liable to […]
Certify, an online expense management company for the small to medium-size business (SMB) marketplace, announced Certify Wallet, a personal tool that helps reduce the hassles of expense reporting and streamlines the reimbursement process. The company also released the Certify Wallet Mobile Application, available for free download to iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile device users. The […]
Web security software-as-a-service vendor Webroot announced the availability of an e-mail archiving service to help small to medium size businesses meet industry and regulatory compliance standards and support e-discovery requirements. The company also introduced an enhanced version of its Web security service that includes new, proprietary techniques to thwart data-stealing malware, Web 2.0 threats and […]
Luxul Wireless, a producer of wireless signal technologies, and D-Link, an end-to-end solutions provider for consumers and businesses, announced the availability of a series of Federal Communications Commission-certified Wi-Fi systems. The FCC-certified systems and kits will bundle the D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G access point, which delivers speeds of up to 108M bps and includes Simple […]
Change management, user provisioning and access control software specialist Ensim has integrated BackupAgent into its Ensim Unify Service Provider product. Service providers who use Ensim Unify Service Provider can now roll out online backup services using BackupAgent and provision those services. Unify Service Provider Edition is a single, centralized software application that helps simplify the […]