Nathan Eddy

Mobile communications giant Vodafone announced Vodafone 360, a suite of services that gathers all of a user’s friends, communities, entertainment and media in one place. The aggregation platform, which Vodafone calls the “most personal address book available,” is automatically wirelessly backed up and synchronized with a user’s Mac or PC. The service gives users the […]

Telef??nica Europe subsidiary O2 has announced the Palm Pre smartphone will be available in the U.K. starting Oct. 16 exclusively on the O2 network. Palm Pre is free to O2 customers taking out a 24-month contract; for customers taking a 24-month or 18-month contract, it will cost ???44.05 ($72.00) or ???73.41 ($120.14) per month, respectively. […]

Document management and technology giant Xerox Corporation announced a computer language that allows translates detailed human descriptions of color – such as “brilliant yellow” – into mathematical algorithms that tell a computer how to edit that specific hue. To develop the Natural Language Color technology, Xerox color scientists used special measurement instruments called colorimeters to […]

Nine Health and Fitness Apps for Your iPhone iFitness ($1.99) One of the most popular applications in the App Store’s “Healthcare and Fitness” section, iFitness offers users a comprehensive exercise database that allows fitness fans a step-by-step guide to exercise routines and track their progress. The app also provides 12 routines, designed by “registered fitness […]

Business security firm Imperva and the Ponemon Institute announced the findings of a survey across more than 500 U.S. and multinational IT security practitioners showing that, despite the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard, companies still struggle with data security, putting consumers at continued risk for identity theft. The survey also found that only 28 […]

Voice over IP fax server solutions specialist FaxBack announced a beta program for a new fax analog telephone adapter device, an alliance with Epygi Technologies and a new partner program at this year’s ITEXPO event in Los Angeles, which ran earlier in September. According to FaxBack, the Fax ATA device embeds the software and all […]

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard announced its high-definition videoconferencing software SkyRoom, aimed at providing small and midsize businesses with live, real-time collaboration for face-to-face meetings with no subscription fees. SkyRoom is available worldwide preinstalled at no cost on the HP Z800, Z600, Z400 and xw4600 workstations. HP said select premium business PCs and notebooks due out from […]

Digital imaging and office solutions company Canon announced the launch of the imageFORMULA P-150 personal scanner. Built on the imageFORMULA product line, the mobile scanning device offers compact size and user-friendly interface. The P-150 will be available through CDW beginning Oct. 28 for $295, the company stated. The P-150 measures 11 inches long, 3.7 inches […]

Apple’s App Store is widely known for the width and breadth of content to be found, from mobile games to travel guides to green applications like a community recycling finder. While popular (and controversial) apps grab headlines for innovative or outrageous content, with so many applications available, it is encouraging to see Apple fine-tune its […]

A report by Amplify Research found the majority of small and midsize businesses in the United Kingdom expect the economic recession to last until the spring of 2010. When asked, with the benefit of hindsight what SMB owners would do differently if they saw the recession looming again, the majority, 43 percent, said they would […]