Nathan Eddy

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 […]

Users of social networking sites are giving away vital information about themselves and their whereabouts that is being used by professional burglars to establish a list of targets. So found a survey sponsored by British insurance firm Legal & General and conducted by Opinion Matters, an independent pan-European market research agency. The report, “The Digital […]

Data protection specialist Iomega, a subsidiary of EMC, announced the next generation of its quad-drive desktop network-attached storage (NAS) appliance, the Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d, aimed at small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). Based on EMC technology, the ix4-200d NAS appliance provides up to 8TB of networked storage that integrates with existing infrastructure for expanded storage, file-sharing […]