Nathan Eddy

Broadband and wireless communications company Verizon Communications announced the launch of two social TV services-the Widget Bazaar applications store and Internet Video on TV. The company also plans an open development platform to permit developers to write interactive FiOS TV applications that will be available through the Widget Bazaar. Verizon worked with social media companies […]

The much publicized, much scrutinized e-reader from online retail giant Amazon.com, the Kindle, is now under fire from one of its users, who claimed the device is liable to break due to a design flaw in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiff, Matthew Geise, wants […]

All-in-One Printers That Wont Break the Bank by Nate Eddy HP Photosmart C8180 All-in-One ($399.99) This printer, scanner and copier from HP is great for photos, allowing users to remove dust and scratches, then print, copy and archive photos to disks. Users have a 3.5-inch touch-screen to edit, save, print and share documents, and it […]

Communications and cable giant Comcast announced a partnership with Time Warner television programming subsidiaries Home Box Office and Cinemax, two subscription cable channels, to offer content online for the first time. The HBO and Cinemax broadband services will be available as part of Comcast’s On Demand Online trial, accessible via Comcast.net and Fancast.com. Comcast said […]

Printer maker Lexmark International announced its full 2009 inkjet all-in-one (AIO) product line to be officially released on September 1, 2009, which includes eight AIO inkjets aimed at small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). The new line includes three Web-connected touch screen AIOs with Lexmark’s myTouch capacitive 4.3-inch touch screen technology. The touch screen AIOs will […]

Data and application availability management specialist Steeleye Technology announced the latest version of their SteelEye Protection Suite for Windows Server, a combined high availability and disaster recovery solution for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. Integrating data replication and high availability clustering software from SteelEye DataKeeper and LifeKeeper solutions, the product suite delivers a […]

Rumors and speculation regarding Apple’s future computer production plans surfaced again this week when The China Times reported that Apple would be debuting a tablet-style computer as early as October and would retail for around $800. Adding to the speculation is an earlier report from The Wall Street Journal that Apple is investing significantly to […]

Siemens Enterprise Communications Group announced July 13 that the OpenScape Office Unified Communications Application suite is now available on its HiPath 3000 converged voice system, “complete with fully integrated, presence-enabled contact center functionality.” The suite is targeted at small and midsize businesses looking to use UC to help improve customer service levels. According to Siemens’ […]

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard introduced two offerings the company said would help enterprises cut printing costs, the HP Printing Payback Guarantee and the HP Page Plan. The payback guarantee states if qualified enterprise customers do not reach their projected savings goals within 12 months of implementation of HP Managed Print Services (MPS), HP will make up […]

Technology giant and chip maker Advanced Micro Devices announced the availability of three members of the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor family that the company said address the rising demand for balanced systems with increased performance but also greater power efficiency for cloud computing and Web-serving environments. The 55W ACP Six-Core AMD Opteron HE processors are […]