Nathan Eddy

Network-attached storage company Synology America, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Synology, announced the availability of the Rack Station RS409, a 1U 4-bay network attached storage server, aimed at providing small to medium-size businesses with large capacity and rich business applications to allow user-friendly sharing and safeguarding of data. Earlier in the week, the company announced the […]

Electronics giant Sony belatedly enters the crowded netbook market with the announcement of its Viao W-series “mini notebook,” which goes on sale in Japan and parts of Europe in mid-August. The 10.1-inch-screen device is also available for pre-order via the company’s Sony Style Website. The netbook is offered for 60,000 yen (approximately $629). The Vaio […]

Storage management software specialist Open-E announced the availability of its sixth generation Data Storage Software (DSS) V6 IP-Storage operating system. The new DSS V6 storage management software, featuring an upgraded architecture, user interface and with more functionality than previous versions, can be downloaded from Open-E’s website and installed to any media including internal HDD, RAID […]

Network-attached storage producer Synology America announced the launch of its 2.5-inch four-bay Disk Station DS409slim, which the company said brings lower power consumption, virtually quiet operations and a small footprint, both physically and financially, to small to medium-size business owners looking for a reliable data sharing and backup solution. The DS409slim uses 2.5-inch hard drives […]

Virtualization data protection and management solutions company Vizioncore, a subsidiary of Quest Software, announced the availability of SMB Data Protection Pack, a new sales offering aimed at small to medium-size businesses that have adopted, or are considering, VMware vSphere Essentials. The SMB Data Protection Pack provides SMB customers with solutions such as data protection, high […]

Japan’s predominant mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo, announced a partnership with U.S.-based wireless and digital home multimedia software and service firm PacketVideo that will see DoCoMo take a 35 percent stake in the company, a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless. DoCoMo said the $45.5 million, all-cash transaction, effective immediately, is intended to strengthen DoCoMo’s position in […]

A survey of small to medium-size businesses from market research and consulting company Techaisle found that such companies spend between $326 to $401 per PC on repairs on systems that are older than three years old. The survey, conducted across seven countries and 630 companies in March 2009, suggests SMBs’ average cost to repair PCs […]

While it could probably be said that most businesses-large, medium and small-print more than is necessary, a report by printing company Lexmark International revealed the U.S. government wastes a staggering $440 million annually on unnecessary printing-more than $1 million per day-almost as much as it costs to print actual currency. The federal government spends nearly […]

While the debut of the iPhone 3GS, the latest edition of Apple’s sleek, popular smartphone, has been a runaway success (sales after three days on the market bested 1 million models sold), Apple acknowledged the devices may have an issue when it comes to overheating. In response to numerous consumer reports that its iPhones were […]

Whether they’re dropped, squashed, smashed or outright trashed, many users find Apple’s sleek, delicate screens are prone to cracking. While Apple can’t do much to help you prevent dropping your iPhone, the company has made it easier to get the screen replaced. Apple blog The Loop confirmed that Apple is now fixing iPhone screens in […]