Nathan Eddy

Chipmaker Qualcomm announced the latest addition to its Snapdragon platform of chips that uses 45 nanometer process technology for improved processing performance and longer battery life. The company says the Snapdragon QSD8650A chipset will be scheduled for sampling before the end of 2009. The chipset includes a 1.3 GHz processor for 30 percent higher performance […]

E-mail security specialist SpamTitan announced the results of a “global industry survey of just over 500 users of e-mail security solutions,” suggesting “e-mail security threats such as spam, viruses, Trojans, phishing and malware are at the forefront of operational challenges facing [small and midsize businesses],” the company said in a news releas.eAccording to the release, […]

Mozilla Labs’ virtual lab development team has announced the debut of Jetpack, a newly formed browser enhancer using open Web technologies. The API allows users to write Firefox add-ons. The launch site notes the project includes pre-release software that is still being actively designed and developed, and is being made available for developers and testers […]

And the hits just keep coming: For the second time in the span of a week, the popular social networking site Facebook was the target of another phishing scam. This time, users were sent an e-mail message with the subject line “Hello” then directed to a false Facebook page where they were asked to enter […]

Virgin America’s entire fleet of airplanes now offer Wi-Fi Internet access, and with typical Virgin bravado, the company celebrated the event with an air-to-ground Skype video call with Oprah Winfrey during her show. Virgin America is the first airline in the country to offer its customers Wi-Fi on every flight.Service is provided by Broomfield, Co.-based […]

Security firm Trend Micro announced an updated version of its Worry-Free Business Security solution, a security infrastructure that blocks viruses, spyware, spam and Web threats before they reach business networks. The company says Worry-Free Business Security 6.0, enhanced with features powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, is now smarter, safer and simpler to […]

Microsoft announced on May 19 an expanded relationship with online video rental company Netflix that will allow Windows Media Center (WMC) users who have a Netflix account to stream content from the site. Users can choose from more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes. For the moment, the program is limited to users running Windows […]

Chicago-based hosted software and services specialist Clarity Consulting announced a software-plus-services solution based on the Microsoft Unified Communications platform, Clarity Connect. The service was demonstrated this week at Microsoft’s TechEd 2009 Conference in Los Angeles.Clarity Connect allows businesses to leverage a variety of multimodal and presence-based communications services on top of their existing Microsoft UC […]

Online social networking behemoth Facebook has picked 25 of 50 finalists for the company’s fbFund, a $10 (for now) fund to create incentives for the development of “social and engaging experiences” with Facebook Connect, according to a blog post on Facebook. The fund is administered by Facebook and funded by Accel Partners and The Founders […]

The world’s largest technology company, Hewlett-Packard, announced the addition of two printers to the company’s HP Officejet portfolio, along with specialized support packages designed to provide small businesses with enhanced technical support for home and office environments. The HP Officejet 7000 Wide Format Printer ($229) is HP’s first entry-level wide-format printer with individual inks that […]