Nathan Eddy

Smartphone manufacturer Palm will offer a wireless cellphone charging pad, called the Touchstone, as an accessory for the upcoming Palm Pre. This marks the first occasion a major handset maker has adopted the technology, which uses electromagnetic induction to supply the Pre’s battery with energy. Palm first announced the Touchstone at the Consumer Electronics Show […]

Journalism students at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism are going to be getting a taste of Apple, whether they like it or not: According to the university’s Website, journalism students starting classes in the fall will be required to purchase an Apple iPhone or an iPod touch. The requirement has been imposed to […]

Sales of Sony’s Blu-ray stand-alone player are picking up, according to market research company NPD Group. Thanks to falling prices and increased consumer awareness, first-quarter sales of Blu-ray players in the United States grew to more than 400,000 units, an increase of 72 percent over the same period last year.NPD’s March 2009 “Blu-ray Report” also […]

Voice communications firm Polycom announced its “wireless office in a box” solution, which the company says enables cost-conscious businesses to deploy wireless voice more cost-effectively than before. Wireless-Office-in-a-Box consists of three KIRK 2010 digital enhanced cordless telecommunications handsets and a KIRK Wireless Server 300.The KWS 300 is a single-cell, SIP-based wireless telephony system suited for […]

The official debut of the Amazon Kindle DX, a larger version of its e-reader tailored for textbooks and newspapers, was this week’s worst kept secret in the technology industry. The 9.7-inch-screen device, which will cost $489, is also enabled for 3G wireless access and can hold approximately 3,500 books. Along with the debut of the […]

For cost-conscious businesses looking to streamline technology costs, netbooks-smaller, less expensive versions of notebooks-provide the portability and functionality of their larger brethren. A report from market research and consulting company Techaisle predicts midmarket companies worldwide will purchase 1.1 million netbooks in 2009, jumping to 3.5 million units in 2010. Overall, between 22 and 30 percent […]

Israeli help desk software company Ilient announced the latest version of its IT service management software, SysAid 6.0. The latest release provides an expanded set of 10 embedded modules, which the company says IT administrators can tailor to match their business environment.SysAid modules enable users several functionalities for streamlining help desk operations. Access through a […]

A report by SurePayroll says the use of independent contractors by businesses rose to a record level in the month of April, as businesses placed in economic peril by the economic downturn look for ways to cut costs. For the contractors, this shift in hiring tactics has proved beneficial for those looking for work. As […]

A day after reports surfaced May 4 that online retail giant Amazon.com was planning a version of its Kindle e-book reader device meant for reading larger publications like newspapers, the Wall Street Journal reports that “people familiar with the matter” say Amazon.com has made deals with several universities to bring the Kindle to college campuses. […]

VOIP call recording specialist SIP Print and Zultys, a specialist in SIP open standards-based corporate unified communications solutions, announced that they are partnering to bring an affordable, bundled UC solution to market.The companies also announced today that they have successfully completed joint interoperability testing between SIP Print’s SIP call recording appliances and Zultys’ lineup of […]