Nathan Eddy

Designed for small business owners who don’t feel like paying the $9.95 monthly fee for Intuit’s single-user QuickBooks Online Basic accounting software, Ubikwiti is offering a free, “no strings” software as a service for SMBs, hosted on U.S.-based Amazon.com servers, as an alternative. The use of the “no strings” moniker is to point out Intuit’s […]

Open source backup and recovery firm Zmanda, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., wants Small to medium-size businesses to know there is room for SMB data protection in the cloud. Because putting together a comprehensive data protection strategy can be difficult for midmarket companies, the company positions Zmanda Cloud Backup (ZCB) as simplifying the process. ZCB is […]

10 Must-Have Smartphones from LG, Nokia, Samsung, HTC by Nathan Eddy 1. HTC Touch Diamond2 Sporting two cameras, a long-lasting lithium-ion battery, Wi-Fi connectivity and an internal GPS antenna, this sleek, stylish smartphone was the one to beat. Too bad it won’t be available in the United States. 2. Gigabyte GSmart S1200 The GSmart S1200 […]

BARCELONA, Spain–While news from the Android front has been rather quiet here at Mobile World Congress, mobile network operator Vodafone announced it would be releasing the second “Google Phone,” the HTC Magic, a smartphone powered by the search engine giant’s mobile operating system Android. The exclusive contract between handset maker HTC, which has been busy […]

BARCELONA, Spain-Two giants of the mobile industry, Nokia and Qualcomm, announced plans to work together to develop the 3G CDMA-based wireless communication standard Universal Mobile Telecommunications System for advanced mobile devices in North America.The devices will be based on Nokia’s S60 software on Symbian OS, one of the leading software platforms for smartphones, and will […]

BARCELONA, Spain–In a keynote address that touched on issues of integration, openness and, naturally, the important roll Microsoft plays in the technological age, Steve Ballmer reiterated time and again his faith in innovation and the new ways technology is helping people connect with information and each other. “The companies that recognize the fundamental importance of […]

BARCELONA, Spain– In addressing the crowd gathered before him at Mobile World Congress’s keynote speech, “Sustaining Growth in Challenging Times,” GSMA’s CEO Rob Conway wasted no time illustrating the severity of the world economic crisis. “We gather today in the face of an economic tsunami,” he said. However, despite frozen credit markets, massive government bailouts […]

Scenes from Mobile World Congress 2009 Going Mobile Security is tight at the main entrance gates, with scannable passes and photo ID required for entry. Nearly 50,000 attendees are expected this year, although the economic downturn may reduce the number. The Magic of Googles Android Vodafone’s announcement that it will be the exclusive operator for […]

Cutting-Edge Handsets from LG, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Nokia Star at Mobile World Congress LG Arena This multimedia phone offers a unique audio and video experience made possible by LG’s 3-D S-Class user interface. It is the first and currently the only multimedia phone for the global market to use Dolby Mobile from Dolby Laboratories. […]

A Tour of HTC’s Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2 by Nathan Eddy No Title HTC says the high-resolution, 3.2-inch LCD touch-sensitive screen, combined with TouchFLO 3D technology, makes the user experience more instinctive. No Title A five-megapixel color camera offers auto focus for quality image and video capture. HTC has also included a second camera, […]