David Needle

The iPad 2 goes on sale March 11, and while industry analysts and pundits generally agree it will solidify Apple’s lead in the tablet market, there is more missing than Flash and 4G support on the update to the original model, say some analysts. Namely, the iPad 2 falls a bit short in ensuring IT […]

By some accounts Google’s Android Market is uploading as many as a thousand new apps per day. That speaks well to the app market’s growing popularity but, as with any popular site these days it seems, it’s also made Android Market a target of malicious hackers spreading malware that could compromise a user’s security and […]

With an increasingly mobile workforce growing by leaps and bounds, Palo Alto Networks said enterprises need to consider how strong their security is outside the traditional corporate firewall. Chris King, director of product marketing at Palo Alto Networks, said that while antivirus products provide a level of file-system security on notebooks and mobile devices, network […]

Does Google feel your pain? Give the search giant points for empathy. “Imagine the sinking feeling of logging in to your Gmail account and finding it empty.” So begins a blog post by Ben Treynor, Google’s vice president of engineering, explaining the recent interruption in service that affected a small portion of Gmail users. Google […]

Even the best project managers can be challenged when it comes to delivering on time and under budget. There is always a constellation of variable, and sometimes, it seems, more by the day. HP is trying to help. The computing giant has updated its Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) software this week, a refresh that […]

Most would agree that with the growth of social networks and real-time information feeds, the issue of information overload isn’t going away. Now GageIn offers a new service that aims to help users better manage numerous information feeds and have the most relevant, useful information at hand. “Services like LinkedIn are useful once you’ve built […]

Citrix continues to build out its portfolio of mobile services, announcing today a version of its popular GoToMyPC application for the iPad. As with other versions, GoToMyPC for iPad is designed to let users access their files, programs and network resources on their personal device remotely — in this case, from Apple’s tablet. The news […]

Back before Apple started using Intel processors, the chip giant ran ads that positioned the Macintosh maker as heading down an unknown path while Intel offered a clearer technology roadmap. Forget that ancient history, now both companies are working together to blaze new technological trails. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) today unveiled a new data transfer technology […]

Google is turning up the heat in its efforts to woo more Microsoft shops to try its cloud-based Google Apps suite. On Thursday, the search giant announced the end of what had been a limited public preview of its Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office, making the finished version now broadly available. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) […]

The invitations are out. The date and location are set. And the great guessing game has begun. Apple is famously secretive about its product announcements, but ahead of next week’s event in San Francisco, a consensus among company watchers is building that the iPad 2 will be the guest of honor. Apple’s invitation reads, cryptically […]

With its new certification program Google said its addressing the needs of IT professionals and resellers to differentiate their expertise and knowledge of Google Apps. The Google Apps Certified Deployment Specialist test, available starting today, is the first in a series of certifications Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has planned in the areas of sales, developer and […]

Add Lenovo to the list of computer suppliers ready to leverage Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge processors for higher performance and energy savings features. In this case, Lenovo is set to release six new ThinkPad models that include a number of business-friendly features. The ThinkPad T420 line is an ultra-thin, sub-four pound notebook with an improved […]