IBM To Rival Google & Microsoft with Online Office Suite for Consumers & Businesses

By Jacqueline Emigh | 3/14/2012

After going live with SmartCloud for Social Business this month, IBM plans to add IBM Docs - another online service for consumers and businesses - later in 2012.

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RSA: Five Top Internet Security Threats in 2012

By Jacqueline Emigh | 3/6/2012

Attackers in 2012 will range from criminals to "hacktivists," governments, and employees. Here are five top security threats that emerged from the RSA Conference.

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AVADirect Now Offering Mini-SSDs in Notebooks

By Charles P. Jefferies | 3/3/2012

AVADirect is now offering mini-SATA SSDs in select notebook computers; pricing ranges from $51-191 for individual drives.

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Symantec Launches 'Windows 8 Beta-Ready' Security Software, Adds More For Android & Mac

By Jacqueline Emigh | 2/15/2012

Symantec is adding three new "Windows 8 beta-ready" security suites, including Norton 360 Everywhere -- for PCs, Macs and Android --- and Norton One, for "elite" support.

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New ADA Group To Spark Innovation in Software Applications

By Jacqueline Emigh | 1/23/2012

Will a new group spur better software applications for end users? The ADA will promote innovation among developers, from music apps to PC business applications.

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CES 2012: OWC USB 3.0 External Storage Drive, Up to 1.5TB Available

By Amber Riippa | 1/10/2012

OWC announced an "industry first" at CES today, the company's eSATA 6G USB 3.0 external storage drive. The drive is part of the Mercury Elite Pro mini lineup and is available with up to 1.5TB of storage space.

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CES 2012: Verbatim Outs Rugged Store 'n' Go Plus USB Drive

By Amber Riippa | 1/9/2012

Verbatim today announced its new rugged Store 'n' Go Micro USB drive Plus; offers up to 32GB of storage space.

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CES 2012: Cool New Products for Storing Your Content Online or on Your PC

By Jacqueline Emigh | 1/8/2012

Would you like to manage content sitting on your PC, Facebook, and Google+ all in the same place? How about accessing "private" info stored on your PC from your smartphone? Cool new PC and cloud storage technologies will be out there at CES, and here in advance are some of them.

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Crucial Introduces m4 Ultra-Slim SSD for Ultrabooks

By Amber Riippa | 1/6/2012

Crucial introduced a new ultra-slim 2.5-inch high performance SSD today. The company states that the new SSDs will fit into and work well with the new types of notebooks with slimmer form factors, such as Ultrabooks.

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Seagate Acquires Samsung's Hard Drive Business for $1.4 Billion

By Amber Riippa | 12/20/2011

Seagate announced that the company has officially gained Samsung's storage drive business today, including assets, employees, and infrastructure. The assets included Samsung's popular M8 product line of hard drives.

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25 Top Gadget Add-Ons for PCs, iPhones, iPads, and Android Devices

By Jacqueline Emigh | 12/13/2011

The Christmas countdown is on, but there's still time ahead for finding gadgets that will add more power, connectivity, storage, and/or fun new features to PCs and/ or mobile devices. We've chosen 25 gadget suggestions (including an overall winner).

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Top Software Picks: 22 Hot Apps for PCs, Phones, iPads, and Android Tablets

By Jacqueline Emigh | 11/28/2011

Here are our picks for seven top software apps in each of three device categories: PCs, smartphones, iPads and Android tablets. We've chosen an overall winner, too!

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