Pedro Hernandez

The bring your own device (BYOD) trend is living up to its name, according to new data from Boston-based market intelligence firm Strategy Analytics. The group found that when it comes to business mobility, workers are increasingly putting their own money on the line. “The number of BYOD smartphones entering enterprises through the outlay of […]

Intel is solidifying its foothold on the storage market with a new range of enterprise-grade solid-state drives (SSDs). And the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker isn’t targeting just any old data center. Intel has its sights set on cloud computing facilities. Asserting that its latest SSDs “enable transformational improvements in cloud infrastructure, fostering new and enriching […]

Google is making a billion dollar bet on social navigation, opening a new front in the battle for mobile users. The search and online advertising giant is close to acquiring Waze, an Israel-based crowdsourced navigation startup, according to a June 9 report in The Globes. Google is expected to spend $1.3 billion to seal the […]

A new report from iPass, a commercial Wi-Fi network service provider, indicates that the combination of BYOD policies and Wi-Fi access results in productive mobile workforces. In a survey of 1,150 mobile enterprise employees, the company discovered that 70 percent of mobile workers adopt their company’s bring your own device (BYOD) policies. For some, BYOD […]

Intel’s mobile ambitions are getting a big boost courtesy of Samsung. Although Intel dominates in the server and PC processor markets, it is eclipsed by chip designer ARM in the exploding smartphone and tablet scene. Battery-friendly processors based on ARM architectures power the vast majority of today’s popular mobile devices, from the Apple’s iPhone and […]

In an increasingly mobile world, PCs are steadily ceding the computing device market to tablets. A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) paints an increasingly bleak picture for PC makers. IDC expects global PC shipments, including both laptops and desktop models, to drop by 7.8 percent this year to 321.9 million units from 349.2 […]

Dell’s plan to float an OpenStack-powered public cloud has been grounded. Instead, the company is launching a new partner ecosystem called Dell Cloud Partner Program to address the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) needs of enterprises. Dell Cloud Partner Program acts “as a single-source supplier” that gives customers a choice of providers and technologies that […]

Yahoo announced today that it is acquiring the popular, mobile-friendly micro-blogging site Tumblr in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.1 billion. “Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business,” announced Yahoo as part of the company’s “promise not to screw it up,” suggesting that Yahoo is applying the lessons it learned after buying […]

AirWatch, an Atlanta-based provider of enterprise mobile device management (MDM) products, is hoping that some added funding will cement its position as the BYOD company to beat. Shortly after launching AirWatch Professional, a cloud-based MDM offering for small and midsized businesses (SMBs), the company is turning its attention back toward expanding its market presence. The […]

Android was the mobile operating system of choice during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13). New market data released by Gartner shows that Google’s Android shipped on over 156.1 million smartphones sold to end users during 1Q13. The OS accounted for 74.4 percent of the global market for smartphones. With such a commanding lead, Android’s […]