Pedro Hernandez

Beleaguered handset maker Research in Motion (RIM) has been given a big vote of confidence by some of the nation’s largest wireless carriers. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile will soon carry Blackberry 10 smartphones, according to a report appearing in Reuters. Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam confirmed that Verizon Wireless, the biggest wireless network in the […]

Panasonic revealed two new ruggedized tablets today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The gadget maker, which has been offering toughened-up laptops since the 1990’s, is betting that there is a market for tablets that can endure the rigors of construction sites, industrial facilities and other locales that are unkind to electronic […]

Sophos is looking beyond endpoints in its strategy to help businesses cope with the bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon. The company today unveiled Sophos EndUser Protection, a product that blends endpoint protection with mobile device management (MDM) to provide comprehensive, user-centric security management. It’s a shift from IT management solutions that focus strictly on […]

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is letting a handful of clients get an early start on incorporating BlackBerry 10 into their mobile device mix. The Canadian smartphone provider announced the launch of its BlackBerry 10 Technical Preview, an invitation-only program that allows corporate IT managers to test BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 software and pre-production […]

Mirantis, a Mountain View, Calif.-based OpenStack systems integrator, today unveiled a new offering aimed at businesses that want to build private or public clouds using the open source platform and launch them quickly. The company’s newly-announced Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Assist Services for OpenStack helps organizations roll their own clouds with Mirantis-supplied deployment support services and developer […]

It’s no secret that the software as a service (SaaS) market is booming, but what does that mean for data protection in the cloud? Cloud backup specialist Asigra commissioned TechValidate to explore what kind of business data is residing on the cloud and how enterprises are safeguarding it. The survey’s results, while encouraging for cloud […]

Was launching the iPad Mini a shrewd move? Apple’s stab at the small screen tablet market, along with an avalanche of Android models, have prompted IDC to revise its 2012 worldwide tablet forecast by 5 million units. The research group now expects tablet shipments to reach 122.3 million this year, up from its previous prediction […]

Microsoft’s next tablet, Surface with Windows 8 Pro, will launch in early 2013 with a starting price of $899, a hefty premium over the Windows RT version which went on sale in late October for $499. Clearly hoping to ride the BYOD wave and make inroads in the business tablet market, Microsoft is outfitting the […]

Dell today announced that PocketCloud Explore is now available for Apple’s iPad and tablets running Microsoft’s Windows RT operating system, an ARM-compatible version of Windows 8 for ARM-powered devices like the Surface. The move marks Dell’s latest effort to bring Wyse’s technology, which it acquired in April, to bear on the fast-growing bring your own […]

This holiday season, consumers be will be snapping up a lot of tablets, according to a new survey from Vuclip. The mobile video specialist recently surveyed 20,435 consumers in the U.S. about their tablet buying plans during the holidays. The results spell good news for tablet makers — Apple and Samsung in particular. Fifty seven […]