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9 tips for securing an iPad


August 4, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Apple, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior

A recent hacker attack on iPads makes it plain that users of the new Apple tablet need to be careful.

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eBooks outsell hardcovers on Amazon


July 22, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Apple, Gadgets, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, adoption, e-commerce, ebooks, mobile technology

The titanic shift in publishing that’s pushed traditional books, magazines and newspapers off their pedestal in favor of electronic copy hit a crescendo this week when Amazon announced that, for the first time, e-books outsold their hardcover competition.

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Apple profits soar despite, well, everything


July 21, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Apple, Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, cash flow, cell phone, iPhone, operating systems, smartphones

The financial juggernaut that is Apple continues unabated by minor blips like the iPhone 4 antennae and fears that the iPad’s phenomenal popularity might eat away at Mac sales.

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iPad sales top 3 million


June 22, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Apple, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, adoption

All those naysayers out there who predicted the iPad would flounder won’t be happy to hear the latest sales tallies for the new Apple tablet.

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iPhone4 is a sellout


June 17, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, adoption, cell phone, mobile technology

While there may have been a few glitches in the ordering system, they didn’t seem to phase fans of the iPhone4, who bought all the units Apple and AT&T had ready for delivery on June 24.

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How many terabytes will $100 buy?


June 14, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Data centers, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

A year ago, I bought a 1TB drive for my desktop that I paid an amazing $100 for and figured I wouldn’t need more space for years to come. Today, I’m pondering a 2TB drive for the same price.

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iPhone gets a pair and cancer research gets a share


June 10, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones

Mixing sophomoric humor and technology to make money and do something good for the world might just be the perfect marketing storm.

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As Chinese workers flex their muscles, tech prices could rise


June 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Hardware, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, desktops, mobile technology, outsourcing, smartphones

The price of technology hardware bearing a stamp “Made in China” could start inching up soon as a movement among Chinese workers for better pay and working conditions begins to spread across the country.

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Survey says: Telework works


June 3, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Hardware, IT projects, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, mobile technology, telecommuting

With the dog days of summer upon us, it could be tough to remember that patch of extraordinary snow and ice that enveloped much of the country — including Washington, DC – last winter.

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Senators want to scorch ‘burners’


June 2, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, Gadgets, Hardware, Latest News & Views, User behavior, Wireless carriers, cell phone, cybercrime, mobile technology, security, smartphones

Anybody who ever watched “The Wire” or read a 21st century thriller probably has a pretty good idea of how a pre-paid wireless phone works.

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