International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a big trade show event to watch as latest technology being showcased. Manufacturers reveal electronic products that provide the consumer some glimpse of innovative trends in technology for the year. This event is also packed with several trade show promotions that catch consumers. Among the things of interest in [...]

Moving data center is not a joke and seldom does this happen in an IT manager’s life time. Migrating the data center to an outside location or co-location facility is although sometimes necessary. It’s a different situation than having a data center managed by off shore network engineers. Data center migration could somehow be an [...]

It could not be denied that there’s an ever increasing volume of smartphone and mobile internet devices being sold. When I travel around the city, I could observe that even students on lower grades have a smart phone. The constant surge of new models of smartphone and mobile internet device is evidence of the pace [...]

Smartphones have matured a lot, but it’s amazing to note that some of the features are still limited. I have a Nokia E2 smartphone which is very useful for browsing web pages due to the 3G and WiFi access capability. A feature of the smartphone which comes handy is connectivity to the internet. I could [...]

In a higher education campus, Internet connection is a much sought after service. I believe that Internet plays an important role in the day to day life in the campus. Internet has been a great source of information for academic purposes and entertainment as well. Due to the increasing demand the aging internet infrastructure which [...]

Apple iPhone and iPad are the latest craze in mobile gadgets. People are lining up to get hold of the tech gizmo. A war of smartphones evolved when iPhone was released. Later the tablet war followed when iPad hit market. There are many contenders that come up with features far better than iPhone or iPad, [...]

Online gaming on social networking sites is a major hit. You will discover that there’s a documented study in CNN which notes the impact social networks. The report mentions nearly 60 Million users are found to engage in social media online games. It would appear that online social networks have grown to be a whole [...]

Offshore IT outsourcing occurs when a business hires external contractors to complete work for them. The popularity of IT outsourcing is growing mainly because of cost savings. Another key factor of increasing IT service outsourcing trend is the chance to free up internal resources and focus on core activities. The need for large IT outsourcing [...]

Mobile Internet devices such as PDA’s and smart phones are gaining popularity around the world. I see more than a dozen variety of portable Internet gadget on a walk around shopping malls. Smart phones has become a portable PC alternative for many active people. A smartphone device could be used for usual business productivity such [...]

Mobile phone technology is developing fast. Smart phones have been growing swift at an unbelievable rate over the year, but they still account for only around a third of all phones in the US. A monthly visit to a nearby IT shopping center would reveal a new smart phone model. The latest one that caught [...]