Avaya has unveiled low-end Ethernet switches for small and medium-sized enterprises and remote branches that include features usually found in higher-end enterprise-class switches. The new switches were expected. NOT JUST FOR DATA CENTERS ANYMORE: Blade servers: Big power for small businesses The Avaya ERS 3500 line provides quick discovery and configuration of Avaya IP phones [...]

Apple may settle ebook price-fixing allegations, but only across the pond; Eddy Cue has some tough love for news publishers; and a boardwalk classic finds a new home. Step right up and see the amazing, death-defying, one-of-a-kind remainders for Monday, April 23, 2012. Apple offers to settle ebook price fixing row in Europe but will [...]

Sony said Monday it will sell a projector that displays and saves notes scribbled onto the images it projects. The projector comes with two battery-powered infrared pens, which it uses to track what is being written on the screen. Both pens can be tracked at the same time, and each can also be used as [...]

Although we’ve seen a number of sheetfed scanners over the last year, truly portable models like the Canon P-215 remain something of a rarity.  Perfect for mobile workers who need to keep up with the paperwork, but who are frequently on the road and so don’t have access to a permanent office, the Canon P-215 [...]

Barclays has announced PayTag, a contactless payment system for any smartphone. Make your phone NFC capable with a sticker Dubbed as a ‘credit card sticker’ the device contains a near-field communications (NFC) chip for contactless payments. A PayTag sticker is about a third of the size of a credit card and can be stuck onto [...]

HP on Tuesday signed an agreement to set up a new printer manufacturing facility in the Chinese city of Chongqing, that is expected to produce 60 million ink-jet and laser printers per year once completed. HP CEO Meg Whitman participated in the signing ceremony, meeting with Chinese officials, according to Chongqing’s economic and information technology [...]

Sony will launch a new digital media recorder designed to capture and stream video to Sony-made PlayStation game consoles, PCs, tablets and smartphones, the company’s gaming unit said Tuesday. Sony Computer Entertainment said the “nasne” device, which expands on a previous peripheral for the PlayStation, will go on sale in Japan from July 19, with [...]

Samsung has sent out media invites to a launch event on May 3 in London, where the company is expected to introduce its next flagship Android smartphone, dubbed the Galaxy S III. The invitation simply reads: “Come and meet the next Galaxy.” See our Samsung Galaxy S3 release date, specs and rumour round-up. Very little [...]

The £120 inc VAT Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 display provides a simple, one-cable option for adding a second display to your setup. A second monitor is useful for many reasons, and whether you just want more screen real estate on your already-crowded desk, or you need a second display to take on the go with your [...]

Barnes Noble steps up with one of the very few features that standard E Ink e-readers have lacked for, well, too long. With the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, the Simple Touch reader gains an LED light so you can easily read the E Ink screen in dark environments, like a bedroom or airplane, without [...]