Don Reisinger is a longtime content writer to several technology and business publications. Over his career, Don has written about everything from geek-friendly gadgetry to issues of privacy and data security. He became an eWEEK writer in 2009 producing slide shows focusing on the top news stories of the day. When he's not writing, Don is typically found fixing computers or playing an old-school video game.
Apple could be working on a new iPhone that would be smaller and cheaper than current versions of the device, according to recent reports from the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. So far, Apple hasn’t confirmed that such a device is on track for shipment later this year, but some speculate that the device will […]
At a special event unveiling the future of its WebOS plans on Feb. 9, HP showed off the TouchPad, its answer to other tablets on the market, including Apple’s iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. For now, details about the device are sketchy, but it’s expected to be made available over the summer. Pricing is […]
Reports are swirling around that Apple has finally sent its iPad 2 to production. Assuming that’s true, it’s quite possible that the company will make its announcement of the iPad 2 in the near future, and then sell it to consumers around the world soon after that. But even with anticipation of the iPad 2 […]
AsApple prepares to finally launch its iPhone on Verizon’s store shelves Feb. 10, already some are looking toward the iPhone 5 running on the carrier’s network. Some wonder if the next iteration of the Verizon iPhone will come with the global support for which customers have been waiting. Others are hoping that it will access […]
Some leaked promotional images from Best Buy of the upcoming and highly anticipated Motorola Xoom tablet indicate that the device will go on sale for $800 when it hits store shelves on Feb. 24. For its part, Motorola hasn’t confirmed the rumor, but considering that the chances of the Xoom being quite expensive are high, […]
Android 3.0 “Honeycomb,” the latest version of the fast-growing mobile operating system, is Google’s best answer yet to iOS running on Apple’s iPad. That view was immediately apparent from the much-anticipated demonstration of Honeycomb on Feb. 2 at the Googleplex headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Honeycomb was designed specifically with tablets in mind. In fact, […]
Microsoft and Google are at it again. In a shocking announcement on Feb. 1, Google revealed that it believes Microsoft’s Bing platform is using its search engine results in some cases. The company provided several examples of the issue, and said that it even created fake search results to see if Microsoft’s offering would eventually […]
With the first month of 2011 down, consumers and even some enterprise customers are undoubtedly becoming more and more excited to find out how Android-based tablets will fare in a market that has, at least so far, been dominated by Apple’s iPad. Will the Android-based devices overcome Apple’s dominance and take over the tablet space? […]
After slowly marching its way toward the top of the smartphone OS market, Google’s Android platform is now the most-popular smartphone operating system in the world, according to research firm Canalys.The company’s platform had a 33.3 percent share of all shipments in the fourth quarter of 2010, besting Nokia’s 31 percent market share. It’s an […]
Feb. 10 will be a landmark day for Verizon as it begins selling the Apple iPhone. AT&T, on the other hand, won’t have much to cheer about. Over the past few years since the iPhone’s launch in 2007, AT&T’s exclusivity deal in the United States has helped the company generate boatloads of cash and see […]