Michelle Maisto

Intel’s campaign to join the smartphone race took a critical step forward May 31, as the Orange network in the United Kingdom exclusively introduced the San Diego, previously code-named the Orange Santa Clara, which it will begin selling June 6. India has seen the launch of the Xolo X900, and on May 30, Lenovo introduced […]

Lenovo continues to prove it’s ready to make a name for itself with U.S. consumers. On May 30, it enhanced its tablet lineup with the addition of the IdeaTab S2109, a 1.27-pound, one-third-inch-thin slab of multimedia savvy running Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich. Behind the scenes is a Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 dual-core processor […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook joined Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher on stage at the €œD10: All Things D€ event May 29 for conversation. Cook, famously tight-lipped, did not disappoint, offering the audience teases about future products but little in the way of news. €œNever have I seen the things I can’t talk about today,€ Cook […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook once said that iPads €œcannibalizing€ Mac sales is something that Apple doesn€™t spend even a minute worrying about. Piper Jaffray analysts, in a May 30 research note, offered a good reason: Over the long term, iPads cannibalizing Macs will significantly benefit Apple€™s bottom line. Over the next 10 years, the analysts […]

HTC€™s Evo 4G LTE and One X smartphones have finally cleared customs€”for real, this time€”where the devices languished following a patent dispute between HTC and Apple. €œHTC has completed the review process with U.S. Customs, and HTC devices have been released, as they are in compliance with the ITC€™s ruling,€ HTC said in a statement. […]

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion knows that things are going to get far worse before they can get better. Analysts might be quick to add, if they get better. RIM management has said it expects €œsoft results€ for the next few quarters, as well as an operating loss for the May quarter that analysts with […]

Dell has introduced three new all-in-one (AiO) PCs featuring the latest Intel Ivy Bridge processors, minimized footprints with one-cord designs and what it€™s calling €œtimeless€ aesthetics that it hopes will continue to appeal to users over the long term in both office and home environments. The XPS One 27 is both the highest-end and largest […]

Samsung and Google have introduced a new Chromebook, the Samsung Series 5, as well as the Series 3 Chromebox€”a compact, Mac mini-ish desktop for home or office, in a first for Google. Touted as €œthe always new computer,€ these sorta-PCs have no operating system and no programs€”and so no need for updates or virus-protection software […]

The Samsung Galaxy S III, expected to be this summer€™s Android blockbuster, went on sale in 28 countries May 29, and the early reviews are trickling in. Samsung also launched Music Hub, a cloud-based music service that€™s for now exclusive to the S III. The United States, alas, was not among those 28 countries; the […]

Sprint claimed a nationwide first on May 18 when it began selling the Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot. About the size of a small clamshell phone, it’s the only mobile hotspot to offer support for 4G LTE, 4G WiMax and 3G. Sprint was the first U.S. wireless carrier to offer 4G, but it did […]

Apple plays its game close to its vest, revealing nothing until a product or plan is ready for the scrutiny of the world’s eyeballs. Research firm Piper Jaffray, in a May 25 research note, offered 10 insights into this top-secret company that, by all accounts except Apple€™s own, has several winning products queued up for […]

Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 91z All-in-One Hello, gorgeous! Lenovo’s 91 z AiO features a 21.5-inch, 1080p Infinity Screen, a 20-second boot-up time, a single cord and ATI discreet graphics. Users also have a choice of a number of different processors, including the Intel Core i7 Quad Core CPU. It can also be paired with a wireless, […]