Michelle Maisto

Apple is losing its top Mac OS X executive just months before the computer giant is expected to release the next version of the PC operating system, dubbed Mac OS X Lion. Apple announced March 23 that Bertrand Serlet, its senior vice president of Mac software engineering, is leaving the company. Taking his place will […]

AT&T, making good on its promise to support more Android-running devices, will offer Acer’s first 4G tablet, the Iconia Tab A501. Pricing and an exact release date were left off a March 22 news release, but the 4G tablet will launch in the second quarter, according to AT&T-which could mean just weeks. The Iconia Tab […]

It could take as long as a year for federal regulators to sort through the proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T, during which time both commercial and consumer customers probably will see little if any change. However, should the deal-which would unite AT&T, the country’s second-largest carrier, with T-Mobile, its fourth-largest-get the blessing […]

Samsung, as expected, introduced two new Galaxy Tab devices at the CTIA Wireless 2011 conference March 22, a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a Galaxy Tab 8.9-which at 8.6mm is the “world’s thinnest mobile tablet,” according to Samsung. Was Samsung Executive Vice President Lee Don-Joo having a laugh when, after seeing the Apple iPad 2, he […]

The combination of AT&T and T-Mobile would create by far the world’s largest wireless company and raises the question of what the other two carriers-Verizon Wireless and Sprint-might do in response. According to Verizon CEO Daniel Mead, the answer for his company, at least for now, is to carry on as planned. During a panel […]

The Apple iPad 2 will go on sale in 25 additional countries March 25, proving it takes more than hell and high water to slow down Apple. As the CTIA Wireless trade show got underway in Orlando March 22, the Cupertino, Calif., computer maker announced it will begin selling the iPad 2 in the additional […]

Sony may be working on a lightweight Vaio Hybrid PC that can compete with Apple’s skinny-minny MacBook Air. According to Sony Insider, the company is cooking up a notebook that “consists of two components” and includes the Intel Thunderbolt technology-previously code-named “Light Peak”-that debuted in February on the new Apple MacBook Pro notebooks, the somewhat […]

Sprint has teamed up with Google, and is now the first carrier to offer Google’s voice over IP-based Google Voice service on its Code Division Multiple Access-based smartphones. Sprint customers can now use their existing phone number as their Google Voice number, and the service will come pre-installed on the Samsung-made Nexus S 4G smartphone […]

Apple may face difficulties meeting demand for its newly released iPad 2, due to the current catastrophic conditions in Japan, IHS iSuppli reported March 17. Following a teardown analysis of the iPad 2, the firm identified at least five components that are sourced from Japanese companies. While some suppliers have reported that their facilities were […]

New Hewlett-Packard CEO L??«o Apotheker revealed a bit more about his plans for the U.S. PC giant at a Strategy Summit in San Francisco March 14. Over the next two years, Apotheker told the 350-plus gathered analysts, these will include starting a cloud-computing service enabling developers to create applications for consumers and enterprises; a new, […]

Dell March 17 introduced a refresh of its Vostro 3000 series laptops for small and midsize businesses, a new Vostro all-in-one desktop, and a new line of Inspiron R notebooks, specifically for consumers. The Vostro laptops come in 13-, 14-, 15- and 17-inch models and, like the other PCs Dell introduced that day, feature Intel’s […]

The HTC ThunderBolt, Verizon Wireless’ first smartphone to take advantage of its 4G Long-Term Evolution network, is now officially available. With a two-year contract and a data plan, it’s priced at $250. “Immense power. Scorching speed. Now the fastest, most advanced 4G network in America puts lightning in the palm of your hand,” Verizon advertises. […]