Michelle Maisto

Toshiba Debuts Back-to-School Laptops by Michelle Maisto Toshiba Satellite T200 Series Toshiba’s T200 ultrathin laptops weigh less than 4 pounds and are 1 inch thick. The T215, seen here, offers an 11.6-inch (diagonal) TruBrite HD widescreen display, while a T235 model has a 13.3-inch screen. Toshiba Satellite T200 Series The T200 Series laptops offer a […]

ARM and Microsoft “have signed a new licensing agreement for the ARM architecture,” the two announced in a joint statement July 23. The companies have worked together since 1997 “on software and devices across the embedded, consumer and mobile spaces,” and the new agreement, they said, will extend this relationship. “Microsoft is an important member […]

Netbook sales are showing no signs of waning, ABI Research announced July 22, sharing findings from a new study. Nearly 60 million netbooks-lightweight PCs with prices that are generally under $400 and enough power for social networking activities and Web surfing- are expected to ship worldwide by the end of 2010, and that figure is […]

AT&T’s second-quarter numbers once again highlight the importance of the Apple iPhone to AT&T’s bottom line. During the quarter, which closed June 30, AT&T saw consolidated revenue of $30.8 billion-up 0.6 percent, or $194 million, from a year earlier-and net income of $4 billion, the company announced July 22. Getting in before the quarter closed, […]

Toshiba is adding three new laptops to its back-to-school roster, along with a docking solution for keeping things tidy and easy to grab on the go. How to choose? For the fashionista, says Toshiba, there’s the Satellite T200 Series-ultrathin laptops in red, white or black weighing less than four pounds. The 3.9-pound T235 model features […]

With Nokia, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and Apple leading the way, the global smartphone market saw shipments rise to a record high of 60 million units during the second quarter of 2010. According to a July 22 report from research company Strategy Analytics, shipments were up from 41.5 million smartphones a year ago, making […]

Nokia may still be the world’s top smartphone vendor, but it has seen its market share points slip away in recent months, and officials are looking for ways to stop the leaking. Most recently, reports have surfaced that the company is looking for a new CEO. While a U.S. spokesperson for Nokia wouldn’t comment on […]

Skype has launched Version 2.0.1 of its voice-over-IP software for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS handsets running iOS 4. Released July 21, the newest version of the application takes advantage of the operating system’s multitasking capabilities, enabling users to run Skype in the background, as well as receive Skype calls and instant messages while other […]

The investment company, which is pushing an ambitious plan to create a hybrid 4G-satellite mobile network in the United States, wants to pay Nokia Siemens Network $7 billion to build and operate it. The network, called LightSquared, is being planned as the nation’s first “wholesale” nationwide 4G LTE (long-term evolution) network, Harbinger announced July 20. […]

The Motorola Droid X continues to make news, though not for all the reasons Motorola and carrier partner Verizon Wireless had hoped. After reports of a number of devices suffering from flickering screens, the companies have admitted there was a problem-albeit with .1 percent of the devices. “Verizon Wireless and Motorola are aware of a […]

The Motorola i1 melds expected smartphone features with business-geared applications and military-spec ruggedness. There’s Android 1.5, a 3.1-inch HVGA touch screen with a virtual keypad, a 5-megapixel camera with flash and video capabilities, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, and built-in GPS-which can be used to geo-tag images, or paired with Sprint’s Mobile Locator application to track […]

PC-maker Lenovo will launch a tablet device running Google’s Android operating system before the end of this year, according to a report in TradingMarkets.com. The tablet, called the LePad, will “echo LePhone,” Lenovo’s Android-running smartphone, in functions like email and Web browsing, Lenovo Group Senior Vice President Liu Jun told Trading Markets. Lenovo first introduced […]