Michelle Maisto

Dell announced on Sept. 21 that it has acquired Perot Systems, a transaction it values at approximately $3.9 billion. The Texas computer maker has been looking to expand beyond its core PC business, particularly into the enterprise arena, and the technology and services company – founded by two-time presidential hopeful Ross Perot – will help […]

Sprint has a 4G smartphone in the works, and it’s believed to run Google’s Android mobile operating system, be made by Samsung and debut in 2010, according to reporting from PC World. At the 4G World Conference in Chicago, Sprint Business Unit Vice President Todd Rowley confirmed to PC World that the carrier is indeed […]

Like rival Apple, Microsoft is supposed to be working on a tablet PC, Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet is reporting. According to her “sources,” J Allard, Microsoft’s chief experience officer, is leading the effort, which is now said to be part of something called “Alchemy Ventures,” along with an exec from Microsoft’s Surface computer team. […]

Google.com, Yahoo.com and MLB.com, the site of Major League Baseball, are the three top-performing mobile Web domains, according to a new study from the Yankee Group.Though there are 2 million mobile Web domains in use today, and 31 percent of phone owners browse the mobile Web at least once a month, the mobile Web experience […]

Though Palm’s Pre received positive reviews and saw initially strong sales, they were only enough to buoy, not rescue, the sinking phone maker. On Sept. 17, Palm reported total revenues of $68 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, which was down from $366.9 million in the same period the previous year. Gross […]

Samsung grew its share of the global market for stand-alone applications processor chips in the second quarter of 2009, for which it has the Apple iPhone to thank, according to a Sept. 18 report from iSuppli.Texas Instruments continued to lead the market during the second quarter, though its market share fell from 27 percent in […]

The T-Mobile G1 with Google, the first device to run Google’s Android mobile operating system, is suddenly more affordable. It debuted Oct. 22, 2008, for $399, or $179 with a two-year service agreement, which fell to $150 over the summer. The price with a new service contract is now listed at $129.99.Not that a spontaneous […]

The growth of environmentally sustainable, or “green,” mobile handsets is primarily being driven by consumer demand, states a Sept. 17 report from Juniper Research, which suggests global shipments could rise to 485 million units by 2014.Even with incremental shifts in attitude from consumers, states the research firm, green handsets are expected to climb from 2009’s […]

Teardown Provides Close Look Inside Microsoft’s Zune HD by Michelle Maisto No Title Here is the unsuspecting Microsoft Zune HD music player in its box. Zune HD comes in a 16GB black model for $220 and a 32GB platinum silver model for $290. Rapid Repair got to work on the latter. No Title The Zune […]

Samsung has grown its Omnia smartphone series with the addition of the Omnia Pro B7330, which the company announced will run the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. Samsung additionally announced that all currently available Omnia models will be upgraded to run the OS as well.The Omnia Pro B7330 is a slate-style phone with a […]

On Sept. 15, Hewlett-Packard introduced more than a dozen new devices for both consumers and the enterprise. They’re machines ready to compete in a difficult economy and PC market, and among them was the HP ProBook 5310m.The 5310m is a thin-and-light number that HP calls the world’s thinnest full performance, standard-voltage notebook. In the United […]

The MC9500 rugged handheld device is Motorola’s newest enterprise offering. Packed with features and complemented by new accessories, it’s likely to be a game-changer for industries such as retail, transportation, field service and, soon, delivery. At an event at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design on Sept. 15, customer FedEx announced that it would […]