Michelle Maisto

California-based MSI Computer introduced the Wind U135 on Jan. 26, a 2.4-pound netbook that features the Intel Pine Trail platform, which includes the Atom N450 processor that runs at 1.66GHz. The CPU, single chipset architecture and an efficient LED display reportedly increase battery life by 15 percent over earlier models, delivering a battery life of […]

Graphics chip shipments for the fourth quarter of 2009 surpassed expectation, according to a Jan. 26 analysis report from Jon Peddie Research. Intel again led the graphics market for the quarter, with a year-to-year growth rate of 17.9 percent. This helped raise the chip giant’s market share standing from last quarter’s 53.6 percent to 55.2 […]

Developers are already jonesing to build apps for the Apple tablet, according to a Jan. 26 report from Appcelerator. The tablet-which Apple has never acknowledged or confirmed that it’s releasing but which is widely expected to be introduced Jan. 27-is already the second most-preferred development platform, behind the iPhone and Android and ahead of Palm’s […]

During Apple’s fiscal 2010 first-quarter conference call with investors on Jan. 25, Apple executives announced record-breaking sales, revenue and income, but did little to dispel the rumors that on Jan. 27, AT&T’s exclusive hold on the Apple iPhone will come to an end. The first question on the call came from Gene Munster, an analyst […]

Is Jan. 27 the day Apple introduces its anticipated tablet – and AT&T’s exclusive relationship with Apple’s iPhone comes to an end? According to Hot Hardware, which cites an “inside source,” the latter is seeming likely – though news of which additional carrier or carriers will gain access to the iPhone is still unknown. Verizon […]

The tablet that Apple is expected to introduce during an event scheduled for Jan. 27 is likely to shake up not only the e-reader world but the app kingdom – which Apple, with its 100,000-plus applications, already rules. Mobile analytics company Flurry, which collects data about applications being used and by what device, has noted […]

Acer is looking to grab a portion of markets currently dominated by Apple, Sony and Amazon.com in its efforts to overtake Hewlett-Packard and become the world’s largest PC maker by 2013, Bloomberg reported Jan. 25. The means to these ends will include launching its own application store and an e-book reader, both by midyear. Additionally, […]

Apple reported yet another record quarter, with revenue of $15.68 billion and a quarterly profit of $3.38 billion. During its first fiscal quarter, which closed Dec. 26, Apple sold 3.36 million Macintosh computers and 8.7 million iPhones, or 33 percent more Macs and 100 percent more iPhones than a year earlier, the company said Jan […]

If visitors to the Retrevo Website are any gauge, price will be a major factor in the success of the tablet or slate device Apple is expected to introduce on Jan. 27. Retrevo, an online electronics retailer, surveyed 500 visitors to its site between Jan. 16 and 20 and asked what would encourage or discourage […]

Analysts are expecting mobile application sales to rocket upward over the next several years. However, there are still a few factors preventing some consumers from shopping, according to a modest poll conducted in late 2009 by Asknet, the maker of a “mobile shopping cart” solution that facilitates the purchases of mobile apps. A major deterrent […]