Michelle Maisto

Apple released a firmware update on Dec. 21, in response to complaints that the displays on some of its 27-inch iMac desktops were flickering. The update applies to graphics firmware on ATI Radeon HD 4670 and 4850 graphics cards. Apple introduced the 27-inch iMacs on Oct. 20, offering a model with either a 3.33GHz Intel […]

Sony confirmed Dec. 22 that its Sony Reader Daily Edition will arrive in time for Christmas morning. Consumers who pre-ordered on SonyStyle.com through Dec. 20 should begin receiving their e-readers “within the next 48 hours, in time for the holidays,” the company confirmed.“We’re thrilled to fulfill initial orders of the Sony Reader Daily Edition for […]

Mobile device shipments are expected to nearly double by the end of 2014, according to a Dec. 21 report from ABI Research. Such growth, however, will increase competition and lead to a need for devices to better set themselves apart, said the firm.In 2009, a total of 1.2 billion mobile devices with wireless capabilities – […]

Dell announced Dec. 21 that it’s updating its Inspiron Mini 10 netbook with a new look, longer battery life, tech enhancements, connectivity capabilities and lots of options. The updated Mini 10 will arrive in stores the first half of January 2010.The original Mini 10, which started at $399 – though in November Sprint began offering […]

While half of all iPhone and iPod Touch use takes place in the United States, use of these devices grew more quickly abroad in 2009 than it did at home, according to a recent AdMob report that judged use by how often devices requested AdMob ads.The Apple mobile devices are used in 23 countries, including […]

Fujitsu introduced the new LifeBook MH380 on Dec. 21. Arriving in January, the mininotebook will be among the first to offer Intel’s new Atom N450 processor. Built on the 32-nanometer platform, the processor was code-named Pine Trail. The glossy, red MH380 has a starting weight of 2.97 pounds, runs Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (and offers […]

Google’s Android operating system is gaining the interest of increasing numbers of U.S. consumers-and potentially distracting them from Apple’s iPhone, according to a Dec. 17 report from ComScore. When in August mobile users were asked which phone they planned to buy in the next three months, 7 percent said the T-Mobile G1 or T-Mobile MyTouch-the […]

The number of Apple iPhone OS users surpassed Microsoft Windows Mobile users for the first time in October, according to data from comScore. ComScore surveys U.S. mobile subscribers over the age of 13 and averages together data from three months’ worth of polling. Over the span of 2009, the digital number cruncher found that Microsoft […]

Mobile application downloads are expected to grow to 5 billion by 2014, from the approximately 2.3 billion that were downloaded in 2009, according to a Dec. 17 report from ABI Research. The firm additionally predicts that the growing popularity of mobile application downloads will lead to a drop in their prices – as applications face […]

Research In Motion is reporting that some customers using its BlackBerry smartphones in North America are experiencing problems with their e-mail service, according to a Dec. 17 report from Bloomberg. The problem doesn’t extend to phone or Web-browsing capabilities, and the outage is reportedly not specific to a carrier but is affecting all customers using […]