Michelle Maisto

Just days before the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 7, Fujitsu has introduced five new touch-emphasizing mobile PC offerings – two convertible tablet PCs, a notebook, an ultra-thin notebook and a netbook – that will run the new operating system. Paul Moore, Fujitsu senior director of mobile product management, said Fujitsu has been working with pen […]

New Fujitsu LifeBook Laptops, Tablets Offer Windows 7, Multitouch Displays No Title The Fujitsu LifeBook T4310 is a convertible tablet PC for consumers that combines multitouch input with the Home Premium edition of Microsoft’s Windows 7, which is said to complement touch applications. No Title A bidirectional swivel hinge enables the device to function as […]

Gateway on Oct. 19 introduced an EC Series of notebook PCs that will be available with the Oct. 22 arrival of Microsoft’s Windows 7. The series so far comprises the EC58, EC54 and EC14, all of which run Windows 7 Home Premium and offer up to 8 hours of battery life as well as touchpads […]

Acer Laptops Come Packed with Touch-screen Displays, Windows 7, Android No Title Acer’s Aspire One AOD250 netbook features both Google’s Android operating system and Microsoft’s Windows XP Home. Users can switch between the two with just a mouse click. No Title Android enables the Aspire One to offer “instant on” Internet connectivity that eliminates the […]

UK wireless carrier Vodafone announced Oct. 15 that it will be offering the BlackBerry Storm2, the update to Research In Motion’s Storm smartphone, in time for the holidays. The BlackBerry Storm is currently offered in the United States by Verizon Wireless.The original BlackBerry Storm has been both admired and criticized, and with the Storm2, many […]

The Palm Pre is now available in the U.K., exclusively from wireless carrier O2.U.K. customers have the option of picking up the well-reviewed device for just the price of a two-year contract at 34.26 British pounds, or approximately $56, a month.The plan comes with unlimited data and WiFi, 600 minutes of talk time, 500 texts […]

In the third quarter of 2009, Apple’s computer shipments reached 1.6 million units, an increase from the 1.5 million Macs the company shipped during the third quarter of 2008. The number boosted Apple’s PC vendor market share to 8.8 percent, for a growth of 6.8 percent year over year.“These are good results, especially given that […]

One more smartphone for the holiday shopping lists?Research In Motion has officially introduced the much-whispered-about BlackBerry Storm2. And while Verizon Wireless, which supports the original Storm, may eventually host it in the U.S., RIM’s Oct. 15 announcement came in partnership with Vodafone, which through the holidays will offer the Storm2 in the U.K., Ireland, France, […]

There’s good news for Microsoft. According to IT asset management company Softchoice, 88 percent of corporate PCs are able to meet the minimum hardware system requirements to run Windows 7, which will finally arrive Oct. 22.The finding is particularly meaningful when compared with the launch of Windows Vista. At the time, only 50 percent of […]

Google‘s popular Android mobile operating system has moved beyond smartphones and made its way into Acer’s newest netbook. Though not without Windows. Acer America on Oct. 15 announced the official U.S. availability of the Aspire One AOD250 netbook, which features a dual-boot operating system. Users can reportedly switch between Android and Microsoft Windows XP Home […]