Nicholas Kolakowski

Microsoft had positive news this week, as it reported strong results for its first fiscal quarter of 2011 and solid sales of Windows 7. The company’s revenues of $16.20 billion represented a 25 percent rise over the same quarter last year, when businesses and consumers kept their wallets firmly shut in the wake of the […]

Microsoft’s revenue and profits rocketed upwards in the first fiscal quarter of 2011, with revenues of $16.20 billion and net income of $5.41 billion, but one division’s numbers are decidedly earthbound: Online Services, which reported a $560 million loss despite $527 million in revenue. That represents a strong dip from the same quarter last year, […]

Mount Everest is now wired for voice and data, courtesy of Swedish telecom company TeliaSonera and Ncell, its Nepalese subsidiary. Ncell plans to extend mobile coverage to the majority of the country’s population by the end of next year. The 3G base stations in the Everest area-including one located at 17,000 feet-would give climbers the […]

HPs Palm Pre 2 Features Speedier WebOS 2.0, Solid Hardware by Nicholas Kolakowski No Title The Palm Pre 2 includes a 3.1-inch multitouch screen with a 320-by-480 resolution, HVGA display. No Title The smartphone also features a slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard. No Title Hardware-wise, the 5.1-ounce Palm Pre 2 boasts built-in GPS, an accelerometer, USB […]

HP, Mitsubishi, Cisco Offer Up Tech for Holidays by Nicholas Kolakowski No Title Mitsubishi’s Diamond 3D projector, seen here as a prototype, will retail for around $8,000 and debut sometime before Thanksgiving. The 3D images seemed crisp and clear. No Title ArtRage for iPad v.1.0.3 lets users “paint” images directly onto their tablet’s screen. Oil […]

Samsung’s rollout of its Galaxy Tab tablet PC on multiple carriers continued Oct. 28, with the device now slated for availability with U.S. Cellular. That marks the latest in a series of rapid-fire announcements concerning the Galaxy Tab, which is considered one of the main competitors to the Apple iPad. A spokesperson for Samsung claimed […]

Google Buzz, Windows XP Rank on Halloween ‘Zombie Tech’ List Google Buzz, Windows XP Rank on Halloween ‘Zombie Tech’ Listby Nicholas Kolakowski Windows XP Originally released in 2001, Windows XP continues to hold a substantial install base. Despite the numerous updates and Service Packs rendering it a rock-solid operating system, however, XP is also an […]

Microsoft announced strong results for its first fiscal quarter of 2011, with revenues of $16.20 billion and net income of $5.41 billion. That represents a 25 percent rise in revenues over the same quarter last year, when the company was combating the fallout of a massive global recession. Net income increased year-over-year by 51 percent, […]

Microsoft may announce its quarterly profits and revenues after the market closes Oct. 28, but one set of vital numbers won’t be present on the company’s balance sheets: sales of its new Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform. Nonetheless, mobility-and the revenues generated from it-will loom large in Microsoft’s subsequent quarters, as analysts and pundits will […]

Apple seems to have deleted the white iPhone 4 from its online store. While images of the pale smartphone haunt the rest of the company’s Website-for example, “white” is still listed as a color option on the iPhone’s Technical Specifications page-visitors no longer have the option to pre-order the device, or even stare glumly at […]

SAP reported robust revenue and profits for third-quarter 2010, although competitive challenges and an upcoming lawsuit with Oracle both cloud what would otherwise be a crystal-clear story of economic recovery. SAP reported quarterly software and software-related service revenues of $3.19 billion, a 20 percent increase over the same quarter in 2009. After-tax profits reached $690 […]

Limewire has been ordered to shut down by a federal judge who argues that the file-sharing service “intentionally encouraged direct infringement.” By all appearances, this could represent the endgame of music companies’ four-year effort to take Limewire offline. Indeed, Limewire’s Website seems dead, its landing page covered with a plus-sized legal notice: “Limewire is under […]