Nicholas Kolakowski

Apple’s iPad will retail at Target stores starting Oct. 3, according to the discount retailer. This confirms earlier rumors, and hints that Apple is exploring ways to hold its lead in the tablet PC market as other manufacturers begin to introduce competing devices. Reports suggest Target will offer four variations of the popular tablet, including […]

Nokia plans on using Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 as a smartphone platform, according to an unnamed source talking to Venture Beat. That would expand Microsoft’s mobile footprint in its competition against Google Android, Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry franchise. If that rumor proves true, it could be a sign that Nokia’s new CEO, former […]

For a few magical moments Sept. 24, news spread across the Web that Windows Phone 7 would support tethering, allowing anyone with the soon-to-be-released smartphones to connect nearby devices to the Web. The news appeared on Websites such as WMExperts, quoting a Windows Weekly Podcast in which Windows Phone 7 director Brandon Watson allegedly mentioned […]

Amazon.com has added new features to its Kindle for Android app, emphasizing yet again the online retailer’s strategy of building out its e-reader software in addition to its Kindle e-reader device. The company finds itself locked in competition with not only other e-reader manufacturers such as Barnes & Noble, which markets the Nook, but also […]

Dell plans on releasing a 7-inch tablet PC, powered by Google Android, as a follow-up to the recently released Streak. CEO Michael Dell offered a sneak peek of the new device during a Sept. 22 presentation at Oracle OpenWorld, but remained tight-lipped about specs or a possible release date. “Michael made the point that devices […]

Verizon Wireless anticipates introducing a tiered pricing plan for data within four to six months, according to reports. That plan, however, will likely differ from the one currently offered by AT&T. “We didn’t need to be first on tiered pricing,” Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg told an audience during an investor conference Sept. 23, according to […]

Microsoft is tweaking Office Web Apps and Hotmail, seeking to make further inroads in the consumer cloud space. Updates to Hotmail include Facebook Chat integration, the ability to track packages within an e-mail without needing to navigate to the shipper’s Website, a new e-mail attachment size of 25MB, support for viewing Dailymotion and Justin.tv videos […]

Nearly half of Apple iPhone users would be interested in switching to Verizon, if and when the smartphone breaks from currently exclusive carrier AT&T. That’s according to a new survey by professional services firm Deloitte, which also found a slim majority of respondents were uninterested in buying an iPad. Around 41 percent of the 2,000 […]

Eight percent of Americans use an e-reader, according to new data from Harris Interactive. On top of that, the research firm’s survey found that 12 percent of respondents who do not currently own an e-reader are likely to purchase one within the next six months. The Harris Poll questioned 2,775 adults online between Aug. 9 […]

Salesforce.com has unveiled Chatter 2, the next version of its Chatter collaboration platform, which allows employees to post comments and share files in a Facebook-style environment. The rise of Chatter and similar applications has mirrored businesses’ increased interest in social networking as a productivity and communications tool. Originally created as an add-on application for sales […]

MetroPCS Communications has activated its 4G LTE network in Las Vegas, with plans to extend coverage to the company’s other cities within the next year. As part of that activation, MetroPCS is offering the Samsung Craft, which it claims is the world’s first commercially available 4G LTE handset. The Samsung Craft features a 3.3-inch AMOLED […]

Research In Motion could be prepping a BlackBerry tablet PC-allegedly named the BlackPad-for unveiling as soon as next week, according to reports spreading online. Those reports cite a Sept. 21 Wall Street Journal article, which itself paraphrased unnamed “people familiar with RIM’s plans.” That article suggests the BlackPad will be released in the fourth quarter […]