Nicholas Kolakowski

A day after Hewlett-Packard posted a video highlighting its upcoming tablet PC’s video conferencing abilities and other functions, a purported internal document details the device’s supposed specs. With Apple’s iPad proving a hit with consumers following its April 3 release, the pressure on other manufacturers is high to introduce a product that can be a […]

Apple sold around 300,000 iPads in the United States by midnight on April 3, the tablet device’s first day of general release, according to the company. That number apparently includes preordered iPads, which independent analysts estimated sold 120,000 units on their first day of availability in March. Apple also announced that more than 1 million […]

Microsoft dropped “Series” from the “Windows Phone 7 Series” moniker for its upcoming smartphone line, streamlining a name repeatedly derided by the media for being a mouthful. The announcement comes as developer interest in creating applications for the platform has increased, according to a recent Appcelerator survey. An April 2 tweet on the Official Windows […]

Apple will host an event at its Cupertino, Calif. headquarters on April 8 to demonstrate what it calls “the future of the iPhone OS.” The announcement could be an unveiling of iPhone OS 4.0, the next generation of the company’s smartphone operating system. According to Reuters, Apple is casting the announcement as a “sneak peek” […]

Hewlett-Packard is ramping up its own tablet PC efforts in the wake of Apple’s iPad launch, releasing a new official blog posting and video that shows an upcoming slate product capable of video conferencing, “Think about the last time you chatted with friends over Skype on your notebook,” Phil McKinney, vice president and chief technology […]

Microsoft’s new wave of products, including Windows Phone 7 and Project Natal, have the potential to help the company regain market share in the consumer segment, according to a new report from research firm Jefferies & Co. In addition to representing a potential source of future revenue, that report adds, these products are significant because […]

The majority of iPad purchasers already owned an Apple product, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who conducted a survey of 448 iPad buyers soon after the device’s April 3 release. After Apple issued an official statement on April 5, stating that some 300,000 iPads had been sold on April 3, Munster also reduced […]

It was a big week in the consumer space for Microsoft, with announcements ranging from a new Zune HD device to technology for Ford’s upcoming line of electric vehicles. On March 31, Microsoft and Ford helped open the New York International Auto Show by announcing a partnership that will allow owners of the Detroit auto […]

The Apple iPad apparently contains some surprises for reviewers over at Consumer Reports, which has been testing the 9.7-inch tablet device since its release on April 3. Given the number of consumers who rely on the publication’s findings when making their purchasing decisions, and the typically in-depth evaluation process of the reviewers, the postings on […]

25 Things You Might Not Know About Apple by Nicholas Kolakowski No Title Steve Jobs attributed a childhood fascination with “Heathkits,” hobbyist kits that let you assemble electronic equipment by hand, as first giving him “self-confidence” in building products. No Title Back in 1977, a high-end Apple II system with 48 kilobytes of RAM, a […]

Amazon.com has struck deals with book publishers Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins that could potentially raise the price of ebooks, according to online reports, days before Apple releases its iPad tablet PC. Amazon’s Kindle e-reader faces a potentially substantial competitor in iPad’s e-text feature. According to an April 1 article in The Wall Street Journal, […]

Porsche, Saab, Ford Rev Up Green Cars at N.Y. Auto Show by Nicholas Kolakowski No Title The prototype i-MiEV, which Mitsubishi claims can cruise for 80 miles under “ideal driving conditions” on a single electrical charge. No Title The i-MiEV needs 12 hours to fully charge its lithium ion battery, although a “quick charge” to […]