Nicholas Kolakowski

Seagate Technology deliberately destroyed source code and other evidence in order to cover up its theft of technology originally developed by small IT company Convolve and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claimed a former Seagate employee in court documents filed Nov. 30. Those allegations could power a major twist in a nearly 10-year-old patent-infringement case. […]

Google’s much-rumored Nexus One smartphone will be officially supported by T-Mobile upon release, according to a new rumor circulating online. Most of the speculation about the device may well be settled on Jan. 5, when Google hosts an “Android Press Gathering” at its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. A Dec. 29 post on Boy Genius […]

Apples Year in Review: iPhone 3GS, Snow Leopard, Jobs Comeback by Nicholas Kolakowski No Title Apple’s 2009 kicked off with a pair of open letters from CEO Steve Jobs, the first declaring that he was suffering from a “hormone imbalance,” and the second that he was taking six months off. Rampant speculation as to his […]

Apple began 2009 under heavy clouds, with what looked like a massive thunderstorm potentially on the way-its iconic CEO, Steve Jobs, announced that he would be stepping down temporarily in order to deal with an undisclosed medical condition. Outsiders immediately began to question how the company would fare without Jobs at the helm. As it […]

Toshiba’s share of the global NAND flash memory market expanded rapidly in the third quarter of 2009, according to a new research note by iSuppli. That surge allows Toshiba to remain solidly in second place within that market, behind Samsung Electronics. The report found that Toshiba experienced a year-over-year market-share gain of 57.2 percent, bringing […]

Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell will become the vice chairman and chief financial officer of General Motors in 2010, according to a Dec. 21 statement released by the auto company. Liddell is leaving Microsoft on Dec. 31. As chief of Microsoft’s finance organization, he oversaw acquisitions, corporate strategy, treasury activities, tax planning, accounting and reporting, internal […]

Ford plans to roll out the second generation of its Sync in-car connectivity system, which establishes a Wi-Fi hot spot inside a vehicle, sometime in 2010. However, the company has not yet disclosed which of its hot rods will be hot-spot-enabled. To activate the second-generation Sync, a driver or passenger will insert a USB mobile […]

Oracle’s quarterly results may have been solid, but analysts seem to have mixed views on the company’s prospects heading into 2010. On Dec. 17, Oracle reported quarterly profits above Wall Street expectations, with revenues of $5.86 billion and net income of $1.46 billion. Sales of new software licenses rose 2 percent year-over-year, a marked reversal […]

Barnes & Noble will offer $100 gift vouchers to customers who pre-ordered its Nook e-reader for delivery by Dec. 24, but who will not receive the device on time. On Dec. 19, the Consumerist blog posted an e-mail received by one Nook customer, in which Barnes & Noble blamed “higher-than-anticipated demand” for any delay in […]

Sony announced on Dec. 17 a deal with News Corp. that would make content from the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and the New York Post available on its e-readers, in another sign that the battle between various companies over the electronic book market is intensifying as 2009 comes to a close. Amazon.com and Barnes & […]

Microsoft and the European Commission, the law enforcement body of the European Union responsible for antitrust initiatives, wrapped up at least one part of their sometimes-contentious relationship this week. On Dec. 16, Microsoft agreed to install an automatic “ballot screen” that would let Windows users in Europe choose between 12 different browsers. Over the summer, […]

The Top 20 iPhone Apps of 2009 Top 20 iPhone Apps of 2009By Nicholas Kolakowski SkypeCost: Free VOIP specialist Skype’s iPhone app was downloaded over a million times in its first two days of release, not surprising when you consider that it allows users to make free Skype-to-Skype calls on their iPhone from any Wi-Fi […]