Nicholas Kolakowski

Microsoft officially announced updates to Windows 7 Beta, even as several Web sites trumpeted the issuing of a Release Candidate Build of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The updates to Windows 7 Beta will begin on Feb. 24. Five are planned. However, the updates will not deliver any new features, […]

Facebook on Feb. 19 launched Comments Box, the first social widget for its Facebook Connect application. Facebook Connect allows users to sign on to other sites and blogs using their Facebook account information. Comments Box would allow these users to post comments on not only the outside Web site, but also their Facebook profiles, where […]

While all the talk of the week of Feb. 9 focused on Dell and smartphones, the PC maker quietly rolled out the latest edition to its Inspiron Mini line-the Mini 10-to add to Dell’s portfolio of low-cost laptops. Smaller, less expensive “netbooks,” laptops, and mininotebooks have developed into a growing trend for both consumers and […]

First Look at Dells Inspiron Mini 10 Laptop by Nicholas Kolakowski No Title Dell’s Inspiron Mini 10 weighs in at 2.86 pounds, and features a keyboard that is 92 percent of full size. It also comes in a variety of colors, including Obsidian Black, Alpine White and Ice Blue. No Title The Dell Mini 10’s […]

Even as Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer and other companies have gravitated toward “netbook” production in the last 12 months, fear has arisen among certain segments that these low-cost laptops are cannibalizing market share from higher-end, pricier laptops. Netbooks have existed for a relatively short time within the portable-computing spectrum, but already their impact is being felt. […]

The parent company of SourceTool.com, a small business-to-business online search engine, on Feb. 17 filed a complaint in United States District Court against Google for violating antitrust laws.The 38-page complaint filed by New York-based TradeComet.com, which launched SourceTool.com in 2005, alleges that Google violated the Sherman Act, the federal anti-monopoly statute, by attempting to quash […]

Palm may have once been at the top of the smartphone heap, but in recent years saw its mobile-device star eclipsed by the likes of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry and Apple’s iPhone. However, the company is hoping that its upcoming Palm Pre smartphone will help it regain respect in the industry – and in a […]

Oracle has announced five new add-ons to Oracle CRM On Demand Release 16.The applications include Oracle Self-Service E-Billing On Demand, Oracle Sales Library, Oracle CRM On Demand Deal Management, Oracle CRM On Demand Enterprise Disaster Recovery, and Oracle AIA integration from Oracle CRM On Demand to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. Oracle CRM On Demand Release 16 […]

Hewlett-Packard announced earnings for the first quarter of 2009 that show the effects of a moribund economy on the world’s largest PC vendor.While net revenue grew 1 percent year over year, to $28.8 billion, it was a far cry from the double-digit growth that marked previous quarters. Declines hit in several areas, including the Personal […]

Omniture, which provides on-demand Web analytics and online business optimization services, has announced the release of the Omniture Online Marketing Suite, designed to allow sales teams and marketers to more effectively utilize their customer data to make sales.The application suite, whose products can be used individually or in customized combination, builds on several strategic acquisitions […]

Acer isn’t the only PC maker rolling out a Microsoft Windows Mobile-enabled smartphone this week: In a bid to compete in a market dominated by BlackBerry and Apple’s iPhone, Toshiba has announced a multimedia-friendly smartphone, the TG01. Due to roll out in Europe this summer, the Toshiba TG01 features a 4.1-inch-wide VGA touchscreen display, and […]

Intel thinks the future is looking very cloudy-in a good way. With headliners such as Google, Amazon, VMware and Microsoft-not to mention smaller Web 2.0 outfits-beginning to embrace cloud computing as the answer to their long-term computing needs, Intel is determined to become an “arms dealer” of sorts, supplying the server chips to make the […]