Nicholas Kolakowski

Microsoft has apparently loosened its minimum hardware requirements for Windows Phone, potentially opening the way for manufacturers to create more midmarket devices that use the mobile operating system. As first uncovered by blogs such as WPCentral, Microsoft’s listing for Windows Phone’s hardware specifications now includes “primary camera” and “front-facing camera” under “optional hardware.” The rest […]

NEW YORK CITY – Barnes & Noble has responded to Amazon’s recent revamping of its Kindle line in perhaps the only possible way: announcing an upgraded line of Nook e-readers and tablets that will go toe-to-toe with the online retailer’s devices this holiday season. At the center of Barnes & Noble’s reloaded efforts is the […]

Can Barnes & Noble’s Nook hold its own against Amazon’s Kindle franchise? A big part of that question could be answered Nov. 7, when media and analysts expect Barnes & Noble to unveil its next Nook at a high-profile event in New York City. Whatever the bookseller offers the public on that date, the device […]

Microsoft’s week involved fixing a security flaw, on top of gearing up for releases over the next few years. Security researchers found that the Duqu Trojan, discovered two weeks ago, exploits at least one zero-day vulnerability in Windows. According to those researchers from Hungary’s Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security, the vulnerability in question is […]

Apple is earning more than half of the handset industry operating profits, according to a new research note. The company’s iPhone 4S looks to follow on the heels of its predecessors as a mega-selling device. But is that necessarily good for app developers? “Due to softer iPhone sales during the September quarter ahead of the […]

HTC Rezound HTC plans on heavily promoting the Rezound as a top-shelf multimedia smartphone, capable of delivering audio and video a step above competing devices on the market. Video The Rezound shoots 1080p video; HTC has loaded the accompanying software with effects such as slow motion. Camera The Rezound comes equipped with an 8-megapixel rear-facing […]

NEW YORK-Is top-notch audio hardware enough to persuade you to buy a smartphone? That’s a question HTC seemingly wants consumers to answer in the affirmative. The main selling point of its just-announced HTC Rezound smartphone is the device’s tight hardware integration with Beats, audio technology developed by Interscope Chairman Jimmy Iovine and rapper Dr. Dre. […]

Hewlett-Packard may have abandoned its webOS-powered TouchPad, but it remains committed to Windows tablets. The HP Slate 2 Tablet PC, a 1.5-pound touch-screen device running Windows 7, will make its debut later in November for a starting price of $699. The HP Slate 2 Tablet PC uses a 1.5GHz Intel Atom Z670 processor to power […]

The HTC Evo Design 4G is a middle-of-the-road Android smartphone. It doesn’t feature the extra-large screens, ultrasharp resolutions, super-powerful camera apertures or other natty tweaks that define high-end smartphones such as the Motorola Droid or Samsung Galaxy S II. But it also lacks some of the issues that occasionally plague those top-tier devices. The HTC […]

Apple likes the idea of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, according to an analyst report from Barclays Capital Ben Reitzes. His source? Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer, who suggested in a sit-down with the analyst that the Kindle Fire, and its radical deviation from the “standard” Android user interface, represents a big step […]

Apple acknowledged a “few bugs” affecting the battery life of some iOS 5 devices, confirming earlier reports by users around the world. “A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices,” Apple wrote in a Nov. 2 statement to AllThingsD. “We have found a few bugs that are […]

Android The HTC Evo Design 4G runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and features a 4-inch qHD capacitive touch display. Processor The device packs a Qualcomm 1.2GHz processor. World Phone Sprint is banking on the smartphones world phone capability to help draw users. GPS Built-in GPS, combined with Google Maps and other apps, makes the HTC Evo […]