Nicholas Kolakowski

Research In Motion finds itself in odd straits. As one of the world’s top smartphone vendors, it continues to enjoy a sizable audience base, particularly among businesses. On the other hand, the company faces significant competition from the likes of Apple’s iPhone, Windows Phone and the growing army of Google Android smartphones. That competition, along […]

Hewlett-Packard now finds itself in the midst of yet another CEO transition. Its stock and financial forecasts have declined in the past few quarters. Departing CEO Leo Apotheker attracted significant criticism for his strategy of remaking HP as a business software-and-services company, and incoming executive Meg Whitman now has the unenviable job of steering the […]

Microsoft’s week offered still more Windows 8 reveals and a spike of good news for Windows Phone. First, the company announced that its Windows Phone “Mango” update, which offers some 500 tweaks and added features, is a mere week or two away from release. “For months, we and dozens of our partner companies have been […]

Apple’s iPad remains on the top of Consumer Reports’ list of best tablets, despite some new Android tablets. “We’ve added five new tablets to our ratings, and while some were noteworthy for reasons of their own, none rose to the challenge the iPad continues to present to its competitors,” the publication wrote in a Sept. […]

Hewlett-Packard seems on the verge of playing CEO musical chairs yet again. The company’s board of directors is apparently considering whether to eject CEO Leo Apotheker after less than a year on the job. Reports indicate that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, who sits on HP’s board, could take his place as either an interim […]

Apple could release a midrange iPhone in addition to the iPhone 5, itself rumored to debut in coming weeks. If that comes to pass, it’ll mark a new phase in Apple’s mobile strategy: the moment when it stopped battling Android in a more general way, and decided to ram Google’s operating system head-on. According to […]

Microsoft will place a distant third in worldwide tablet sales by 2015, according to new research from Gartner, which also predicts Apple’s iPad will maintain its lead despite a burgeoning number of Google Android tablets. “We expect Apple to maintain a market share lead throughout our forecast period by commanding more than 50 percent of […]

Windows 8 will include a revamped boot experience, according to Microsoft. “With continued innovation in the hardware ecosystem, the biggest shift in firmware in 30 years, and software changes leading to boot times of ~7 seconds on machines with solid-state drives (SSDs), we decided it was time to bring the PC boot user experience into […]

Microsoft’s Windows Phone “Mango” update is apparently a week or two away. “For months, we and dozens of our partner companies have been laying the groundwork for the Windows Phone 7.5 update-and making solid progress.” Eric Hautala, Microsoft’s general manager of customer experience engineering, wrote in a Sept. 21 posting on the Windows Phone Blog. […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook will take to a stage Oct. 4 to introduce the new iPhone. That information comes courtesy of AllThingsD, which relied on unnamed “sources close to the information” for the exact date. For some time, rumors have circulated that Apple plans to unveil the device-popularly dubbed the “iPhone 5”-in October. There are […]

Apple’s iPhone 5 won’t be offered on T-Mobile this year, according to a leaked internal document purportedly from the carrier’s chief marketing officer. “We are not going to get the iPhone 5 this year,” CMO Cole Brodman is quoted as saying in a transcript of a company town hall, itself reported on the blog TmoNews […]

Microsoft has reached a licensing agreement with Casio Computer over the latter’s use of Linux in certain devices. Under the terms, Casio will pay Microsoft undisclosed fees. According to Microsoft, the two companies have a long-term relationship, and Casio uses Microsoft software in products such as industrial handheld terminals. “We’re pleased to reach an agreement […]