Nicholas Kolakowski

Microsoft’s ramp-up to Windows 8 is beginning in earnest. In the quarters leading to the release of Windows 7, Microsoft devoted reams of digital ink to discussing not only the features, but also the development philosophy undergirding the operating system. Whether or not that contributed in any meaningful way to Windows 7’s eventual success (pent-up […]

Despite some high-profile underperformers, Android-based tablets may occupy some 20 percent of the market, according to new data from ABI Research. That being said, Apple’s iPad continues its domination of the space. “Many vendors have introduced media tablets, but none are separating themselves from the pack to pose a serious threat to Apple,” ABI Research […]

Not so long ago, Research In Motion and Nokia dominated the mobile world. Legions of executives relied on RIM’s BlackBerry devices to feed them email and messages, and millions of consumers used Nokia phones to keep in touch with friends and loved ones. Then Apple’s iPhone came along, followed by Google Android, Palm’s webOS, and […]

It’s August, which means a lack of major news on the Microsoft front this week. That being said, some new analyst data details the company’s progress in certain vital areas as it heads into the back half of 2011. For starters, a new research report from Gartner suggests that Windows 7 is primed to become […]

Shipments of Internet-enabled devices such as televisions and video-game consoles will exceed those of PCs by 2013, according to a new report by research firm IHS. “These new figures are the latest evidence that the Internet is not just for PCs anymore,” Jordan Selburn, principal analyst for consumer platforms at IHS, wrote in an Aug. […]

Apple will host its next big event Sept. 7, according to the latest rumors. Every September for the past few years, Apple has unveiled the latest updates to its line of iPod media players. The Japanese Website Kodawarisan is predicting that Apple will host this year’s event Sept. 7 (by which time it’ll be Sept. […]

Google might dominate the search engine market, but Microsoft’s Bing may be more successful in delivering users to Websites. According to analytics firm Experian Hitwise, some 80.04 percent of searches executed on Bing resulted in the user visiting a Website. That’s in contrast to Google, which clocked a 67.56 percent success rate. Yahoo led both […]

Microsoft’s share of the global smartphone market continues to decline, according to an Aug. 11 report from Gartner. The research firm pegs Microsoft’s share at 1.6 percent for the second quarter of 2011, down from 4.9 percent a year ago. It trails Google Android with 43.4 percent, Nokia’s Symbian with 22.1 percent, Apple iOS with […]

Could Amazon’s Kindle Cloud Reader end up harming Apple’s App Store? That seems to be a favored topic of discussion across the Web today. The Kindle Cloud Reader lets users read Kindle e-books via their Web browser without the need to download and install an application. Amazon launched the HTML5-based platform Aug. 10 for Safari […]

California prosecutors apparently have no plans to file charges against Gizmodo employees who purchased an iPhone 4 prototype in 2010. The tech blog’s Jason Chen publicly dissected the device online, attracting millions of readers and the considerable ire of Apple, which likes to keep its upcoming products hidden behind a thick veil of secrecy. “The […]

Hewlett-Packard intended the TouchPad to battle toe-to-toe with Apple’s iPad. The tablet offered solid hardware, paired with the webOS operating system inherited from the Palm acquisition in 2010. It had a multimillion-dollar marketing push, accompanied by any number of high-profile media reviews. But now there are indications that the TouchPad is in trouble. A mere […]

Whether or not Apple can sustain the iPad’s blockbuster sales over the long term, the company seems determined to dominate the tablet market in another way: lawsuits. Apple recently convinced a European court to bar the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all European Union countries, with the exception of the Netherlands. Apple has […]