Nicholas Kolakowski

Hewlett-Packard’s TouchPad represents a substantial bet for the company. Success will validate webOS as the operating system of HP’s future, and anoint it a viable competitor (along with Google Android) to Apple’s iOS. Failure will likely hobble HP’s attempts at rebranding itself as a “cool” consumer-tech company. Over the past few days, numerous publications have […]

Apple could be prepping for a fall release of a new iPad on top of the iPhone 5, according to a new report by Taiwanese publication DigiTimes. “Sources pointed out that Apple only plans to launch one model of the new iPhone, while iPad 3 has just recently been added to the production schedule,” read […]

Demand for Apple’s iPad could hamper Amazon’s efforts to manufacture an Android-based tablet, reports DigiTimes. According to unnamed “industry sources” speaking to the publication, Amazon will take delivery of its first batch of touch panels in September, with an ultimate aim of shipping 4 million tablet units by the end of 2011. Manufacturers involved apparently […]

The centerpiece of Microsoft’s week was the launch of Office 365, the company’s cloud-productivity platform. A rebranding of the company’s BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite), Office 365 links Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online into a platform that costs between $2 and $27 per user per month. In addition, Microsoft is offering […]

Mozilla’s probably had better months. The organization’s troubles started with the release of Firefox 5, which arrived a mere three months after Firefox 4 first entered the marketplace. For your average user, downloading and installing a new browser is a quick and relatively trouble-free exercise. However, large enterprises almost immediately began expressing worries about Mozilla’s […]

Hewlett-Packard has quite a bit riding on the marketplace success of its TouchPad tablet, slated for a July 1 release. The 9.7-inch device not only represents the manufacturer’s attempt to carve off a piece of the burgeoning tablet market, but also the debut of the webOS operating system on a form-factor other than a smartphone. […]

Hewlett-Packard is apparently in negotiations with outside manufacturers to license its webOS, according to CEO Leo Apotheker. WebOS currently runs on HP’s Palm smartphones, as well as its upcoming TouchPad tablet. “I can share with you that a number of companies have expressed interest,” he told an interviewer in Beijing, as reported by Bloomberg June […]

Cius The 7-inch Cius is scheduled for a July 31 global release. Thicker The Cius feels thicker and somewhat heavier than other tablets on the market. Cisco officials claim that the extra thickness is needed to provide superior audio for conferencing and the like. Android The Cius runs Android 2.2. It also integrates a number […]

Microsoft will discontinue its Hohm service May 31, 2012. Microsoft originally launched Hohm in July 2009 as part of a larger green-IT initiative that included the company’s Environmental Sustainability Dashboard for Microsoft Dynamics AX, which had been released that February. Code-named “Niagara,” after the birthplace of modern electricity and one of Nikola Tesla’s experiment sites, […]

Microsoft is serious about this whole Android licensing thing. The company has entered into yet another patent agreement, this one with Onkyo Corp., which manufactures tablets running Android. So far this week, Microsoft has entered into two other agreements over Android licensing, with Velocity Micro and General Dynamics Itronix. “This agreement and similar agreements recently […]

Apple could be prepping a refresh of its white MacBook line, according to a new report. According to the blog Apple Insider, authorized Apple resellers, ranging from Amazon to J&R, are either running low on white MacBooks or completely stripped of supply, suggesting that a refresh or discontinuation is imminent. “The reduced availability could also […]

Cisco Systems is introducing an app ecosystem for its Cisco Cius tablet, marking the company’s entrance into an already crowded landscape. The AppHQ app ecosystem is designed for IT pros seeking to create, manage and deploy tablet applications within their enterprise. Cisco is pairing it with the Cius, an Android-based tablet that emphasizes voice, video, […]