Nicholas Kolakowski

Inevitable Comparison The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (left) is going up against the bestselling iPad (right). The outcome of that battle will help decide whether Google Android tablets have a shot at eating into Apples market share.??í Android 3.1 The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes loaded with Android 3.1, the latest version of Googles tablet-optimized […]

Research In Motion will offer its quarterly earnings in a call scheduled after the market closes July 16. RIM executives’ comments during that call will be dissected by analysts for any possible clues about how the embattled BlackBerry maker plans to revive its fortunes in the smartphone space. But already, those analysts don’t seem terribly […]

Research In Motion earned $4.9 billion in revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, down 12 percent from the previous quarter. Net income also declined, and RIM executives on a June 16 earnings call acknowledged that the BlackBerry maker is undergoing a turbulent period in its long history. RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, a 7-inch […]

Microsoft has released its Kinect for Windows SDK beta, bringing the motion-control and voice-recognition technology to developers and researchers. Microsoft had originally designed the Kinect controller as a way to play Xbox 360 games via gesture and spoken words, in the process targeting those same casual gamers who had made the Nintendo Wii-and its own […]

Gains As noted by the report, average premium pay for some 252 noncertified IT skills rose in the first quarter of 2011, the fifth straight quarterly gain. Noncertified IT skill areas that enjoyed the greatest gains included, in order of greatest gains … Methodology/Process/Management Skill segments include project management and CRM. Systems/Networking Skill segments include […]

Apple’s senior vice president of retail, Ron Johnson, is stepping down to take the CEO reins at J.C. Penney. Johnson is widely credited with helping Apple develop a formidable retail presence. Over the course of the past decade, the company has expanded from its initial two stores (in Tyson’s Corner, Va., and Glendale, Calif.) to […]

Rumors of a high-resolution “Retina Display” for Apple’s next iPad, never far from the surface, came roaring back after the blog TechUnwrapped posted screenshots of some extra-large images in iOS 5, the upcoming mobile operating system for Apple mobile devices. “As I was going through the iOS SDK I came across some images in the […]

It hasn’t been the best year for iPad rivals so far. The Motorola Xoom sold 250,000 units in its first quarter of release, a solid number-until you compare it to the iPad, which managed to ship millions during the same frame. Research In Motion’s PlayBook tablet received lukewarm reviews, and proved something less than a […]

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have settled their long-running patent dispute. On top of agreeing to settle all litigation, both companies will withdraw complaints previously filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission. Apple will pay Nokia a one-time fee, in addition to royalties. The actual amounts were not disclosed by Nokia in its June 14 […]

Apple is now selling an unlocked iPhone 4 in the United States. Those who want an iPhone 4 without a two-year service contract, or who travel internationally and want an Apple smartphone that works with local carriers, can now pay $649 or $749, respectively, for the 16GB and 32GB versions. The unlocked iPhone 4 operates […]

Apple is walking back its controversial policy regarding subscriptions sold via the App Store. But how will publishers actually react? Under Apple’s previous terms, media publishers were required to sell subscriptions through the App Store at rates preferable or equal to those offered via other channels, with Apple taking 30 percent of the fees. Under […]

How much are your IT skills worth on the open market? While that depends on any number of factors-for starters, the salary for a particular skillset can vary wildly from company to company-it appears that certain specializations are on the rise when it comes to average pay. At least, that’s according to research firm Foote […]