Nicholas Kolakowski

Microsoft is about to offer an early glimpse of the next version of Windows on a tablet, according to a new report. Speaking to three unnamed people “with knowledge of the company’s plans,” Bloomberg reported May 26 that Microsoft will demonstrate how the next version of Windows will run on an Nvidia Tegra chip, itself […]

Microsoft is encouraging developers to charge more for their Windows Phone apps. “I’d rather developers sell fewer than a million downloads and get to a million dollars,” Brandon Watson, Microsoft’s director of developer experience for Windows Phone, reportedly told a press conference in Helsinki. “If we can support a higher price point, that’s good for […]

Windows Tablet Acers Iconia Tab runs the 32-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium on a 10.1-inch touch-screen. Processing Power An AMD dual-core processor, coupled with a 32GB solid-state hard drive, powers the tablets programs. Portrait Mode Like all tablets, Acers device is capable of displaying content in portrait or landscape modes. Backing The Acer […]

When Apple launched the iPad in 2010, it sparked off an industry-wide game of follow the leader. Companies ranging from Samsung to Research In Motion all leapt into the fray with tablet plans of their very own. Many of those tablets ran some version of Google Android; other manufacturers, notably RIM and Hewlett-Packard, decided to […]

Well, that didn’t take long: On the same day that Barnes & Noble unveiled an updated Nook e-reader, Amazon issued an advertising-supported Kindle 3G at a conspicuously low price. The “Kindle 3G with Special Offers” retails for $164 and features display advertisements from companies such as Buick and Visa. It follows on the heels of […]

Will Microsoft’s upcoming software update for its Windows Phones, code-named “Mango,” affect the company’s smartphone prospects? Certainly Mango represents a substantial revamp of Microsoft’s mobile platform, which is struggling for adoption in the face of competition from Google Android and Apple’s iPhone. In contrast to those platforms, which offer gridlike screens of individual apps, Windows […]

The recent explosion at a Chinese manufacturing plant owned by Foxconn could disrupt Apple iPad 2 production to the tune of 350,000 to 400,000 units, according to a new report by market research consultancy Displaybank. A May 24 research note from the firm cites damage to the facility’s A05 plant, which produces the iPad 2’s […]

Opera’s longtime browser strategy has centered on supporting as many devices as possible. Adding to that, the company is now offering Opera Mini 6 browser for iOS, capable of running on both the iPhone and the iPad. The iOS-supporting browser complements Opera Mini and Opera Mobile available for Android devices. Opera’s products for both platforms […]

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) demonstrated some features of its upcoming “Mango” software update for Windows Phones at a small New York City presentation for media and analysts May 24. This “sneak peak” at the Windows Phone update suggests that Microsoft is getting more serious about expanding its mobile platform’s capabilities, as it continues its fight against Android […]

Barnes & Noble’s e-reading strategy hooked a sharp left May 24, with the unveiling of a grayscale Nook e-reader navigable via touch screen. That represents a radical change for the bookseller, which had concentrated its most recent efforts on the Nook Color, a full-color e-reader with some tablet-style features. The new Nook features a 6-inch […]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer apparently confirmed that Windows 8 will make its debut in 2012 and appear on a variety of systems, including tablets and PCs. “As we look forward to the next generation of Windows systems, which will come out next year, there’s a whole lot more coming,” he told the audience at the […]

Salesforce.com sells itself as a social network for businesses, allowing workers to share information in ways made familiar by Facebook and Twitter. Now, with a new strategic alliance with Toyota, it seems as if Salesforce is angling to become the social network for cars. That alliance has resulted in Toyota Friend, a private social network […]