Nicholas Kolakowski

With Apple’s iPad-related event March 7, the rumor mill has kicked into its highest gear. The popular assumption is that Apple will use the event to unveil its next iPad, which the media has dubbed “iPad 3” but could arrive under another name altogether. Because Apple typically refuses to part with details of its upcoming […]

Lock-Screen Windows 8’s lock-screen offers at-a-glance info on battery life and connectivity. Start Screen Windows 8’s start screen embraces the same Metro design aesthetic that increasingly defines Microsoft’s products, from Windows Phone to the new Xbox dashboard. Windows Store In a bid to compete against Google Android and Apple’s iOS and Mac OS X, Microsoft […]

A new IDC study commissioned by Microsoft suggests that cloud computing services will help create millions of new jobs over the next few years. €œIDC estimates that last year alone, IT cloud services helped organizations of all sizes and all vertical sectors around the world generate more than $400 billion in revenue and 1.5 million […]

It€™s risky for any company to tinker with a well-established, ubiquitous brand. In the 1980s, for example, Coca-Cola tried rejiggering its classic formula with New Coke, a potentially bold strategy that met with customer derision and market failure. That€™s probably the most famous example of a company that nearly destroyed its flagship brand while attempting […]

Apple’s next iPad could arrive with the moniker “iPad HD.” That information comes from the blog Gizmodo, which cited a reader-supplied parts listing from accessories manufacturers Griffin and Belkin. For months, media and tech pundits have used “iPad 3” to describe Apple’s next-generation tablet. Apple is hosting a March 7 event in San Francisco where […]

Within a day of Microsoft releasing the Windows 8 Consumer Preview to the general public, the company reported that more than 1 million people had downloaded the beta of the upcoming operating system. For those considering whether to load up the Consumer Preview, Microsoft has now offered up a list of system recommendations for running […]

Microsoft€™s week centered on one big thing: the release of its Windows 8 Consumer Preview (another term for beta). It€™s nearly impossible to overstate the importance of Windows 8 to Microsoft€™s continuing fortunes. While the company maintains a lion€™s share of the €œtraditional€ PC operating system market, that market as a whole is being eclipsed […]

Microsoft has offered an explanation for the Windows Azure service disruption that plagued some users Feb. 28: The Leap Year did it. €œThe issue was quickly triaged, and it was determined to be caused by a software bug,€ Bill Laing, corporate vice president of Microsoft€™s Server and Cloud, wrote in a Feb. 29 posting on […]

Research In Motion and its BlackBerry franchise face softening interest in its current handsets, according to a new analyst report. That puts more pressure on BlackBerry 10, its next-generation mobile platform, to succeed in the marketplace. €œWe believe RIM€™s low-end handset sales trends have continued to deteriorate in North America, Latin America and Europe,€ Peter […]

Windows 8 will sell millions of copies when Microsoft releases it sometime later in 2012. Those in the market for a new PC will head to their local electronics store and find row after row of laptops and desktops loaded with the operating system. Microsoft will flood the airwaves and Websites with millions of dollars€™ […]