Nicholas Kolakowski

Early reviews of Research In Motion’s PlayBook tablet are hitting the Web, and they’re decidedly mixed. The New York Times’ David Pogue suggested that RIM’s 7-inch device does some things particularly well, such as television or projector output (via a special HDMI, or High-Definition Multimedia Interface, cable) and the BlackBerry Bridge feature that wirelessly tethers […]

Apple is prepping to release a white iPhone 4 within the next few weeks, according to reports. If verified, it would represent the end of a long and winding road for the device, which has encountered numerous delays over the past 10 months. In March, Apple marketing executive Philip Schiller tweeted that the white iPhone […]

Microsoft used to have a major presence in mobile devices for business. But with the flood of Google Android and Apple iOS smartphones into both the consumer and corporate spheres, it’s become easy to forget how many people once used Windows Mobile as their portal to e-mail and services while on the move. In a […]

Microsoft released Windows 7 in 2009, accompanied by a hard marketing push and the hope that its latest operating system would wash out the bad taste of Windows Vista, which never managed to overcome its bug-filled reputation. But time rolls on, and from all indications the company is already hard at work on the next […]

Windows Phone 7 users can expect a wide variety of applications, including Angry Birds and Internet Explorer 9, to arrive on their devices over the next few months. The software’s next update, code-named “Mango,” will also introduce augmented reality features to the smartphones’ cameras. While Mango’s ultimate release date remains unclear, Angry Birds will apparently […]

Oracle’s ambitions to conquer the enterprise-software space are well-known. Its colorful CEO, Larry Ellison, has stepped before audiences to proclaim his company’s sights focused on IBM and other big-game competitors. While the company occasionally paints itself as the underdog in certain market segments, it fully intends to use the sheer scope of its products and […]

Amazon.com is offering a cheaper, ad-supported Kindle. Will that make a difference in the e-reader wars? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, in a note placed prominently on the online retailer’s landing page, suggested that a Kindle with “special offers and sponsored screensavers” will help “make sure that anyone who wants a Kindle can afford one.” Buick, […]

Apple is unlikely to release an iPad 3 in 2011, according to a new DigiTimes report. If accurate, that would shoot down rumors from earlier this year that Apple intends to follow up the March launch of the iPad 2 with another tablet before the holidays. Although an “iPad 3” launch before the end of […]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer used his April 11 keynote at the Convergence conference in Atlanta to reiterate his company’s movement to the cloud, and to suggest that Windows will indeed find its way onto devices other than the traditional PC. “There are more than 1 billion Windows PCs in the hands of customers around the […]

The long-term forecast for Research In Motion, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft in the tablet market is dim, according to a new research note from Gartner. According to the firm’s April 11 report, Apple’s iOS will continue to dominate the media-tablet market through 2015, with a 47.1 percent share. Hard on its heels will be Android, with […]

Microsoft’s next version of Windows could include an applications storefront similar to the one already available for Macs, according to purportedly leaked screenshots. Winrumors and Cnbeta have both posted images of a “Windows App Store,” complete with options to download everything from Office 2010 and Opera 11 to Angry Birds. Winrumors noted the images are […]

Apple’s iPhone 5 could begin production as late as September, according to a new analyst report. That report by Avian Securities, whose excerpts have circulated widely on Websites such as Apple Insider and Business Insider, also suggests a cheaper iPhone in the works. If proven accurate, that report would dovetail with earlier ones made by […]