Nicholas Kolakowski

Microsoft plans on closing a loophole that allowed Windows Phone 7 owners to unlock their devices, says a developer team that created such an unlocking application. “Although this has been subtly communicated before, we’d like to reiterate Microsoft has informed us the “coding error” used in the ChevronWP7 unlocker will no longer work after the […]

The next version of Windows will run on ARM-based systems, Microsoft announced at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, and in theory that could squeeze the operating system onto smaller and lighter form-factors. But according to at least one analyst, Microsoft will also need to make some fundamental changes to Windows’ software if it wants to […]

Apple’s second-generation iPad 2 will arrive on store shelves in the United States by early April, according to the latest rumors. If that eventually pans out, it would put the next iPad’s release schedule roughly in line with that of the original one, which launched in April 2010. The blog MacNotes insisted in a Jan. […]

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Dakota will launch with BlackBerry OS 6.1, according to rumors. That suggests the company’s plan to port the PlayBook tablet’s QNX-based operating system to smartphones is still far in the future. RIM’s 7-inch PlayBook will be the vanguard of an aggressive strategy to bolster the company’s position in the mobile space, […]

Now that Apple has finally unveiled the long-anticipated iPhone 4, attention is inevitably shifting to the next-generation iPad and other products the company may have in the pipeline. Apple and Verizon unveiled a CDMA-based (Code Division Multiple Access-based) iPhone 4 at a high-profile event Jan. 11 in New York City. The announcement broke AT&T’s exclusive […]

Apple wants to trademark the term “app store,” but not if Microsoft can throw a legal barrier in its path. Apple originally filed its trademark request July 2008, within weeks of its App Store launch. The App Store offers hundreds of thousands of apps for the company’s mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad, outpacing […]

A consortium headed by Microsoft is continuing in its plans to buy nearly 900 Novell patents for $450 million, according to reports. That consortium, CPTN Holdings LLC, includes Apple, Oracle and EMC, in addition to Microsoft. That company exists in the United States, having been registered Nov. 4 as a corporation in Delaware, as indicated […]

Given the rise of mobile devices in both the consumer and business spheres, it’s perhaps no surprise that small and midsize businesses are spending an increasing amount on tablets and smartphones. A newly completed study by the research firm SMB Group suggests that SMBs (which it defines as companies with 1 to 999 employees) invested […]

Apple plans on expanding the new Verizon iPhone 4’s “Personal Hotspot” feature to iPhones on other carriers, according to information posted on the Boy Genius Report blog. Verizon’s Personal Hotspot connects the smartphone with up to five WiFi-enabled devices. “According to our source, the personal hotspot feature that debuted on the Verizon iPhone yesterday will, […]

Apple and Verizon Wireless executives took to a stage in New York City Jan. 11 to unveil the technology world’s worst-kept secret: the iPhone running on the latter’s CDMA-based network. That breaks AT&T’s long-held exclusivity for the smartphone in the United States, and raises a host of questions over how the mobile landscape will change […]

Oracle and SAP may have fought each other bitterly in court during 2010’s final months, but that hasn’t stopped Oracle from introducing Oracle Financial Analytics for SAP. A module of the Oracle BI (Business Intelligence) Applications family, the platform allows executives and other financially-minded employees to “improve cash flow and profitability by extending complete financial […]

Microsoft is investigating claims of a Windows Phone 7 bug that devours users’ data, even when they’re not running apps or cruising the Web. As reported via news channels like the BBC, some Windows Phone 7 users have reported their phones sending relatively significant amounts of data per day-at rates ranging from 2 to 5MB […]