Nicholas Kolakowski

HP, Polaroid, Intel, GM Show Off Tech at CES by Nicholas Kolakowski HP Pavillion dm1 HP’s revamped Pavillion dm1 features an 11.6-inch screen and is capable of running on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The laptop also leverages the AMD Fusion APU for faster speeds. 3D Screens As with many manufacturers at this year’s CES, HP […]

RIMs PlayBook Offers Multitasking and BlackBerry Tethering by Nicholas Kolakowski RIM PlayBook RIM’s PlayBook represents the company’s hope for breaking into the rapidly burgeoning tablet market. The screen measures 7 inches, and power comes courtesy of a dual-core processor. A Full Days Work The PlayBook supports Adobe Flash 10.1 for what RIM describes as optimum […]

Research In Motion hopes its upcoming PlayBook tablet can carve a place for itself in the burgeoning tablet market. It certainly faces some tough competition in that quest, from not only the Apple iPad but also from a growing number of Android-based devices. But RIM’s 7-inch tablet possesses some distinct advantages, at least based on […]

Apple announced Jan. 7 that 1 million apps had been downloaded from the Mac App Store. The question now is: How will its competitors respond? “We’re amazed at the incredible response the Mac App Store is getting,” Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrote in a Jan. 7 statement. “Developers have done a great job bringing apps […]

Microsoft’s executive-level departures have continued into 2011, with the announcement that Bob Muglia, president of the Server and Tools Business, will depart the company this summer. Muglia is a two-decade veteran of the company. “While Windows and Office are household words, our Server and Tools Business has quietly and steadily grown to be the unquestioned […]

Verizon is circulating invitations to a Jan. 11 event in New York City, sparking rampant speculation that the carrier intends to announce that it will carry Apple’s iPhone. According to the bright red invite, the event will take place at 11 a.m. EST at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, with Verizon President and […]

Microsoft always has a substantial presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and 2011 was no different. The company’s biggest CES announcement came on Jan. 5, when it announced that the next version of Windows will support SoC (system-on-a-chip) architecture, in particular ARM-based systems from partners such as Qualcomm, Nvidia and Texas Instruments. […]

LAS VEGAS-The 2011 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show seemed to have one collective obsession: tablets. From manufacturers unveiling the latest touch-screens, to smaller companies using iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tabs as booth props, tablets seemed as ubiquitous as casino chips. The runaway success of the Apple iPad in 2010, and the solid sales of […]

Windows 7 Tablets, Windows Phone 7 Devices Spied at CES 2011 by Nicholas Kolakowski Motion CL900 A 10.1-inch tablet running Windows 7 Professional on an Intel Atom Z670 (1.5 GHz) processor, with 30GB of storage and a Webcam. No Title Lenovo SlateThis Chinese tablet features a 10.1-inch screen and runs Windows 7 Professional. It weighs […]

LAS VEGAS-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer used his Jan. 5 keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show to promote his company’s consumer initiatives, particularly the Kinect hands-free controller for the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7. And this being Vegas, he used a Jan. 6 interview with CNBC to essentially double down on his assertion that Microsoft […]

Dell, T-Mobile Design Streak 7 Tablet for 4G Cruising by Nicholas Kolakowski 7-Incher The Streak 7 features a 7-inch WVGA multitouch screen fronted with ultra-tough Gorilla Glass. Cameras The Streak 7 includes front- and rear-facing cameras, the former 1.3 megapixels and the latter 5 megapixels, for video conferencing and image-snapping. Power The Streak 7 runs […]

Lenovo IdeaPads, ThinkPads, Tablet Hybrids Appear at CES 2011 by Nicholas Kolakowski IdeaPad U1 with LePad Slate This laptop features a removable screen that doubles as a 10.1-inch tablet. Windows and Android When connected to the keyboard base, the IdeaPad U1 uses Windows 7. In tablet form, it relies on an operating system based on […]