Articles by Nick Kolakowski

• Apple Unveils iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S

  [caption id="attachment_12228" align="aligncenter" width="618"] The plastic iPhone 5C.[/caption] Apple has unveiled a pair of new iPhones. Apple CEO Tim Cook took to a California stage Sept. 10 a…
• Workday Plunges Into Crowded Data Analytics Field

  Workday has become the latest company to plunge into the data-analytics game: the company’s new Big Data Analytics platform is an end-to-end solution for human-resources and financial-industry wo…
• Apple’s iPhone 5C May Prove a Vicious Rival

  [caption id="attachment_11714" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Apple's Fifth Avenue store, NYC.[/caption] For months, rumors have persisted that Apple is developing an ultra-cheap iPhone for the…
• Unity Makes Strong Push Into Mobile Gaming

  [caption id="attachment_11970" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Space Hulk, a game created with Unity's tools. Unity is now pushing out additional tools for mobile gamers.[/caption] Lots of mobil…
• The Cloud Is Killing Nintendo’s Handheld Dreams

  [caption id="attachment_11995" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Nintendo 2DS.[/caption] Nintendo has announced a new handheld gaming device, the 2DS, which will retail for $129.99. The 2DS dispos…
• Skype Exploring 3D Technology

  [caption id="attachment_11991" align="aligncenter" width="500"] With 3D, Skype could put these people in the room with you. Their smiles would be extra-terrifying.[/caption] Skype is exploring th…
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  HP and SAP Alliance Over HANA a Matter of Pragmatism

  Hewlett-Packard and SAP aren’t direct competitors on the level of, say, Oracle and Salesforce—but with HP expanding more rapidly into the services industry, it’ll inevitably find itself at odds w…
• Broadband Usage Still Slowly Gaining in U.S.

  Roughly 70 percent of American adults over the age of 18 have a high-speed broadband connection in their home, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Pr…
• Facebook Releases First-Ever Transparency Report

  [caption id="attachment_11920" align="aligncenter" width="618"] A section of Facebook's Transparency Report.[/caption] Facebook has joined Google and other tech giants in releasing a “transparenc…
• A New System to Link Human Knowledge with Machine Data

  There have been dozens of experimental design approaches to the problem of connecting human nerves with mechanical or electronic extensions. In addition to "smart prosthetics," there have been mo…