Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Samsung Researching Brain Signals as Mobile Device Control
Samsung is testing a way to control your mobile device with your brainwaves. If that project succeeds, it would truly be a case of science fiction brought to real life. According to MIT Technolog… -
Windows: It’s Not Over (Yet)
[caption id="attachment_9290" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Some analysts believe Microsoft's attempt at a new interface basically doomed Windows 8.[/caption] Earlier this week, ZDNet columnis… -
Google Chrome Targeting Internet Explorer’s Business Users
If nothing else, the continuing battle between Microsoft and Google is a never-ending source of entertainment and merriment for those paid to watch the two companies. And Google’s latest salvo se… -
Mashery Acquisition Continues Intel’s Diversification
Intel is purchasing API technology firm Mashery, as first reported by ReadWrite and subsequently reported by other publications. If the deal goes through, it will give Intel a deeper presence in… -
Is Social Networking a Big Data Shell Game?
[caption id="attachment_9238" align="aligncenter" width="587"] Yes, they actually filmed this.[/caption] The marketing campaign for Facebook’s Home app has kicked into high gear, with a minute-lo… -
Microsoft, Hon Hai Come to Android Licensing Agreement
Even if Microsoft’s smartphone and tablet offerings fail to gain an audience, the company still earns significant revenues from the sale of Android devices, thanks to the “patent licensing agreem… -
Microsoft’s IaaS Offering Aims at Amazon
Microsoft wants a chunk of Amazon Web Services’ business. The former is making that abundantly clear with the just-announced general availability of its Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, whi… -
Red Hat Launches RDO OpenStack Community
Red Hat has announced RDO, a community-supported distribution of OpenStack running atop Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, and, in the words of the company, “their derivatives.” OpenStack is an op…