Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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HP Continuing to Flee Windows Reservation With Android Tablet
Hewlett-Packard seems more determined than ever to flee the Windows reservation, unveiling a $170 Android tablet, the HP Slate 7. The tablet is slated to go on sale in April. The HP Slate 7 featu… -
IBM’s MobileFirst Unites Its Acquisitions in Mobile Push
IBM isn’t the first company to the enterprise-mobile game, but it seems determined to make its mark on the space with a portfolio of security, analytics and app-development software for handheld… -
RIAA: Google Failing to Demote Pirate Websites
In a new report (PDF), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) claims that Google has failed in its attempt to lower the search-results rankings of so-called “pirate” Websites. “We h… -
Google Shows Off Google Glass Features
Google seems ready to turn the trickle of information about its Google Glass augmented-reality eyewear into a full-on flood, launching a new Website that highlights the device’s features. As expe… -
More Companies Will Launch B.I. Initiatives by 2016: Gartner
Revenue from business-intelligence software will hit $13.8 billion this year, on its way to $17.1 billion by 2016, according to new estimates from research firm Gartner. “Every company has numero… -
Twitter Says Hawaii the Happiest State: Research
[caption id="attachment_7941" align="aligncenter" width="618"] In this "heat map" derived from the study's Twitter data, bluer means sadder; more red equals rising happy sentiment.[/caption] If y… -
Amazon Launches AWS OpsWorks for Boosted Cloud Management
Amazon has devoted considerable resources to building out the features of its EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) platform, and with good reason: as one of the more high-profile options in the world of s… -
Ubuntu on Tablets Announced
Fresh off debuting an Ubuntu smartphone operating system, Canonical is expanding its mobile presence with an Ubuntu tablet OS targeted at even larger touchscreens. The Touch Developer Preview of… -
Hacker Group Connected to Chinese Military: Mandiant Report
A new report from cyber-security firm Mandiant draws connections between a prolific hacker group and the Chinese military. “Mandiant continues to track dozens of APT [Advanced Persistent Threat]… -
FCC Report Suggests U.S. Broadband Remains Speedy
For anyone who ever screamed at their laptop in borderline-incoherent rage as an app downloaded at a glacially slow pace, cursing everything from their Internet provider down to whomever strung t…