Michelle Maisto

A recent report from Strategy Analytics notes the growing importance of cloud computing – both as a real-time networking tool and as cost-saving, recession-response measure.Cloud computing is a hosted information technology format in which software is provided as a service over the air and data is stored on remote servers; enterprise users need little more […]

Engineers at MIT have designed a new style of fast-charging lithium ion batteries – a charge that once took six minutes could be reduced to only 10 to 20 seconds, they found. The new design is the work of MIT professor Gerbrand Ceder and graduate student Byoungwoo Kang, whose findings were published in the March […]

Size matters, and it’s a good time to be small. New data from iSuppli predicts that by 2012 the mobile Internet device category is expected to grow by a factor of eight from 2007 numbers. Global shipments are set to rise to 416 million units in 2012 – a compound annual growth rate of 50.8 […]

In the District of Columbia, 25.4 percent of adults relies solely on wireless phones, according to the latest National Health Interview Survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The number of households and adults without landlines is on the rise – a worrisome fact for survey organizations, such as the CDC, which fears the […]

Nokia and Samsung each released new consumer-focused smartphones this week, all of which are headed for non-U.S. markets, and all of which emphasize the idea of the phone doubling as a personal music player. On March 10, Samsung introduced the S5600 and S5230, which will ship to European markets in May and April, respectively. Each […]

Intel, Samsung and other semiconductor stalwarts continue to dominate the global chip market, but 2008 proved that smaller and more nimble vendors were able to increase their sales and shipments in a market saddled with a poor global economy.“It’s not always good to be king,” wrote Dale Ford, an analyst with iSuppli, which released new […]

In general, 2008 was a good year for operators and smartphone vendors, which all grew their portfolios, says a new release from Gartner.“Samsung, RIM, HTC and Apple saw their volumes and shares increase during 2008, thanks to their ability to offer compelling device experiences and touch interfaces,” said research director Roberta Cozz in a statement […]

The Dell “Adamo,” a definite head-turner of a high-end, luxury laptop, will be out “soon,” writes Alex Gruzen, a Dell vice president, on a company blog. On March 10, Gruzen wrote on the Direct2Dell blog that Dell is looking to set new standards for “design, value, innovation and personalization.” He additionally linked to a sexy, […]

U2 is looking to rock with a new tour this summer, and the Irish band, which has been closely associated with Apple, has now turned to BlackBerry maker Research In Motion for corporate sponsorship.U2 plans to kick off its 360 World tour in Barcelona, Spain, on June 30, with RIM as a main sponsor.Beyond the […]

Lenovo has two new desktop business PCs in the chute designed to address challenges facing both larger enterprises and SMBs. The two systems, starting at $399, will be available in the beginning of April. The Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 is aimed at small businesses. Included are Lenovo Think Care tools, which address data recovery, password resets, […]