Hardware

Apple’s Q3 hardware sales by the numbers: 17 million iPads, 26 million iPhones, 4 million Macs – engadget

Apple’s out with its third quarter financials today and, as is customary, it’s provided some sales figures for all of its big hardware categories. Those are headlined by record sales of the iPad, which jumped a whopping 84 percent year-over-year … Continue reading

Apple’s earnings disappoint. Shares fall over $30 after hours – Fortune Tech

What disappointed Apple executives? Oppenheimer ticks off the problems: Europe’s economic woes cut into sales. New iPhone rumors has slowed sales of the old ones. Intel delays threw off the timing of their MacBook release. Also, the …

Apple Brings Movies to the Cloud for UK, Intl iTunes Users – Toms Hardware

iTunes in the Cloud adds support for several more countries. Apple has expanded support for its iTunes in the Cloud service to include movies for users in the UK, which means British users now have the ability to stream movies … Continue reading

Apple Falls Short of Analysts’ Predictions Amid IPhone Slump – Bloomberg

Even as it missed Wall Street expectations, Apple’s growth still contrasts with that of other hardware makers, such as Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), which are being hurt as customers opt for smartphones and tablets instead of new laptops.

Apple, Samsung chiefs disagree on patent values, says source – Macdaily News

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Apple to switch dock connectors – Fudzilla

The latest hardware change for the next iPhone and next iPad will involve moving from the standard 30 pin dock connector (that Apple has used forever) to a new smaller 19 pin design. While rumors suggest that the new smaller … Continue reading

Apple says Samsung doesn’t know its chips – Computerworld

IDG News Service – Samsung Electronics is assuming that technology in the iPad and iPhone violates its patents without knowing the actual processes in the devices’ chipsets, Apple argued on Tuesday in Australian Federal Court. The second day of …

Defcon 20: Skillz, thrills for the whole hacker family – CNET News

Defcon, meanwhile, will no doubt have plenty of hair-raising sessions about scary security holes in software and hardware we use every day and the tools released to help exploit them. But there also will be Defcon Kids, at which security … Continue reading

Apple claims $2.5 bn damages in Samsung patent case – Economic Times

Apple Inc claims it is entitled to $2.525 billion of damages in its high-stakes battle against Samsung Electronics Co over patents for technology used in smartphones and tablets, such as the iPhone and iPad. The estimate was revealed in a … Continue reading

The thing about all these Apple and Amazon ‘leaks’ – Computerworld

Holy moly — didja hear? Apple’s about to release a magical, revolutionary, mind-groping new iPad Mini. It’s definitely way better than anything you’ve ever seen and is totally gonna kill every other device in existence (despite the fact that it … Continue reading