Hardware 
Apple’s Mountain Lion Golden Master Seeded to Devs – Toms Hardware
The cat’s almost out of the bag. Announced back in February, Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion is scheduled for release this month. Today, the OS hit a milestone, with Macrumors reporting that Apple today seeded the Golden Master (GM) version … Continue reading
AMD’s Outlook: Little Bit Macro, More Micro – Wall Street Journal
including Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Samsung. We reiterate our FY12/13 non-GAAP EPS estimates of $0.55/$0.45 (Street $0.74, $0.94) and are cutting our price target from $4.50 to $4.00 based on an unchanged 0.5x PS multiple applied to …
Most Attractive Stocks: Apple, Chesapeake Energy, Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sirius, and Lam Research – Marketwatch
Apple said the shape of the hardware, the user interface and the packaging of Samsung’s latest products are similar to that of the iPhones and iPads. “This kind of blatant copying is wrong and, as we’ve said many times before, … Continue reading
Nutter bans Apple purchases over environmental fudging – The Register
The city authorities of San Francisco have banned departmental purchases of Apple hardware after Cupertino dropped out of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) green-standards scheme. “We are disappointed that Apple chose to withdraw …
Malware Targeting Multiple Operating Systems Detected – PC Magazine
Mac users might not have to worry too much, though. The malware won’t run on any Intel-based Macs unless they have Rosetta, a Mac OS X component that dynamically translates most code written for IBM’s PowerPC processor and lets it … Continue reading
Next generation Intel ultrabooks to feature touch-screens, 3D displays – Itproportal
seen as the prototypical ultrabook (though Apple doesn’t refer to it as such) and the inspiration for Intel’s expensive initiative. “[U]ltrabook players will need to spend more manpower and time on R&D to avoid violating these patents … [and] the … Continue reading
Mobile Business Models Get Fuzzier – PC Magazine
Let’s start with Apple. At its developer conference, it stuck mostly to its standard directions, continuing its focus on hardware and proprietary operating system software. The company, however, has broadened its horizons a bit as well. It has iTunes and … Continue reading
Ballmer: We’re Not Leaving Any Space Uncovered to Apple – Toms Hardware
Ballmer is making it clear that Apple needs to gear up for tablet war. Get ‘em, tiger. Despite possibly ruffling the feathers of several hardware partners, Microsoft is intent on its quest to dethrone Apple as King of Tablets with … Continue reading
Microsoft CEO says it will start competing directly with Apple – Intomobile.com
“We are trying to make absolutely clear we are not going to leave any space uncovered to Apple,” he said. Microsoft will apparently work harder to design both the hardware and software of products like Apple does in an effort … Continue reading
Why Apple Would Be Willing To Lose Money On A Smaller iPad (AAPL) – San Francisco Gate
This would be a radical change since Apple is a company that makes a lot of money selling hardware at premium prices. However, to control the market, Apple might have to make some sacrifices. Apple has Tim Cook, an expert … Continue reading
