Hardware

Microsoft Plans to Sell a Few Million Surface Tablets – PC World

Ballmer also sat down for an interview with CRN.com, saying that Microsoft intended to leave “no stone unturned” in its fight against Apple. “We are not going to let any piece of this [go]…not the consumer cloud. Not hardware software … Continue reading

This Morning: Applied Materials Joins Warnings Gang, Apple Cannibalizing Mac? – Barron’s Online

While all should benefit, with advance tool purchases Intel will likely be one of the first industry … However, Bachman also cut his longer-term Mac view, writing that the iPad is clearly cannibalizing Apple’s laptops: “Net, we are …

An iPad Mini Will Only Accelerate The Tablet War – Forbes

Apple is an extremely watched if not scrutinized company. With good reason, through its hardware products, software and iTunes offering it has transformed the way people buy and consume a number of products – musics, TV, movies, podcasts …

HP announces four Ivy Bridge all-in-one PCs – The Inquirer

MAKER OF EXPENSIVE PRINTER INK HP has announced four all-in-one PCs featuring Intel Ivy Bridge processors. While Apple all but defined the all-in-one PC market with its Imac, in recent years the big PC vendors have taken the market seriously, … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy Nexus back on sale – Daily Telegraph

If Apple is able to reinstate the ban, then the trial is not due until March 2014. The Galaxy Nexus is a crucial device for Google because although it is no longer the latest hardware, it is soon to become … Continue reading

HP, Acer ultrabook prices dip to $648, $699 – CNET News

And Apple’s laptop comes with a 128GB solid-state drive — faster than Acer’s hybrid HDD. The Air also has the latest third-generation “Ivy Bridge” Intel Core i5 processors with Intel’s updated HD 4000 graphics chip. Acer uses Intel’s older …

Report: Apple Maps Headed To Macs – complex.com

The section of code is suspected to be in place for use on certain Intel-based Macs running OS X, which could be made to support the Maps application at some point in the near future. Bringing Apple Maps to the … Continue reading

OS X Mountain Lion reaches golden master status – Ars Technica

Assuming Apple’s developer network doesn’t find significant bugs in this release, Apple will be on track to ship the iOS-like OS X update—maybe even alongside some iMac hardware? (Dreamers gonna dream.)

iGlass: Can Apple top Google? – MSN Money

One Apple watcher tells Forbes that Apple’s “huge advantage … Google, on the other hand, already has “some hardware,” says Diaz, “even if it’s just beta-quality, ultra-expensive, and only does a tiny fraction of all the magical things the company …

Exclusive: Microsoft’s Ballmer Throws Down Gauntlet Against Apple – CRN

Declaring that Microsoft and its partners had in the past “ceded some of the boundary between hardware and software innovation” to Apple, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told CRN in an exclusive interview Monday that the company’s Surface tablet marks a … Continue reading