Hardware 
Apple senior VP of hardware retires – gamesindustry.biz
Established in 1976, Apple is a multinational corporation (corporate headquarters based in California)… Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering Bob Mansfield has started the process of retiring from his role after 14 years with …
Top Inventor Silicon Valley Getting Own U.S. Patent Office (Washn) – nola.com
WASHINGTON — Apple, Google and Intel soon won’t have to travel across the nation to get patent protection on their latest inventions. Silicon Valley, Dallas and Denver have been selected as the new homes to regional patent offices as part … Continue reading
MacBook Pro a winner – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Apple has also redesigned the way the screen sits in the … As for cost, the base model, with a 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 “Ivy Bridge” processor, 8 gigabytes of memory and 256 gigabytes of flash storage, is $2,199.
Top Inventor Silicon Valley to Get Own U.S. Patent Office – Businessweek
Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) and Intel Corp. (INTC) (INTC) soon won’t have to travel across the U.S. to get patent protection on their latest inventions. Silicon Valley, Dallas and Denver have been selected as the new … Continue reading
Google: It’s an era where consumer electronics is hardware, software & cloud – Times of India
The tech future also poses challenges for Intel, which has been diversifying. Its chips are now in Apple computers and a host of other devices. Intel still has a significant place in the market, but often with lower-margin chips, and … Continue reading
Intel Likely To Benefit From Windows 8 Touch-Screen Laptops And Apple/Samsung Competition – Seekingalpha.com
Intel (INTC) is the largest and one of the best-known makers of computer processors, and has dominated the personal computing business for decades. Unfortunately for Intel and its shareholders, the company has largely missed out on the touch-screen …
Google Offers Concessions in E.U. Antitrust Case – New York Times
This month, Intel will make its arguments at a hearing to overturn … for possible abuse of patents following complaints by two rivals, Microsoft and Apple. Mr. Almunia is also looking at Google’s Android, which the company has used to … Continue reading
‘Apple may face new penalties in Italy’ – Times of India
Italy’s competition regulator may levy a fine of €300,000 ($381,000) on Apple if it does not offer local customers a free two-year warranty as demanded by Italian law. MILAN: Italy’s competition regulator is threatening Apple with further …
China court: Apple pays $60M to settle iPad case – msnbc.com
Apple also ran into a trademark dispute before it launched the iPhone in 2007. Cisco Systems Inc., the maker of networking hardware, had owned the trademark since 2000 and used it for a line of Internet-connected desk phones. After Cisco … Continue reading
Apple threatened in Italy with fine, temporary closure – Economic Times
ROME: Apple Inc was threatened with the temporary closure of its operations in Italy and with further fines of up to 300,000 euros ($377,500) if it does not offer customers a free two-year warranty as demanded by Italian law. Italy’s … Continue reading
