Hardware

Google to take on Apple, MS with its own tablet – Economic Times

According to figures from IDC, Samsung, which is Google’s biggest hardware partner , had a global share of just 5.8% in the tablet market compared to Apple’s 54.7% in Q4, 2011. IDC estimates the total size of tablet market will … Continue reading

Apple to feature Yelp check-ins within iOS 6 Maps – Macdaily News

and can publish users’ whereabouts through social-networking services”  Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Retina display: Quad-core Intel Core i7 2.3GHz/8GB RAM/256GB Flash Storage/IntelHDGraphics4000 (MC975LL/A) only $2,184.00 + Free Upgrade …

iPhone 5 Prototypes with NFC Hardware Discovered – Softpedia

New investigation into Apple hardware code dumps has led 9to5mac to believe that the next-generation iPhone will have Near Field Communication (NFC) controllers directly connected to the power management unit (PMU). That’s right. Apple could become a …

Intel Mobile Unit Could Grow 50% In 2013, Says Deutsche Bank – Investors Business Daily

Intel will take a hit from losing business with Apple (AAPL) in 2012, says Seymore. “By our estimate IMC will see revenue decline (about) 7% year-over-year in 2012 due primarily to losing the baseband socket in the iPhone,” he wrote … Continue reading

Less Value-per-Dollar for MacBook Air Refurbs Following Refresh – Softpedia

A refurbished MacBook Air equipped with a 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Sandy Bridge) processor originally released July 2011 is available to order from the Special Deals section of Apple’s online store. It boasts the diminutive 11.6-inch (diagonal …

Apple changes marketing language claiming OS X ‘doesn’t get PC viruses’ – Macdaily News

Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Retina display: Quad-core Intel Core i7 2.3GHz/8GB RAM/256GB Flash Storage/IntelHDGraphics4000 (MC975LL/A) only $2,184.00 + Free Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion  Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Retina display …

With Tablet, Microsoft Takes Aim at Hardware Missteps – New York Times

That, in turn, has limited their ability to take the kinds of risks on hardware innovation that have helped define the iPad. Furthermore, with the iPad, Apple has proved that there are significant advantages to designing hardware and software together.

Microsoft Makes Risky Bet on Hardware in Attempt to Match Apple – valuewalk.com

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently joined the war of tablets in the technology battlefield that has been dominated by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Microsft has long concentrated on its software business …

Surface: A desperate move to catch Apple, says report – CNET News

Yes, says a report in the New York Times. Microsoft and the PC hardware industry were failing miserably at taking on Apple’s iPad, forcing Redmond’s hand, according to the report. How critical was the situation becoming? Some assertions from the … Continue reading

End of an Era: Apple Computers No Longer Virus-Free – Mashable

etc. — has been its operating systems’ resistance to viruses. Apple hardware is “built on the world’s most advanced operating system,” the company’s site declares, and part of the sophistication, it has emphasized, has been an …