Hardware

Five things to look forward to in Apple’s iOS 6 – Computerworld

Computerworld – While hardware got a lot of attention at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the event is still really about software. That’s why Apple CEO Tim Cook and other execs offered up a slew of new details about … Continue reading

Microsoft tablet risks alienating PC makers – Arlington Heights Daily Herald

Even Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s famously tough-talking CEO sounded downright Zen and Apple-inspired as he introduced the … Another, heavier and more expensive model, will run on Intel chips and be capable of running standard Windows applications.

Next gen MacBook Pro with Retina Display: What reviewers say – nvonews.com

He says that he has used the new Apple laptop for two weeks and he is very impressed … from the Air by packing in a quad-core Ivy Bridge processor built on Intel’s latest 22nm process. It includes Intel’s HD4000 … Continue reading

Acer: Microsoft will fail if it copies Apple’s hardware strategy – Venturebeat.com

We’ve seen a ton of reactions to Microsoft’s Surface tablet, but one group of companies has remained fairly mute — Microsoft’s hardware partners. Acer, the world’s fourth-largest PC vendor, is breaking that silence. “I don’t think …

Did N.Y. Times report drive Apple to be extra generous to workers? – Los Angeles Times

it begs to be asked whether Apple was just trying to pad itself before the story dropped. The Cupertino, Calif., company in the last week announced that its 30,000 U.S. retail employees would get bigger discounts on hardware ($500 off … Continue reading

Can Microsoft’s New ‘Surface’ Tablet Rival Apple’s iPad ? – THISDAY Live

is powered by the touting Intel Ivy Bridge i5 processor as against the Dual-core A5X chip of the iPad series. Microsoft’s surface tablet comes with a magnetic fastened “Touch Cover” just like Apple’s SmartCover on the new iPad 3 with … Continue reading

HDTV maker Vizio has intriguing ultrabooks – The Tech Report& LLC

You’ll have to make do with Intel integrated graphics … and excessive stickers—well, one that doesn’t bear Apple’s name, anyway.

Enterprise Mobility: Microsoft Surface Heats Up Hardware Rivalry: 10 Products in the Cross Hairs – eWeek

There’s a chance that Apple might have its own mini iPad available. And for the first time, Microsoft will be pitting its own products against those that come from its OEM partners. That Microsoft is now competing with hardware OEMs … Continue reading

Business really is bigger in Texas – Santa Maria Times

Farmers Insurance, Apple, Charles Schwab, Google and eBay sound like a pretty … of the city’s failed attempt to implode an unfinished corporate headquarters that Intel gave up on. The successful growth plan basically consisted of getting private …

Hands On: Can an Ultrabook Be the Center of Your Digital Life? – Mashable

After working with Apple to help craft some of the technology in the initial MacBook Air design, Intel took the ball and ran with it, launching the Ultrabook concept. Ultrabooks are the Air’s ethos adapted to Windows PCs — thin … Continue reading