Hardware 
Infographic: Mac Users Need to Back That Thing Up – PC Magazine
Mac users are well aware of the risks posed by hard drive crashes, hardware malfunctions, accidental damage to their computers, and accidental deletion of their files. Nearly half of those surveyed by Tekserve had lost everything at some point in … Continue reading
Microsoft Unveils Surface Tablet Computer, Taking on Apple – San Francisco Gate
The last time Microsoft opted to make its own hardware because its partners weren’t gaining traction against Apple, the company produced the Zune music player. It didn’t fare any better against the iPod, and Microsoft discontinued the product last year.
Microsoft and Google Suddenly Want to Be Like Apple – PC World
Microsoft’s approach with Surface–designing the hardware in tandem with the software—is the same approach that Apple has taken for decades. And Apple’s method is paying off–just look at the rise of the iPhone and iPad, and the success of the … Continue reading
Apple Acknowledges Flaw with Mac Software Update, Offers Fix – Softpedia
Apple expressly states that people who don’t plan on using this hardware have no business installing this update. If you’re one of the few unlucky customers who experienced startup problems after installing, all you need to recover your machine is … Continue reading
New MacBook Pro unboxed at AlwaysOn Video – CNET News
Last week Apple held its annual worldwide developers conference and Tim cook’s first WW DC was somewhat surprisingly all about the hardware. We got new MacBook air’s new Mac — those — kind of minor upgrades. The big news was … Continue reading
Tech Minute: Tips on buying a used Apple laptop Video – CNET News
CNET’s Kara Tsuboi looks into the rumored move and the potential for false-positives. Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils several new hardware and software upgrades at Macworld in San Francisco. From the thin and light Macbook Air notebook to a revamped … Continue reading
Microsoft Surface: Why so few details? – Los Angeles Times
“You could think of it as an insurance policy. Apple has demonstrated that it’s really helpful to optimize to the hardware.” The somewhat skeletal announcement now was more about signalling urgency, bordering on desperation, Shaw Wu, a Sterne …
Can Apple build a map service better than Google? – Economic Times
Last week, though, Apple gave notice it would enter the battle, announcing that in the fall, its phones would no longer carry Google maps, but instead would have Apple’s own map service built in, part of its new mobile operating … Continue reading
Microsoft Pulls From Apple Playbook With Surface Tablet – Wall Street Journal
Though insisting it remains committed to helping other hardware companies make successful tablets using its software, Microsoft also endorsed Apple’s philosophy in forceful terms. “We believe that any intersection between human and machine can be made …
Microsoft Introduces a Challenger to the iPad – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
LOS ANGELES — In its most strategically significant push yet into the hardware business, Microsoft on Monday unveiled a tablet computer called Surface that is intended to challenge Apple’s iPad. At a press event here, the company showed off a … Continue reading
