Hardware

And at least in the PC and Mac market, Intel is in the driver’s seat right now. All of Apple’s MacBook Air models use Intel’s “Ivy Bridge” CPU-CPU combo and most of the ultrabooks pouring out of factories in Asia … Continue reading →

but a recently published Apple patent application shows that Apple may be interested in giving users greater iDevice hardware options. Specifically, photography-focused iDevice users would be able to change their optical configurations via a …

But there’s a dark side to it. Website iFixit.org, which does teardowns of Apple products and offers repair advice, is more than a little bit wary when it comes to the new Macbook Pro’s hardware. They’re dubbing it the “least … Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO: Demand for tablet computers is growing faster than earlier forecasts, driven by strong demand for the iPad from Apple, according to a survey released on Thursday. The report from research firm IDC boosted the forecast for global …

Kuo also expects it to have an Intel Ivy Bridge processor with a clock speed greater than 2 gigahertz. As for the just-released 15-inch Retina display MacBook Pro, Kuo said that Apple should have about 300,000 units of the next-generation … Continue reading →

how is Apple TV going to be “revolutionary”? – A truly Internet connected TV. There are other hardware makers who’ve allowed Internet-access through the TVs (e.g., Samsung and Google (GOOG)) but they are all clunky and not user friendly.

The 256GB flash drive can be traded up for 512GB or even a previously unthinkable 768GB. And besides the built-in Intel HD 4000 GPU for everyday use, Apple’s included Nvidia’s brand new Kepler-based, 28-nanometer GeForce 650M, a video card …

One reason may be the iPod. Apple and the company’s iconic digital music player proved music is a powerful driver of hardware sales. People want to listen to their jams on their mobile devices. Apple didn’t care if the company’s … Continue reading →

The technology is also attractive as it can daisy-chain up to five peripherals. Thunderbolt was co-developed by Intel and Apple and after an exclusivity period to certain companies the technology was made widely available to PC makers.

I expect a number of companies listed above to meet all six screens in the coming weeks and months, providing a bounty of trading and investing opportunities on both long and short sides. Disclosure: ZYX Buy Change Alert is long … Continue reading →