Hardware

Intel’s NUC: A Handicapped MacMini Lacking Innovativity – Softpedia

VIA’s ARTiGO and Apple’s MacMini are bringing extended connectivity options, better build quality and much pleasant design with an overall versatility that should be envied by Intel’s NUC. We would have liked to see on optical unit on that NUC … Continue reading

Apple to account for bulk of S&P 500′s Euro zone growth in Q2 – Apple Insider

Bucking the trend, however, will be Apple which is expected to post second quarter growth of 32.3 percent year-over-year, well above runner-up Intel’s 4.5 percent bump over the same period. The iPhone maker will account for most of the IT … Continue reading

Apple-Google war set to deepen? Apple expected to unveil own mapping application to challenge Google Maps – Economic Times

And there will likely be a new line of Macintosh laptops too – underscoring the leverage that a full line of hardware products can bring to what is mainly a software war with Google. Apple is looking to differentiate its … Continue reading

Chart of the day: The effect of the European crisis on Apple – Fortune Tech

Intel (INTC) and Coca Cola (KO), at 4.5% and 2.1%, respectively. Via Business Insider. Philip Elmer-DeWitt has been covering Apple since 1982, first for Time Magazine, and now on the Web for Fortune.com.

10 Questions | Ram Shriram: Private Markets Are Ahead of Themselves – Wired News

WIRED: Even out of their love affair with Apple? SHRIRAM: In Apple’s case it’s really about a proprietary hardware platform running software. I wouldn’t call iOS closed. In the long term, all these businesses are going to have some level … Continue reading

Which Apple WWDC Notebook Rumors Are Most Likely To Come True? – TechCrunch

So far the rumor circuit has been a buzz with talk of a complete hardware refresh including Apple bringing back the MacBook brand, adding a retina display to at least one model and finally employing Intel’s latest silicon that will … Continue reading

Apple may launch Google Maps rival – Times of India

And there will likely be a new line of Macintosh laptops too – underscoring the leverage that a full line of hardware products can bring to what is mainly a software war with Google. Apple is looking to differentiate its … Continue reading

Apple may launch its own mapping service – Times of India

And there will likely be a new line of Macintosh laptops too – underscoring the leverage that a full line of hardware products can bring to what is mainly a software war with Google. Apple is looking to differentiate its … Continue reading

Acer’s Iconia W700 Ivy Bridge Windows 8 Tablet: The Start of Something Big – AnandTech

It’s not uncommon for Intel to help its partners. In the past it has done so for Apple. In this case Intel has a vested interest in making sure that more than just Apple are able to produce compelling products … Continue reading

New MacBook Pro 2012, Air, iMac and Pro release date and other rumors (Roundup) – popherald.com

This week’s rumors were talking the possible variants of the MacBook Pro 2012, citing a leak posted online that Apple is launching a laptop with no optical drive, with new Intel Ivy Bridge processors, but with no Retina display. According … Continue reading