Hardware

Apple may make a splash … with the Mac – Marketwatch

Reitzes said it is likely the Mac line will feature the retina-display technology used in the iPad, as well as the new Ivy Bridge quad-core processors from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) He also estimates that Apple’s new operating-system upgrade …

Apple designer Jonathan Ive says current projects are his ‘most important’ work – Apple Insider

Ive began working for Apple in 1992 before becoming the company’s lead designer … “My focus is very much working with the other teams on the product ideas and then developing the hardware and so that’s our focus and that’s … Continue reading

Goldman exec caught on tape dishing insider information about Apple – 9TO5Mac

David Loeb, who is head of Asia equity sales for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., in New York, was supposedly caught on a U.S. wiretap providing inside information on Apple Inc., Intel Corp., and Hewlett-Packard Co., to Raj Rajaratnam, the founder … Continue reading

No truce in Apple-Samsung patent war – Economic Times

SAN FRANCISCO: Two days of court-directed peace talks between the chiefs of iPhone-maker Apple and smartphone giant Samsung ended with no sign of a truce in the legal battle headed for court in Silicon Valley. Apple boss Tim Cook and … Continue reading

Goldman’s David Loeb Passed Tip to Rajaratnam, U.S. Says – Bloomberg

David Loeb, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS)’s head of Asia equity sales in New York, passed information to Raj Rajaratnam about Apple Inc. (AAPL), Intel Corp. (INTC) and Hewlett- Packard Co., Assistant U.S. Attorney Reed Brodsky said.

Apple designer ‘winces’ over some past product choices – CNN

(Ars Technica)– Apple’s prized product designer Jonathan (“Jony”) Ive … “My focus is very much working with the other teams on the product ideas and then developing the hardware and so that’s our focus and that’s our responsibility.

iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th-Gen Parts Leak Ahead of Refresh – Softpedia

Apple is reportedly planning to refresh both the iPhone and its popular media player, the iPod touch, at an event later this year. Recent hardware leaks indicate that the latter will also be getting a display upgrade, perhaps an even … Continue reading

Apple to give iPhone 3GS a new lease of life – IDG NEWS

Despite being three years old, Apple believes that the iPhone 3GS still has some life left in it, according to reports. In a research note on Sunday, Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek claimed that Apple has signed an agreement … Continue reading

Kodak patent deemed invalid in fight with Apple: RIM – Times of India

A US judge on Monday said a Kodak patent allegedly infringed upon by Apple and Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) was not valid, dealing another blow to the struggling photography pioneer. SAN FRANCISCO: A US judge on Monday said a … Continue reading

Apple’s iPad saves Greece from $140B debt – IDG NEWS

The debt of Greece was reduced from $270 billion to $130 billion using iPads. The company who was tasked with managing the debt restructuring devised a process that used iPads because it enabled the decision makers to have access to … Continue reading