Hardware

Apple, L.L. Bean and Amazon Score Big in Online Shopping Satisfaction – Time

Let’s take a look at each one and help you decide whether either one (or both) are worth your hard-earned money. More than a dozen Windows 8 tablets with processors from Intel will hit stores in November, according to a … Continue reading

More rumors point to new Apple MacBooks in June – ZDNet

Summary: Supply sources say new MacBook production is ramping up, and new benchmarks show a MacBook Pro running with an Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7 processor. The Apple rumor mill never stops running, and today we have more rumors about … Continue reading

Apple to buy German luxury TV maker Loewe? – Economic Times

FRANKFURT: Shares in German luxury TV maker Loewe jumped to a 10-month high on Monday on market talk of a potential offer from Apple. Web blog AppleInsider cited a person familiar with the matter as saying Apple was willing to … Continue reading

Blogs: MacBook Pro refreshes may be imminent – Australian PC World

and has been touted as a possible platform for new Mac hardware announcements even though the company last did that in 2009. Brian Marshall of the ISI Group echoed Gottheil. “They’ll just quietly put them out there when they have … Continue reading

Intel wants to be inside the iPhone – ARNnet

Intel is hoping to entice Apple with its new focus on Smartphone chips, as revealed by Intel CEO Paul Otellini, during the company’s annual investor day. Intel only entered the smartphone market last month but it plans to quickly release … Continue reading

Apple Said to Prepare Thinner Mac Laptops Sporting Intel Chips – Businessweek

Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL) is preparing a new lineup of thinner MacBook laptops running on more powerful chips made by Intel Corp. (INTC) (INTC), people with knowledge of the plans said. The MacBook Pro machines, to be unveiled at Apple’s … Continue reading

Apple Said to Prepare Thinner Mac Laptops Sporting Intel Chips – Bloomberg

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is preparing a new lineup of thinner MacBook laptops running on more powerful chips made by Intel Corp. (INTC), people with knowledge of the plans said. The MacBook Pro machines, to be unveiled at Apple’s annual developers … Continue reading

In Apple-Intel-Samsung Menage a Trois, Intel May Not Be On Top, Gassée Says – Forbes

In an analysis of the interplay between Apple, Intel and Samsung, Jean-Louis Gassée, who served as president of Apple’s product division in the mid-1980s, argues that Intel’s x86 processors might not cut it in the post-PC world. Describing …

Blogs: MacBook Pro refreshes may be imminent – IDG NEWS

and has been touted as a possible platform for new Mac hardware announcements even though the company last did that in 2009. Brian Marshall of the ISI Group echoed Gottheil. “They’ll just quietly put them out there when they have … Continue reading

Crossing the Wires: Does Hardware or Software Matter for Smartphones? – Mobiledia

Millions of people line up to buy a device that comes in just one flavor of hardware (aside from storage capacity) because the iOS software and Apple’s App Store offer a great experience. However, even that is changing, and Apple … Continue reading