Hardware

Penney shines image with Lafayette lease – New York Post

The move is designed to attract a hip workforce and continue the corporate culture shake-up under relatively new CEO and former Apple executive Ron Johnson … the sandy-colored bricks were Restoration Hardware, Facebook, Armani and ad agency Droga5 …

BlackBerry 10 Prototype Is Given to Developers – New York Times

Apps have been important selling points for smartphones since Apple opened its App Store to support its … though Mr. Saunders said they included all of the hardware necessary to do so. He said developers would eventually receive the software … Continue reading

RIM Bets on BlackBerry Without Keyboard to Challenge Apple – Bloomberg

Smartphone users have embraced virtual keyboards, evidenced by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Google Inc. (GOOG … Inc., which builds BlackBerry- compatible security software and hardware for customers such as the Department of Defense.

RIM CEO Bets on BlackBerry Without Keyboard to Challenge Apple – Bloomberg

Smartphone users have embraced virtual keyboards, evidenced by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Google Inc. (GOOG … Inc., which builds BlackBerry- compatible security software and hardware for customers such as the Department of Defense.

A Hardware Keyboard Was On The Cards For The First iPhone – Itproportal

Apple has seriously considered introducing a hardware keyboard because “it made sense” at the time. When the iPhone was created in Apple’s labs, the market was dominated by Research in Motion and its BlackBerry smartphones. Consequently, the top …

Microsoft Hooks Onto Nook – Wall Street Journal

Unlike rivals such as Apple, Microsoft has relied mainly on partners to create hardware that runs its software, though there have been exceptions to that pattern such as the Xbox videogame unit and the company’s ill-fated Zune media player.

Is RIM’s market share headed below 5 percent? – CNET News

RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue told Reuters that Apple and Samsung continue to lead the race … It can’t pull a ‘PlayBook’ with a smartphone line-up and release the hardware without crucial elements of the smartphone like it did … Continue reading

Insight: As chip plants get pricey, U.S. risks losing edge – msnbc.com

They point to Apple Inc , arguably one of the world’s most innovative … than maintaining the know-how that’s critical for long-term success. Intel’s efforts provide ammunition for both sides. The company has kept three-quarters of its …

Apple, Google, Intel fail to end poaching lawsuit – in.news.yahoo.com

REUTERS – Apple Inc, Google Inc, Intel Corp and four other technology companies were ordered by a judge to face an antitrust lawsuit claiming they illegally conspired not to poach each other’s employees. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San … Continue reading