Hardware

Apple, Intel, H-P Keep Techs Afloat; RIM Slips – FOXBusiness

SAN FRANCISCO – Gains from major tech issues, led by Apple Inc., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard kept technology stocks in the green early Tuesday. Apple rose more than 1%, while Intel and H-P were ahead fractionally. The Nasdaq Composite …

Buy Caterpillar, Intel And Three Other Stocks On Weakness, Hit Pause On Amazon – Forbes

Blowout earnings from Apple and Amazon.com provided the backdrop for last week’s earnings-driven market strength. Both of these stocks were rated a BUY according to ValuEngine before earnings reports. The world does not function on iPhones …

Limitless Computing and ArtVPS Partnership to Launch at AIA – Marketwatch

Limitless Computing brought Augmented Reality to Google SketchUp in 2011 with the release of the mobile application SightSpace 3D for Apple and added Kindle … developer of dedicated rendering hardware, developing the first processor designed …

Sony virtual MSO play could hinge on Comcast – Variety

Virtually every tech giant out there has been rumored to be exploring a virtual MSO model, though few have confirmed such intent, including Apple, Amazon and Intel. Sony is a logical market entrant considering its digital content storefront is made … Continue reading

Ivy Bridge processors and motherboards hit store shelves, Hackintosh compatible with patch – 9TO5Mac

Last night, major retailers across the US began offering Intel Ivy Bridge processors along with Ivy … from getting MacOS up and running (and benchmarked). However, Apple hasn’t shipped a native  OS kernel compatible with Ivy Bridge …

Microsoft counts on allies in mistimed tablet market – YAHOO!

Amazon.com Kindles based on free Google-backed Android operating systems and Apple iPads have proven that while buyers like slick hardware, they love devouring videos, music, applications, digital books and other “content.” “Sometimes we focus too much on …

Apple vs. Samsung: Settlement talks scheduled for May 21-22 – ZDNet

The Korea-based smartphone giant fired back with its own set of complaints, saying that Apple infringed its hardware and networking patents. Since then, both companies have seen their products banned from sale in various regions, though Apple …

Thunderbolt cables prove expensive to make cheaply – CNET News

Intel pushing for more Thunderbolt adoption Will this tantalizing tech make it into the new MacBook? Thunderbolt storage roundup: The hair-pulling irony However, Elgato’s Thunderbolt cable is unfortunately inferior to Apple’s in two ways.

Weekend news roundup: taxing questions for Apple, Intel’s biggest gamble yet – Silicon Republic

Has the internet run out of ideas? The Observer raised an interesting question: has the internet run out of ideas? In a superbly penned piece, John Naughton referred to a book by Tim Wu, The Master Switch: The Rise and … Continue reading

What an End to the Apple-Samsung Patent War Might Mean for Consumers – Wired News

So, theoretically, hardware prices could decrease (if only slightly) if and when Apple and Samsung settle their differences. And then, finally, there’s the issue of market bans, says Milanesi: Patent litigation can prevent certain pieces of …