Hardware 
T.G.I. Friday’s Lets Customers Pay With iPhone, Android – PC Magazine
Users can download the app now from the Apple App Store or Google Play … allowing customers to pay their bill without the need for additional hardware. Paying with the app seems fairly straightforward. When a user opens a tab … Continue reading
Apple originally considered iPhones with keyboard, click wheel – Ars Technica
“The biggest problem with the ‘iPod+phone’ [concept] was we had a little screen and this huge hardware wheel,” Fadell explained. When then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in January 2007, he complained that hardware keyboards common on smartphones …
Nintendo vs iOS: Where’s the Money? – 1UP.COM
Comparing Nintendo’s hardware revenue to Apple’s is a bit ridiculous, but Nintendo’s is more tied to games than Apple’s. Games is all Nintendo does and their hardware is successful purely because of games – more specifically, their own games.
Why Microsoft’s Barnes & Noble Nook Nab Makes Sense – PC Magazine
Apple has managed to make iTunes the go-to source for apps … Even so, it is clear the value of Nook is more about software than hardware. The silver lining in all this is that the deal settles an ongoing … Continue reading
Thai flooding impact on tech companies, suppliers – AP – msnbc.com
Oct. 18: Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook says he is “virtually certain there … forecast because of the sluggish economy and the euro crisis. Gartner says the computer hardware sector will be the hardest hit, hurt by supply constraints in … Continue reading
New Apple iPad: Is it worth a buy? – Economic Times
There is some very good hardware beneath this display-a dual core A5x processor … We actually found ourselves editing images and videos a lot faster on the device than we did on Apple’s own iMac since the touch interface and … Continue reading
Want to work for Apple? Try Israel – CNET News
Apple’s R&D center is part of Haifa’s scientific industries center, a district which also includes operations from Google, Intel, and Microsoft. CNET contact Apple for comment. We’ll update the story when we get a response. Roger Cheng is an …
Apple gearing up for ‘major hiring campaign’ at Israel R&D center – Apple Insider
Apple’s new hires will be located in Haifa’s Scientific Industries Center, an international technology center known as Matam. Other companies with operations there include Google, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, and Yahoo. Apple’s development center is being run by …
Intel makes $300M push for ‘ultrabook’ concept – The Business Journal
Intel Corp. Intel Corp. Latest from The Business Journals … The Business Weekly recently reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook dismissed the concept of a convertible computer on a recent conference call with investors. Cook likened the idea to …
Highest Operating Margin in the Computer Hardware Industry Detected for Apple (AAPL, SSYS, DBD) – Financial News Network Online
Below are the three companies in the Computer Hardware industry with the highest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is highest with an operating … Continue reading
