Hardware

T-Mobile touts speed with HTC One S – USA Today

And HTC must also contend with the Apple iPhone and new devices based on the Windows Phone operating system. A closer look: •The basics. The HTC One S is appealing aesthetically and functionally. The gradient blue hardware is made out … Continue reading

Adobe talks CS6

‘Facebook phone’ due from HTC this year? – CNET News

If Samsung has Nexus, and Apple has the iPhone, HTC can go an entirely different … there have been a number of attempts at making Facebook-like handsets, with dedicated hardware keys and tight integration with the mobile operating system.

Asia stocks cheer Apple results – Marketwatch

Australian and New Zealand markets were closed for a holiday. “The Apple results are positive for its Asia supply chain,” Kirk Yang, head of tech hardware for Asia excluding Japan at Barclays, wrote in a note to clients. Australians gather … Continue reading

Why AT&T and Verizon Are Rooting for Windows Phone – New York Times Blogs

Apple not only controls the design of the hardware and software of the iPhone, but also the store for purchasing additional media. The more the iPhone succeeds, the less leverage the carriers have, Mr. Kuittinen explained. All they have is … Continue reading

Intel’s Ivy Bridge HD4000 Overclocked by 40% – Softpedia

It’s likely that if it were possible, the company would charge 100% profit for just 10% consumer benefit. Apple wanted Intel to offer it a truly powerful iGPU, but Intel couldn’t be bothered to build such a CPU for only … Continue reading

Boffo iPhone sales supercharge Apple quarter – New York Post

Apple watchers are looking for the next iPhone 5 to debut by October, and they expect it to be an entirely new design — unlike the iPhone 4S, which was basically the same hardware as the previous-generation device. Investors also … Continue reading

AMD adds new mobile graphics chips: Radeon 7700, 7800, 7900 – CNET News

The current HD7000 series is now being expanded to include the HD7700M, 7800M, and 7900M. Intel chip tests surface ahead of Apple, Windows laptops Before move to AMD, Intel engineer stole documents AMD unveils new chip for Web hosting AMD … Continue reading

Apple trumps expectations, sells 35M iPhones in 2Q – Yahoo Finance

Meanwhile, the overall PC market grew about 2 percent. Windows PC makers are now hoping Windows 8 will give them a better chance at competing with Apple, both in PCs and tablets. Intel CEO Paul Otellini last week said he … Continue reading

Apple’s IPv6 misstep is a sign of the times – Computerworld

Apple is not alone in its spotty support for IPv6. Presenters at the North American IPv6 Summit in Denver last week said the lack of IPv6 feature parity for network hardware, software and services is one of the biggest challenges … Continue reading