Hardware

Apple EPS Trounces Estimates Yet Again – Yahoo Finance

The iPad tablet brought in 17% of company sales. Mac computer sales accounted for 13%. The rest was from iPod media players, iTunes downloads and other hardware and software. Apple ended Q1 with $110.2 billion in cash and investments — … Continue reading

Apple CEO Tim Cook Trashes Convertible Computers Touted By Microsoft, Intel – Forbes

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook trashed so-called ‘convertible’ computers on a phone call with investors Tuesday, hinting that Apple’s competitors may only be flirting with the the funky foldable form factor out of desperation. So-called …

Mature-Rated “The Darkness II” Now Available for Mac OS X – Softpedia

Mac OS X 10.7.2 (Lion) or higher, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (or better), 2 GB or higher RAM, at least 10 GB of free hard drive space, AMD HD2600 / Nvidia 9600GT graphics card with at least 256 … Continue reading

MacBook Pro 2012 could feature Liquidmetal technology – ZDNet

SlashGear reports that Apple could cast the chassis of the next MacBook … Liquidmetal would certainly offer a system far greater protection than aluminum does, and keep the hardware looking better for a lot longer. Kick off your day with …

Apple CEO on legal spats: I prefer to settle – CNET News

… quarter earnings by the numbers Strong iPhone sales overshadow new iPad in Apple earnings Apple talks big numbers, ‘iPhone momentum’ Intel pushing for more Thunderbolt adoption Cook will get a chance to end some of the litigation when he … Continue reading

Mature-Rated "The Darkness II" Now Available for Mac OS X – Softpedia

Mac OS X 10.7.2 (Lion) or higher, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (or better), 2 GB or higher RAM, at least 10 GB of free hard drive space, AMD HD2600 / Nvidia 9600GT graphics card with at least 256 … Continue reading

Valve Boss Admits To Pushing Hardware Into Living Room – Toms Hardware

The news arrives after Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he did not speak with Newell … an initiative into the console and mobile space would involve “barely out-there hardware design,” or rather, hardware that would be relatively unique.

Apple trumps expectations, sells 35 million iPhones in second quarter – Cleveland Plain Dealer

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

Business briefs: Apple profit, Ford upgrades and IBM buybacks – NJ.com

Apple Inc. profit rose almost doubled last quarter … which is more profitable than hardware, within the next three years. Businesses and governments have bolstered sales by buying programs that analyze data and project trends.

Apple trumps expectations, sells 35M iPhones in 2Q – AP – msnbc.com

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