Hardware

Finally! Judge tosses two Apple-Samsung patent cases – CNET News

“It’s no coincidence that Samsung’s latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging,” an Apple spokeswoman told CNET in an e-mailed statement today. “This … Continue reading

Why Your Next Hardware Purchase Needs To Be A Tablet – Forbes

Pages, Numbers and Keynote work seamlessly. And if you’re not on board with those Apple counterparts, OfficeHD gets the job done. Bottom line: The stars of quick, user-friendly tablet hardware and slick, functional cloud-based tablet software are aligning.

New Intel Sandy Bridge Xeon chips available for potential Mac Pro update – Apple Insider

Intel’s new Sandy Bridge update for its Xeon line of high end CPUs is due next week, suggesting the potential for Apple to refresh the Mac Pro, which hasn’t changed since the middle of 2010. The availability of Intel’s latest … Continue reading

Apple refurbs: iMacs, iPads and more – MacNN

Today at Apple’s online store save on refurbished iMacs, iPads and more. The refurb. 21.5-inch iMac with a 2.5GHz Intel quad-core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive is now $999 after a $200 price break. For … Continue reading

Embarrass Hardware Makers, Stiff Content Providers, Destroy Cable Companies – The Business Insider

Over the last several months, Apple’s vision for television has become clearer. Thanks to work by Wall Street analyst Gene Munster on the hardware side and the New York Post’s Claire Atkinson on the content and cable side, we now … Continue reading

Intel to spend $100M to make your car ‘the ultimate mobile device’ – The Business Journal

Semiconductor giant Intel Corp. Intel Corp. Latest from The Business Journals Apple and Google again lead list of Fortune’s most admired businesses Apple reaches 0B market value Apple reaches 0B market value Follow this company plans to create a $100 … Continue reading

Apple is now worth more than Poland – Thaindian.com

Cisco and Intel are now worth a bit over $100 billion each, while GE is worth $200 billion. Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook told shareholders at the annual meeting that the company has more money than it needs, and … Continue reading

Apple, Google most admired firms: Fortune – Economic Times

WASHINGTON: Apple topped the list of most admired companies for the fifth year in a row, based on a Fortune magazine survey released Thursday showing Google as number two and Amazon number three. Google was in second place for the … Continue reading

Microsoft Goes Mobile With Windows 8 – NPR News

The company hopes this new operating system will help Microsoft break into the world of mobile devices, where it’s fallen far behind its rivals Apple and Google. NPR’s Steve Henn reports. STEVE HENN, BYLINE: For decades, Microsoft and Intel …

Intel Xeon E5 already in channel, to be official next week – Electronista

Intel hasn’t updated its mid-field Xeons since 2010, a core reason why the Mac Pro and other towers have often had only mild updates. in the past year and a half.