Hardware

WASHINGTON: Apple is testing a tablet computer with a smaller screen than the hot-selling iPad, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The newspaper, quoting unidentified people familiar with the situation, said the California gadget-maker …

Apple Inc plans to announce a fourth-generation (4G) version of its iPad in the first week of March, a report said, citing a person briefed on the matter. Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc will sell the new iPad version … Continue reading →

Apple products accounted for 19% of all U.S. spending on … mobile phones, and video game hardware,” NPD said. PCs, including notebooks and desktops, accounted for nearly one-fifth of electronics sales, even though purchases in the category …

“All of this market emulation of Apple is ironic, in our view, given the initial skepticism that the MacBook Air received.” He went on to state that Intel might be overestimating the market for ultrabooks based on Apple’s success with … Continue reading →

Following that, Google should be ready to enter into a price war with Apple if it ever decides to try hardware. Apple will press the envelope on design and features, forcing Google to catch up. Meanwhile, the iPhone maker’s margins … Continue reading →

While Apple, and rivals Google (GOOG … and yet has room to grow when compared with Texas Instruments and Nvidia (NVDA). As with Intel (INTC), both companies pose stiff competition for Broadcom and should be perceived as a risk.

Hardware companies need to spend billions on parts, hire contract manufacturers, and pay for an army of customer-service reps. The current data suggests that it’s not much fun making consumer gear unless you are Apple. Of course, the rewards …

so it should be worth noting that the blog has learned that “Apple is close to finally updating the Mac Pro.” As one of Intel’s most valuable partners, Apple has already received “engineering samples for the new [Ivy Bridge] processors, … Continue reading →

After the dust settled, Apple and a consortium of companies including Ericsson, Research in Motion, Microsoft, Sony and EMC emerged the winners with Google and Intel on the losing side. The winning bid was $4.5 billion, more than three times … Continue reading →

“We had to reinvent the printing press.” Whether Inkling can compete in the e-textbook market with Apple — which makes the hardware, the software and the distribution system — remains to be seen. But it’s got a head start.