Hardware

Thousands of Signatures, Not Protesters, Coming to Apple Thursday – msnbc.com

In fact, it’s been the model for decades. “The rationality of targeting Apple as opposed to Intel or Dell is that if they make their products ethically, other companies will follow them,” said Ryan. She believes it will show that … Continue reading

Apple bid rejected: Samsung can continue selling Galaxy tabs in Germany, rules Court – Economic Times

FRANKFURT: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics can continue to sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet computer in Germany, a German court ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by arch-rival Apple to have them banned. The regional court in Duesseldorf ruled …

Swagg Security Hackers Leak Data from Foxconn – Softpedia

Foxconn.com, the site of the multinational electronics manufacturing company that works with some major industry names such as Intel, IBM, Microsoft and Apple, was taken offline after a group of hackers that call themselves Swagg Security breached their …

Apple working on ARM port for Mac OS X: will Macbook Airs see it first? – The Guardian

A paper by a Dutch intern reveals that in 2010 it took just 12 weeks to get Mac OSX’s kernel ported from Intel to ARM as part of a ‘larger project’. Like Microsoft and Windows 8, there are bigger aims … Continue reading

Canadians test Apple TV; hints of a revolution? – Seattle Times

Perhaps the revolution that Apple’s bringing to the TV is less about its interface and more about changing the business arrangements required to buy and use the hardware. Apple could be repositioning the TV as a hardware device that’s purchased … Continue reading

British engineer behind Apple’s iPhone and iPod in shock exit after a decade of success – Daily Mail

The site reported that his office phone line had been deactivated. Last quarter, Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones. Tupman’s official title was Vice-President of Hardware Engineering, iPhone and iPod division. The engineer had risen through the ranks at …

Foxconn Hacked as Apple Customers Prepare to Deliver Petitions Calling for ‘Ethical’iPhone 5 – Time

Apple, IBM, Intel, and Dell.” I can confirm that the file contains over 700 usernames and passwords and that Apple, IBM, Dell and Microsoft are on the list. The file also contains a link to a Foxconn website used to … Continue reading

Thousands of Signatures, Not Protesters, Coming to Apple Tomorrow – TechNewsDaily

In fact, it’s been the model for decades. “The rationality of targeting Apple as opposed to Intel or Dell is that if they make their products ethically, other companies will follow them,” said Ryan. She believes it will show that … Continue reading

Apple intern outs Mac OS X’s ARM ambitions – Techradar.com

Apple’s Mac range currently rocks Intel chipsets but rumours have been around for years that the company wants to try its hand at an ARM platform. But as Apple Insider points out, Tim Cook seems reticent to take those plans … Continue reading

What is Google building with hardware exec’s hire? – Globe and Mail

The need to keep people using its high-margin search engine, while also taking closer control over the integration of hardware, software and services to match Apple, has led others deeper into hardware. Recent hardware successes at Amazon and Microsoft …