Hardware

Apple hoping to secure standardized royalties for 3G wireless patents – Ars Technica

Furthermore, Apple argued that royalty payments should not be based on the variable price of products that leverage 3G networking, but rather on a common value determined by the industry standard pricing for basic 3G communications hardware. What Apple is … Continue reading

Google’s hardware hire must move fast to catch Apple – Financial Times

Why would an internet company hire someone who has played a key role in the world’s most impressive hardware supply chain? The response to that question could also provide an answer to one of the more intriguing questions hanging over … Continue reading

TabView for Mac – CNet

TabView makes it possible to view and print PowerTab tablatures with your Mac. PowerTab is a well-known and widely adopted … TabView is an Universal Application, thus it runs natively both on PPC and Intel based Macs.

Google’s hiring of hardware expert raises questions – Financial Times

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 …

Apple intern’s report offers rare look at firm’s inner workings – TMCnet

… solving were “important to both Apple and Marvell to understand,” and at one point Apple engineers put him in contact with “one of Marvell’s lead hardware designers.” With help from the Marvell engineer, Schaap eventually determined that …

10 Tips to Extend Your Mac Laptop’s Battery Life – TechNewsDaily

Apple put a lot of thought into how the hardware and software work together to maximize user productivity and minimize extra work. With these battery-saving tips, you won’t have to worry as much about your Mac running out of juice … Continue reading

Speed Tests: Mac OS X Lion vs. Windows 8 Developer Preview – PC Magazine

Add to this that Lion is finely tuned to mesh with the Apple hardware it runs on, compared with Windows, which must run on a huge array of different hardware combinations from many vendors. Despite all the warnings, as you’ll … Continue reading

Apple, Motorola in Patent Struggle in Germany – CIO Today

With a 14″ HD LED display, 2nd gen Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors* and an oversized … Click here to learn more. Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility’s attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its … Continue reading

Apple, Outsourcing, And Taking Back The Factory Floor – Seekingalpha.com

Apple, arguably, has amassed enough goodwill and reputation … Two examples off the top of my head are Boeing (BA) and Intel (INTC). Boeing got so good at manufacturing that it was able to cut an entire time-consuming step – … Continue reading

iBooks 2 and iBooks Author

We’ve had the chance to test Apple’s enhanced ebook reading and creation tools, and the authors of those reviews weigh in on both applications.