Hardware

Apple vs Amazon in ereader format smackdown – The Register

Apple wisely chose EPUB for iBooks … It may seem like the decision is already sealed when you buy the hardware: iPad equals iBooks/EPUB 3 and Kindle is KF8. But the waters are muddier. The Kindle app is of course … Continue reading

The Great War’: iPhone 5 V Samsung Galaxy S3 Showdown – ChannelNews

Who will be smartphone kings in 2012? That’s according to analysts who say the real showdown in phoneland is now between the two smartphone kings, Apple V Samsung, in 2012. Nokia is still the “undisputed leader” of mobile (shipments) with … Continue reading

Apple’s Expected Television Set May Be in TV Makers’ Hands – PC World

Or there could be a much deeper partnership in which Apple’s hardware is sold through your cable or Internet service provider. There’s no word on whether American cable providers or telecoms are also working with Apple.

iPhone leaps to third place in mobile market – Economic Times

SAN FRANCISCO: An outbreak of iPhone fever made Apple the third hottest mobile phone maker worldwide at the end of 2011, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). Apple jumped into the third spot globally from fifth place in the … Continue reading

Steve Jobs angel ad creates outrage – Times of India

A Taiwanese television commercial featuring a Steve Jobs look-alike angel complete with white wings and a halo has caused uproar, with critics saying it is disrespectful towards Apple’s late founder. The commercial shows well-known local …

Apple ‘macroscalar’ US trademark hints at looming chip tech – Electronista

As Apple has to use largely off-the-shelf Intel processors in Macs, the macroscalar design if used at all would most likely apply to iOS devices. Although work began years before, Apple’s acquisition of PA Semi gives it a wing that … Continue reading

Apple, Samsung vie for smartphone lead – The Business Journal

Apple Inc. Apple Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Congress members’ stock ownership includes GE, Intel, BofA, Apple Local ad professionals not impressed by Super Bowl lineup Facebook hires first CMO from Levi’s Follow this company and …

Another reason why Apple may be limiting Siri to iPhone 4S – Ars Technica

Siri, Apple’s widely advertised voice-activated “intelligent assistant,” has so far been limited to the latest iPhone 4S hardware after Apple’s acquisition. Though observers have come up with various reasons for the restriction, a newly revealed piece of …

Wireless Emerges as Top Chip Spending Area For OEMs – Toms Hardware

“Among the 10 segments tracked for semiconductor spending, the biggest market share, 24 percent, belonged to the wireless market, spurred by prodigious mobile handset and tablet sales exemplified by the runaway success of Apple’s popular offerings …

Should Apple heed Chrysler’s, GE’s Super Bowl make-it-here message? – CNET News

Detroit’s showing us it can be done,” Eastwood says, speaking about Detroit’s comeback. Maybe Apple should heed this message. If icons like GE, Intel, Boeing, and Chrysler can make core products here, then Apple could probably find a way.