Hardware 
WebOS Open Source Launch Set for September – Time
HP planned to make phones and tablets based on WebOS, with the goal of being an Apple-like company that controlled hardware and software. But being like Apple isn’t easy, and in light of dismal sales, HP scrapped its WebOS hardware … Continue reading
Recycled iPhone 5 Rumors Miss the Point – PC Magazine
It’s The Software, Not The Hardware The success of the iPhone 4S also shows that Apple’s secret sauce isn’t hardware as much as software. The 4S had some industry-leading hardware features, such as a very sharp camera and a high-density … Continue reading
Apple by the Numbers – Wall Street Journal
Apple’s income of $13.06 billion is: -roughly the same as the latest quarterly profits of tech giants Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Intel combined. -the second highest for a U.S. corporation in a quarter below Exxon-Mobil’s $14.8 billion in …
Android Finally Hits Stride in Tablets – Wall Street Journal
… Android ecosystem has one attribute Apple can’t duplicate–many hardware vendors competing fiercely on price as well as features. Shipments of Android-based tablets tripled to 10.5 million units in the quarter, Strategy Analytics says.
DriveSavers Data File Recoveries for Apple Users Tops Six Billion – Marketwatch
As innovative Apple products continue to emerge and become immersed … and lost — due to user error, physical damage, mismanagement and software or hardware failure. And, we anticipate that recovering the data will become progressively complex …
Chipmaker AMD expects lower revenue in weak PC market – msnbc.com
Like larger rival Intel Corp, AMD has been wrestling with slow demand for chips as consumers increasingly buy Apple Inc’s iPad instead of laptops. Also hurting sales of processors, PC manufacturers have been struggling to obtain enough hard drives to … Continue reading
Apple folding Anobit into main hardware engineering team – Electronista
Apple has finally shed more light on its recent acquisition of the flash memory specialist Anobit. As part of the conference call following Apple’s fiscal fist quarter financial disclosure, chief executive Tim Cook explained that Anobit would be integrated …
Challenges Ahead for Windows 8 on ARM – Forbes
… pain right now is against Apple and Windows 8 Metro plus ARM will help them attack Apple and they don’t necessarily need Desktop to do that. With Intel’s Medfield and the 22nm Tri-gate Silvermont follow on, Microsoft can enable a … Continue reading
Apple, Google, 5 Others To Be Denied Dismissal Of “No Poach” Conspiracy Case – TechCrunch
Today, a San Jose judge heard a motion to dismiss a class action civil lawsuit in which former employees seek damages from defendants Apple, Google, Adobe, Intel, Intuit, Pixar, and Lucasfilm. The damning evidence against the defendants from a …
Apple, Google Must Face Employee-Poaching Ban Antitrust Lawsuit – Bloomberg
The next year, Apple and Pixar agreed not to call each other’s staffs, and Google entered into no-cold-calling agreements with Intel and Intuit, the department said. The San Jose case is In Re High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation …
