Hardware 
Apple Employee Meeting Reveals More Corporate Kindness From Tim Cook – Wired News
The employee discount program isn’t the first example of hardware generosity on Apple’s part. On June 28, 2007, Steve Jobs announced during an all-hands meeting that every employee with one year’s tenure would receive a new iPhone.
Apple beats Google in US smartphone market – Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple overtook Google’s Android to become the leading smartphone platform in the US in the fourth quarter of 2011, thanks to strong demand for its latest iPhone model, a study said Wednesday. In October-December quarter last year …
Apple more than doubles profits – The Inquirer
TOY MAKER FOR THE WELL HEELED Apple has reported record profits, having flogged 37 million Iphones during the fourth quarter of last year. The firm reported financial results for the 14 weeks ended December 31, 2011 on Tuesday. The company … Continue reading
Motorola Mobility sues Apple Inc for patent infringement – Economic Times
Motorola Mobility, which is seeking regulatory approval to be bought by Google Inc, has filed a new lawsuit against Apple Inc accusing the iPhone maker of infringing its technology patents. The case filed in a Florida federal court on Wednesday … Continue reading
Analysts up Apple target on strong results – Economic Times
At least six brokerages raised their price targets on Apple Inc’s shares after the world’s most valuable technology corporation posted first-quarter results much above estimates on the back of strong sales of iPhones and iPads. “Very strong and …
Apple Earnings and the Value of Old Tech – Marketwatch
The success of the iPhone, iPad and Mac make it easy to forget that other, older hardware technologies have generated more revenue than Apple and were worth much more in terms of the contribution to market value. The case for … Continue reading
Apple’s new Israel chip R&D center rumored to open by end of February – Apple Insider
Specifically, Apple is said to be looking for engineers who have expertise in electrical circuits, as well as hardware testing and verification. The proposed location for the research center would be near similar facilities from Intel and Microsoft …
Figures from Apple’s 1Q earnings report – AP – msnbc.com
Some figures from Apple Inc.’s first-quarter earnings report, put into context: Apple’s net income for the last three months of 2011: $13.1 billion. Net income for Intel, Microsoft, Google and Yahoo, combined: $13.0 billion. Apple’s net income per full …
What would Henry Ford tell Apple? – Seattle Times
The loss of our high-tech manufacturing base is not new, Intel’s Andy Grove wrote about it two years ago, and it’s not confined to Apple. But as America’s middle-class continues to decline, seeing itself more and more pushed into low-wage … Continue reading
Apple beat Google smartphones in US: Kantar Worldpanel ComTech – Economic Times
Booming demand for the latest iPhone model helped Apple beat all phones using Google’s Android platform in the U.S. smartphone market in the fourth quarter, data showed on Wednesday. Research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said Apple’s share of …
