Hardware

Apple has reported first quarter financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011. Tim Cook’s first quarter as Chief Executive Officer at Apple may have been fairly uneventful in terms of product launches (unless you count the iPhone … Continue reading →

The facility will allegedly find its home in the Matam district to the south, in the vicinity of other research centers for companies like Intel and Microsoft. Apple is said to have already received “several hundred” resumes for a variety … Continue reading →

But it seems that consumers care more about an overall experience and a brand than they do about hardware specs, Mr. Dawson said. Over all, Apple raked in a profit of $13 billion for the quarter, and its market value … Continue reading →

(For my take on Apple’s earnings, see my post.) It was certainly intended to work out that way, but Google isn’t getting nearly the share of the tablet market for its apps that it thought it would from Amazon. And with other … Continue reading →

It cites six patents that were previously used in complaints against older Apple hardware and services. The complaint was likely authorized by Google, Forian Mueller of FOSS Patents noted on Wednesday, as Google’s proposed takeover of Motorola Mobility …

Samsung has won a major battle in the Apple-Samsung Legal World War. On Tuesday, an appeals court in The Netherlands denied Apple’s request to ban sales in Europe of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. The decision upholds a lower … Continue reading →

Apple became the world’s No. 1 buyer of semiconductors, for deployment in its consumer products during 2011, according to Gartner. The company spent $17.26 billion on semiconductors last year — up 34.5 percent from 2010, the firm’s analysts said Tuesday … Continue reading →

Intel has quietly announced that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 21 cents per share on March 1, just as they did last September and December, and in earlier quarters at lower rates. At the end of last year, … Continue reading →

Apple’s report contrasted with those of companies such as Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., which are grappling with slower personal-computer sales in part because customers are choosing to buy smartphones and tablets like the iPad instead.

Intel can do well with Medfield and will have some solid … Essentially, the current 40nm-gen of SoCs from Apple, Qualcomm, TI, Samsung and Nvidia will be replaced by faster and lower power versions, leaving Medfield to face much tougher … Continue reading →