Hardware

iPad may make Apple world’s largest PC maker in holiday Q4 2012 – Apple Insider

Each Mac and iPad Apple sells impacts the sales of both Microsoft and its PC partners, and in the case of ARM-based iPads, also takes a hit on Intel’s chip sales. Intel, Microsoft and their PC partners are hoping that … Continue reading

Apple fails to convince ITC to ban Motorola smatphones in the US – Afterdawn.com

When it comes to Apple’s patent campaign against Android, one patent arguably carries more serious implications than any other. He called the patent, “the broadest touchscreen-related hardware patent Apple has,” adding, “if the courts …

Did Google ever have a plan to curb Android fragmentation? – ZDNet

Look at how enthusiastic iPhone and iPad owners are about iOS updates. They’re enthusiastic because Apple tells them why they should be enthusiastic about new updates. Compare this to Google’s approach to Android customers. Google (or anyone …

Singapore Issues Military Hardware-Hacked iPhones – Gotta Be Mobile

Military personnel and others purchasing these modified iPhones will not be eligible for Apple’s warranty due to the hardware modification. Following a year-long review, Mindef [the Singapore Defense Ministry] recently issued guidelines to its …

Business buying lifts Intel as tablet threat looms – KCBY

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Intel Corp. has sent a strong message to Wall Street: Tablets may be transforming the computer industry, but there’s still a lot of money left to be made in the huge market for traditional PCs. Despite … Continue reading

Verizon demands iPhone 5 with LTE and other Apple rumours – MacWorld UK

This week: Verizon demands LTE iPhone; Intel begs for a Medfield iPhone; the meaning of monster; America’s Largest iPhoneless Network; Thunderbolt; and the Quadimodo chip. You read it here second. “Without Verizon having even mentioned Apple’s iPhone …

OWC supercharges storage for MacBook Air, Mac Pro, and enterprise – Ars Technica

Long-time Mac peripheral and accessory maker Other World Computing … The card is built around a Marvell-based hardware RAID controller connected to four mini-PCI Express slots. The slots can be filled with NAND flash modules similar (though not identical …

What tech company has the highest brand value? (Hint: It’s not Apple) – IT World

And no, Apple is not the world’s top corporate brand. That title belongs to Coca Cola, whose brand value was estimated by Interbrand at $71.9 billion, up 2% from a year ago. Apple’s not even the top tech company in … Continue reading

Apple discloses suppliers for the first time – NDTV

Apple disclosed its list of its suppliers responsible for 97 percent of its procurement expenditures worldwide. Some examples are Intel Corp., Broadcom Corp., Amphenol Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. The transparency may be a sign of changes coming to the … Continue reading

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Dell, Intel, Apple, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard – TMCnet

CHICAGO, Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets …