Hardware 
Intel Reorganizes to Boost Smartphone, Tablet Effort – Int’l Business Times
The MCG will be led by Intel executives Mike Bell and Hermann Eul. Mike Bell took part in the development of Apple’s iPhone before joining Intel while Hermann Eul became involved in Intel through the company’s acquisition of Infineon …
Intel bets big on ultrabooks – Computerworld Australia
Olds pointed out that the wild popularity of smartphones and tablets, especially the Apple iPhone and iPad, enjoying wild popularity, Intel needs the laptop segment to get a solid boost via the ultrabook. “This is an “Empire Strikes Back” initiative,” … Continue reading
At CES, ultrabooks will be taking aim at Apple – Houston Chronicle
What’s an ultrabook? An Intel-based PC that strives to match the MacBook Air’s weight, thinness and power. Apple, incidentally, released its first Air in January 2008 and achieved the breakthrough design everyone’s now mimicking – with solid state flash …
A Target expansion would broaden Apple’s halo effect – Gigaom.com
The rumored expansion would allow the 25 pilot stores to begin offering sales of Mac computers, as well as other Apple-branded hardware and peripherals. Bringing Macs right into the stores could help capitalize on the so-called “halo effect” of iOS … Continue reading
Apple 2012: iPad 3 ships March, iPad 4 in October? – Computerworld
It also allows Apple to compete head-on with Windows 8 and the Intel Clover Trail-W platform. There’s something else. If you’ve been watching how Apple operates in recent months you might have witnessed a change in its M.O. The company … Continue reading
Rumor: Apple’s Next iPad Will Pack a Quad-Core Chip – PC Magazine
Buried within Apple’s iOS 5.1 beta code are references to core management … appear in “a hidden panel that describes cores that are supported by iOS device hardware” that’s “[h]idden deep inside” the iOS 5.1 beta, the website reported, citing … Continue reading
Apple Gaining on Microsoft in Enterprise Sales, Report Says – BusinessWeek
and probably with Apple itself understanding its full extent,” Forrester said. Microsoft software and Intel Corp. semiconductors still dominate the corporate market. Businesses are projected to buy $69 billion worth of Windows-Intel PCs and …
Apple Is Gaining on Microsoft in Corporate-Technolgy Market, Report Finds – Bloomberg
and probably with Apple itself understanding its full extent,” Forrester said. Microsoft software and Intel Corp. (INTC) semiconductors still dominate the corporate market. Businesses are projected to buy $69 billion worth of Windows-Intel PCs …
MSFT, INTC Face Different Challenges From ARM Camp – Barron’s Online
Apples-to-apples comparison of tablets would favor Windows 8 on the ARM platform vs Windows 8 on the Intel platform, which is why MSFT is supporting ARM to begin with. MSFT no doubt wants this to be an ARM vs. ARM … Continue reading
Apple planning to put Thunderbolt in iOS devices, patent reveals – Silicon Republic
Intel’s Thunderbolt I/O technology debuted in March last year in a quad-core iMac and in July last year with Apple’s newest MacBook Air, which also came with Intel Core i5 and i7 dual-core processors. Through a single cable, users can … Continue reading
