Hardware

Apple’s Chips Will Not Rival Intel’s, Even Inside MacBooks – Analysts. – Xbitlabs.com

Although Apple is developing chips for its ultra-portable products like iPad or iPhone, it will barely be able to develop central processing units that are powerful enough against x86 micro-architecture. As a result, Apple’s chips will not power …

Circumstances likely to see Apple push MacBook Pro refresh to November – Apple Insider

For instance, the latest 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz and 2.7GHz quad-core CPUs could respectively replace the 2.0GHz, 2.2GHz, and 2.3GHz currently found in Apple’s 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros. As for the 13-inch MacBook Pro Intel’s 2.8GHz dual-core Core i7 CPU is … Continue reading

Asian markets await eurozone rescue plan – Financial Times

Samsung Electronics, the region’s technology bellwether, rose 1.9 per cent. The South Korean company is widely believed to have overtaken Apple in the third quarter as the biggest smartphone seller. The company’s president in charge of mobile …

Will History Repeat Itself For Apple? – Seekingalpha.com

To recap, the Apple (AAPL) Lisa and then the Macintosh were brought to market in 1983 and 1984 respectively featuring stunning graphical interfaces, superb marketing, and a refusal to licence the operating systems or hardware; they essentially …

Stocks firm as investors await eurozone rescue plan – Financial Times

Friday 14.45 BST. Trading is upbeat but twitchy ahead of the European summit this weekend to discuss a support plan for the region. Better than expected US economic data of late and a generally well-received US earnings season is encouraging … Continue reading

US HOT STOCKS: Apple, Intel, Abbott Labs, Yahoo, Travelers – Zimbio

U.S. stocks traded mixed Wednesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently added 53 points to 11630 and the Standard Poor’s 500 rose a fraction to 1226 but the Nasdaq Composite lost 12 points to 2646. Among the companies whose … Continue reading

Apple And Intel Demonstrate How Analyst Expectations Impact Share Performance More Than Results – Seekingalpha.com

It’s amazing that analyst expectations for a stock can have a greater influence than actual earnings performance. On Tuesday October 18, both Apple (AAPL) and Intel (INTC) released their September Quarter Earnings results. The reaction of the …

Post-Jobs Intel’s a Better Bet Than Apple – Forbes

Is the demise of the PC over-rated? This comes to mind in considering Wednesday’s CNBC debate on whether investors should switch from Apple (AAPL) – its shares are up 24% in 2011 — to Intel (INTC) (+15%). The argument in favor of … Continue reading

Post-Jobs Intel’s a Better Bet Than Apple – Yahoo Finance

Is the demise of the PC over-rated? This comes to mind in considering Wednesday’s CNBC debate on whether investors should switch from Apple (AAPL) – its shares are up 24% in 2011 — to Intel (INTC) (+15%). The argument in favor of … Continue reading

Samsung Modifies Its Hardware, Software to Try to Appease Apple – DailyTech

Samsung’s Won-Pyo Hong, executive VP of product strategy at the South Korean electronics giant, took the stage at AsiaD yesterday and the talk quickly turned to the legal dispute. When asked by Walt Mossberg whether his company was redesigning its … Continue reading