Hardware

Apple iPhone 5: Reviewing the rumors before the debut – Los Angeles Times

If that upgraded hardware fits into the existing iPhone 4 form factor, then the likely name will be iPhone 4S. If Apple debuts a new design, the likely name will be the iPhone 5, if the Cupertino, Calif., tech giant follows its past naming … Continue reading

Apple loses to RIM in India smartphone market – Economic Times

MUMBAI: Apple, the world’s largest smartphone maker, is having trouble selling iPhones in India, a market with 602 million active subscribers. Apple, which will introduce a new iPhone version on Tuesday, ships fewer handsets to the world’s …

Credit Suisse Says Buy Apple, EMC, and NetApp – Yahoo Finance

Apple : The shares recently traded at $375.08 … The Company’s storage solutions include specialized hardware, software, and services that provide storage management for open network environments.  NetApp serves enterprises, government agencies …

The iPod Changed Computing Forever. Now It Will Disappear. – Wired News

Sure, Apple could keep the traditional iPod around in some form after tomorrow, but even if so, its days are numbered for reasons including the following: That spawned CD rippers, the MP3, software music players, hardware music players (like …

Apple’s Rumored Virtual Assistant Could Outshine The New iPhone – Wired News

Buzz surrounding Apple’s Tuesday event has never been higher, as consumers eagerly await the announcement of the next generation iPhone. But the new hardware could take a back seat to a bigger announcement: A potential voice control software …

Intel’s President, CEO Paul Otellini to Speak at Santa Clara University for School of Engineering’s Centennial – StreetInsider.com

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering kicks off its year-long centennial celebrations with its first event on Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Mayer Theatre with a speech from Intel Corporation … Otellini and Apple’s Co-founder …

Microsoft axes Zune hardware to focus on software and services – Apple Insider

Microsoft has removed references to all Zune hardware from the official Zune website, signaling the final nail in the coffin for the media player that failed to gain traction against Apple’s iPod lineup. As first noted by tech journalist Ed … Continue reading

Frontier Airlines to operate flights for Apple Vacations – Philadelphia Daily News

“I see it as a good business move,” said Kate Murphy, president and CEO of Wings Travel Group in Blue Bell, which books Apple Vacation travel. “Why would you want to be involved in hardware – planes – when you … Continue reading

Oracle Modeling Itself on Apple? – PC Magazine

“When we first bought Sun, a lot of people said, ‘Oh, they’re going to get out of the hardware business.’ I guess we didn’t get the memo,” he said. Ellison stated that he is taking cues from Apple. “If you … Continue reading

Magid: Amazon lights a Fire with new tablet – San Jose Mercury News

Apple is a recent convert to cloud storage, but requires Apple hardware to access that content. Even as it broadens its hardware offerings, Amazon remains much more device agnostic, perhaps because its business model is based more on selling …