Hardware

Apple forget about Samsung, worry about Amazon – IT wire

This has enabled Apple to charge premium prices for its hardware and rake in handsome revenues and profits, while the money it makes from software is a comparative sideshow. This hardware earnings dependency is Apple’s greatest vulnerability, as Microsoft …

Is RIM Riding on the Edge? – Daily Finance

“For example, Apple controls the cutting-edge hardware supply chain and iTunes. Google can give away its mobile OS and link it to other services. And Microsoft has the massive Windows cash cow. Developers can only support so many platforms.”

Kindle Strategy Fire Amazon’s Future – The Business Insider

The surprisingly low $199 price point will especially undercut smaller competitors and force more affordable hardware and software economics—even at Apple. (Best Buy immediately discounted Research in Motion’s PlayBook by $200 last week.) Pre-orders …

Sony announces Fall VAIO refresh – Beta News

In moves possibly designed to match Apple’s iLife suite on new Macs … VAIO VPCSA3AFX/BI: 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-2430 dual-core processor with 3MB L2 cache; 13.3-inch LED backlit display with 1600 x 900 resolution; 4GB DDR3 memory (1333MHz …

Does Carrier Slip Confirm 32GB iPhone5 with 8MP Camera, 4G and 4-inch Screen for $640? – International Business Times

It is safe to conclude that Apple has equipped its upcoming smartphone with most hardware and software features that make it a tough competitor for the competition. The rumored software and hardware specifications will make iPhone5 a compelling …

Apple iPhone 4S Caught On Camera In Brazil’s Foxconn Factory! – Tnerd

Apple iPhone 4S, to say the least, will be a “cheaper iPhone” with hardware decent enough to appeal to budget-friendly users. It will run iOS 5 out-of-the-box. Apple iPhone 5 is said to be an all-new iPhone with larger-screen, tear-drop … Continue reading

Apple expected to up the ante with new iPhone – Marketwatch

Aside from the hardware, the new iPhone is expected to be optimized for the company’s iOS 5 operating system update that is also expected to launch this month. Apple previewed the new software at its developer’s conference in June …

Apple expected to up the ante with new iPhone – Marketwatch

Aside from the hardware, the new iPhone is expected to be optimized for the company’s iOS 5 operating system update that is also expected to launch this month. Apple previewed the new software at its developer’s conference in June …

Komando Tech: A peek into Windows 8 reveals reign not over – Herald Times Reporter

It will run on regular desktop processors from Intel and AMD. But it will additionally run on … Windows 8, meanwhile, will support apps from a Microsoft app store, similar to Apple’s existing Mac App Store. Now, you might be … Continue reading

IBM Tops Microsoft in Market Value – Wall Street Journal

Both trail Apple, whose market value has soared to $362 billion … business software and premium hardware—complex lines of business that are hard for competitors to replicate and carry high profit margins. The moves by the IBM lifer who …