Apple licenses HTC hardware and software, but says design patents are off-limits Dec 6th, 2012 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) Apple (AAPL) is willing to share its hardware and software with rivals, but the company's unique designs are apparently off-limits. As TmoNews notes, Apple's patent litigation settlement with HTC (2498) includes patents for hardware and software but ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, licenses, hardware, software, says, design, patents, offlimits, Top Keywords

Microsoft enters hardware business with Surface Oct 25th, 2012 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) Microsoft will be releasing its own tablet computer for the first time when the new version of Windows comes out Friday, as the software company tries to challenge Apple Inc. and its dominant iPad. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : microsoft, enters, hardware, business, surface, design, patents, offlimits, Top Keywords

Oracle sees software growth amid weak hardware sales Sep 21st, 2012 - 05:10h (CET +01.00) BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp's hardware sales are expected to drop further after tumbling 24 percent from a year ago, the software maker said, as it strives to turn around its Sun computer division amid tight technology budgets. The c... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : oracle, sees, software, growth, amid, weak, hardware, sales, Top Keywords

Google's hardware makeover to get uneasy welcome on Wall St Jul 16th, 2012 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wall Street has a long-running love affair with Google the search engine. But will it feel the same way about Google the hardware maker? Google on Thursday will report quarterly results for the first time since closing its $... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google's, hardware, makeover, uneasy, welcome, wall, hardware, sales, Top Keywords

Honeywell to make hardware for Inmarsat network Apr 18th, 2012 - 05:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Honeywell Inc said it will manufacture hardware for in-flight internet connectivity for satellite communications company Inmarsat PLC's next generation broadband network. Inmarsat's new network,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : honeywell, make, hardware, inmarsat, network, wall, hardware, sales, Top Keywords

Apple to hold event in New York on Jan 19, hardware launch not expected Jan 12th, 2012 - 03:50h (CET +01.00) Apple has sent out invitations for a media event to be held in New York City on January 19. But banish from your mind images of CEO Tim Cook strutting around a stage holding aloft the iPad 2 successor or iPhone 5-the tagline on the invitation reads,... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, event, york, hardware, launch, expected, hardware, sales, Top Keywords

A man sits in front of a closed hardware shop in Dharavi, one ... Jan 6th, 2012 - 05:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A man sits in front of a closed hardware shop in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai January 6, 2012. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sits, front, closed, hardware, shop, dharavi, hardware, sales, Top Keywords

Android hardware failure rate higher than iPhone and Blackberry Nov 4th, 2011 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) Not all smartphones are created equal, and now WDS has proven that not all Android phones are created equal. During a year-long study of customer service support calls it was discovered that more Android phones suffered from hardware failures than i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : android, hardware, failure, rate, higher, iphone, blackberry, sales, Top Keywords

Oracle's Ellison shows off new tech hardware Oct 3rd, 2011 - 05:10h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison unveiled new all-in-one data center products as the world's No.3 software maker steps up its move into the hardware market. (Source: Reuters)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : oracle's, ellison, shows, tech, hardware, iphone, blackberry, sales, Top Keywords

Sony tablets face tough sell on price, hardware Sep 1st, 2011 - 08:20h (CET +01.00) TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony's new tablet computers failed to excite gadget reviewers and analysts who criticized the pricing and quality of the devices, underscoring the battle Sony faces regaining its consumer electronics crown. (Source: Re... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sony, tablets, face, tough, sell, price, hardware, sales, Top Keywords