Apple now the largest buyer of semiconductors in the world
Apple spent some $17 billion on semiconductors in 2011, making it the largest chip customer in the world, research firm Gartner revealed on Tuesday.
Lenovo
AppleInsider Staff
ARM CEO not impressed by Intel's 'Medfield' chips for smartphones, tablets
The chief executive of ARM, which supplies the reference designs for Apple's custom chips found in the iPhone and iPad, has said he doesn't view Intel's newly unveiled smartphone and tablet chips as competitive.
Katie Marsal
Apple's iMac accounts for 33% of all-in-one PC sales
While portable computers get the most attention and sales, all-in-one PCs have quietly become a booming market, and Apple's iMac accounts for nearly a third of all sales.
Neil Hughes
Ultrabooks headed for 5-10% price drop in early 2012
Prices for laptops in Intel's "Ultrabook" category are expected to fall below $1,000 by the end of this year and may drop as much as 10 percent in the first quarter of 2012 with the help of a $100 marketing subsidy from Intel, according to a new report.
Josh Ong
Apple most desirable PC brand in China as 21% of buyers look to Mac as next purchase
Apple is poised to see substantial growth of its line of Mac computers in China, as a recent survey found that the company is considered the most desirable PC brand in the country with 21 percent of respondents considering a Mac as their next PC purchase.
Ultrabook makers 'testing the water' with initial shipments under 50k - report
Several key partners in Intel's "Ultrabook" initiative are limiting the initial shipment volumes of their responses to Apple's MacBook Air to below 50,000 units due to uncertain demand, a new report claims.
Apple poised to surpass Lenovo in China on iPhone boost
Just one year after Lenovo Chairman Liu Chuanzhi said Apple CEO Steve Jobs "doesn't care about China," Apple is set to overtake its rival on its home turf.
iPad retains 74% tablet market share as Apple sits among top 5 PC vendors
Apple's iPad accounted for 74 percent of tablet shipments in the first quarter of 2011, as combined Mac and iPad sales made Apple one of the top five PC vendors in the world by volume.
Sam Oliver
Barnes & Noble Nook, Lenovo ThinkPad prepare second volley of iPad alternatives
After the much anticipated Motorola Xoom and RIM PlayBook failed to live up to expectations, two new Android-based tablets have promised to keep alive alternatives to Apple's iPad: The Barnes & Noble Nook Color and a prototype ThinkPad tablet from Lenovo.
Daniel Eran Dilger
