Apple awarded 676 patents in 2011, ranks 39th among all companies

Apple was awarded a total of 676 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2011, ranking it No. 39 among companies awarded inventions in the U.S.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 34

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 14 years ago 33

Apple purchasing flash memory from Japan to reduce reliance on Samsung

Apple is increasing purchases of flash memory from Japanese suppliers in an effort to scale back its dependance on Samsung for components, as the two companies continue their legal dispute, a new report claims.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 34

First Windows Phone 7 'Mango' handsets rumored to challenge iPhone 5 in Sept.

On the heels of news that Microsoft's "Mango" update for Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacturing, industry sources claim HTC, Samsung and LG will launch the first Mango-based smartphones in September, presumably coordinated to directly compete with Apple's next-generation iPhone.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 48

Performance variation found in SSDs shipping with new MacBook Airs

Apple last week refreshed its popular line of MacBook Airs, offering 128GB SSDs on both an 11- and 13-inch model, but a recent discovery reveals that not all SSDs perform equally.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 41

Advanced NAND flash manufacturing processes await Apple's approval

Makers of NAND flash memory found in devices like the iPhone and iPad have worked to transition their manufacturing processes to below 30nm, but the products have yet to be certified by the largest user of NAND flash: Apple.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 20

Apple reportedly picks Toshiba as sole supplier of iPhone LCDs

According to a Japanese newspaper, Apple has dropped plans to invest in a production facility at Sharp and decided to use Toshiba as the sole manufacturer of liquid crystal displays for the iPhone.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 14

Faster Samsung flash memory SSD drives appear in Apple's new MacBook Airs

Apple has quietly upgraded some recent MacBook Air orders with Samsung solid-state flash memory drives, offering even faster read and write times.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 17

US Mac sales grow 9.6% in Q1 2011 as rest of market drops 10.7%

Apple's line of Mac computers saw great success in the U.S. in the first quarter of calendar 2011, growing 9.6 from 2010, while the rest of the American market fell 10.7 percent and netbook maker Acer tumbled 42.1 percent.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 50

Japanese disaster could leave Apple with shortage of five key iPad 2 components

Investment and research firms this week continue with their efforts to quantify the effect the recent Japanese earthquake will have on Apple and its capacity to manufacture its top-selling products, with the latest report identifying five core iPad 2 components likely sourced from the region.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 124

Low inventory, new drives raise questions on future of Apple's iPod classic

Availability of Apple's only remaining hard drive-based portable media player, the 160GB iPod classic, has run low at some stores, as Toshiba has begun sales of a new 1.8-inch hard drive with a 220GB maximum capacity.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 108

Apple doubles awarded patents, reaching 563 in 2010

Apple was awarded 563 patents in 2010, making it the No. 46 global company in terms of inventions recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last year.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 12

Sharp, Apple partnering to build $1.2B LCD plant - report

Days after a story claiming Apple and Toshiba were going to partner to build an LCD factory was emphatically denied, a new report now claims that Apple is instead partnering with Sharp to build a $1.2 billion facility.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 42

Toshiba building new LCD plant with Apple's help - rumor [u]

Apple is rumored to be investing in part of a $1 billion LCD factory that Toshiba is building mainly to supply panels for the iPhone, as the hugely successful smartphone continues to strain manufacturing capacity with its explosive growth.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 22

Toshiba NAND flash outage not expected to affect Apple products

Operations at a Toshiba chip factory in Japan have been at a standstill since a power outage occurred on Wednesday, but the stoppage is not expected to have a major impact on the production of Apple's products.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 3

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