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Ex-Apple, ex-Palm exec Jon Rubinstein now leaving HP

by Steven Sande (Jan 27th, 2012)

Sometimes the revolving door spins quickly at the top. AllThingsD reported today that HP executive Jon Rubinstein is leaving the company for places unknown. Rubinstein is perhaps best known for his days at Apple, when he spearheaded the rapid growth of the iPod music player -- the piece of Apple ...

HP at Macworld iWorld 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 27th, 2012)

For the past three years, I've had the pleasure to meet with HP at Macworld to find out what new Apple-centric products the company has produced. This year afforded another opportunity for HP to showcase their products, and I've put together a booth tour video with many of the highlights. If you ...

Apple now the world's biggest buyer of semiconductors

by Steven Sande (Jan 24th, 2012)

Gartner announced today that Apple became the world's biggest buyer of semiconductors in 2011, leaping ahead of both Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard. As Macworld notes, PC and phone vendors' semiconductor spending is related to sales of their finished products. Apple's spending on ...

NPD: Outside of the iPad, TouchPad's fire sales make it number one

by Mike Schramm (Nov 22nd, 2011)

Analysis firm NPD has released one last report on tablet computers before the holiday season officially kicks off, and something crazy is happening to that market. Outside of the iPad (which of course is currently dominating the space), the next big contender goes to ... the HP TouchPad, a ...

LVL Patent Group sues Apple and others over cell phone technology patents

by Mike Schramm (Sep 19th, 2011)

Apple is the target of yet another patent lawsuit, this time filed by a company named LVL Patent Group, who claims that Apple and other cellphone companies are violating up to four generic patents they have the rights to. The patents revolve around transferring data and using various devices ...

HP to spin off PC business, discontinues TouchPad

by Chris Rawson (Aug 18th, 2011)

Huge news from one of Apple's biggest competitors today: Hewlett Packard (HP) and its board of directors have "authorized the exploration of strategic alternatives for its Personal Systems Group." In plain English, this means HP may be planning to spinning off its personal computer division ...

Apple jumps to no. 3 in US PC market, even without iPad

by Mike Schramm (Jul 14th, 2011)

Gartner and the market intelligence firm IDC have made their quarterly proclamation about PC retail shipments, and things aren't too great for that market: Growth is much slower than expected, picking up only 2.3%, way off from the predictions of 6.7 growth made in the first quarter of this ...

HP wants your "AirPrint Moments;" photo contest underway

by Steven Sande (Jul 7th, 2011)

HP currently has the only printers on the market that provide a direct, out-of-the-box printing experience for iOS devices using AirPrint. AirPrint-enabled printers like the HP Photosmart Premium e-All-in-One are great for printing photos that you've taken from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad 2, ...

HP exec Jon Rubenstein compares webOS to early Mac OS X

by Chris Rawson (Jul 6th, 2011)

Like most non-iPad tablets, HP's TouchPad has faced lukewarm reviews thus far. Most reviews have dinged the device for being laggy and not having enough apps, though a few reviewers have admitted the webOS-powered device does seem to have potential that tablets like RIM's PlayBook seem to ...

Temkin Group study finds satisfied Mac users

by Mike Schramm (Jul 5th, 2011)

Apple has topped the charts in another customer satisfaction survey, this time from the Temkin Group. That company studied 842 recent PC buyers, and found that Apple won across all of five categories versus PC brands like Dell and HP. From information pre-purchase to setup, customer service ...

Could Apple retake top spot among portable computer makers in 2012?

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 5th, 2011)

It's a difficult question for some analysts to answer. Is the iPad a new class of device or is it a version of an ultra-portable notebook? How you group the iPad makes a huge difference to those professionals trying to assess the impact of the iPad on the notebook computer market. If you ...

Apple's lithium-polymer battery purchases hindering other manufacturers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 23rd, 2011)

Apple supposedly has a lock on the touch panel market, and now it seems the Cupertino company is doing the same thing in the Lithium-polymer battery market. According to Digitimes, Apple has bought up most of the available supply of Lithium-polymer batteries used in notebook computers and ...

HP adds AirPrint support to more printers

by Chris Rawson (Jun 23rd, 2011)

In what it calls a significant expansion of its support for Apple's AirPrint feature, HP has added AirPrint support to eight more of its LaserJet models. AirPrint enables iOS device users running iOS 4.2 or later to wirelessly print documents, photos and other media using printers that support ...

Apple almost worth more than Microsoft, HP and Dell combined

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 13th, 2011)

Before WWDC, Apple's market cap exceeded that of Microsoft and Intel combined. This week another report compares Apple to Microsoft, Dell and HP. After a slight dip in its stock last week, Apple is now valued at US$301 billion, which is slightly less than the $302 billion of Microsoft ($200 ...

HP chooses USB 3.0 over Thunderbolt

by Michael Grothaus (May 17th, 2011)

PC World is reporting that the world's largest computer manufacturer has chosen USB 3.0 over Intel's Thunderbolt port in its new desktop PCs. HP's worldwide desktop marketing manager told PC World that "We did look at [Thunderbolt]. We're still looking into it. Haven't found a value proposition ...