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The rumour mill is rolling again on Apple as the company is allegedly planning to release a 15-inch Macbook Air. Technology experts have been saying for the last two or three years that the world needs a 15-inch super-slim laptop and finally Tim Cook seems to understand the need. However, it is just a word […]
The latest development in rumours revealed recently that Apple is looking to incorporate the Retina Display in the Air line-up and that begs the question; will apple go for RD in the 15-inch model as well? Because RD means a fatter console to hold 332 ppi resolution and that might risk the thickness of the […]
Book reading has taken a new turn in the last two to three years. The conventional style of book reading has been changed to new and more feasible and inexpensive e-reading, thanks to Amazon for the bombardment of e-books into the market. However, there are many options e-readers these days as compared to 2007 and […]
The year 2011 was considered the year of tablets as countless slates kept hoarding in the market with Android tabs slapped on their faces but only a handful of them could make a mark. However, the new technology rose from the heels of notebooks during that time. The ultra-slim laptops took a big leap at […]
The Apple iPad hit market in 2010 and with it came the hording bunch of other tablets wanting to create their space in the world. But many of such devices failed to make a mark in the market, some even failed to get noticed among the users. However, that does not mean that the market […]
The Monsoon flooding in Thailand last October took a toll on many businesses if not all of them. The main victims of the catastrophe ranged from automobile makers with the likes of vendors of Toyota and Honda to electronic makers like hard drive manufacturers. More affected by the ordeal US population, being the biggest market […]
Western Digital was widely expected to take a huge hit from the Thailand flooding. Western Digital, which makes disk drives, couldn’t get components out of its suppliers, which were mostly in Thailand. Overall, Western Digital’s fiscal second quarter earnings held up well. CEO John Coyne said: We’ve made substantial progress in our mission to restore […]
Bottom line: Western Digital held its own and the fallout could have been much worse. Steve Luczo, CEO of Seagate, said his company has weathered the Thailand flooding better than most. Why? First, Seagate’s operations were relatively unscathed. Second, the supply chain is diversified. Luczo said on Seagate’s earnings conference call: “The disaster in Thailand […]
Luczo added that the company isn’t maximizing profits—average selling price per unit was $13 higher, but costs were $2.50 higher. Seagate’s plan is to give suppliers a break on pricing in exchange for longer term contracts. The strategy is paying off in the short and long runs. Seagate blew away its December quarter earnings (non-GAAP […]
Microsoft Corporation’s mobile operating software, Windows Phone 7, has the potential of going places. It is flamboyant and light weight at the same time. It requires less-expensive hardware, single-core processors at tops and RAM in MBs. Therefore, the overall expense of handset has a medium effect on the wallet at best. However, the market is […]
The next generation of Windows Phones will be on the drawing board now, and while the end user experience of the current handsets is appreciated, with Android pushing multi-core and big numbers on the spec sheet, the hardware for Windows Phone will need to follow. The argument that it doesn’t matter to the end user […]
With Facebook now in registration for an initial public offering, the question is top of mind for investors in technology stocks. Facebook generated $3.7 billion in revenue in 2011, and a cool $1 billion in net income. If the conventional wisdom is right, and Facebook goes public with a $100 billion market cap, that makes […]
