[TechRepublic] Early iPhone, iPad prototypes revealed in court documents

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | August 07, 2012

Editor's note As part the court case on their patent dispute, Apple and Samsung have disclosed a treasure trove of documents related to their early phone and tablet designs. Here's a look at early sketches for the iPhone, iPad and iPod. --Bill Dueling designs: Apple v. Samsung (pictures) Resource of the day Smarter Planet Leadership Series: Air Canada Air Canada wanted something to make things a little easier for their customers, and using technology from IBM was able to offer self service. Check out this white paper to hear more about how IBM is making the airlines smarter. Additional TechRepublic resources   Nexus 7 teardown reveals similarities, better hardware than Kindle Fire Bill Detwiler cracks open the Asus-built Google Nexus 7, examines the internal hardware, and explains why it has an edge on Amazon's Kindle Fire. Read more Future iPhones, iPads could include fingerprint scanner Apple's acquisition of AuthenTec could mean future iPhone and iPads will have fingerprint scanners, be more enterprise-friendly. Read more Infographic: Samsung leads the smartphone market According to a Statista infographic by IDC, Samsung has taken the lead in the smartphone market. Has the iPhone finally met its match with the Galaxy S III? Read more Google's Nexus 7 tablet: Good device, great price Find out why Donovan Colbert thinks the Google Nexus 7 tablet is probably the best tablet on the market but won't blow the doors open for enterprise tablet adoption. Read more Featured multimedia   Curiosity rover's first photos from Mars (pictures) Curiosity's autonomous 'seven minutes of terror' (pictures) Curiosity Mars rover's landing plan Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the $7000 HP Z1 Workstation Bill Detwiler cracks open a $7,000 HP Z1 all-in-one workstation and discovers a machines that's easy to service, packed with high-end hardware, and engineered to be cool and quiet. View on site Cracking Open the Google Nexus 7 Bill Detwiler cracks open the Asus-built Google Nexus 7, examines the internal hardware, and explains why it has an edge on Amazon's Kindle Fire. View on site Inside Google offices Google really knows how to offer its employees creature comforts. Take a look at some of the office interiors. View on site Today's recommended downloads Smarter Commerce for Consumer Products (IBM) Social Meets IT - Using Online Communities to Reduce Help Desk Costs (Citrix Online) Quantifying the Value of Delivering a Smarter Shopping Experience (IBM) Cloud Storage for Efficiency and Capacity Management (Intel Corporation) Cloud Computing and Security... Thoughts From An Expert (Intel Corporation)   About this newsletter I dissect the latest business tech products and analyze the internal components in order to help IT leaders make smart hardware purchasing and deployment decisions. Bill Detwiler Head Technology Editor My Twitter feed: @billdetwiler Connect with TechRepublic London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. TechRepublic newsletters   Get technical tips and tutorials, IT industry analysis, geeky discussions, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Tablets in the Enterprise Geekend TechRepublic UK

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