iMore » iphone hardware http://www.imore.com More of everything iPhone and iPad Sun, 27 May 2012 07:29:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mark Papermaster Litigation Done -- to Head up iPhone, iPod Hardware April 24 http://www.imore.com/2009/01/27/mark-papermaster-litigation-head-iphone-ipod-hardware-april-24/ http://www.imore.com/2009/01/27/mark-papermaster-litigation-head-iphone-ipod-hardware-april-24/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:08:57 +0000 Dieter Bohn http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=6912 long-running dispute between Apple and IBM over Apple's hire of Mark Papermaster has come to a close, according to Apple PR:
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The long-running dispute between Apple and IBM over Apple's hire of Mark Papermaster has come to a close, according to Apple PR:

Apple® today announced that Mark Papermaster will be coming to Apple as senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, on April 24. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from IBM, will lead Apple’s iPod® and iPhone™ hardware engineering teams. The litigation between IBM and Mark Papermaster has been resolved
The move comes fully two months after a judge blocked Apple from going through with the Papermaster hire and although exactly how the "litigation [...] has been resolved" isn't something that Apple is likely to disclose, TechCrunch reports that it was an out-of-course settlement rather than a "California doesn't allow for non-compete agreements" barfight.

Papermaster will take the helm of iPhone and iPod hardware, replacing Tony Fadell (who was rumored to have pushed for Linux to be the basis for the iPhone).  Odd that he's going to have to wait until April 24th to take charge, but we suspect that won't slow things down too much on hardware development.  Got any advice for Papermaster?  Would you like to seem him shephard in that iPhone HD? Think he'll push for Quad-Core goodness?

]]> http://www.imore.com/2009/01/27/mark-papermaster-litigation-head-iphone-ipod-hardware-april-24/feed/ 8 The iPod-Master is Gone! Long Live the Papermaster! http://www.imore.com/2008/11/05/ipodmaster-long-live-papermaster/ http://www.imore.com/2008/11/05/ipodmaster-long-live-papermaster/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:00:47 +0000 Rene Ritchie http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5298 announced that Tony Fadell, senior VP of the iPod Division, and wife Danielle Lambert, VP of Human Resources, are "reducing their roles within the company as they devote]]> Apple Buys Palo Alto Semiconductor (PA Semi)

Apple has announced that Tony Fadell, senior VP of the iPod Division, and wife Danielle Lambert, VP of Human Resources, are "reducing their roles within the company as they devote more time to their young family."

Who will succeed Fadell, who is sometimes referred to as the "father of the iPod"?

Mark Papermaster, who readers may remember Apple is accused of stealing away from IBM. Says Steve Jobs:

“Mark is a seasoned leader and is going to be an excellent addition to our senior management team. Tony and Dani have each made important contributions to Apple over the past eight years. We’re sorry to see Dani go, and are looking forward to working with Tony in his new capacity.”

So with Papermaster working on the hardware, Scott Forstall on the software, and Eddy Cue running Internet Services (iTunes, App Store, MobileMe), it looks like Apple has completely overhauled its iPhone leadership in the last 6 months.

What does that mean moving forward? And will TiPb get our iPhone HD in 2009?!

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