As you may have heard, Apple struck a deal with Best Buy a few days ago to sell the iPhone semi-exclusively starting September 7. But one analyst has noticed this may not be a very great deal for Best Buy, at least in the sales department. In fact, Best Buy stands to earn a maximum of $50 per phone.
Despite the lack of revenue from the deal, Best Buy does ... continued »
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Best Buy won’t earn big from iPhone deal; will cash in on accessories
As you may have heard, Apple struck a deal with Best Buy a few days ago to sell the iPhone semi-exclusively starting September 7. But one analyst has noticed this may not be a very great deal for Best Buy, at least in the sales department. In fact, Best Buy stands to earn a maximum of $50 per phone.
Despite the lack of revenue from the deal, Best Buy does ... continued »
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iPhone 3G chipset to blame for reception problems, claims analyst
The ongoing reception issues faced by many iPhone 3G users may be due to its Infineon 3G chipset and the protocol stack that it uses, according to Nomura Securities analyst Richard Windsor. In a research note released today, Windsor pointed the blame at Infineon as presumed 3G chipset supplier and suggested that their "immature" protocol software was key to the Apple cellphone's woes:
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iPhone Games - Trism Review
I've noticed a trend. There seems to be quite a few games for the iPhone that follow in the footsteps of Tetris and Bejeweled. But Trism by Demiforce, LLC, does have its unique aspects, allowing it to stand apart from these staples and create a new name for itself, namely due to its excellent utilization of the iPhone's accelerometer.
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iPhone 3G costs $173 to build, giving Apple an estimated 55-percent profit margin
iSuppli released some information regarding how much the new iPhone 3G really cost Apple. Based on their calculation, Apple seems to be making roughly fifty fuve percent profit margin. While iSuppli did not count into research and development cost, the number is quite interesting.
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iPhone 3G may actually cost $173 to build
It's always interesting to see how different analysts come up with numbers. Take for instance the raw cost of materials for the new iPhone 3G. Portelligent released their estimates not long ago which suggested that Apple's cost was only roughly $100. Well iSuppli has taken a look and come up with a drastically different figure.
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Analyst - 1 in 10 iPhones to be pre-paid
As of now, we don't know of any plans for AT&T to release a pre-paid plan for the iPhone 3G (in fact AT&T has said that they won't be doing this at all, but you never know). Of course this isn't the case overseas where many carriers will offer this choice. So just how many new iPhones will be pre-paid? While no one knows the answer, Piper Jaffray analys Gene ... continued »
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Analyst – Apple receives $325 in subsidies from each iPhone 3G sale
There has been much speculation as to just how much money Apple is getting from AT&T this time around. According to Yair Reiner at Oppenhiemer, they should be getting roughly the same amount of money from the carrier. The only difference is that they're getting most of their money up-front this time.
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