If you remember, we covered a story yesterday about a bill of materials done by Portelligent. They estimated that an 8GB iPhone would cost roughly $220 for Apple to make. Another independent firm has also done their own breakdown.
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iSuppli reports their own BoM - 8GB iPhone costs Apple $250 to produce
If you remember, we covered a story yesterday about a bill of materials done by Portelligent. They estimated that an 8GB iPhone would cost roughly $220 for Apple to make. Another independent firm has also done their own breakdown.
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Might iPhone bring PortalPlayer back into the fold?
Much is made of the open- versus closed-ecosystem models of the PC and Mac worlds, with Apple's obsessive helming of their hardware oft credited for their success in usability, reliability and that overall sense of "specialness" that keeps the zealots so contented and the Microsoft-faithful ever on the defencive. Yet behind that homogenised corporate achievement are a number of individual success stories: those of processor, chipset and graphics manufacturers, to ... continued »
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Balda to produce the iPhone screen?
Apple is still being quite secretive as to their suppliers for the various components of the iPhone. However, the guys over at BusinessWeek seem to have the screen supplier pegged.
According to them, German-based Balda is the only company that offers the caliber of display needed for Apple's revolutionary phone. Balda currently offers screens that are thinner and more sensitive than today's traditional plastic displays. They also claim that their screens ... continued »
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iPhone isn’t the only phone with motion-sensing technology
The iPhone is going to be one of the first phones to have motion-sensing technologies right? It has the accelerometer technology to detect when the phone is being held in portrait or landscape mode, and changes the display to match. It also has a proximity sensor that can detect when a user holds it up to their ear. I'm sure you already knew all of that, but what about the ... continued »
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Apple wants iPhone components shipped early next month
Apple has contacted the component manufacturers for the iPhone and asked them to start delivering materials next month.
With the materials coming in at the beginning of April, they will likely begin production shortly thereafter. This sounds about right if they're going have the iPhone ready for launch by June.
Since they are expecting the components to be shipped by the beginning of next month, it would seem that they have finally ... continued »
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Is Micron making camera sensors for the iPhone?
New information reported by setteB.IT suggests Micron as the manufacturer of the iPhone’s 2-megapixel camera sensor. The sensor is capable of producing 2-megapixel resolution and records up to 30 fps (frame per second).
According to an earlier estimate by iSuppli, each sensor will cost $11; however, this recent article suggests a lower price range of $5 to $7 per device component from Micron. Furthermore, Micron’s semiconductor fabrication plant in ... continued »
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