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iPhone 4S 16 GB costs US$196 to build

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 21st, 2011)

Shortly after iFixit tore down the iPhone 4S, iSuppli also took its turn with the iPhone 4S and evaluated the cost of the materials that go into the handset. According to its analysis, the iPhone 4S 16 GB costs US$188 in materials and and extra $8 to build, a dollar value that's close to the ...

Colorware now painting iPad 2s

by Mike Schramm (May 4th, 2011)

Our friends at Engadget report that the fine folks at ColorWare are now ready to color your iPad 2 however you'd like. ColorWare's skinning process is super-high quality, and you can basically customize your iPad 2 however you want: coloring the Apple logo, back panel, or even front home button ...

On migrating from AT&T to Verizon

by Dave Caolo (Jan 11th, 2011)

Now that the Verizon iPhone is really, truly, officially official, some AT&T customers may consider migration. But at what cost? If you're mid-contract, it won't be free. Of course, the cost depends on when you signed up. Here are some things to keep in mind. Like most smartphones, iPhones ...

iSuppli: iPhone 4 parts cost $187.51

by Mike Schramm (Jun 28th, 2010)

Update: As pointed out below, our original analysis here did not highlight the difference between the subsidized pricing (what consumers pay with a 2-year contract) and the much higher unsubsidized price (what carriers pay Apple for each phone). The unsubsidized price of the 16 GB iPhone 4 is not ...

Hands-on: Savant shows off their iPad interface

by Mike Schramm (Apr 9th, 2010)

Savant AV brought their iPad road tour to a location that happens to be pretty close to me in Irvine, California. So, I headed down there to take a look at their brand new iPad app, an interface for wirelessly controlling their high-end home automation systems. The company helps dealers put ...

Vaja now selling iPad cases

by Mike Schramm (Mar 22nd, 2010)

Out of all of the iPod or iPhone cases I've seen, Vaja makes my personal favorites -- I bought one of their cases for my 80gb iPod, and it's still the best gadget case I've ever owned. They're a little pricier than some cases, but the exquisite leather, custom design, and solid crafting makes the ...

Case-Mate's Hug allows induction charging on the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Mar 16th, 2010)

There are a few features that I'd love to see added to the iPhone's hardware (an IR transmitter would be nice, for one thing), but first and foremost among those is probably an induction charger. It's a little lame to have a device that so easily goes wireless, and then have to come back and plug ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Should I buy the 3G iPad?

by Erica Sadun (Feb 19th, 2010)

Dear Auntie T, I was hoping you could help me decide something since I think many people will be trying to figure out the same thing. Namely, is the 3G on the iPad worth it for my purposes? I live in NYC, which has lots of available Wi-Fi. I have a laptop and I also have a Sprint mobile broadband ...

Eliminate now available on the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Nov 3rd, 2009)

Ngmoco's Eliminate has been building up buzz ever since it was announced, and now the first-person shooter is out on the App Store to try for yourself. As you can see above, it offers some relatively basic FPS gameplay when compared to shooters on other platforms (I've been having a lot of fun ...

Using iWork as an image editor

by Sang Tang (Sep 19th, 2009)

I recently noted the image-editing functionality of Preview.app, which can act as a "good enough" image editor for many that don't have access to Photoshop. While it's difficult to argue with the free price tag, Preview is not without its limitations. Fortunately, many of these limitations are ...

Making the most of Preview.app for image editing

by Sang Tang (Sep 17th, 2009)

Inspired by Bear Grylls's (of Discovery's Man vs. Wild) "make the most out of your situation" scenarios, I present you with a tutorial for making the most out of Preview.app. While not as powerful as graphics editing powerhouse Adobe Photoshop, Preview can oftentimes get you from Point A to Point B ...

iSuppli estimates the iPhone 3GS costs $179 to make

by Mike Schramm (Jun 25th, 2009)

Did you know that after it is broken down into all of its composite metals and materials and parts, your human body is really only worth about $4.50? Yup, you're cheap in the broadest sense -- all of that oxygen, magnesium, iron, and sodium isn't actually worth all that much in the rare metals ...

Macs still cheaper when you look at TCO

by Mike Schramm (Mar 13th, 2009)

With all of the iPhone news lately, some of you may have worried that we're forgetting what got us here: Apple computers, not the other gadgets and doohickeys they sell. But worry not -- we're still Mac-crazy, which is why we'll still link to a Grade A smackdown on the old argument that Macs are ...

How the Writer's Strike could cost iTunes subscribers

by Mike Schramm (Jan 14th, 2008)

Macworld (the magazine, not the party that many of us are missing out on this week) has an interesting note up about how the writer's strike is going to be bad news for iTunes subscribers, and it's not what you think. Sure, the whole strike is supposedly about television writers getting paid for ...

Rogue Amoeba begins "Should I Exhibit At Macworld?" blogging series

by David Chartier (Jan 17th, 2007)

Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba has kicked off a new series at their company blog titled Should I Exhibit At Macworld?, breaking down the finer yet lesser-known details of how much it really costs software developers to exhibit at Macworld. This first post examines the various significant and hidden ...