Entries tagged with “iPhone 3GS” from WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS
iSuppli has estimated how much it costs to make the new iPhone 3GS and its just slightly higher than the iPhone 3G. The dissection conducted by iSuppli Corp.'s Teardown Analysis team also eveals some interesting changes in the parts and suppliers.
The table and cost data presented in this article consist only of the iPhone 3G S's BOM. The total does not include other costs, including manufacturing software development, shipping and distribution, packaging, royalty fees and miscellaneous accessories included with each phone.
"The entry-level, 16Gbyte version of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 3G S
carries a BOM cost of $172.46 and a manufacturing expense of $6.50, for
a total of $178.96," said Andrew Rassweiler, director and principal
analyst, teardown services, for iSuppli. "This is slightly higher than
iSuppli's estimate of $174.33 for the original 8Gbyte iPhone 3G
based on pricing in July 2008. Although the retail price of the 16Gbyte
iPhone 3G S is $199, the same as for the 8Gbyte version of the original
iPhone 3G, the actual price of the phone paid by the service provider
is considerably higher, reflecting the common wireless industry
practice of subsidizing the upfront cost of a mobile phone and then
making a profit on subscriptions."
The table and cost data presented in this article consist only of the iPhone 3G S's BOM. The total does not include other costs, including manufacturing software development, shipping and distribution, packaging, royalty fees and miscellaneous accessories included with each phone.
Continue reading iPhone 3GS, Costs $178.96 to Make, Says iSuppli.
Even though it is illegal in some states and very dangerous, commuters are continuing to check e-mail and text messages on the way
to work says The Commuting and Staying
Connected Study, conducted by Angus Reid Strategies for IMS Inc.The study found that 32% of Americans and 23% of Canadians surveyed think that it is important to their work-life balance to have access to text-messaging, phone and e-mail while commuting.
People are feeling pressure from their employers. Roughly a quarter of Canadians (24%) and a fifth of Americans (21%) say they have missed an important e-mail or opted out of a call from work while commuting.
Some of them - particularly in the U.S. - faced repercussions. American bosses were more likely than their Canadian counterparts to react in a negative way to an employee missing a call while commuting (29% of Americans versus 17% of Canadians). At the same time, 18% of Americans and 8% of Canadians surveyed feel like they are letting down their employer or colleagues if they fail to answer work-related phone calls or emails.
Continue reading Emailing Commuter Solution - iLane Hands-Free Smartphone Controller.
Photobucket announced the launch of Photobucket Mobile, giving its millions of users access to Photobucket features on Web-enabled mobile devices. Users can access Photobucket Mobile by visiting http://m.photobucket.com on their mobile device.
Through Photobucket Mobile, users can:
- Browse existing personal and public Photobucket content directly from mobile devices.
- Upload photos and videos to Photobucket from mobile devices.
- Share photos and graphics with individuals via email from mobile devices.
- Search Photobucket’s billions of photos and graphics.
- View a variety of featured photos and images every day from the Photobucket Mobile home page.
Continue reading Photobucket Goes Mobile.
According to a recent camera phone study completed in Japan by MIPC (The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium) over 40% of respondents answered that they have printed out photos taken on their camera phones. Among working women and grandmothers print rates were particularly high, with more than 50% in each group printing photos taken with a camera phone.
More than 50% of respondents reported that they make use of their camera phone function "several times per week". Among female high school students, the number who used the camera function of their mobile phones "every day" was particularly high (20.0%).
Continue reading MIPC Study: Females Phone Photos & Print Most.
According to a recent camera phone study completed in Japan by MIPC (The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium) over 40% of respondents answered that they have printed out photos taken on their camera phones. Among working women and grandmothers print rates were particularly high, with more than 50% in each group printing photos taken with a camera phone.
More than 50% of respondents reported that they make use of their camera phone function "several times per week". Among female high school students, the number who used the camera function of their mobile phones "every day" was particularly high (20.0%).
Continue reading MIPC Study: Females Phone Photos & Print Most.
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