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Apple tax? iPod shuffle costs just 28% of retail price

The latest iteration of Apple's entry-level iPod, the diminutive shuffle, costs just 28 percent of its retail price, leading to a fat profit margin, according to BusinessWeek. To be fair, that's the total cost of the components -- not including assembly and R&D. Still, it's pretty ovious...

Tags: Retail Price, Apple iPod, Shuffle, Tax, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-13

Calculator AXL - Graphing Calculator 1.0 (Mobile)

Investing so little to download Calculator AXL can save you upwards of $100 USD off of the retail price of some of other graphing calculators out there. And, best of all, you can finally look cool using it. Calculator AXL is not just a powerful graphing calculator, but it also...

Tags: Retail Price, Mobile, Avantar LLC, Calculator AXL, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-17

3.13 bln books sold in 2007

Publishers sold 3.13 bln books 2007, compared with 3.1 bln in 2006, an increase of just 0.9%, according to Book Industry Trends 2008. Higher retail prices helped net revenue increase 4.4%, to $37.3 bln, from $35.7 bln. by AM

Tags: Retail Price, Operational Accounting, Finance, AM

Blog posts 2008-06-01

T-Mobile Shadow first impressions; HTC and Microsoft reveal a refreshing UI

After checking out the BlackBerry Curve for a couple weeks I scheduled a time on my calendar to visit T-Mobile and pick one up for myself. However, the sun came out before my appointment and revealed the T-Mobile Shadow so I now had a choice to make at the local...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Retail Price, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., UI, T-Mobile Shadow, MyFaves, MyFaves Feature, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-11-01

Photos: Nokia re-tunes phone lineup

Nokia took the wraps off four new entertainment devices that also work as cell phones.Nokia unveils four new entertainment devices that also work as cell phones. Nokia took the wraps off its N81 multimedia computer with two versions: an 8GB model and one with a microSD expansion slot...

Tags: Card, Phone, Retail Price, Nokia Corp., Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-08-29

Linksys iPhone Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit for Skype

Before there was this iPhone, there was, well, the iPhone--the Linksys iPhone, that is. Apple and Cisco--the owner of Linksys--got into a little legal dispute over whether Apple could use the iPhone name, which eventually lead to a settlement that allows Apple to use the iPhone brand while Linksys...

Tags: Home networking, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, IP telephony, telephony, phone, handset, Linksys, Skype Technologies S.A., Apple iPhone

Product reviews 2007-06-18

DigiArmor DMS-S20 (20GB, black)

DigiArmor is not a well-known company, and it will surely fade into obscurity if it cannot manufacture a better product offering than the DMS-S20. The recommended retail price is 2,880 Chinese yuan, or about $348; at this time, the device is scarcely available in the United States. The easiest way...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, DMS-S20, DigiArmor DMS-S20, DigiArmor, video

Product reviews 2006-04-21

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Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)

Only suckers pay retail. You don't have to pay full price for Windows 7. Most people have much better options available, if you just know where to look. I've researched deals in three separate categories: upgrade offers available to anyone, special deals just for students, and subscriptions intended for technical...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980

You can't argue with a large-screen, value-priced laptop when it delivers good performance, and looks nice to boot. We appreciated the Toshiba Satellite A505-S6960 when we reviewed it in our 2009 back-to-school retail roundup, liking its affordability, large screen, strong battery life, and excellent-sounding speakers. Just a few months later,...

Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Processors, Toshiba Corp., keyboard, laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-04

Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac prices

RE: Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac pricesIf they wanted marketshare at a lower entry price they could have pulled that off years ago with cloner acquisitions and more mfg on their own part with rigid standards and practices to ensure quality and lower production costs. ...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Mac proponent, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Audi AG, Mac Share

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

What Microsoft won't tell you about Windows 7 licensing

Wow. Thanks.This really clears up Windows licensing for me. I had been wondering about this and everything I could find seemed to be convoluted or written in legalese. Thanks again.thanks . . .Thanks.Sadly, the retail still seems to be a pretty stiff price.RE: What Microsoft won't tell you about Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

PhotoPrice for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

PhotoPrice for iPhone is the first and only application wedding and portrait photographer to assist in pricing services and products. It helps you figure out your COGS so you know what you are making on what you are charging. When you know what your costs are, you know what is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Pricing Strategy, Strategy Avenue, Pricing, Smart Phones, Marketing Research, Strategy, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Toshiba Satellite L455-S5975

We've said it before, and we'll say it again: especially in this economy, it's hard to hate a laptop that only costs $350. It's even harder to hate a Windows 7 laptop that costs that much. The Toshiba L455-S5975 is, by 50 dollars, the least expensive notebook computer in our...

Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Intel Celeron, Microsoft Windows 7, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer, processor, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-02

A visit to Microsoft's first store

I missed an explanation as to why...I should shop there."Three rows of tables displayed hardware from Dell, HP, Sony and Lenovo."The big chains sell those already. Why would I go to a Windows store to buy Dells, HPs, Sonys and Lenovos, when there are several sources for those same computers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, computer, GPU, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Microsoft enters PC retail, sells Windows 7 systems on its website

no surprise herenone of those computers are running Linux or other FOSS software.....lame!And everyone rejoiced! I see a new laptop in my future with Microsoft Windows 7 loaded on it. :)DUH[i]no surprise here none of those computers are running Linux or other FOSS software.....lame! [/i]I'm not sure the word...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, PC, Microsoft Windows, Web site, Microsoft Corp., F/OSS, FOSS Software, ABMer, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

News to know: Bing-Twitter; Net Neutrality; eBay; VMWare; Nook; Win7

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing Sam Diaz: Tweets on Bing: Watch out for more noise,...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Twitter Inc., Net Neutrality, VMware Inc., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Software As A Service (SaaS), Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Managed Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Apple iMac 27-inch

If we could, we'd take points away from this iMac simply because by giving it a 27-inch display Apple threatens our livelihood. You don't need our input to simply walk past the 27-inch iMac on a store shelf and recognize that it's the largest all-in-one currently available, and that it...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., screen size, Apple iMac

Product reviews 2009-10-21

Retail distribution may tip e-reader race; Barnes & Noble rolls out Nook

Don't forget about the iPhone The Kindle app for the iPhone is awesome. Thats another advantage for Amazon. With over 20 million iPhones sold, why worry about brick and mortar distribution? Also the new Kindle international reader is going to rock the world. The e-reader race has already been tipped...

Tags: Smart phones, iphone App, Apple iPhone, Nook, e-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Retail distribution may tip e-reader race; Barnes & Noble rolls out Nook

Barnes & Noble unveiled its Nook e-reader, the latest in a line of alleged Kindle killers, and much of the chatter revolves around open standards, touch features, a little color and competition. The reality: Retail distribution may be much more important to winning the e-reader race. Barnes...

Tags: E-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc., Nook, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Earnings flash (memory): SanDisk delivers big quarter

SanDisk CEO Eli Harari said he was encouraged by "improved industry fundamentals." And there's a good reason for that. The company crushed third quarter estimates with a blowout quarter. The flash memory card maker reported net income of $231 million, or 99 cents a share, on revenue...

Tags: SanDisk Corp., Memory, Earnings, Flash Memory, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20