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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

Additional Resources

Apple Store fails the Nordstrom test

Yet another Apple horror storyOnce again, an Apple horror story, trouble straight out of the box (forget "it just works").Most of the Apple afficionados I know have such horror stories. There's a massive one right now with the new iMacs. On the other hand, I know very little such stories...

Tags: Desktops, UNIX, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Nordstrom Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Apple Black Friday prices fizzle

If you were hoping for massive price cuts from Apple during today's Black Friday retail marathon, you may be dissappointed. Apple's Black Friday sales began yesterday in Australia and New Zealand as clocks flipped past midnight at various time zones across the globe....

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-11-27

HP Pavilion dv7-3065dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Any low-end desktop replacement must cut some corners on its way to providing a serviceable multimedia experience at an approachable price. At $729,...

Tags: Desktops, DVD, Hewlett-Packard Co., dv7, HP Pavilion, desktop replacement, desktop

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Gateway DX4300-11

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Gateway hasn't fared well with its most recent round of DX-series mainstream retail PCs. Neither the DX4300-03 nor the DX4822-01 received positive marks, and...

Tags: Video cards, LANs, DVD, Consumer electronics, Semiconductors, Network technology, NETWORKING, Gateway Inc., graphics

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Sony Vaio FW560F/T (brown)

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Several months ago, one of our favorite retail laptops was the Sony Vaio FW480J/T. Besides offering no-hassle Blu-ray playback and a large...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, game, Intel Core 2 Duo, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Sorry Kindle owners, the new firmware still doesn't support local public libraries

Library DRM'ed contentThat is one of the few circumstances where DRM actually makes sense, legally as well as traditionally/historically. Maybe the publishing industry should compete with libraries in this regard - DRM'ed content for dirt cheap, valid for a couple of weeks. On top of that they should offer non-DRM'ed,...

Tags: E-books, firmware, e-book, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx offers more multitasking muscle than many of the other mainstream budget retail laptops we've recently reviewed. Helped by a 7,200rpm...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Overall IT, lid, Hewlett-Packard Co., AMD Turion II, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., keyboard, HP Pavilion

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Sony VAIO VGN-NW270F/S

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S is a stylish, spacious laptop for high-definition fans with low budgets. For a reasonable $699 at Best Buy, the Vaio...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Asus Essentio CG5270-BP004

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. The Asus Essentio CG5270-BP004 bears a striking resemblance to a young teenager trying too hard. With its oversized, canted case, it's easy to...

Tags: ASUS

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970 is a thin-and-light laptop that is neither thin nor light. It feels solidly built, but this is a 13.3-inch laptop...

Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, laptop computer, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-24

HP Pavilion dv6-1375dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. HP had better hope its Pavilion dv6-1375 is not sitting on retail store shelves directly next to the Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S. Both are...

Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-11-24

HP Pavilion P6230y

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The $680 Pavilion P6230y is another midrange HP desktop PC that looks good on paper, but can't keep up with the competition in...

Tags: Desktops, LANs, Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, DVD, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., ASUS, graphics, chip

Product reviews 2009-11-23

Dell Inspiron i1470-3282CRD

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.At what cost to battery life? That's the question we're left asking Dell after testing its Inspiron 1470-3282, a $729 laptop sold at Best...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron, laptop computer, processor, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-21