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Hard drive shipments continue to slide as SSDs gain momentum
- Just when it seemed the hard drive market had fully recovered from the devastating floods that hit Thailand in 2011, the venerable storage media has another threat on its hand: competition from solid state drives. Shipments of PC hard drives…
Samsung Galaxy S4 estimated to cost $233-$236 in parts
- Samsung's Galaxy S4 costs between $241 and $244 in parts and manufacturing expenses depending on the model, according to a preliminary "virtual" teardown of the device performed by iSuppli based on the official specs. In other words, the group hasn't…
HDD revenue to fall 11.8% in 2013, WD may bump Seagate for top spot
- Industry analyst IHS iSuppli expects revenue generated by sales of mechanical hard drives to slip by 11.8 percent during 2013. HDD sales in 2012 grossed a healthy $37.1 billion during 2012, but a speculative 11.8 percent drop could whittle that…
PC shipments fall for first time since 2001
- We've been hearing about a supposed post-PC era for some time now while tech pundits have continued to bandy about once unfathomable ideas like the death of PCs. And although PC manufacturers have struggled, the real-world results of hundreds of…
Google Nexus 7 tablet costs $152 to build, teardown reveals
- After performing a seemingly obligatory teardown of the Nexus 7, IHS iSuppli has determined the tablet's total build cost is $151.75 (8GB model). The 16GB model, which remains identical in every aspect aside from flash storage capacity, costs $159.25 to…
iSuppli: Intel's semiconductor share hits decade-plus high of 15.6%
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According IHS iSuppli, Intel has achieved its highest annual semiconductor market share in more than a decade with an overall slice of 15.6%, up 2.5% from 13.1% in 2010. Chipzilla's grasp on the market is stronger than it was in 2001, when it commanded 14.9%...
Apple's profit margin slightly slimmer on iPad 3, estimates reveal
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According to BOM (bill of materials) estimates by UBM TechInsights, Apple may be cutting its profit margin slightly with its new iPad compared to previous generations. The firm's estimate shows a total BOM cost of $310 for the iPad 3 -- more specifically -- the 4G LTE 16GB model...
HDD supply to recover by Q3 2012, prices to remain high
- Echoing concerns from various hard drive manufacturers, market research firms IHS iSuppli and Coughlin Associates are predicting that HDD inventories will not be back to normal until the third quarter of this year and prices will likely remain inflated at…
iSuppli: Amazon sells Kindle Fire at a small loss
- IHS iSuppli has determined the Amazon's Kindle Fire to costs $201.70 USD to manufacture and build. The BOM (bill of materials) cost is $185.60 while actually making and assembling the tablet costs Amazon roughly $16.10. The total reported is actually…
iSuppli: Intel grows lead in CPU revenue market share
- Market research firm iSuppli released its latest report on the state of the microprocessor market today, which show Intel has grown its already considerable lead by 1.1 percentage points over the last year while AMD saw its share fall by…
iSuppli: Web-connected devices to outgrow PCs by 2013
- With the increasing prevalence of Web-connected consumer electronics, research outfit iSuppli believes such devices will outnumber conventional computers in as little as two years. The firm predicts that by 2013 the number of Internet-enabled electronic devices such as televisions, set-top…
iSuppli: ARM to power a quarter of new notebooks by 2015
- ARM is best known for its power-sipping smartphone and tablet processors, but according to iSuppli, the chipmaker will soon elbow its way into the laptop market. With the next version of Microsoft's operating system -- Windows 8 -- expected to…
iSuppli: DDR4 to arrive in 2014, eclipse DDR3 in 2015
- With PC technology progressing so rapidly, system builders generally attempt to time their purchases strategically so they get the best bang for their buck. Diving into the market too soon ensures you'll pay an early adopter tax, but waiting too…
iSuppli: Apple's iPad 2 costs $333.25 to build
- The folks at iSuppli have cracked open an iPad 2 to determine the cost of its guts. According the research firm's breakdown, the new tablet's total bill of materials is $323.25 for the 32GB CDMA model, while the 32GB GSM/HSPA…
iSuppli: Integrated graphics are taking over notebooks
- According to iSuppli, an increasing number of notebooks are shipping with integrated graphics, which makes sense considering the fact that Intel has begun selling processors with a built-in graphics core. AMD is also working toward a combined CPU/GPU solution with…
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