Car Tech Industry Intel CEO believes over 20 percent of premium vehicles' bill of materials will be dedicated to chips by 2030 Intel has to increase chip production to accompany the growing need for semiconductors in the automotive industry By Joao Silva, September 8, 2021, 11:10 AM 7 comments
Science Tech Culture Electrically conductive cement could enable new applications thanks to nanocarbon black A big upgrade for the world's second most used material By Adrian Potoroaca, April 20, 2021, 3:24 PM 7 comments
Science Red bricks can be used as battery-like energy storage devices Turning walls into supercapacitors By Shawn Knight, August 12, 2020, 9:56 AM 11 comments
Science Scientists create bendable concrete to better withstand natural disasters More flexible and better for the environment By Shawn Knight, March 4, 2020, 6:47 PM 29 comments
Apple Mobile $1249 iPhone XS Max costs Apple $443 to make Apple likes to keep its margins high By Rob Thubron, September 26, 2018, 7:40 AM 36 comments
Apple Industry Apple turns directly to mines to secure Cobalt required for batteries Possible shortage leaves suppliers scrambling to sign contracts By Greg Synek, February 21, 2018, 8:58 AM 14 comments
Apple Electronics Apple's HomePod costs an estimated $216 to build, analysis finds At 38 percent, profit margins are somewhat slim By Shawn Knight, February 15, 2018, 1:53 PM
Mobile Apple The iPhone X costs Apple $357.50 to build Massive margins for Apple and its shareholders By Shawn Knight, November 7, 2017, 5:03 PM 27 comments
Apple Mobile iPhone 8 Plus costs more to make than any previous version of Apple's smartphone Apple shells out nearly $300 for each iPhone 8 Plus By Shawn Knight, September 26, 2017, 2:14 PM 7 comments
Electronics Science New 2-D substance bismuthene may lead to faster information transmission Another 'miracle material' like graphene By Cal Jeffrey, July 11, 2017, 12:00 AM
Apple Mobile Apple's iPhone 6s Plus carries an estimated bill of materials of just $236 By Shawn Knight, September 30, 2015, 4:45 PM 13 comments
Apple Mobile Apple Watch by the (unofficial) numbers: 2.79 million sold, massive profit margin on Sport bands By Shawn Knight, June 18, 2015, 1:00 PM
Apple Hardware Apple Watch Sport has the best profit margin of any Apple product By Shawn Knight, May 1, 2015, 7:30 AM 21 comments
Apple Hardware Apple's entry-level iPad Air 2 costs $275 to build, retails for $499 By Shawn Knight, October 29, 2014, 6:15 AM 8 comments
Apple Mobile IHS teardown finds iPhone 5S costs $199 to build, 5C even less By Shawn Knight, September 24, 2013, 12:15 PM 30 comments
Mobile Fairphone hits pre-order goal, moves forward with ethical smartphone By Shawn Knight, June 6, 2013, 8:30 AM
Mobile Industry Samsung Galaxy S4 estimated to cost $233-$236 in parts By Matthew DeCarlo, March 20, 2013, 6:30 PM 18 comments
Apple Mobile 16GB iPhone 5 has bill of materials of $199, $207 after manufacturing By Shawn Knight, September 19, 2012, 5:00 PM 23 comments
Industry SEC requiring companies to investigate for the use of conflict minerals By Shawn Knight, August 24, 2012, 9:30 AM
Gaming Hardware PlayStation Vita gets dissected, is unusually easy to disassemble By Matthew DeCarlo, February 16, 2012, 4:30 PM 16 comments
Apple Mobile iPhone 4S teardown reveals 16GB unit carries $188 BOM By Shawn Knight, October 20, 2011, 1:00 PM 12 comments
Apple Mobile Report pegs iPhone 4S manufacturing cost at $203 By Shawn Knight, October 6, 2011, 1:00 PM 10 comments