A new report from IHS iSuppli 'estimates' the 16GB iPhone 4S costs $196 USD to produce, based on their teardown analysis. The bill of materials (BOM) for the 16GB model is $188, but with an $8 manufacturing cost, the total comes $196. The 32GB and 64GB models are estimated to cost $215 and $254 to...
One can be easily frustrated with Siri if your contact list consists of hard to pronounce names. The workaround is to set phonetic first or last name fields for your contacts. This isn't new, but now that Siri is relevant on the iPhone 4S, it's probably one of the more important tweaks to maximize your...
If you haven't pre-ordered your copy of Steve Jobs' official biography, you can get a glimpse of what the author, Walter Isaacson, is all about as he is set to appear this Sunday on CBS' 60 Minutes, the day before the book hits newsstands. Earlier excerpts revealed why Jobs wore his classic black turtlenecks. Announced...
Apple has posted an image of today's Celebration of Steve Jobs' Life event at their headquarters in Cupertino. Pictured below is CEO Tim Cook addressing Apple employees:
The creators of the free 'To Do' app Remember the Milk have come up with a way to enable Siri to enter tasks into the app, as noted on the company blog. They have demonstrated how it works with the following video: Here's how to setup Siri to add tasks to Remember the Milk: Open Settings on...
Update 1: YouTube video embed now below. Today has been a day of tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs. The City of Cupertino staff created a short video and posted it on the city blog to pay tribute to Steve Jobs. Apple headquarters are located in Cupertino, but plans for a new second campus are...
Apple has updated its Remembering Steve tribute page with messages from fans: Over a million people from all over the world have shared their memories, thoughts, and feelings about Steve. One thing they all have in common — from personal friends to colleagues to owners of Apple products — is how they’ve been touched by...
Fido has eliminated access to Rogers/Fido WiFi hotspots for its pre-paid iPhone users and now offers it exclusively to its customers on monthly plans. Previously, pre-paid Fido users could login to designated Rogers/Fido hotspot areas, such as Second Cup coffee shops, various golf courses and Denny's restaurants. Now, when users connect to a Rogers/Fido SSID,...
An internal note on Rogers' retention systems page reveals the 16GB iPhone 4 has been discontinued. The iPhone 4 is now solely availably in 8GB capacities only. Leading up to the iPhone 4S announcement, Telus dropped its 16GB iPhone 4 prices to $99 on contract, with other carriers following suit afterwards. Apple slashed prices on...
Apple has announced their 2011 fiscal fourth quarter earnings this afternoon, with a record $28.27 billion in revenue and a net profit of $6.62 billion. A year ago, these numbers were at $20.34 billion and $4.31 billion respectively. 63% of revenue in this most recent quarter came from international sales. Sales by the numbers: 17.07...
Update 1: Just talked to the Richmond Centre Apple Store and Metrotown Apple Stores. They will be opening at noon tomorrow. Normal store opening hours are 9:30AM for Richmond, and 10AM for Metrotown. The WSJ has reported Apple Stores are set to close tomorrow to celebrate the life of Steve Jobs: Apple plans to close...
Update 1: Users are reporting the 4.4.1 update has been pulled as it has been 'bricking' some Apple TV2 units. Stay tuned. Just after the release of the second generation Apple TV 4.4 software update, Apple has pushed out 4.4.1. This minor release fixes the bug where a small number of units are required to...
