Neowin News Feed for: Cost

PSA: Prices for Microsoft Cloud services are increasing in Europe very soon

Usama Jawad — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 08:02:01 +0000

As announced back in January, Microsoft is increasing the cost of its Microsoft Cloud services by up to 15% in certain regions of Europe. This move will impact organizations, not consumers. Read more...

Microsoft to implement sharp increases to the cost of Bing Search API

Steve Bennett — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:40:02 +0000

Following the news that Twitter will begin charging for access to its API, Microsoft has revealed that it will be increasing costs significantly for anyone looking to utilise its Bing Search API. Read more...

The $1099 Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max costs $464 just for the components

Usama Jawad — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:10:01 +0000

A recent report claims that the components for the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max have a blended cost of $464. This is a 3.7% increase compared to the previous model, the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Read more...

Report: Apple will cancel or postpone 2024 iPhone SE

Usama Jawad — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:48:02 +0000

A reputable industry insider has claimed that Apple will either cancel or postpone mass production of the 2024 iPhone SE. One of the reasons behind this move includes high manufacturing costs. Read more...

Class-action lawsuit alleges Apple and Amazon rigged the market to raise price of iPhone

Usama Jawad — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:06:01 +0000

Apple and Amazon have been accused of colluding to raise the price of the iPhone and iPad in the reselling market by unfairly reducing the competition. A lawsuit has been filed by a credible law firm. Read more...

Twitter's verification badge may cost $20/month soon as Musk threatens to fire employees

Usama Jawad — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:08:01 +0000

Elon Musk has reportedly ordered the Twitter development team to include the verification badge in a new $19.99/month Twitter Blue subscription within a few days or risk losing their jobs. Read more...

Good news everyone, the price of RAM is expected to fall

Steve Bennett — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:38:01 +0000

Recent TrendForce analysis of the DRAM market has identified excess inventory of RAM in the manufacturer's supply chain, further reducing the cost of purchase for consumers worldwide. Read more...

Netflix lost 'just' a million subscribers and is on track to recovery, suggests report

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 22:04:02 +0000

Netflix confirmed it lost about a million subscribers in Q2 2022. But the streaming service also gained a million new members in the same quarter. Its share prices have jumped and so has its revenue. Read more...

Netflix is considering charging $2.99 per additional home to curb password-sharing

Usama Jawad — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:08:01 +0000

Netflix is testing a new subscription model designed to discourage password-sharing without returning extra revenue to the company. Users can set additional streaming homes for $2.99/month. Read more...

Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in over a decade, share price falls 20%

Usama Jawad — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:10:01 +0000

Netflix has reported a decline in its total subscriber count for the first time since October 2011. The firm has attributed this to its exit from Russia and cancellations due to price hikes. Read more...

UK households are cancelling streaming subscriptions to save money

Usama Jawad — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:18:01 +0000

UK households are cutting down on streaming subscriptions to save money for the higher cost of living in the region. Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are the least likely to be cancelled. Read more...

Microsoft 365 is becoming more expensive for commercial customers

Usama Jawad — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has announcing that it is hiking the price for its commercial Microsoft 365 offerings. The cost increase will be applicable from March 1, 2022, and will impact millions of paid seats. Read more...

Hulu's Live TV streaming service price getting hiked to $65 per month

Rajesh Pandey — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 05:12:01 +0000

Hulu is going to increase the price of its Hulu with Live TV bundle by $10/month from next month. The price hike means the Live TV streaming service will cost $64.99/month, the same as YouTube TV. Read more...

Bosch announces lower cost sensors for self-driving cars

Paul Hill — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 14:26:01 +0000

Bosch has announced that it's producing a new, low cost, lidar sensor that would unlock SAE level 3 - 5 vehicles for more people. Lidar is usually prohibitively expensive but this could change things. Read more...

The Galaxy S9+ is apparently Samsung's most expensive phone to build, at $379

Steven Parker — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:36:01 +0000

Reverse engineering and analysis service, TechInsights, broke down the estimated cost of building Samsung's newest Galaxy S9+ flagship and discovered it is the most expensive yet, to build. Read more...

The new iPhone 8 costs around $247.51 in materials

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:02:01 +0000

A week after the retail release of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, a research firm has dolled out numbers for the smartphones, offering up how much each unit costs to make when it comes to materials. Read more...

Microsoft reveals first official international pricing info for Windows 10

Andy Weir — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:22:37 +0000

Microsoft has begun informing its customers how much it will cost to buy a Windows 10 Home license for those not eligible for the free upgrade offer, including information on prices outside of the US. Read more...

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus: What are you getting for your money?

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:48:01 +0000

With the latest iPhone models you're getting the latest and greatest from Apple, but that comes at a hefty premium. And we have to ask, what exactly has changed to warrant that premium? Read more...

Nokia Lumia 630: In the UK, it's more pricey than you may expect

Andy Weir — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 08:23:43 +0000

When Microsoft launched its Lumia 630 in the UK, it said the device would cost "only £89.95". A month later, not one of the five launch partners that Microsoft named has priced the 630 as low as this. Read more...

Nokia Lumia 630 priced at €119 in Europe

Andy Weir — Wed, 14 May 2014 18:42:15 +0000

The affordable Lumia 630 is the first device designed for Windows Phone 8.1 to go on sale and, following its launch in Asia, will soon be available in Europe for €119 (single-SIM) / €129 (dual-SIM). Read more...

Google Glass costs Google just $80 to make, possibly pointing to retail price

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 04 May 2014 11:53:48 +0000

A breakdown of the componants used by Google to make Google Glass, their glasses-esque computer, has found that the total cost is just $80 meaning that Google makes $1,420 per glass headset. Read more...

Huawei exec: Windows Phone isn't open enough and costs too much

Andy Weir — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:23:54 +0000

Asked about Huawei's Windows Phone plans, an executive responded instead by listing the company's issues with the platform, including OS licensing costs, limited customization and "the ecosystem". Read more...

OnePlus now says its 'world's best smartphone' will cost under $400

Andy Weir — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:28:53 +0000

Days after revealing that its "perfect smartphone" with "flagship specs" will launch for under $500, OnePlus now says it will in fact cost far less - under $400 - but the device itself remains unseen. Read more...

Microsoft reveals pricing for Xbox One

Andy Weir — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:05:22 +0000

Microsoft has finally announced pricing for the Xbox One console. When it launches in November, it'll go on sale for $499 in the United States, with pricing for some other markets also announced. Read more...

Apple's "Spaceship" Campus 2 is $2 billion over budget, behind schedule

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:01:20 +0000

Apple's new "Spaceship" Campus 2 is reportedly $2 billion over budget and will be a year late. According to BusinessWeek, the project is not going according to plan, with some angry investors. Read more...

Facebook charges $100 to send a message, apparently

Paul Ferson — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:32:26 +0000

Talent agent Micah Johnson was able to screencap some very unusual activity from Facebook. The social network wanted to charge $100 to deliver a message as part of a new counter-spam initiative. Read more...

VMware, sort of, admit to being more expensive than Microsoft

Andrew Stevenson — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:28:31 +0000

The cloud computing and virtualisation race has been hotting up over the past few years, with Microsoft making great strides to compete with VMware in performance and, now as shown by Microsoft, cost. Read more...

Windows 8 Pro to launch for $70, price tag may jump to $199

Andy Weir — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:37:44 +0000

More details have surfaced regarding pricing for Windows 8, with unnamed sources claiming that Windows 8 Pro will launch at a discounted price of $69.99, before increasing to $199 in January. Read more...

Windows 8 Pro upgrade to cost $39.99 until January 31, 2013

Brad Sams — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:59:59 +0000

Microsoft has just announced the upgrade price for all editions of WIndows in 131 markets, coming in at $39.99, Microsoft is making it hard to resist the upgrade. Read more...

Windows 8 will likely cost less than Windows 7

Brad Sams — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:07:25 +0000

With Microsoft no longer natively supporting DVD/Blu-ray formats, the company may be looking to lower the cost of the OS by reducing royalty payments Read more...

Raspberry Pi: The $25 USB key-sized computer

Denis Wong — Fri, 06 May 2011 08:54:04 +0000

It's yet another initiative to build low power, portable, and affordable computers for educational purposes, especially in the developing world. Previous attempts have not seen widespread success, such as the One Laptop Per Child initiative.... Read more...

Egyptian shutdown of ISPs cost $40 million

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:29:15 +0000

As the world erupted in protest over the Egyptian shutdown of Internet connectivity during the protests of the last week or so, many fail to realize how much this disruption of day-to-day economic activity is... Read more...

Where your money goes when you buy an iPhone

Brad Sams — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:15:25 +0000

There is no doubt that the iPhone is a cash cow for Apple and AT&T. But, behind the iPhone is a long line of other companies who are reaping the benefits of supplying parts... Read more...

Windows 7 pricing to be revealed next month?

Andrew Fairbairn — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:10:05 +0000

Microsoft's pricing details schedule reveals that they plan to announce how much us ordinary consumers will have to pay for the next version of their operating system in mid-June, according to details seen by Tech... Read more...

The truth behind the cost of text messaging

Brad Sams — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:53:06 +0000

What are you currently paying for your text messaging? Is it 20 or 25 cents or are you one of the millions of users who buy a text messaging package with your phone plan... Read more...

Low Cost Laptops : Microsoft Paints Itself Into A Corner

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:17:43 +0000

As the release of low-cost laptops based on Intel's upcoming Atom Processor draws near, Microsoft is getting boxed into a corner. The software company plans to stop selling most Windows XP licenses after June 30,... Read more...

PS3 Dev Kit Cost Halved

Andrew — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:56:20 +0000

Sony has slashed the price of its PS3 development kit and promised further reductions as more studios adopt the technology, GamesIndustry.biz reports. The PlayStation 3 Reference Tool will now be available for EUR 7500 here... Read more...

"Hot Coffee" Suit Settlement May Cost Take-Two $2.75 Million

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:35:17 +0000

Take-Two Interactive just issued a release featuring details on the preliminary settlement of the consumer class action lawsuit filed against it and Rockstar Games over the "sexually explicit" content in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.... Read more...

Disney download rapped for cost and clarity

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:10:10 +0000

The Walt Disney Company has been censured by the UK advertising watchdog for not making clear that a children's mobile phone game cost Â£5 in its advertising. Disney broke Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) rules on... Read more...

Privacy has a cost with new Secure Web Browser

Steven Parker — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:07:30 +0000

A new web browser has hit the market and aims to provide you with the most secure internet experience possible. The e-Capsule Private Browser has been developed by Enterprise Information Security Systems and Technology (EISST)... Read more...