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Latest iPod Shuffle only costs $22 to manufacture

Sam Symons — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:43:32 +0000

Apple's new iPod Shuffle has had a bit of controversy, ranging from its lack of physical buttons, restricted headphones, to the sheer (lack of) size of the device. This, certainly, isn't going to provide any... Read more...

Windows Vista Power Savings help you save costs

Steven Parker — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:53:58 +0000

A new report has recently been published demonstrating the hard savings available from Windows Vista's Power Saving functionality. If your company has hard C02 reduction targets, or you would like to tell your management that... Read more...

Battlefield Arsenal Costs Real Cash

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:20:16 +0000

When glancing through the multiplayer beta for Electronic Arts' upcoming Xbox 360 shooter Battlefield: Bad Company last night I noticed something odd in the title's "Unlocks" section: Ten of the unlockable weapons are tagged with... Read more...

PlayStation 3 Now Costs Sony $400 to Manufacture

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:35:35 +0000

Ever since the launch of the PlayStation 3, those who took exception to the console's relatively high price criticized Sony's decision to include an expensive Blu-ray Disc drive. While developers such David Jaffe (God of... Read more...

iSuppli: 8GB iPod Touch costs Apple $155.04

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:20:05 +0000

According to iSuppli Corporation, Apple Incorporated’s iPods traditionally have been sold at retail pricing that is about twice the level of their hardware Bill of Materials and manufacturing costs. The iPod touch is no exception.... Read more...

Sun Posts Profit as Costs Fall

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:08:45 +0000

Despite its recent financial woes, Sun Microsystems, the world's third largest manufacturer of business computer servers, has managed to return a profit this quarter. Although Sun's revenue rose only marginally, going from $3.83 billion to... Read more...

SanDisk Makes Move to Cut Costs

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:38:58 +0000

SanDisk stated that NAND component prices have plummeted 50% in the past two months due to excess supply and along with increasingly cut-throat competition, the company has been forced to take drastic measures to keep... Read more...

Hidden Costs of a Windows Vista Upgrade

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:43:38 +0000

The shiny, new Windows Vista beckons, and an upgrade is mighty tempting. But before you take the plunge, be aware that you may end up forking out a lot more money than just the cost... Read more...

Wii Costs Nintendo $158 to Make

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:31:05 +0000

A while ago, Nintendo announced it was turning a profit for every Wii sold. Since Microsoft loses $200 per Xbox 360 and Sony loses between $240 to $300 per PS3, it was a particularly surprising... Read more...

PC Upkeep Costs Twice that of Mac Systems

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 21:33:39 +0000

According to a report by Network World, a study performed by them has declared that the average Mac is half as expensive to maintain compared to a comparable PC in a business setting. This... Read more...

Longhorn Datacenter will have no extra virtualization costs

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:17:07 +0000

Today virtualization is expensive for licensing. Microsoft asks peopleto license every OS installed on virtual machines, even if powered off. But something is changing. Since the release of Windows Server 2003... Read more...

2GB iPod nano Only Costs $100 to Make

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 15:14:38 +0000

After disassembling the iPod nano, iSuppli discovered something that's bound to make iPod nano owners angry. The entire cost of materials inside the nano adds up to a measly 90.18 and if you add 8... Read more...

Sony expected to slash costs as heavy Q4 losses are predicte

Sat, 23 Apr 2005 16:15:15 +0000

New Sony chief executive Howard Stringer may be poised to make further major cost cuts at the giant company, with analysts anticipating that the firm will post its largest loss in two years for the... Read more...

Microsoft To Cut Costs by $1 Billion

Wed, 07 Jul 2004 19:29:44 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent a memo to his employees today. The memo goes on to tell about the rising expenses that Microsoft is facing. To trouble shoot this Steve Ballmer plans on... Read more...

As Video Game Costs Rise, Industry Seeks Savings

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 21:31:47 +0000

For years, video game companies have envied Hollywood moviemakers for their glamorous stars, gee-whiz special effects and mass-market appeal -- but now they are learning that these things can come at a high price. Behind... Read more...

Oracle Slashes 10g Database Costs By 16%

Wed, 04 Feb 2004 12:33:52 +0000

Ending days of speculation, Oracle finally slashed its prices yesterday for its next-generation 10g database software, by 16% in a bid to capture a sizeable market pie of small to mid-size businesses. The... Read more...

Apple faced with legal costs in Buzzle case?

Tue, 02 Sep 2003 16:55:50 +0000

Having lost its attempt to have the liquidator of Buzzle removed, Apple is now locked in battle over who will pay the legal costs for the action. In the NSW Supreme Court yesterday, the barrister... Read more...

BT lowers business broadband costs

Darren Bolton — Mon, 01 Sep 2003 09:00:28 +0000

Business users of some of BT Openworld's packages could save up to 20 per cent. BT Openworld is to shave up to a fifth off the monthly cost of its Business Plus broadband services from... Read more...

Fabrication plant costs soar

Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:07:54 +0000

The cost of building a fab has soured to a staggering $4bn, according to microchip manufacturers at the Semico Summit conference. This is a huge difference compared to the cost of previous 300-mm,... Read more...

AOL to cut costs, jobs

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 10 Jan 2003 07:52:59 +0000

America Online will undergo "relentless" cost cutting this year by eliminating a portion of its $1B in marketing expenses, slashing its 18,000-person payroll and trimming computer-network costs. Wayne H. Pace, chief financial... Read more...

Microsoft cuts media licensing costs to control media formats

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 07 Jan 2003 10:51:59 +0000

MICROSOFT IS SET TO undercut rivals in a bid to make its Media technology the de facto standard and - some cynics might add - extend its monopoly from the desktop to encompass a range... Read more...

BT told to cut wholesale internet costs

Darren Bolton — Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:22:40 +0000

Charges must fall by 8.5 per cent, says Oftel Telecoms watchdog Oftel has ordered BT to make wholesale unmetered internet cheaper. Oftel has mandated an 8.5 per cent price cut to... Read more...

BT cutting costs again?

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 18:57:51 +0000

Thanks stevie. ps- BT's a great, sound choice. In another shocking move from BT they seem to have cut prices to business users, on their broadband subscription. They've reduced their price from Â£40... Read more...

SDRAM now costs more than DDR

Steven Parker — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:34:31 +0000

Seen at The Inquirer. Some strange events happened in the memory market yesterday. SDRAM became more expensive than DDR memory, indicating one of two things. [A] Andrew Norwood, the senior analyst at... Read more...

Broadband access costs to be slashed?

Steven Parker — Mon, 04 Feb 2002 17:18:23 +0000

Thanks SimonHi for this one, this is for all the brits on broadband. :) BT intends halving the cost of broadband in an announcement due to be made later this week. That's according... Read more...

Motorola announces executive layoffs, faces court costs

Thu, 10 Jan 2002 05:38:44 +0000

Heads continue to roll at Motorola Inc., with the network and telecommunication equipment maker reporting a 20 percent reduction in its high-level executive staff -- about 120 managers -- in an announcement preceding its annual... Read more...

New Intel P4 chip costs $55 to make

Mon, 07 Jan 2002 06:34:00 +0000

This compares the the approximate production price of the 214 square millimeter "Willamette" die for the Pentium 4 as compared to the 145 square millimeter "Northwood" die for the Pentium 4 Intel will release tomorrow.... Read more...

New Stacked Computer Chips Cut Costs

Tue, 04 Dec 2001 22:32:03 +0000

Any real estate speculator knows that stacking offices or apartments vertically beats horizontal sprawl when land prices are high. In the microscopic world of computer chips, the same principle applies, and a... Read more...

Microsoft slammed for software costs

Steven Parker — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 10:22:59 +0000

Oh! this is a surprise! I never expected this! :right: When Microsoft announced a new pricing structure for licensing its software in May, it said the scheme would be less complicated and result... Read more...

Virus costs skyrocket ($10.7 billion!)

Steven Parker — Sun, 02 Sep 2001 01:10:10 +0000

Thanks WinOSCentral The cost of coping with the Code Red computer worms that were unleashed on the Internet in July and August has reached about $2.6 billion, an independent research firm said on... Read more...