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Hardware iPod Touch News

iFixit performs full teardown of 16GB 2014 iPod touch, finds similar components to larger capacity models

The 16GB 2014 iPod touch is out, it’s gotten some favorable feedback, is available for US$199 and apparently includes the same internal design and an identical rear facing iSight camera, a teardown of the device has revealed. Upon getting their mitts on the new iPod touch, the cool cats at iFixit performed a full teardown […]

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Hardware iPhone News

iSuppli runs numbers, finds $199, $183 build costs for iPhone 5s, 5c handsets

If you’re wondering how much Apple’s new iPhone handsets cost to manufacture, they’ve got a number. Per AllThingsD, a forthcoming IHS iSuppli report posits that Apple spends at least US$191 on components to build a 16GB model of the iPhone 5s and between US$167 and US$176 for a low-end iPhone 5c. Those prices are just […]

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iPhone News retail

Leaked internal document shows Vodafone Germany slimming down iPhone 4S, 5 options following next-gen iPhone release

Come the next generation of iPhones, your Vodafone iPhone 5 and 4S choices in Germany could be limited to the most basic models. Per Flo’s Weblog and MacRumors, an internal email has noted that the 32 and 64GB iPhone 5 in both black and white will be discontinued, along with the black/white 16GB iPhone 4S. […]

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iPhone News Software

Leaked internal document shows Telus’ possible discontinuation of 32GB, 64GB iPhone 5 units after September 28th

If you’re up north, here’s your moderate heart attack for the day. Per MobileSyrup and 9to5Mac, a leaked document from Canadian carrier Telus shows that the carrier has plans to discontinue the iPhone 5 on September 28 just days after the next-generation iPhones are rumored to launch. Although it would lend weight to the theory […]

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SanDisk claims world’s smallest 128-gigabit flash chip

It may not change the world today, but it could lead to some pretty cool stuff. Per Electronista, electronics maker SanDisk set a record today after the company claimed to have the world’s smallest 128-gigabit (16GB) memory chip. The 19 nanometer, three-bit-per-cell storage has a footprint of about 170mm square (0.26in square), or less than […]