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New Apple Campus 2 aerial drone footage released, shows progress on landscaping, solar panels, canopies

Construction continues on Apple’s new “Campus 2” headquarters, new footage shot by drone revealing signs of work on the canopies, walkways, and plants around the campus buildings despite recent poor weather. The previous installment from drone pilot Matthew Roberts showed progress was being hampered by poor weather, with waterlogged grounds affecting landscaping efforts. Patches of […]

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Hardware iPhone News

IHS completes initial teardown, estimates iPhone 7 component costs around $220

They’ve run the numbers and after a preliminary teardown, iPhone 7 component costs are estimated to start at $219.80, which is $36.89 higher than iPhone 6s, according to a preliminary teardown of a 32GB model by IHS Markit. According to the report, the display remains the most expensive component, clocking in at an estimated $43 […]

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Finance Hardware iPad

IHS iSuppli completes iPad Air 2 teardown, estimates slightly higher manufacturing and component costs

As is customary, the new iPad Air has been torn down to get an approximate fix on his much its component pieces retailed for. The answer for the iPad Air 2 is about US$275. Per MacRumors and Re/code, research firm IHS iSuppli has torn down the new iPad Air 2 in an attempt to estimate […]