June 9, 2008

iPhone 3G Costs = 0.5 * iPhone 1.0 ?

According to an early take on the bill-of-materials cost for the new iPhone 3G, its actual cost could be close to half that of the original Apple iPhone. Granted, this won't entirely support margins in the face of price cuts,...

Update: Is Steve Jobs ... Gimli?

I have nothing to add to the "Is Steve Jobs sick?" meme -- other than pointing out his gaunt appearance even made Drudge today -- but I'm puzzled at the football field worth of distance between him and Jim Goldman...

CNBC Stuff

In case anyone's in the vicinity of their television tomorrow or Friday, I am on CNBC tomorrow at 10:20 pst talking tech for a short segment. And then I'm on again for an hour on Friday morning, from 8am to...

High Gas Prices Changing Consumer Behavior

Nice chart from NPD survey research of how consumers are self-reportedly changing their behavior in response to higher gas prices. A cynic, which I am not (ahem), would point out that the top four changes aren't really much of changes...

Live Apple WWDC Coverage

Some places with live Apple WWDC coverage this morning. Festivities are already underway with people posting pictures of one another standing in line. Really. MacRumorsLive Tech Trader Daily Engadget Crunchgear TUAW (and a post-event wrap-up too using CoveritLive) If you...

Links: iPhone Mining, Gas Prices, Zero-Down Mortgages, etc.

A few quick links as I get ready for a morning of meetings: Using the iPhone and Sense Networks to mine data for fun and profit (GigaOm) The income-adjusted impact of gasoline prices across the U.S. (NYT) The only place...

Best iPhone WWDC Prediction

The best iPhone prediction of what is likely to come out of Apple's WWDC event this morning comes via Engadget: In a surprise move, Steve Jobs says 'But wait: There's more!' instead of his signature 'Just one more thing,' then...