iPads still cash cow for Apple, as Air 2 bill of materials starts at $275

A recent teardown has revealed the iPad Air 2 comes with more RAM, a better processor but smaller battery than its predecessor, and now a second disassemble operation explores the impact on the 9.7 incher’s production costs.

It should come as no surprise by now Apple builds its iGear on the c…

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HTC does better in Q2 2013, posts $41.6 million profits

Preliminary HTC Q2 2013 earnings report speaks for itself. The company has performed far better than the previous quarter, with an estimated profits of $41.6 million. This is in contrast to the dismal $2.8 million made in Q1 2013.

Looks like the troubled company is finally…

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Samsung estimates Q2 2013 profits to be as high as $8.33 billion

Samsung has released its quarterly earnings estimates for Q2 2013, a little while ahead of the final earnings announcement. Estimated profits tops out at $8.33 billion, or about 9.5 trillion South Korean Won.

Ahead of the final earnings announcement later this month, Samsung has…

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BlackBerry boosts revenue and smartphone shipments in Q1 2014, but still loses $84 million

RIM, erm, BlackBerry has officially tried everything and anything to escape the dark pits of financial despair, rolling out a new mobile OS, launching new smartphones and even going through a rebranding of sorts. But has it all been enough to put BB’s financial situation back on track?

In…

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