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Calculating Total Cost of Ownership on Vodaphone

2008-01-11 19:44:52 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
...cost of ownership doesn't vary wildly when you start all of Vodaphone's plans out in neat boxes: The first obvious conclusion I reached is that if you look at the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a phone, including both the phone cost and the monthly tariff cost multiplied by the term of the contract, there's surprisingly little elasticity in...
 
Tags: cost, total cost, actual cost, sample phone, phone, month, month contract, cell phone, monthly tariff cost
 
 
 
 
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True cost of SMS messages, a bigger rip off than printer ink?

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2008-01-30 09:21:12 by HASH0x8b09c8c in Newlaunches.com
...cost of printer ink which ran into $700 per liter and was more expensive than blood and top notch booze. Eventually you pay more for two ink cartridges than a new printer. A bigger rip off than printer ink is text messaging something which all of us do everyday. Text messaging started 15 years ago in Finland and by estimates 1.8 billion users...
 
Tags: sms, true cost, cost, march sms messages, sms lingo people, printer, printer ink, total message length, message
 
 
 
 
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RIM Blackberry Bold has BOM and manufacturing cost of US$169, iSuppli teardown reveals

2008-10-28 23:19:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...costs low enough to command an apparently healthy margin Interface is everything One of the most obvious distinctions between the Bold and previous members of the BlackBerry line is the display, a bright 2.65-inch diagonal TFT-LCD that offers 65,000 colors and a resolution of 320 by 480 pixels Although the Bold's display is smaller than...
 
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SanDisk Launches Solid-State Drives for Ultra Low-Cost PCs

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2008-06-03 07:45:51 by HASH0x8b61058 in Fareastgizmos.com
...Cost PCs or net books. The SanDisk pSSD (Parallel ATA solid state drive) eliminates the need for a hard disk drive and can store both the operating system and application data for these new devices Press Release After The Jump The new SanDisk SSD modules available in 4-, 8- and 16-gigabyte capacities, with a streaming read speed of 39...
 
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SanDisks New pSSD is Aimed at Low-Cost Notebooks [Ssd]

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2008-06-03 04:49:00 by Kit Eaton in Gizmodo
...cost notebook PC sector that range of ULPCs, MIDs and the like. Using Multi-Level Cell and Single-Level flash chip designs, the pSSD will have a read speed of about 39MB/sec and a streaming write speed of about 17MB/sec. Though there's no pricing info available, they'll be released at the beginning of August in 8, 16 and 32 GB capacities....
 
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New iPhone Carries $173 BOM and Manufacturing Cost, According to a Preliminary Estimate From iSuppli

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2008-06-25 21:16:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
...cost of $173, according to a preliminary virtual teardown conducted by iSuppli Corp On Jun. 9, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the release of the much-anticipated new iPhone . The new version will be available starting Jul. 11 in 22 different nations, including the United States. In advance of the iPhone release, iSuppli has performed a...
 
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NXP Single Chip Solution Delivers Enhanced Multimedia & Connectivity to Ultra Low-Cost Handsets

2008-02-09 00:00:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...Cost (ULC) handset market with the Nexperia single chip solution PNX4902. Representing the ULC+ concept, this solution enables a new generation of high-quality, feature-packed cellphones at an ultra-low cost point. PNX4902 builds on the commercial success of PNX4901 by adding Tri-band capability (850/900, 1800, 1900) for global coverage...
 
Tags: ultra low-cost, connectivity, cost, nxp, ultra low-cost market, bluetooth connectivity support, ultra-low cost, nxp semiconductors, semiconductor company
 
 
 
 
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Low-cost PCs and WiMAX to mark turning points for Taiwan in the PC market, says Acer chairman

2008-04-18 11:33:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...cost PCs and WiMAX are both opportunities for Taiwan to lead the worldwide PC market, according to JT Wang, chairman of Acer The main reason PC market growth over the past 10 years saw no significant boost was due to the fact key component suppliers have not supported low cost products, while most makers have given up their focus in the...
 
Tags: taiwan, market, low-cost pcs, low-cost, wimax, push taiwan, expects taiwan, market growth, acer
 
 
 
 
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SanDisk Launches Solid-State Drives Aimed at Hot New Category of Ultra Low-Cost PCs

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2008-06-03 19:13:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
...Cost PCs (ULCPC) or netbooks that allow users to have an enhanced experience while easily surfing the Internet using wireless communication. The SanDisk pSSD (Parallel ATA solid state drive) eliminates the need for a hard disk drive and can store both the operating system and application data for these new devices A pioneer in developing...
 
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