Although Apple's new iPhone 5s is the most expensive iPhone model when compared to other models on sale currently, a teardown of iPhone 5s internals and an estimated cost price has revealed that the Cupertino may have built the sought-after handset for under $200. Meanwhile, the research by IHS has revealed that the accompanying iPhone 5c may have cost around $173 in terms of raw materials and construction, which, even though the polycarbonate model is quite a bit cheaper than the new flagship, still equates to a rather healthy profit for Tim Cook's men.
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The iPhone 5s is in short supply right now, with Apple struggling currently to ship enough units to meet the insatiable demand. But if you want the look of the Cupertino's latest and greatest handset without paying the hefty sums Apple is charging, you may be interested in the much cheaper option of an "Upgrade Kit," which essentially allows you to turn your iPhone 5 into an "iPhone 5s" of any color variant.
Whenever a new gadget is released, the guys of the YouTube channel RatedRR take it upon themselves to basically wreck said device in the most brutal yet spectacular fashion. With the iPhone 5s being the biggest gadget released for a number of years and the gold model in such short supply as millions still await the shiny new color variant of Apple's flagship, the following footage, which shows the remains of the handset after a love-in with a 50-caliber bullet, may be unsuitable for some viewers.
It's hard to overstate just how successful, at least in the early days, the iPhone 5s has been. Allied to the iPhone 5c, which will also have shifted a few fair units, the first weekend has seen almost double the amount of sales as compared with the iPhone 5, and when you pit the numbers against the first weekend of Samsung's Galaxy S2, S3 and S4 combined, it's still not what you could call a contest.
Earlier on this year, BlackBerry cited unwavering faith in its BB10 ecosystem as the primary reason for spreading BlackBerry Messenger to the Big Two mobile platforms, but not everybody was so naive as to believe the utterances of a company in abject free-fall. The subsequent revelation that BlackBerry was for sale came as a shock rather than a surprise, which was ultimately followed by the news of BlackBerry’s pulling out of consumer market, but today, we're hearing that a suitor may have been found for the one-mighty brand. According to a press release issued by BlackBerry itself, has agreed a deal with Fairfax Financial to the tune of $4.7 billion, and considering this particular entity already has a large stake in the company, the sum is not necessarily reflective of the Canadian outfit's overall value.
The iPhone 5s / 5c may have sold incredibly well in its first weekend on sale, but supplies are now all-but spent, and getting hold of this year's most sought-after gadget so far - if you haven't already - is nigh-on impossible. Consumers placing orders in the past couple of days have been met with lengthy estimated shipping dates of two weeks or more, but in order to try and help fans get hold of the devices more promptly, Apple has rolled out an in-store pick-up option for selected retail outlets. Available through the company's website, the would-be iPhone owner can check store availability for each configuration of the new flagship, before placing their order and picking up the device from their local store.
Microsoft has finally lifted the lid on the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, the latter of which the company is touting as "the most productive, professional tablet in the world." Although the original Surface range may not have made the kind of impression that the software maker had hoped, the Surface Pro proved itself more than worthy of a second shot, and with the Surface Pro 2, the Redmond has certainly not been shy with improvements. Details of both can be found right after the jump!
As with any new major gadget, both of Apple's just-released smartphones have been given the teardown treatment, and resident iDevice repair manual company iFixit has once again done the honors. Both handsets, as you might imagine, have very different innards, although the iPhone 5c, which, on paper, is very similar to its predecessor, shares an almost identical interior to the iPhone 5.
The iOS 7 firmware has only just been released, and with millions of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users having already rushed to check it out, the security holes within this fledgling release are really beginning to add up. We've already heard about an iOS 7 lock screen bug that allows a potential intruder to check out personal information such as email and photos, and now, a similar issue has been found on the new-look lock screen allowing any number to be dialed / called without access to the home screen. The emergency call feature, which has naturally been put in place to facilitate emergency calls on any device, is, and not for the first time, the culprit here, and below, you'll see a video sent to Forbes reporter Andy Greenberg that demonstrates how very easy it could be for someone to rack up a huge phone bill.
This is just in, BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) for iOS has just gone live on the App Store. Currently, it is only available in New Zealand App Store, but it shouldn't be too long before the rollout on all the App Stores is complete. More details after the break.
