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iSuppli slaps $138 unit cost on Palm Pre
boygeniusreport.com - 4/29/2009
iSuppli slaps $138 unit cost on Palm Pre
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iSuppli is certainly the authority when it comes to pegging manufacturer costs in the world of handsets, but its latest report has a giant question mark stamped on the cover. Without actually having a handset on hand, the firm has placed Palm’s cost at approximately $138 per unit to ...
Forget The Pre, Palm’s Got A Second Device Coming Out This Year. We’re Calling It The Mini-Pre
techcrunch.com - 4/30/2009
Forget The Pre, Palm’s Got A Second Device Coming Out This Year. We’re Calling It The Mini-Pre
— techcrunch.com — I came across some very interesting news today. I was mostly minding my own business, hammering away at our various sources in the hardware industry and trying to dig up some sort of information on exactly when the Palm Pre (pictured right) might be ... (more) Forget The Pre, Palm’s Got A Second Device Coming Out ...

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Some Palm Pre Questions
insidesprintnow.wordpress.com - 4/27/2009
Some Palm Pre Questions
— insidesprintnow.wordpress.com — Despite the fact that all of us that know the actual release date of the device are bound by a NDA and our job titles, we all know that it’s going to be soon… so I figured it might be nice to answer a few FAQ before it arrives. Here’s some questions ... (more) Some Palm Pre Questions

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isuppli.com - 4/29/2009
Palm Pre Aims at the iPhone, iSuppli Preliminary Cost Analysis Reveals — iSuppli Corporation
— isuppli.com — The Palm Pre carries a combined total projected Bill-of-Materials (BOM), of $170.02 which includes hardware, manufacturing and software and IP licensing costs, according to an estimate from iSuppli. Since the Pre is not yet shipping, iSuppli has not ... (more) Palm Pre Aims at the iPhone, iSuppli Preliminary Cost ...

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Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews:  iSuppli Estimates Manufacturing Cost of Palm Pre Is $138

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iSuppli Estimates Manufacturing Cost of Palm Pre Is $138
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — ... has received a tremendous amount of investment from shareholders.  Palm even boosted its stock offering in order to raise $84 million to invest in to the Pre.  Manufacturing research company iSuppli, who also found out that the cost of making the PS3 dropped last December is estimating that the cost to make the Pre is $138 per unit. Regardless of the assumptions, we already expect the phone to cost less than an iPhone which is costing $174 per unit. [via BGR/BW] ...

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