Lara Stone on Vogue magazine [Australia] March 2013. Dutch model Lara Stone get another cover page of fashion magazine this time for Vogue [Australia] March 2013 issue.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Pricey iPhone 5 costs just US$168 to produce: study
The iPhone 5 is going to be one more major success for Apple. Apple sold
approximately 30 million iPhones last quarter, and that figure is predicted to progress with the launch of the iPhone 5. So how much revenue does Apple make on each iPhone? We know that previous quarter, with sales of 26 million iPhones the product line earned around $16 billion in direct sales revenue, around 46% of the company’s whole take-home for the quarter.
As per TechInsights, the iPhone 5 16GB has an approximated cost of around $167.50 to make; it sells for at least $649 in the U.S. and $699 in Canada. The main expenditure for Apple is the A6 chip, which costs $28; the Qualcomm base band chip costs $25. That up-graded Retina display costs only Apple $18 to produce, only $3 more than the last 3.5-inch part. While these are still forecasts based on what TechInsights is aware of the supply chain, it’s clear that Apple’s big profit is no less than it was in 2011 with the iPhone 4S. If each phone nets Cupertino $482, or somewhere around it, you begin to know why Apple has $100 billion sitting around in the bank, and is among the fastest-growing firms on earth despite its size.
At the same period, Apple Canada is charging $50 extra per iPhone 5 than it did for the iPhone 4S, and companies are charging $20 more for the 16GB device and $10 for the 32 and 64GB units than previous yrs – likely to offset upfront costs.
Apple iPhone 5 sales already solid before launch
Let’s be quite honest here, it shouldn’t big surprise any person in the mobile space that it’s expected that the iPhone 5, at the moment being referred to as the iPhone 5will see amazing sales once Apple decide to deliver the latest iOS smartphone, as no doubt all of the iPhone faithful will instantly want to own the phone.
However reportedly iPhone sales are already strong before launch, as per a report over on CNN Money, Piper Jaffray expert Gene Munster has revealed the results of his yearly mobile phone survey, which took in 400 customers. When asked what was their present smart phone, 52 % own an iPhone, whilst 26 % own an Android mobile, and 6.5 % own a BlackBerry. When asked what smart phone they’d bought next, 65.5 % said they’d purchase the iPhone, with 51 % of those awaiting the iPhone 5, 19 % said an Android, and 2.5 % responded a BlackBerry.
Munster said that Android is still losing 33 % of present customers to the iPhone, and also notes that 38 % BlackBerry customers plan to dump BlackBerry in favor of an iPhone. Reportedly when shown scale drawings of the iPhone and a Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX, 56 % of those polled chose the small screen rather than the larger display of the RAZR MAXX, but one does have to remember this survey only took in 400 people.
Munster also indicates that over half of Apple’s income is represented by the iPhone, making the company’s future mostly dependent on the success of the iPhone. However Munster reports that over half of his projected 170 million sales of the apple iPhone for fiscal 2013 are ‘already in the bag’.
Apple drops patent case against Galaxy S3 Mini
Apple has decided to drop Samsung’s latest Galaxy S III Mini from its ongoing patent-infringement case against the company.
The technology giant will pull away the smartphone from the claim as Samsung has made it clear that they’ll not sell the device in America, instead choosing to sell it in Asia and Europe and parts of Africa.
Apple won a claim in the nation back in August against Samsung, being given $1.04 billion for years of violation on a number of gadgets including smartphones and tablets. A 2nd claim is planned for trial in 2014 over individual patents.
The filing reads: “We have withdrawn [the Mini] given Samsung’s representation that it is not making, using, selling, offering to sell or importing that product into the U.S
Apple to lose iPhone trademark in Brazil:
Brazil’s trademark regulator will strip Apple Inc of the right to utilize its iPhone logo in Latin America’s largest market and granted the logo to a local firm that registered it 1st, a source familiar with the judgement said on Tuesday.
Gradiente Eletronica SA, a Brazilian electronic devices producer, registered the “iphone” name in 2000, 7 years before Apple unveiled its now virally well-known smartphone. The Brazilian Institute of Intellectual Property will formally declare its decision on February 13, the source said.
Apple could then challenge the judgment in the Brazilian courts. A spokesman with Apple in Brazil refused to comment. With a swelling middle-class anxious to go online, Brazil is among the fastest-growing markets for cell phones on earth. IGB Eletronica SA, a firm formed after the restructuring of Gradiente, unveiled its “iphone” line of smartphones last December.
Bollywood Movies Calendar 2013
| Release Date | Film | Star Cast |
|---|---|---|
| January | ||
| January 4 | Table No. 21 | Paresh Rawal, Rajeev Khandelwal, Tena Desae |
| January 4 | Dehraadun Diary | Adhyayan Suman, Rohit Bakshi, Ragini Nandwani, Ashwini Kalsekar |
| January 4 | Rajdhani Express | Leander Paes, Jimmy Shergill, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Pooja Bose |
| January 11 | Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola | Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapoor, Shabana Aazmi |
| January 18 | Inkaar | Arjun Rampal, Chitrangda Singh |
| January 18 | Akaash Vani | Kartik Tiwari, Nushrat Bharucha |
| January 18 | Mumbai Mirror | Sachiin Joshi, Gihani Khan, Aditya Pancholi, Prakash Raj, Vimala Raman |
| January 25 | Race 2 | Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor, Ameesha Patel |
| February | ||
| February 1 | David | Neil Nitin Mukesh, Vikram, Lara Dutta, Jiiva, Tabu, Isha Sharvani |
| February 1 | Mai… | Padmini Kolhapure, Asha Bhosle, Ram Kapoor |
| February 1 | Listen… Amaya | Vidya Bhushan, Viren Basoya, Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval |
| February 8 | Special Chabbis | Akshay Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal, Anupam Kher, Jimmy Shergill, Manoj Bajpayee |
| February 8 | ABCD – Any Body Can Dance | Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Acharya, Remo D’Souza, Dharmesh Yelande, Prince Gupta, Mayuresh Wadkar, Vrushali Chavan |
| February 15 | Murder 3 | Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari, Mona Laizza |
| February 15 | Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story | Vivek Oberoi, Neha Sharma |
| February 22 | Chashme Buddoor Remake | Ali Zafar, Siddharth Narayan, Divyendu Sharma |
| February 22 | Kai Po Che! | Sushant Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar Yadav, Amrita Puri |
| February 22 | Zilla Ghaziabad | Vivek Oberoi, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Minissha Lamba |
| March | ||
| March 1 | I Me Aur Main | John Abraham, Chitrangada Singh, Prachi Desai, Raima Sen, Mini Mathur, Zareena Wahab |
| March 8 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns | Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Randeep Hooda |
| March 15 | Jolly LLB | Arshad Warsi, Rishi Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Boman Irani, |
| March 15 | 3G – A Killer Connection | Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sonal Chauhan |
| March 29 | Himmatwala | Ajay Devgan, Tamannaah |
| April | ||
| April 5 | Shortcut Romeo | Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ameesha Patel |
| April 12 | Rangrezz | Jackky Bhagnani, Priya Anand, Rajpal Yadav |
| April 12 | Zanjeer | Ram Charan Teja, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal |
| April 12 | Nautanki Saala | Ayushmann Khurrana, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Abhishek Bachchan |
| April 18 | Ek Thi Daayan | Emraan Hashmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kalki Koechlin |
| May | ||
| May 1 | Shootout At Wadala | John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Sonu Sood, Kangna Ranaut |
| May 17 | Aurangzeb | Arjun Kapoor, Prithviraj Sukurmaran, Sasha Aagha |
| May 31 | Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani | Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin |
| June | ||
| June 7 | Naam Hai Boss | Akshay Kumar, Aditi Rao Hydari, Ronit Roy, Mithun Chakraborty, Johnny Lever |
| June 7 | Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 | Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol |
| June 7 | Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya | Girish Taurani, Shruti Haasan, Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Poonam Dhillon |
| June 21 | Ghanchakkar | Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan |
| June 28 | Raanjhnaa | Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor |
| July | ||
| July 5 | Lootera | Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha |
| July 12 | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor |
| July 19 | D-day | Arjun Rampal, Shruti Haasan, Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan |
| August | ||
| August 8 | Once Upon a Time Again | Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan |
| August 8 | Mental | Salman Khan |
| August 15 | Kaanchi | Mithun Chakraborty, Rishi Kapoor |
| August 15 | Satyagraha | Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai |
| September | ||
| September 6 | Ungli | Emraan Hashmi, Sanjay Dutt, Randeep Hooda, Neha Dhupia, Kangna Ranaut |
| September 23 | Phata Poster Nikla Hero | Shahid Kapoor, Ileana D’Cruz |
| October | ||
| October 2 | Besharam | Ranbir Kapoor |
| October 11 | Ragini MMS 2 | Sunny Leone |
| November | ||
| November 1 | Krrish 3 | Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Vivek Oberoi, Kangna Ranaut |
| November 15 | Rambo Rajkumar | Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha |
| December | ||
| December 6 | Gunday | Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra |
| December 25 | Dhoom 3: Back In Action | Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Katrina Kaif |
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