With Google Chrome being advertised on the front page of Google itself, I’m not terribly suprised that Google Chrome has surpassed Safari in the US browser market. On June 21st, Chrome exceeded Safari with an 8.97% hold against Safari’s 8.88% But neither of these can still come close to Internet Explorer, which sadly still has 52% of the US market compared to Firefox’s 28.5%.
Google Chrome Surpasses Safari in US Browser Market
The iPhone 4 Costs $188 in Parts
So how much does an iPhone 4 really cost? Market research firm iSuppli suggests that it’s as little as $187.51.
The retina display alone costs $28.50, which is presumed to be developed by LG. But that A4 processor from Samsung? Only $10.75 for that 1 GHz goodness. The new gyroscope is estimated to be around $2.60 (courtesy of STMicroelectronics), with the accelerometer costing only a measly 65 cents to produce.
All of the important pieces inside the new iPhone really don’t cost too much, and suppliers refused to comment on their participation and pricing for Apple’s device. The iPhone 4, however, is Apple’s most expensive model yet, costing roughly ten dollars more than the iPhone 3GS (which could be produced at around $179 when it first launched).
[iSuppli via BusinessWeek via MobileCrunch]
Nokia Makes Fun of Apple with “How do you hold your Nokia?”
Steve Jobs says that the antenna problem is common to every smartphone out there, and you can believe him or not. What about other smartphone makers though? How do they face this “situation” Apple created with the iPhone 4?
Well, you can come out like Nokia did and try to make fun of Apple with a blog post titled “How do you hold your Nokia?”, assuring your customers that there’s no right or wrong way to hold a phone. They even posted some sort of gallery showing all the different ways to hold a Nokia cellphone.
White iPhone in UK Store? It Was a Review Unit.
Apple Sells 1.7 Million iPhone 4 Units in 3 Days
Apple has just issued a press release announcing that they have sold 1.7 iPhone 4 units in 3 days. In the press release, Steve Jobs says that the iPhone 4 launch has been the most successful in Apple’s history and they apologize to all those people who haven’t been able to buy an iPhone 4. No official word about the “antenna issues” yet.
As for the July launch in 18 more countries, it is still scheduled by the end of next month.
Check out the full press release after the break.
Caffeinated App: A NetNewsWire Theme
Remember Caffeinated app? It’s an upcoming Google Reader app for Mac which we previewed last year, and the developers are still working hard to get a first alpha version out there.
In the meantime though, you can get the look of Caffeinated with this good-looking theme for NetNewsWire created by Francesco Papagno over at MacDev. Just download it and install it like any other NNW theme.
For Caffeinated updates, follow @caffeinatedapp on Twitter.
July iPhone 4 Release Date Spotted on Orange Website?
Apple hasn’t announced the official July release date for the iPhone 4 yet, but there are a few hints suggesting that it might launch between July 15 and July 31. Remember the white iPhone? Apple said it would launch by the second half of July because they’re having some problems manufacturing it. Then, some providers have already removed their iPhone 3GS plans from their homepages and said new plans for “something new” are coming “soon”.
Now, ApfelBlog has discovered some strings in Orange’s website (the provider that carries the iPhone 3GS in Switzerland) which report that the iPhone 4 is “not available yet but will launch on July 31”.
Kindle App Gets Video and Audio Support
Last night Amazon announced an update for its official Kindle app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to add support for embedded audio and video in books. The first books to support the enriched audio & video experience include Les Miserables, Together We Cannot Fail and Best of Beatles. It’s available in the App Store here.