Apple’s iPhone 5c: $99 With a Two-Year Contract, $549 Unlocked

One word: Plastics.
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Nokia Finds Potential Profits in Mobile Market’s Low End

Keep it simple.

Tech Stocks Slump as Earnings Season Approaches

Down market alert!

February the Cruelest Month for Apple Supply Chain

Caveat: A single peek at Apple’s supply chain is just that — a peek.

Apple Stock Slide Could Cost It the Market Cap Lead

If Apple’s stock continues along this downward trajectory, the company may soon cede its title of world’s largest company by market cap back to Exxon Mobil.

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Apple Cuts Orders for iPhone Parts

Apple has cut its orders for components for the iPhone 5 due to weaker-than-expected demand, according to people familiar with the situation.

Teardown Shows Apple iPad Mini Costs at Least $188 to Build

IHS dissects the newest member of the iPad family to find out who makes the parts that make it tick, and how much those parts cost.

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Microsoft Tests Smartphone With Asia Suppliers

Microsoft Corp. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test its own smartphone design, people familiar with the situation said.

Apple’s iPhone 5 Is Pried Open and Its Profitable Secrets Start Bursting Out

Is Apple curtailing the parts it buys from Samsung? Maybe.

Apple Supply Chain: Now With Less Samsung

Apple has been quietly reducing component orders from top supplier and archrival Samsung.