This came as a little surprise, but then its over 6 months since the GSM version of the iPhone 4 shipped. According to iSuppli, the CDMA iPhone 4 made for Verizon costs $16 lesser to manufacture than the GSM variant seen with AT&T. The CDMA iPhone 4′s cost is estimated at $171.35, whereas the GSM iPhone 4 bill of materials adds up to $187.51.

There are some design changes seen in the internal as well. This helps the reception and also (more…)

Businessinsider is reporting a systematic process at Apple to leak news to the media whenever required. While officially Apple maintains a policy of not talking about any unreleased product to the media, when required they do so unofficially in a controlled and planned manner. An ex-Apple exec has spilled the beans about how Apple manipulates the media to get the maximum coverage.

The way it works is that a senior exec will (more…)