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octobre 6th, 2009

Objective-C for C++ programmers

David Chisnall has been working with Objective-C for some years, both as a user and a compiler writer. In this three-part series, he gives a guided tour of the language.
Part 1 Takes a look at the history of the language and its underlying philosophy.
Part 2 Investigates some of the concrete syntax. such as defining and using classes.
Part 3 Covers the more advanced parts of the language.

septembre 10th, 2009

iPhone 3G S Carries $178.96 BOM and Manufacturing Cost, iSuppli Teardown Reveals

[source: iSuppli]

With the new iPhone 3G S’s Bill of Materials (BOM) and feature set nearly the same as the previous model in the iPhone line, you might think the product’s component selection would be virtually unchanged. However, a dissection conducted by iSuppli Corp.’s Teardown Analysis team reveals some interesting changes in the parts and suppliers.