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Video: Tesla Model S Teardown Shows Nvidia Is Winner

Smartphone teardowns are so passe. One research firm has upped the game by doing a teardown analysis of a Tesla Motors Model S electric car. IHS (IHS) on Tuesday announced the results of its teardown of the electronics in the car’s infotainment and instrumentation systems, together known as the head unit. In terms of design, components and manufacturing, these subsystems have more in common with a tablet or smartphone than they do with a conventional automobile, IHS said in a press release. “The cost structure of the electronics, the use of large displays in the cabin, the touchscreen-based controls, the mobile microchips — everything in this design makes the Tesla Motors (TSLA) experience more like a media tablet or high-end smartphone than a traditional automobile,” IHS analyst Andrew Rassweiler said in a statement. “It’s like looking at the components from the latest mobile device from an Apple (AAPL) iPad or Samsung…

Skyworks Boosts Guidance On Mobile Chip Demand

No downcycle here. Days after a chipmaker warned of a broad industry slowdown, Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) on Tuesday raised its Q4 guidance, sending its shares rising. Skyworks is among several radio-frequency chipmakers that analysts say are well-positioned as suppliers for Apple (AAPL) iPhones and iPads. Skyworks on Tuesday said it now expects revenue of $718 million for its fiscal Q4 ended Sept. 30, up 51% from the year-earlier quarter. The

Did Apple err in presenting watch as payments device?

Apple (AAPL) Watch and Apple Pay got some mixed signals about their likely popularity as an integrated payment system from a global survey issued Monday. It seems that payments aren’t exactly top of mind in most countries, even where potential smartwatch users want the devices to carry travel tickets, identity cards and health care data. A study covering China, Germany, South Korea, the U.K. and the U.S., by German-based market research consultant GfK, found that only folks in the U.S. and China are noticeably interested in making payments using their smartwatches. In all, 54% of Chinese and 40% of Americans were interested in using the payment feature. Only 28% of South Koreans, 27% of Brits and 20% of Germans wanted to use their smartwatches for payments. But other potential smartwatch uses elicited more positive consumer reactions. In China, 69% of respondents were interested in having smartwatches carry…