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www.metro.us Thursday, October 17, 2013
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By the numbers
$100 In the U.S., the 5C is $100 cheaper than the premium 5S, which starts at $649 for the 16 GB model.
Signs that iPhone 5C is a bad Apple Apple Inc. is cutting production orders for its plastic-backed iPhone 5C a month after launch, a source familiar with its supply chain said yesterday, fueling speculation the cheaper model of its main gadget may have been priced too high. Apple has asked one of its largest suppliers to increase production of the top-tier 5S, which went on sale at the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported. Analysts said this allayed concerns that the cheaper 5C will eat into premium sales and erode margins. Apple has told manufacturers it will reduce orders for the 5C smartphone in the final three months of the year, the source told Reuters. The company added the 5C to the lineup in September, along with the flagship iPhone 5S. REUTERS / GETTY IMAGES
Baseball mom
Man charged in carjacking attempt of Cal Ripken’s mom A Maryland man is facing charges after police said he tried to carjack baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.’s mother, Violet Ripken, who thwarted the armed attacker in a bank parking lot by activating her car’s panic alarm from her key chain, police said. Jesse A. Bowen, 33, has been charged with attempted armed robbery, attempted armed carjacking, possessing a dangerous weapon, firstdegree assault and several controlled substance-related offenses, Aberdeen, Md., police said. The attack comes just over a year after Violet was abducted from her home at gunpoint by a man who drove her around before leaving her unharmed near her house. REUTERS
Not cheap. California, New York top US list of priciest ZIP codes Northern California’s Silicon Valley boasts the two most expensive ZIP codes in the United States, with median home prices of more than $5.4 million, Forbes magazine said yesterday. Atherton’s 94027 ZIP code topped the list with prices hovering at $6.7 million, followed by 94022 in Los Altos Hills, where homes are slightly less at around $5.4 million. Forbes attributed the tech boom and an influx of wealthy foreign buyers from China and India, as well as American billionaires, for Atherton’s popularity, which jumped from third place last year. Its most expensive home for sale is listed at $33 million. Its cheapest, a twobedroom bungalow, has an asking price of $1.2 million. Colorado ski resort Aspen just missed the
Location, location
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New York claimed five of the top 10 spots on the list, including Manhattan’s Upper East Side at No. 3, which dropped from first place last year, and the Long Island beach town of Sagaponack at No. 5.
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California had four of the top 10 spots.
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The only other state with a ZIP code on the list was New Jersey, with the city of Alpine, which slipped from second place in 2012 to No. 8 this year.
Top 10, coming in 11th, followed by Coral Gables in Florida. Miami was far behind at No. 30, and Greenwich, Conn., came in at No. 34. REUTERS