New York Times in a lengthy article titled “iEconomy - In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad” a followup to their earlier article about ”Why Apple’s iPhone was made in China”, attacked Apple for not doing enough to improve living conditions for workers at their suppliers factories.
The New York Times recounts an incident from May last year where an explosion in Foxconn’s factory killed 2 workers.
The article goes on to quote a former Foxconn manager:
“Apple never cared about anything other than increasing product quality and decreasing production cost,” [..]
[..] Some former Apple executives say there is an unresolved tension within the company: executives want to improve conditions within factories, but that dedication falters when it conflicts with crucial supplier relationships or the fast delivery of new products.
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook responded to the report with an internal email to Apple employees: Continue reading “Tim Cook Responds to Factory Worker Mistreatment Allegations” »
Samsung’s response to Apple’s patent infringement lawsuits, by countersuing Apple hasn’t been going so well for the company.
A German regional court dismissed Samsung’s complaint, which claimed Apple infringed on one of its patent relating to 3G/UMTS wireless standards. This was Samsung’s second loss to Apple, in the same court, within a week.
There wasn’t any official reason given as to why Samsung’s claims were dismissed. Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents speculates: Continue reading “Samsung Loses Second 3G Patent Lawsuit Against Apple In Germany” »
In case you are not aware, the serial number provides some interesting information about your iPhone, including the week it was manufactured and the factory id.
Folks at OS X Daily tell us that the serial number on the iPhone tells you the week it was manufactured, the factory where it was made and somethings which you already know such as the color and the size of the storage.
The first step is to locate the Serial Number. The easiest way to find it is to open your Settings app and navigate to General -> About -> Serial Number. You should also see the Serial Number in the Summary tab in iTunes when your iPhone is connected to the computer.
Serial numbers come in the form AABCCDDDEEF which can be read as follows: Continue reading “How to Decode iPhone Serial Number” »
The Washington Post published a piece titled “Apple’s Siri threatens to damage cellphone service for all” yesterday, which held Siri responsible for excessive load on mobile networks, because of its frequent communication with Apple’s servers.
The Washington Post’sPaul Farhi claims: Continue reading “Siri Isn’t The Bandwidth Guzzler That is Ruining Mobile Networks” »
Grant Paul a.k.a chpwn – iOS developer and hacker, who has released jailbreak apps such as Spire – the legal Siri port to non-iPhone 4S had released a jailbreak tweak called Zephyr, which brought some cool multitasking gestures to the iPhone and iPod touch to access multitasking tray or to switch between apps.
chpwn has just released a new version of Zephyr, which includes the following changes: Continue reading “Zephyr For iPhone Updated; Now Allows You to Close an App With a Swipe” »
Earlier in the month, LiveSide had spotted a job posting, which indicated that Microsoft is planning to bringing their Xbox Live games to iOS and other mobile platforms rather than making them exclusively for Windows Phone.
According to the job posting, Microsoft was looking for developers with experience in Windows Phone, iOS, or Android development“to bring the latest and greatest gaming and entertainment experience to mobile platforms including Windows Phone, iOS and other mobile platforms.” Continue reading “Microsoft to Bring Xbox Live Games to iOS” »
TMO News reports that T-Mobile USA will start offering its users who are using unlocked iPhones on their network additional support.
Though T-Mobile USA is the only US Carrier among the top 4 carrier not to offer Apple’s iPhone, it had revealed last year that more than a million unlocked iPhones are used on their network.
Back in July 2011, T-Mobile USA started offering micro-SIM cards, which is required for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Continue reading “T-Mobile USA to Offer Additional Support to Unlocked iPhone Users on Its Network” »
The Commercial Times reports that according to Daiwa Securities, Apple will launch the next generation iPhone at Apple’s WorldWide Developer Conference in June 2012 instead of October like last year.
Daiwa Securities also claims thatApple will use “glass to glass” touch panel technology iniPhone 5/iPhone 6, which will benefit TPK Holding and Wintek. Continue reading “Analyst Claims Apple Will Unveil iPhone 5 at WWDC 2012 in June” »
In a patent filing, titled “Interfacing portable media devices and sports equipment,” Appledescribes a system wherein fitness equipment and sports accessories communicate with a portable media player. This, in turn, would allow users across the globe to engage in real-time, head-to-head workout competitions. Continue reading “Apple Patent Hints At Real-Time, Head-To-Head Workout Competitions Using iOS Devices” »
Back in December, we reported about a bug in iOS 5, which causedstolen iPhones to receive iMessages that were meant for the original owner, despite taking measures like remote wiping or changing Apple ID passwords.
That issue got more visibility earlier in the week when Gizmodoreported that an iPhone user who had taken his iPhone to Apple Genius bar to fix an issue, started receiving every incoming and outgoing iMessage meant for an Apple employee who had helped in fixing his problem. Continue reading “Apple: iMessage Bug is Not a Bug; Employee Did Not Follow Correct Procedure” »
New York Times in a lengthy article titled “iEconomy - In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad” a followup to their earlier article about ”Why Apple’s iPhone was made in China”, attacked Apple for not doing enough to improve living conditions for workers at their suppliers factories.
