New York Times Goes Deeper on Chinese Apple Factory Working Conditions
Charles Duhigg and David Barboza, reporting for the New York Times:
“Apple never cared about anything other than increasing product quality and decreasing production cost,” said Li Mingqi, who until April worked in management at Foxconn Technology, one of Apple’s most important manufacturing partners. Mr. Li, who is suing Foxconn over his dismissal, helped manage the [...]
Apple halts iPhone 4S sales in China out of threat to staff
Too excited
Apple has put a stop to iPhone 4S sales in China following rioting in Beijing over its products. The company saw ugly scenes outside its Beijing store when the new handset went on sale on Friday morning, with crowds turning to near rioting as they attempted to get hold of the new phones.?
Apple refused [...]
Chinese teenager offers virginity in exchange for iPhone 4
Maybe wait for the iPhone 5
Chinese news website Biznewschina has published a story that points to a teenager offering up her virginity in exchange for an iPhone 4.?
Apparently the young girl wanted one of the handsets but her father refused to buy her it. She then set about building an advert on microblogging service Weibo, [...]
