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 [...]

Nokia shares plummet despite WP7 themed future

And T-Mobile boss says it should have chosen Android

If you thought that Nokia’s downward spiral would be halted following the Microsoft partnership announcement in February then think again – the Finnish company’s share price has dropped significantly following it issuing a profit warning to shareholders.
Shares dropped by 15 per cent after its?second quarter 2011 outlook [...]