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 [...]
Waterproof Smartphone Technology
Sensitivity to moisture is a glaring shortcoming of today’s gadgetry. I have no idea whether this company’s technology is the real deal, but it’s inevitable that sooner or later waterproofing will become de rigueur.
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Thunderbolt for PC in April 2012 claims source
Sony and Asus tipped as first to add tech
Thunderbolt, the super fast port found on Apple devices like the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, is likely to make it over to a PC near you in 2012 according to Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes.
“Intel has recently notified its partners that the company will fully release its Thunderbolt [...]
iPhone 4S One of Six ‘Biggest Technology Flops of 2011’
Taylor Hatmaker, writing for Tecca:
While it’s no flop when it comes to sales figures, the iPhone 4S remains one of 2011’s biggest consumer letdowns.
The phone that’s on pace to become the best-selling and most-profitable handset in industry history is a “flop”. OK.
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Tobii EyeAsteroids pictures and hands-on
Eye-controlled arcade machine in action
Tobii Technology is a company that is probably best known for its eye tracking and control applications to aid communication for people with special needs, however it has recently left its comfort zone by applying its expertise to the world of gaming. EyeAsteroids is the first of a planned series of [...]
Facebook buys Gowalla, shuts it down
Data not transferring either
Facebook has confirmed that it has bought Foursquare competitor Gowalla on Monday, but in a surprise move doesn’t really want the site.
In a statement issued to Pocket-lint it seems that the social network was after the company’s staff rather than the company’s website:?
“We’re excited to confirm that Gowalla co-founders Josh Williams and [...]
Nest and the Apple-ification of the Thermostat
Erica Ogg on Tony Fadell’s appearance at GigaOm RoadMap last week:
Fadell looked at an industry that was badly in need of innovation.
Not just in the technology under the covers, but in terms of
usability and design. “Thermostats looked like PCs from the 90s:
square, beige, nothing innovative, and very expensive,” he said.
So when he was contemplating home [...]
Mobile Flash Claim Chowder: ‘Why the Apple Crowd’s Completely Wrong About Flash’
JR Raphael, August 2010:
As the Android 2.2 upgrade makes it way to more and more devices
(the Droid Incredible is receiving it as we speak and the Droid X
should follow any day now), those of us who value choice in
technology are getting the opportunity to experience the
Flash-enabled mobile world first hand. Having spent some time
using it [...]
Win a Panasonic 5-blade wet/dry shaver ES-LV61
Comfy cutting
When your team steps out on the pitch, performance is everything.
As a fan you won’t settle for anything less than the best during a match, so why accept anything but the best performance from your shaver?
So Pocket-lint has teamed up with Panasonic to bring you the chance of winning a Panasonic ES-LV61 5-blade shaver.
Panasonic’s [...]
Nokia dabbles with NFC gaming
A bit of a way to go still
Nokia has posted a YouTube video that highlights some of the gaming possibilities that Near Field Communication (NFC) can bring to a Nokia handset, or any mobile for that matter.
Shot at the Nokia offices in Palo Alto, California – see Nokia is cool too – the NFC technology [...]
