Foxconn: Behind-The-Scenes Video Of Apple's Assembly Line ABC’s Bill Neil was granted unrestricted access to the assembly line where Apple’s iPhones and iPads are made. His 15 minute report featured on Nightline has been uploaded to YouTube and documents a stark contrast between dehumanising repetition, stringent working conditions and a bleak way of life.
Apple Facing Serious Issues After Manufacturing Audit Apple is facing some serious issues when it comes to the way that their products are manufactured according to the Fair Labor Association who, after weeks monitoring the work conditions at the factories of Foxconn Technology Group plant in Shenzhen, China, said that there were “tons of issues” that need to be addressed.
Steve Jobs Preferred Vinyl Claims Musician Neil Young Former Apple boss Steve Jobs, who was credited with delivering the iPod and the Apple digital music store, preferred listening to vinyl records according to musician Neil Young.
D DAY: Apple Expected To Revolutionise Publishing It's the day before Apple's big event, where the company is expected to announce changes to eBooks, the iPad and the publishing industry itself. Is this another moment where Apple changes everything again?
Apple Reveal Suppliers In Bid To Improve Work Conditions A flood of suicides occurring at Apple’s manufacturing plants has motivated the company to divulge more than 150 of its suppliers who will have their working conditions monitored by an outside labour group.
Steve Jobs Put Up For Sale Steve Jobs has been put up for sale with both Apple lawyers and Steve Jobs family believed to be looking at taking legal action to stop the sale of a 12" figure that depicts the former chief executive of Apple.
Sony Turns To Termites For Bio Powered Battery Sony is looking to introduce eco-friendly batteries into the home. Weirdly, the company has looked to the wood-hungry termite for inspiration.
Xmas Alert! TEAC HiFi Digital+ Radio $169 Teac has brought two ‘crystal clear’ radios to OZ just in time for Christmas and ideal for Granny. The two new DAB+ digital radios, the DAB800B and DAB15 Portable, boast far superior sound quality than analogue, high fidelity audio, several pre-set DAB and FM stations.
Pure Shows Off New Music Service & Digital Radio Car System Pure, the company known for its digital and internet radio, will deliver content through a new music store. They also plan on bringing digital radio to cars through a custom install system they’ve developed.
Oh Wow. Oh Wow. Oh Wow: Jobs Last Words These were Steve Jobs last words as he lay on his deathbed as revealed by his sister, writer Mona Simpson, in her eulogy delivered on October 16 at his memorial service, as published in New York Times this week.
Android Music: Apps, Links.. Plot Thickens Tried getting into music.google.com lately? The whispers are getting louder and Android OS are laced with mini clues on the whereabouts of Google Music cloud service.
Microsoft Zune Gets OZ Rebirth A couple of weeks after Microsoft US killed and buried its Zune music player – which was never marketed in Australia – the company has brought back the brand Down Under.
BREAKING NEWS: Apple Sales Up 54% Profits $6.62B For Quarter Apple has reported that iPhone sales that have been under pressure from the Samsung Galaxy S II and Android devices have not lived up to what the the Company anticipated in the last quarter. Despite this the Company deliverd a 54% increase is sales in the last quarter.
Siri Could Work on iPhone 4, If Apple Wanted A hacker has proven Siri has the potential to work on Apple’s iPhone 4, but its servers are actively rejecting any Siri requests that originate from a phone other than its new iPhone 4S.
Who Will Play Steve Jobs In New Sony Movie? Sony has secured the rights to a movie based on Steve Jobs’ biography, with the company warming up to produce another The Social Network look into the Mac Prodigy’s life.
Breaking News: Steve Jobs Is Dead Apple innovator Steve Jobs has died in California one day after the disappointing iPhone 4S was unveiled. He was 56 years old.
iPod Touch-Up: Apple's Micky Mouse Revamp $219 Clock faces, Minnie Mouse, cloud storage. It’s hardly a revolution. Either way, Apple is shouting loud over its revamped iPods which come with iMessage, iOS 5, iCloud.
Microsoft Finally Kills Off Zune Player As Apple announced their new iPhone 4s, Microsoft has finally conceded defeat on the mp3 front by confirming the Zune player will no longer be manufactured.
Run iPod: Shuffle To Leg It? Can it be true? Is Apple getting rid of iPod Shuffle? Reports circulating the last say or two seems to indicate so.
Watch Out iPod: Samsung 8GB Galaxy Player Blasts In Look out iPod, theres a new Player in town. Samsung comes out fighting against Apple’s patents war by hitting it where it hurts - with Galaxy Player 5.0 and 4.0.
Aussie's Tech Prices A 'Rip-Off' Compared To US Australians are paying hundreds of dollars more when buying the same software and gadgets Americans are, despite the strong performance of the Aussie dollar.
Apple iPhone Contacts Hacked Through Simple Message The dedicated Skype application native to Apple’s iPods and iPhones enables attackers to steal contact information by simply sending a malicious message.
BREAKING NEWS: Steve Jobs Quits As CEO Of Apple In an after market announcement Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple claiming that he can no longer meet his duties and expectations, observers are now speculating that he is seriously ill and wants to spend more time with his family.
HPs TouchPad Experiences Apple Like Sales HPs recently defunct tablet has sold out as consumers lined up, waited and stampeded stores trying to get their hands on the dramatically reduced product.
Welcome Back, Walkman: Sony Cult Runs Gingerbread 2.3 Live with Walkman is the smartphone gone music mad. The Sony Ericisson has a 3.2 inch screen, powerful 1Ghz processor, dual cameras (front facing camera is Skype enabled, while a 5MP AF camera can capture 720p HD video).
Sony PlayStation Vita Destined To Fail Says Industry Pros Sony is readying the launch of its PlayStation Vita gaming device, but industry players believe it will be “a car wreck”, entering an industry that’s experiencing drastic shifts thanks to the mobile software of Google and Apple.
iPhone 5 Postponed Hardcore iFans are in for disappointment again, with the banked on September release date for the next gen ‘iPhone 5’ being pushed back.
iPhone 6 Powered By Headphones? Forget chargers. Apple have just registered a patent in the US which, if realised, would mean future iPhones and iPods could be charged via headphones.
Amazon Online Sales Up 51% Oz Sales Booming As online sales soar in Australia, US operator Amazon who says that their Australian business has increased "significantly" this year has reported a 51% increase in sales to $9.91 billion.
On Yer Bike! Podio MP3 Blasts Music On The Move Ultra slim MP3 gives you music on-the-go. Podio MP3 audio and speaker system is great for fitness junkies with lively sound and "surprising bass sound system" for its size, thanks to Foster full range driver hi fi speaker.
Apple Gives Retailers Two Finger Salute As They Record $8B Profit For The Quarter Apple who openly dictates terms to retailers while continuing to sell on their brand value as opposed to discounting which is favoured by the likes of Harvey Norman, JB Hi Fi and The Good Guys has reported triple-digit growth in iPads and iPhones and a monster quarterly profit of over $8 Billion.
Samsung Wants Apple Legal Team Dumped In Patent Fight Hours after Apple smacked HTC with another Smartphone patent claim, Samsung has asked a US judge to order Apple to get a new legal team in their patent fight with the iPhone maker, because the lawyers Apple are using used to represent them.
Apple Patented Styluses Could End Hand Written With the global community looking for green solutions, Apple have filed patents that helps their existing iOS technology work with two different styluses.
More Makeovers For Apple Stores Apple is set to initiate another store makeover, with some tipping that the new visual program is linked to a new product launch.
Lenovo Joins Tablet Bandwagon, Game Over For PC? The company that brands its products under the slogans of Think and Idea, Lenovo, is pushing ahead with plans for not one, but two, tablet launches in the next few months, in a deliberate move away from PCs, Netbooks and Smartphones.
Study Notes Aussies' Hunger for Media Tablets A new study shows the demand for media tablets in Australia is growing, leading market research firm Telsyte to increase its forecasts for the sector to almost 1.2 million units in 2011.
Apple U-Turns On iPad Mag Subscription Rules Apple has dropped its demands of publishers that they sell subscriptions to magazines and books to iPad and iPhone users through its App Store, presenting a major win to media conglomerates who no longer have to give Apple access to their customer data, nor share a portion of their revenues.
