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It appears some serious labour violations have occurred with Foxconn, one of Apple's main suppliers for its iOS devices.  According to CNET, the company's own internal audit revealed some intern workers under the legal working age of 16: The company has issued a statement saying that it performed an internal investigation at its Yantai facility...

A new episode of The iPhone Podcast is now available for all of our listeners, episode 52, recorded by myself and Justin Luey. You can follow all of our news on our blog here. Listen right away via the Soundcloud embed below (you'll need to click through to the site as it won't show in...

Chipworks has performed a teardown of Apple's Lighting cable and it has revealed there are four chips embedded within that in some part provide security to prevent it from being copied by third parties: Previously, we have analyzed security devices regarding medical printer media (armbands), printer cartridges, flash drive memory, batteries, and smart cards, but...

The new iPod touch does not come with an ambient light sensor. This sensor can automatically determine how bright or dark your screen will go based on your environment and Apple has decided to omit this in the latest 5th generation iPod touch. Why? In an apparent email to a customer by Apple SVP Phil...

Microsoft has just revealed the prices of its upcoming Windows 8 Surface tablet in Canada, with pre-orders now live at the Microsoft Canada online store, as pointed out by MobileSyrup. Pre-orders will ship on October 26th, the same day it hits the shelves in Microsoft stores, and are estimated to arrive by October 30th. Below are the prices of...

The Loop confirms Apple is set to hold an event on October 23rd, most likely to reveal the iPad mini: Apple on Tuesday announced a special event to be held on October 23, 2012 in San Jose. The event is scheduled to take place at 10:00 am PT. Unlike other recent events that have been...

Last week's new iPod touch teardown from iFixit revealed a powerful device with poor repairability score of 3. Today, they have taken apart the new iPod nano which shows a device that has better repairability score of 5, though not as good as iPhone 5 which received a 7 out of 10 repairability score and a title of "most...

If you're a fan of Blendtec, then you probably are somewhat addicted to their 'Will it Blend?' videos on YouTube. Their latest video is one you've been waiting for--a showdown between the Apple iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III. This one's hot off the press--check it out below: We have a Blendtec at...

When Apple previewed Passbook at WWDC 2012, their own presentation slide revealed a Passbook card with the Apple logo, hinting at some sort of retail integration. Nothing has materialized yet but that could soon change, as 9to5Mac reports Apple retail locations could soon accept gift card payments via Passbook: Later this month, Apple will be...

If you aren't aware, you can earn Aeroplan miles by shopping at Apple.ca by visiting the latter's website via Aeroplan. The miles works out to 1 mile for each dollar spent, but there are current promotions where you can get 5X the miles on any purchase, and it includes the iPhone 5. The fine details...

Kara Swisher over at AllThingsD has the scoop on Apple's hiring of Amazon executive William Stasior to run the Siri unit: Apple has hired major Amazon exec and prominent search technologist William Stasior to run its Siri unit, according to sources. Stasior was in charge of Amazon's search and advertising unit A9 and is a...

The Globe and Mail plans to implement a metered digital paywall starting next week: The Globe and Mail will roll out its digital subscription package on Oct. 22, providing free online access to most print subscribers and allowing casual readers access to 10 articles a month on its website. The newspaper announced plans in May...