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ABC Releases ‘iFactory: Inside Apple’ Documentary Teaser [VIDEO]
Apple recently gave exclusive access to ABC ‘Nightline’ for airing a documentary regarding what life is like for workers in Foxconn factories manufacturing Apple products. As a result, ABC's corespondent Bill Weir traveled to Shenzhen, China to take a look at so called "iFactories" and shot the exclusive documentary, a teaser trailer for which has been released today (via 9to5Mac). The...
Foxconn Issues 16-25% Pay Raise To Its Chinese Factory Workers
A new report from Reuters has revealed that Foxconn, the leading manufacturer maker of Apple’s iPhones and iPads, has raised wages of its factory workers in China by 16% to 25%. Foxconn confirmed on Friday that it has raised wages to 1,800 yuan ($285) per month and may again raise them above 2,200 yuan ($349) for workers who pass...
The Globe and Mail: ‘Rogers is a Victim of Its Own Success’
Rogers is set to announce its quarterly earnings this Wednesday, and many analysts are speculating the carrier will release numbers that show a levelling off in growth within its wireless division, notes The Globe and Mail: Rogers’ early success with the iPhone has given it the largest base of iPhone users in the country. When...
Top 5 Notification Center Jailbreak Tweaks [Video]
One of my favourite changes when iOS 5 came along was Notification Center. But with most Apple implementations, it's fairly locked down. Enter the Jailbreak community. Some developers have added many more functions to Notification Center, making it more useful and powerful. So in this video I go over my Top 5 Notification Center Jailbreak...
ABC ‘Nightline’ Given Access to Apple Factories in China, Special Airs Feb. 21
Apple recently noted the Fair Labor Association would begin audits of its supply chain factories in China, an industry first. Now, Apple is taking a further step towards transparency by giving exclusive access to ABC 'Nightline'. Bill Weir is the first journalist ever inside factories in Shenzhen, China to get a real glimpse at what...
iPads Vs. Textbooks – Crunching The Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]
While Apple's iPad has deeply influenced today's digital learning technology, a recent study shows that using paper textbooks in schools is a lot cheaper than iPads. It seems that paper textbooks in an average high school class currently costs about $180,000 but switching to iPads would cost $430,000. However, some researchers believe that iPad is more cost...
Bump 3.0 Released With A Totally New Design, Mutual Friends & Lots More [Download]
Bump is widely used by iOS users these days as it's one of the coolest ways to send contacts and more to another iOS device simply by “bumping” and with the latest update, the app has received a total revamp. Bump 3.0 for iPhone and iPod touch introduces a totally new, simple and beautiful design. Now you can use Bump to...
Analyst Charged With Leaking Apple’s Confidential Information To Clients
Analyst John Kinnucan of Portland, Oregon, was charged on Friday in NewYork for illegally leaking tips regarding Apple's sales projections as part of his consulting service (via Reuters). A former executive at flash memory chipmaker SanDisk Corp pleaded guilty to conspiring to divulge company secrets to Kinnucan. The accused appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland on Friday afternoon...
Apple Responds to ‘Antennagate’ Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
The iPhone 4 'Antennagate' fiasco resulted in 18 class action lawsuits down in the U.S. against Apple, and that has now been settled altogether. iPhone 4 users in the case (25 million total members) launched legal action against Apple during that time and now the case has been settled, and argued Apple was: "misrepresenting and...
Global Video Updated to Include Live Syncing While you Watch Survivor
Does anyone still watch Survivor? For the fans out there, the Global Video app has been updated to include a new live syncing feature to allow you to have an interactive experience during the show, a trend that seems to growing for TV shows (like the Walking Dead app). As last reported, the app had...
Will Siri Support Canada in iOS 5.1?
As we reported yesterday, screenshots showing official Siri support for Japanese were leaked by BGR. But, if these screenshots are to be believed then there's a glaring absence of something near and dear to the hearts of Canadians: localization for Siri in Canada. When the iPhone 4S first launched information about Siri was suspiciously absent...
Rovio Releases ‘Angry Birds Space’ Teaser, Launches March 22nd [VIDEO]
Great news for Angry Birds fans as Rovio Mobile is set to blast their favorite birds into space next month. Rovio has just put up a new teaser website and a short video revealing the next appearance of the Angry Birds in Angry Birds Space. The game will be out on March 22. Other than that, we don't know...
