As the world's most valuable company by stock valuation, Apple has been under the gun when it comes to the working conditions of workers within its supply chain. Recently Apple released its 2012 Supplier Responsibility Report that disclosed what the company was doing to address work environment violations by its suppliers. The company has also...
Readability, the famous text reflow service, is once again looking to release a universal iOS app after having declared it will never develop for iOS when Apple pulled its app from the App Store. For those who've never heard of Readability before, the service allows reformatting of any webpage that you’re viewing into a pleasantly readable experience...
Recently app privacy has blasted into the media spotlight, especially when it was discovered that Path uploaded all of your contact info to their servers without you knowing. Now, it appears a step has headed in the right direction as Apple, Google, RIM, Microsoft, Amazon, and HP have all come on board to an agreement...
Apple is reportedly preparing its first iTunes Store overhaul in 3 years which is expected to go live by the end of 2012 according to 9to5Mac. Apple replaced the old blue-ish iTunes Store with the current white-themed one back in 2009 focusing primarily on the store’s downloadable content while expected re-design is said to be even simpler and more user-friendly...
The following was a guest review by iPhone enthusiast (and Jeremy Lin fan), @anothersamchan: I'm a big fan of minimalist design, so the Just Mobile Xtand Go was intriguing for me right off the bat. I spend an awful lot of time in my car, so I definitely wanted something that looked sleek. As I...
According to a new corporate study by Harris Poll (via TechCrunch), Apple has scored a Reputation Quotient® (RQ) of 85.63 which is the highest ever achieved by any firm. Harris Poll RQ is basically a survey which measures corporate reputation for brands and companies in the U.S. Apple's RQ displaces Google's second-ranked score of 82.82 with only 8 companies ever crossing...
I've tried numerous iPhone stands over the years, and my biggest complaint has always been having to take the case off the phone for it to fit properly. That was until I found the H1 Touch from Luxa2. Not only does the stand look like something Apple might make, but its design allows it to...
We've heard lots about the book Inside Apple written by Fortune editor, Adam Lashinsky. The book spills secrets about what working at Apple is really like, and on one of his publicity tour stops at LinkedIn Lashinsky gets asked a few questions from a former Apple employee. It's an interesting 50 minutes interview that makes...
Today the media has covered the extensive article published by the New York Times that covers in detail about the working conditions in China at various Apple suppliers. Apple CEO Tim Cook has now apparently responded to the alleged allegations, in an email to employees, notes 9to5Mac. Here's a snippet of the first part of...
Zynga has used Canada as a launch pad to debut its new game, Dream Heights (plus another game called Dream PetHouse). This game is based on the construction of your own tower, which comes across as a blatant rip-off of the hit game, Tiny Tower, developed by NimbleBits. You may recall Tiny Tower was chosen by...
Fortune Senior Editor Adam Lashinsky's book, Inside Apple, is now available for download. We've seen numerous excerpts released from the book on the web that details how Apple 'really works'. Examples include how Scott Forstall is seen as the 'next' CEO-in-waiting, and also how Apple maintains its secrecy within. Here's the book description: INSIDE APPLE...
Crimson LLC, makers of the popular Aluminum Frame Cases (AFC) for the iPhone 4/4S, have just announced new additions to their hot-selling product line. These additions include 3 new colors as well as 2 brand new finishes. The new colors are Anodized Orange, Anodized Pink and Anodized Purple while the new finishes are Chrome and 24K Gold Plate. As always, each AFC...
