 VIDEO: Inside Apple's factory in ChinaABC presenter Bill Weir has been granted exclusive access to a factory in China run by Foxconn, one of the biggest suppliers for software giant Apple. [BBC News]  Apple faces 'Nike moment' in Foxconn probe Apple contractor Foxconn raises wages by 25% after reports of long hours for the hundreds of thousands of staff in China
Apple is facing a "Nike moment" which hit the shoe company in the 1990s when its use of cheap labour in the far east was revealed, one of the inspectors of Apple's Chinese (...) [The Guardian] China may widen investigation of Apple iPad trademark dispute More than 30 offices across China of a commerce regulatory body are investigating Apple's sales of the iPad in the country, according to the lawyer for the little-known Chinese company that has accused Apple of trademark (...) [Network World] Apple's iPad 3 could face customs ban in China Apple's much speculated iPad 3 has emerged as the latest target in an ongoing trademark dispute in China, after a little-known Chinese firm said on Wednesday it has filed for a customs ban with local authorities to stop the import and export of the (...) [Network World] Apple in China iPad name dispute A dispute over the ownership of the iPad name could have repercussions for sales beyond China. [BBC] Apple in China iPad name dispute A dispute over the ownership of the iPad name could have repercussions for sales beyond China. [BBC News] 'No censorship of social media' Social media websites will not be censored in India, Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal says, seeking to calm fears of China-style controls. [BBC] 'No censorship of social media' Social media websites will not be censored in India, Information Technology Minister Kapil Sibal says, seeking to calm fears of China-style controls. [BBC News] Fair Labor group begins Apple supplier inspections An independent labor-rights organization that Apple joined last month said Monday that it began its inspections of the working conditions at Apple suppliers' factories in China. [CNN Money] Baidu: Is China's Google better than Google? Baidu is often referred to as China's Google. That might be insulting to Baidu. [CNN Money] 63% of iPhones activated outside U.S. last quarter And that percentage is likely to increase sharply now that China has the iPhone 4S. [CNN Money] 'Ethical iPhone' protests hit Apple stores Protesters visited a half-dozen Apple stores around the world on Thursday to deliver petitions calling for reforms in the working conditions at factories run by Apple's suppliers in China and other overseas locations. [CNN Money] iPad 3 Back Housing Exposed Repair Labs is exclusively able to confirm some changes in the iPad 3, thanks to industry insiders in China. According to Repair Labs source the housing itself did not seem thicker on the iPad 3 than it does on the iPad 2. There have been a lot of (...) [WebWire Consumer electronics] Raspberry Pi To Hit Store Late February Big news from the Raspberry Pi front today - they have a manufacturing date. "The boards will be finished on February 20. Eben and I may be going to China to make sure that the boards can be brought up properly for that date if necessary. We'll be airfreighting them to the UK immediately, so (...) [OSNews] Heavenly Steve Jobs ad spawns hellish flame war A Taiwanese impersonator brings out the worst in Apple's critics and fans. [CNN Money]
|
