by Erik Kain on March 3, 2012
Will release its third iPad installment next week? What about the new TV? is hosting a product event next Wednesday. Many analysts predict the iPad 3 will be released, possibly alongside the TV box-top reboot. The March 7th event is being billed with the slogan: “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” [...]
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by Erik Kain on March 1, 2012
will begin production on a smaller 7.85-inch iPad later this year according to a new report. DigiTimes is reporting that the new iPad will run somewhere between $249 – $299, making it a cheaper alternative to the current crop of iPads. is also expected to release an 8GB iPad 2 for US$349-399 according to DigiTimes. [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 22, 2012
Foxconn has opened its doors to the Fair Labor Association and ABC News – but is it hiding something? After reports of poor working conditions and worker suicides at ‘s Chinese vendors’ manufacturing facilities, a number of groups have called for investigations and audits of the plants. The Fair Labor Association and ABC News have [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 19, 2012
In January, the New York Times published a controversial and troubling report about working conditions in Chinese FoxConn factories where products are manufactured. Beneath the smooth exterior of the iPads and iPhones that have so captured the American imagination was a supply chain riddled with workers’ rights issues. CEO responded by saying that cares “about every [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 19, 2012
TVs are disappearing off of store shelves and they’re not being restocked. Gabe Gagliano predicts a March reboot of the TV box-top set. He sees the refresh as a natural step to take alongside the new iPad with its high-definition display. “Now, every time does a product introduction, they feature partners who have developed apps to [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 18, 2012
It’s not just the Windows UI that’s getting a complete overhaul with Windows 8. has released their redesigned logo for all the world to see. The plain, light-blue logo is reminiscent of Windows 1.0 – a throwback, in some ways, to that classic design. “We wanted the new logo to be both modern and classic [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 17, 2012
All the early reviews of ‘s new Mountain Lion operating system for its Mac computers (10.8) point to the same thing: Macs are going to run more and more like iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touch. Many of the features of iOS are present in the new Mac operating system. There’s one glaring exception: no Mac [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 16, 2012
Consumer watchdog group SumOfUs is calling into question remarks by the Fair Labor Association (FLA) that painted a rosy picture of FoxConn facilities in China that manufacture products like the iPhone and iPad. The FLA is the labor standards group partnered with to monitor its Chinese factory standards, though it’s unclear at this time how much [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 16, 2012
Writing at Slate, Farhad Manjoo says , which recently clocked in at over $500 a share, is still a bargain: In six months without , has done spectacularly well. Three weeks ago, it announced quarterly revenues of $46 billion and profits if $13 billion, double the same period last quarter. And its stock price has climbed [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 16, 2012
~Guest post by Aziz Poonawalla In Q4 2011, ‘s revenue was a jaw-dropping $43.6 billion, with profit of $13.1 billion and cash reserves of almost $100 billion. There are a lot of ways to put these numbers in context, but I think this single chart really captures the essence of what has achieved: Here Comes The Kindle Fire Meanwhile, consider [...]
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