by Erik Kain on February 25, 2012
and Starz failed to reach a licensing agreement last year and customers are about to pay the price. A hefty number of titles will go missing at the end of February, thinning out ‘s already slim-pickings. Gabe Gagliano has put together an extensive list of the titles about to go AWOL from your instant queue. [...]
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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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Derek Thompson has a really excellent post up at The Atlantic on the need to craft policy that makes it easier for innovators and entrepreneurs to succeed, rather than our current system which favors big corporations and binds workers to their jobs: As a general rule, entrepreneurs don’t win. They mostly fail. Trying to start [...]
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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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~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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by Erik Kain on February 15, 2012
It turns out that conditions at FoxConn, the Chinese firm that helps manufacture iPads and other devices, are much better than at garment factories and other Chinese factories according to the Fair Labor Association which is conducting a review of the plants: Auret van Heerden, president of the FLA offered no immediate conclusions on the [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 15, 2012
is now the world’s number one seller of smartphones according to a new report. The maker of the iPhone has also passed up LG to become the world’s number three phone vendor, according to a new market share report from Gartner. clocks in at 19 percent of all smartphone sales, making it the leader in [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 13, 2012
Kickstarter is trailblazing the future of crowdsourcing. The site makes it possible for investors of all shapes and financial backgrounds to connect with creative types and innovators by allowing users to help fund projects that sound promising, interesting, or worthwhile. And this has been a really good month for the Kickstarter team, as not one [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 11, 2012
Tesla unveiled its brand new Model X crossover sports utility vehicle this past week at a red carpet affair. CEO Elon Musk called the new SUV “revolutionary.” “We’ve created a car that has more functionality than a minivan, more style than an SUV and more performance than a 911 Carrera,” he said. The Model X [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 10, 2012
is getting into the hardware business. Earlier reports that was testing out a new, secret device in peoples’ homes had people scratching their heads. What could this secret device be? It turns out that is developing a home entertainment device under its own brand. For the past few years, the Android team has been developing [...]
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E.D. Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a policy blog at Forbes. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant.
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