Apple pulls out of Macworld expo (AsiaOne)
SAN FRANCISCO, US (AFP) - A Macworld conclave devoted to all things Apple gets under way this week without the technology sun around which the annual event has revolved for years.
Macworld taking off without Apple on board (PhysOrg)
A Macworld conclave devoted to all things Apple gets under way this week without the technology sun around which the annual event has revolved for years.
Novothink unveils first licensed solar chargers for iPhone, iPod
We’ve seen plenty of solar chargers in our day — and we’re somewhat fond of them as a concept. Novothink’s just unveiled the first chargers for iPods and iPhones that’s officially licensed by Apple. These attractive little guys have integrated solar panels on the back with LEDs to let you know the state of your charge. If the sun fails you, there’s also a USB cable for standard, non eco-friendly charging. These chargers only work with the 2nd generation iPod touch — which will be available this
Novothink unveils first licensed solar chargers for iPhone, iPod
Filed under: Apple , Accessories We've seen plenty of solar chargers in our day -- and we're somewhat fond of them as a concept. Novothink's just unveiled the first chargers for iPods and iPhones that's officially licensed by Apple. These attractive little guys have integrated solar panels on the back with LEDs to let you know the state of your charge. If the sun fails you, there's also a USB cable for standard, non eco-friendly charging. These chargers only work with the 2nd generat
Solar Powered Skins for iPhones and iPod Touch
Image via NovoThink It looks like Apple gadget users will have a new way to charge up iPods and iPhone devices with the sun, thanks to the latest from NovoThink. The company has released the Solar Surge , a skin with an integrated solar cell capable of charging the Apple devices on 100% solar power. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
Foxconn Compensates Family of Worker Who Suicided Over Missing iPhone
Foxconn will compensate the family of a worker who committed suicide after an iPhone prototype he was responsible went missing, it was announced Tuesday. Sun Danyong, 25, jumped from his high-rise apartment last week after officials of Foxconn, which makes iPhones and iPods, questioned him about the whereabouts of the missing prototype. He accused the Foxconn officials of beating him, which they denied. However, Hon Hai, Foxconn's parent company, suspended a security official over the incid
Plot thickens in the case of Apple worker ’suicide’
APPLE CONTRACTOR Foxconn has said that it has suspended a security official after the death of a Chinese worker. Sun Danyong, 25, reported a missing Iphone 4G phone prototype and was beaten by Foxconn employees who were terrified of the wrath of Steve Jobs. His house was illegally searched and Sun’s body was found at the bottom of his multi-story apartment block. Initial reports in China, quoting Foxconn, reported the death as a suicide. However once police started investigating the scen
Foxconn Hands IPhone Suicide Case to Chinese Police
Owen Fletcher and Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, has asked Chinese police to investigate a case in which an employee reportedly committed suicide after being pressured over the loss of an iPhone prototype. Sun Danyong, 25, was tasked with sending 16 fourth-generation iPhone prototypes to Apple this month, but Apple only received 15 when the package arrived, according to Chinese media. Sun reportedly leaped from his apartment
Foxconn employee killed self after missing iPhone prototype?
It is not secret that Foxconn has been the company Apple has used to manufacture all of its iPods and more recently, iPhones. Just last week one of Foxconn’s employees , 25-year-old Sun Danyoung, who was responsible for shipping iPhone prototypes to Apple, reported one of his 16 iPhones missing. At this point it is unclear whether the missing iPhone was enough motive to cause Sun to take his own life, but the seriousness of the missing prototype cannot be underestimated. Cnet News writer Jim
Apple iPhone worker kills himself
p2pnet news view | Mobiles:- Workers building Apple iPods , “mostly young women from rural areas of China” labouring in, “15-hour shifts, were, “housed in dormitories from which outsiders are banned, and regularly pay about half their wages for room and board charges,” said a UK newspaper in 2006. And in a report, Apple admitted there were indeed, “violations to our Code of Conduct”. Now, “Last Thursday, 25 year-old Sun Danyong committed suicide after a fourth-generation iPhone prototy