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Worker Group Alleges Abuses at Apple Supplier in China — China Labor Watch Alleges Safety and Pay Issues at Pegatron Plants — BEIJING—A new report from a Chinese workers-rights group alleges labor abuses at a major Apple Inc. contractor the company has been using more as it shifts some work from longtime supplier Foxconn.
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Low-cost iPhone seemingly confirmed as plastic-bodied and not yet in mass production from Pegatron working conditions report — The report on working conditions at Chinese iPhone manufacturer Pegatron appears to confirm that the low-cost iPhone does indeed exist, is plastic and is not yet in mass production.| Josh Chin / China Real Time Report: |
Apple's Response to Latest Supplier Labor Abuse Allegations … New York-based nonprofit China Labor Watch on Monday released a report alleging labor abuses — including environmental and safety violations, withholding of worker pay and poor living conditions — at Taiwanese Apple Inc. contractor Pegatron.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
New iPhone with biometric fingerprint sensor seemingly confirmed by iOS leak — Looks like the rumors are true: iOS 7 beta 4 has leaked a new folder called “BiometricKitUI.” Based on the description, sent to us by Hamza Sood, it seems pretty clear that Apple is preparing a new iPhone with a fingerprint sensor.
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Thanks:@iapposx| John Paczkowski / AllThingsD: |
Apple Says SVP Bob Mansfield “No Longer” on Executive Team, but Gives No Explanation as to Why … Early Sunday afternoon, Bob Mansfield, Apple's senior vice president of technologies, disappeared from the company's Web site, his biography removed from its executive profiles page without explanation.
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Patent War Adds Front in U.S. — Obama Administration Faces Veto Decision on Ruling in Apple-Samsung Fight — By - BRENT KENDALL And - IAN SHERR - — Smartphone rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. have dueled over patents in courts around the globe.
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Microsoft's Bing introduces child abuse search pop-ups — Microsoft's Bing search engine has become the first to introduce pop-up warnings for people in the UK who seek out online images of child abuse. — The notification will tell them the content is illegal and provide details of a counselling service.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nokia's new Bluetooth ‘Treasure Tag’ will prevent you from ever losing your keys again — Nokia is preparing to launch a proximity sensor accessory for its range of Lumia Windows Phones. Sources familiar with Nokia's plans have revealed to The Verge that the Finnish smartphone maker will debut a … | John Ribeiro / PC World: |
US patent office rejects claims of Apple ‘pinch to zoom’ patent — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected claims of an Apple patent that figures prominently in a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics, according to documents filed by the South Korean company in a U.S. federal court.
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Apple releases iTunes 11.1 beta to developers with iTunes Radio — Alongside iOS 7 beta 4, Apple has provided developers with iTunes 11.1 beta. The biggest new feature is built-in iTunes Radio. iTunes Radio is Apple's upcoming streaming music service that is also integrated into iOS 7. — B
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Google Relaunches Zagat's Website And Mobile Apps, No Payment Or Registration Required — Google today gave Zagat, the restaurant review service it acquired in 2011, a set of new mobile apps for iOS and Android, as well as a complete facelift on the web. For the first time, Google says … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make—and break—online video — Lee Hutchinson has a problem. My fellow Ars writer is a man who loves to watch YouTube videos—mostly space rocket launches and gun demonstrations, I assume—but he never knows when his home Internet service will let him do so.
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