Apple is preparing to refresh its Mac Pro line of workstations, according to a report from China, but don’t hold your breath just yet, as the sources behind this leak say it’ll happen as late as the end of Q3 2012. M.I.C. Gadget has been reliable on Apple rumors in the past, so it...
The Fair Labor Association will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple’s final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, the Mac maker has announced. The audits are being carried out at Apple’s request. FLA President Auret van Heerden is leading a team of labor rights experts who reportedly began the first...
Unveiled a year ago, one of the most popular Android smartphones available on the market, Samsung Galaxy S II still makes headlines from time to time. Due to customers’ high demand for Samsung Android products, the Korean handset maker decided to launch more versions of the Galaxy S II in order to offer...
A complete Supplier Responsibility 2012 Progress Report is also made available, as well as a separate document that details Apple’s efforts to improve worker protections and factory conditions. The move comes shortly after new criticism broke out regarding working conditions at companies that make parts for its products, or assemble the products themselves. For...
Initially introduced in Taiwan and China, Motorola XT615 has finally made its way to Hong Kong. The smartphone will soon be available for HK$2,698 (350 USD or 270 EUR) off-contract. Motorola XT615 was specifically designed for the Chinese market, but it can also be purchased outside the country under a different name, Motorola...
An anti-government website in China has revealed that 300 workers at a Foxconn factory (Foxconn Technology Park in Wuhan) threatened to commit mass suicide by jumping from the top of a factory. 300 workers reportedly threatened to jump to their demise from the rooftops of a Foxconn plant on January 2nd. Only now is...
For 386 yuan a month, China Unicom customers will get to take home a free iPhone 4S with a two year plan, the wireless operator announced today. Unicom is China’s second-largest wireless services operator. The company has just kicked off a killer promotion that provides customers with a free iPhone 4S when they sign...
Apple has just announced that China will be getting its newest and most amazing iPhone yet, on Friday, January 13. Additional territories are scheduled to receive shipments as well. According to the official announcement, “…iPhone 4S, the most amazing iPhone yet, will be available in China and 21 additional countries on Friday, January 13.”...
Meizu’s latest flagship Android device, the Meizu MX went on sale in China and Hong Kong yesterday, and it looks like it’s a pretty big hit. According to a press release and photographs from Meizu, there were tons of people standing in line, waiting to get their hands on the smartphone. The queue outside...
According to calculations by metrics firm Distimo, Apple’s App Store generates six times more revenue than Google’s Android Market for the top 200 grossing titles. According to the company’s latest publication, both the App Store for iPad and the App Store for iPhone beat the Google Android Market in terms of total revenue generated...
