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Rumor: iPad to Hit on March 26th

Because the rumors make life interesting. A recent rumor has suggested that Apple Store employees will get their first hands-on experience with the iPad and begin training on Wednesday, March 10th, while consumers could be able to purchase one Friday, March 26th. According to The Examiner, an unnamed Apple Store manager in Southern California stated […]

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Child Labor Discovered in Apple Supplier Companies

At least eleven 15-year-old workers were discovered in the factories of three factories which supply Apple. Although Apple has yet to name the offending factories, or say where they were based, the majority of its goods are assembled in China. Apple also has factories working for it in Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, the […]

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Rumor: Apple Selects New Manufacturer for Fourth-Generation iPhone

Along with Apple’s long-standing partnership with manufacturer Foxconn, Asus subsidiary Pegatron Technology will reportedly manufacture Apple’s next-generation iPhone. Per Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes, Pegatron Technology has been selected by Apple for OEM production of the next-gen iPhone, expected to debut this summer. Pegatron will join Foxconn in manufacturing the handsets, industry sources reportedly said. Although […]

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Rumor: Foxconn Prepping WAPI iPhone for Chinese Marketplace

Long-time component supplier and Apple partner Foxconn is reportedly preparing a WAPI-based iPhone handset that will be distributed to China Unicom. Per Cloned in China, WAPI is the local wireless standard that is compatible with Wi-Fi, unlike the current iPhone version which omits the Wi-Fi functionality due to government regulations. The lack of Wi-Fi has […]

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Rumor: Apple Places Orders for Possible Tablet Displays, Connector Devices

It’s a new week, so let the tablet rumors flow. Apple has apparently placed mass orders for 10″ displays as well as strong glass panels and connectors to go with them. According to DigiTimes, manufacturer Foxconn’s panel-making subsidiary Innolux will serve as the primary supplier of 10″ panels for the forthcoming multi-touch device while display […]