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Apple CEO Tim Cook “deeply offended” by allegations raised by BBC undercover report of Chinese factories

This is going to take some dealing with. Following the BBC’s story in which the news association sent undercover reporters to capture hidden camera footage of poor working conditions and mistreated employees in Apple’s Chinese factories where its iPhone and iPads are assembled, Apple CEO Tim Cook state that he was “deeply offended” by the […]

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Former Apple Global Supply Manager Paul Devine receives one year in prison, $4.5 million fine in insider information case

The lesson learned is not to mess with Apple’s legal department and don’t sell inside information about upcoming Apple products. Per MacRumors and the Associated Press, former Apple Global Supply Manager Paul Devine will face a year in prison and a hefty US$4.5 million fine for leaking secrets of the company to various accessory manufacturers […]

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Rumor: Sources indicate September 19th launch date for iPhone 6

If there’s a rumor out there, there’s generally some kernel of truth to it. Per The Mac Observer, Apple is reportedly planning on launching the still unannounced iPhone 6 on September 19, according to sources speaking with the Chinese media. The company’s track record makes a September release plausible, but albeit the unnamed sources and […]

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Rumor: Apple to begin manufacturing larger iPhone 6 models in July, August

When KGRI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo releases a report about forthcoming Apple products, people tend to listen. Per Boy Genius Report and DigiTimes, Apple, which is expected to release a larger format iPhone in 2014 (rumors pointing towards a 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and a 5.5-inch iPhone phablet), could release the larger devices sooner than expected.

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Child Labor Watch points toward initial low-cost iPhone production at Pegatron factory

It’s the iPhone, but at a lower cost…and plasticky. Per AppleInsider and China Labor Watch, a new plastic iPhone is currently being tested Apple supplier Pegatron, and will soon go into mass production and hit the market, one factory worker claims. Details of Apple’s anticipated low-cost iPhone were revealed in a report published by China […]