Thu 02 Feb 2012
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Rim – Getting Ready to Battle It Out With The iPhone 4S and iPhone 5? What’s Up For The Production of iPhone 5? Is There A Petition Calling On For A More Ethical iPhone 5?
Is There A Petition Calling On For A More Ethical iPhone 5?
Labor activists and fans are flocking and signing an online petition, urging the big company Apple to change its labor practices. If you remember last May, an explosion occurred in a factory in China which injured dozens and killed two workers. The world was appalled at the bad working conditions which factory workers were subjected to, polishing cases with poisonous chemicals, cramped spaces and the like.
The campaign, which was recently launched by the consumer group, SumOfUs is an urge to Apple to treat workers better ………………….. read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/
What’s Up For The Production of iPhone 5?
Foxconn, electronics manufacturer released a statement that they might hire as much as 100,000 employees to work at a factory in Zhengzhou, China. This number will accommodate for the demand of the next phone to be released by iPhone – the iPhone 5. And given the huge number of jobs available, there’s a bigger number of people who want the job. The job posting says that workers can earn as much as 261 USD a month but can increase up to 500 USD, given the possible long hours and overtime.
Given the fact that Foxconn is still in the hiring process, we might not see the iPhone 5 earlier this year but may be slated for release anywhere in the summer ………………… read more: http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/
Rim – Getting Ready to Battle It Out With The iPhone 4S and iPhone 5?
Blackberry currently holds the top position of best selling smartphones in the UK, but that position is slowly sliding especially overseas. Still, hope is up, especially with a leakage on the specs of a new rumored phone, the Blackberry London.
Leaked images show that the new Blackberry sort of looks like top smartphones from Android such as the HTC HD2, Motorola Droid, Samsung Galaxy S2 and the like. As to when it will be released, nobody knows but it sure is an exciting thing especially for Blackberry aficionados all over the world …………… read more: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/
