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Recent factory worker strike comes to an end

Friday, January 22, 2010

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Recent factory worker strike comes to an end

Remember the recent story about how the factory workers were striking and rioting over not being paid their expected year end bonus? Well, it seems that the mess has come to a close. And in the end it seems that this has had a good outcome for both the workers and potential iPhone buyers. According [...]

Lack of year end bonus said to have caused 2,000 iPhone factory workers to strike

Monday, January 18, 2010

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Lack of year end bonus said to have caused 2,000 iPhone factory workers to strike

According to a recent report over on Bloomberg, factory workers have gone on strike after hearing that they will not be getting their 2009 bonus. Based on the details, the strike involved “more than 2,000″ workers from a factory in Suzhou China. Those workers are said to have damaged the facility and vehicles after they [...]

Foxconn employee commits suicide after iPhone prototype goes missing

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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Foxconn employee commits suicide after iPhone prototype goes missing

I would like to think that no mobile phone or any piece of technology would be worth a human life, however according to recent reports, a fourth-generation iPhone prototype was worth just that — the life of Foxconn employee Sun Danyong. Based on the report coming courtesy of Venture Beat, Sun Danyong, a 25 year old [...]

Gala Factory releases Code Breaker for the iPhone

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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Earlier today, Gala Factory Software unveiled Code Breaker, their fourth game available on the iTunes App Store. Code Breaker is a beautiful new puzzle game released exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch. Building on the success of their Dot Game, Gala Factory is making a name for itself as a leading provider of simple, yet engaging games [...]

Check Your iPhone Photo Folder

Monday, July 28, 2008

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You might want to check and see if your new iPhone 3G has any pictures already installed. One new iPhone purchaser got a unique inside view of the iPhone factory, courtesy of a picture intentionally or inadvertently snapped before her iPhone was sealed for delivery. The picture shows quite a slew of iPhones in the packaging [...]