Jake Smith

Apple responds to ABC’s iFactory documentary

Jake Smith ∙ Updated November 19, 2017

In a special edition of ABC's Nightline program last night, correspondent Bill Weir traveled to Apple's main manufacture, Foxconn, to get an inside look at working conditions inside of the plant. During the program, Weir showed workers working on the assembly line, the dormitories they live in, and more.

Apple, Foxconn, and the FLA have today released statements to ABC regarding a few of the things said during last night's program. Apple responded to a claim one worker made, after she said that she carves the aluminum shavings from 6,000 iPad logos per day...

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Apple sued over voicemail patents

Jake Smith ∙ February 22, 2012

Adding to its large array of ongoing lawsuits, Apple has been sued by patent holding company Brandywine Communications Technologies over two voicemail patents. The lawsuit was filed in a local Florida court on Tuesday, reports GigaOm.

The patents in questions are No. 6,236,717 and No. 5,719,922, which were filed in 2001 and 1998 respectively by Brandywine. One patent is officially described as...

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Poisoned iPhone factory workers release petition calling for reform

Jake Smith ∙ Updated December 6, 2016

Apple has been in the media as of late for their manufacturing plant Foxconn. Many have profiled the plant as having terrible working conditions, but when we got an inside look last night, things didn't look as bad as previously depicted. The FLA is currently inside of Foxconn inspecting conditions and is poised to publish a report soon.

Today, at another China plant that manufacturers screens for the iPhone, two workers who claimed they were poisoned on the job have prompted a new petition...

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How did ABC’s documentary ‘A Trip to the iFactory’ make Apple look?

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

ABC's 25 minute documentary 'A Trip to the iFactory' just aired on Nightline, where correspondent Bill Weir traveled to Foxconn for the world's first full view of the operation inside. For those unfamiliar, Foxconn is the factory where Apple's and other top brands', products are manufactured.

In recent years, the Shenzhen, China based Foxconn has had a negative vibe in the public's view. People have viewed Foxconn as exploiting workers, hiring people underage, and causing workers to become so depressed they commit suicide.

ABC was granted the first inside look at the factory, showing working and living conditions workers are under to produce our favorite Apple products. But did the way ABC portrayed Foxconn match public perception, or did it bring a whole different view (spoiler alert)?

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Confirmed: Apple planning to build large data center in Oregon

Jake Smith ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

In December, we heard Apple was looking to buy 160-acres of land in Prineville, Oregon. The new mass of land was reportedly for hosting servers to power Apple's iCloud, much like the $1 billion data center Apple owns in North Carolina.

Tonight, MacRumors points us to a KTVZ article confirming Apple has purchased the land in order to open up a large new data center...

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Apple and China Mobile negotiating iPhone deal

Jake Smith ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

Last night, it was announced that the iPhone 4S will be available on China's third-largest carrier, China Telecom, on March 9th. Apple has been aggressively attacking China and has been reaping off its benefits. To benefit iPhone sales even more, Apple is continuing to pursue adding more carriers to support the iPhone in China.

Reuters reports China's largest carrier, China Mobile, has been "aggressively negotiating" a deal with Apple, but some technical hurdles are holding back a launch for now...

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Man sues Google for overriding Safari users’ privacy

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

People went into quite the stir, after WSJ published an article reporting that Google had been overriding Safari's privacy settings to track user's web browsing habits. Google used many forms of trickery to bypass Apple's security settings, on both the desktop and iOS versions of Safari. Many users are questioning Google's tactics.

The whole ordeal is now entering court, as Business Week reports that an Illinois man is suing Google Inc. in a Delaware court...

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Use your iPhone for self defense with this pepper spray case

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Pepper spray is one of the best tools for self defense when being mugged, or worse, by a criminal. However, it's one of those things that you won't always have on you, especially if you're not a female who carries a purse.

Luckily, Swiss manufacturer Piexon has developed the new Smartguard case for the iPhone 4/4S that combines a can of pepper spray right on an iPhone case, leaving it always at your disposal...

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Skype for iOS updated with new interface and bug fixes

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Skype is one of the best tools to communicate with friends, family, and colleagues. It allows you to easily send messages and call people for free. Skype's iOS app also makes it even easier to communicate on the go.

Today, the Skype crew has released a welcomed update for their iOS app, that includes a new interface and a slew of bug fixes, in version 3.7:

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Dash integrates your iPhone into your car’s dashboard

Jake Smith ∙ February 21, 2012

Nothing makes a long car ride go by faster than listening to your favorite music, which is obviously played through your iOS device. There are many stereos and FM transmitters that will allow you to play music from your iOS device to your car's stereo, but nothing that quite lets you integrate it into the dash.

We're huge fans of Kickstarter and have shown you many projects from there before, and today we're here to show you a concept called 'Dash' that lets you easily integrate your iOS device into your car's dashboard...

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Rumor: iPad 2 and iPad 3 photographed side-by-side

Jake Smith ∙ Updated February 6, 2016

Last week into this weekend has been iPad 3 rumor central. We first saw images of the purported tablet, hints of an A5X processor instead of an A6, and Samsung Retina displays in production. Tonight, comes another iPad 3 rumor.

Reputable for their rumors, MIC Gadget has posted a rumor roundup of all of the latest on the iPad 3. In the post, MIC Gadget has posted the iPad 2 and iPad 3 side-by-side, revealing how much more tapered the iPad 3 really is...

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