Complaints from labor unions has led to a Paris courtroom decision to hand seven Apple Stores in France a 10K euro fine. The complaint concerned French labor laws, which disallow companies to make employees work beyond 9pm, unless a justified reason is given, as this is defined as night work, which is reserved only for exceptional cases in France. Of…
We’ve all heard of and imagined what it would be like to have a laser keyboard. There would be just this little device that projects a keyboard onto the desk in front of it, and would sense whenever you went to type on it. There are things that can do this now, but it is being brought mainstream. Celluon has created the Magic Cube that does exactly what you…
I’m sure I don’t have to remind any of you about the controversy surrounding the conditions at Foxconn’s facilities. Apple and Foxconn have publicly acknowledged the issues and have been working towards resolving them for a while now, and according to the New York Times’ latest installment of iEconomy, the companies are definitely taking steps in the…
If you were someone that had the iPod nano (6th generation) then you know how many watch-like accessories were made for it. Some were slightly disappointed, as they thought that maybe Apple would take the queues and make an official iWatch when instead the design was completely redone. According to a new rumor, those seeking an Apple made watch may not…
Wireless charging has been talked about, played with, tested, and even shipped in devices (Nexus 4, for example). You can’t talk about mobile technology without talking about wireless charging now a days. Well now it seems Apple may be looking into its own version of wireless charging that seems better than the rest. The reason I say better than the…
Many users have expressed concern regarding the iPhone 5′s WiFi connectivity issues, and Gizmodo has reportedly found a fix for this problem. Multiple iPhone 5 users have reported having a full WiFi signal on an iPhone 4S, and almost no signal on an iPhone 5, while both are on the same WiFi connection. There have also been iPhone 5, 4S, and 4 users…
Passbook was a feature I was skeptical of when iOS 6 was announced. Of course I liked the idea, but it was up to companies to actually bring the support. However, it is off to a promising start. Starbucks, Target, Delta and American Airlines, and other companies are beginning to integrate the service into their applications. Well, joining the…
Reports have just started popping up of Facebook’s iOS application crashing on launch. Apparently, it seems more consistent on devices running iOS 5.x, however it is still occurring on iOS 6.x. I just finished installing the iOS 6.1 beta, and have gotten this to happen once, however it is very hit or miss. Is yours crashing? If so, what version of…
I don’t know about you, but if I dropped my iPhone in a lake I’d consider it a lost cause. I wouldn’t dream of recovering the device in working order 30 seconds after retrieving it from the watery depths, let six months later. Though, in an unlikely turn of events, that’s exactly what happened to Ken Hovanes. Hovanes wrote in to 9to5 Mac six…
A lot of Steve Jobs related news has been happening today, and rightfully so. Adding to the other ways in which people are remembering the late co-founder of Apple, the web design company “Inventika Solutions” has come up with something that is one of my favorites; a semi-functional original iPod that works inside your web browser. It works exactly…
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