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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, October 10, 2013
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Foxconn Admits to Labor Violations at Factory: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. acknowledged that some student interns worked night shifts and overtime at a production site in northeast China in violation of company policy, the latest hit to the labor practices of the contract manufacturer for Apple Inc. and other electronics companies." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:41 PM
  • "As iPhone 5c grey market prices fall 30% in China, Apple cuts its production in half"  Unwired View 11:31 AM
  • "Apple reportedly cutting iPhone 5C production in half: A new report claims Apple is scaling back production, citing weaker demand for the company's less-expensive iPhone." CNET News 1:39 PM
  • "Macs down, PCs up/Here's something unexpected: Of the five major PC makers in the United States, Apple was the only one whose shipments fell last quarter." CNNMoney 1:35 PM
  • "Chart: Apple's first weak back-to-school Mac quarter since 2002/Both Gartner and IDC show summer Mac sales down as tablets replace PCs in schools." Fortune 9:06 AM
  • "The Five Year Plan: Gartner reported that PC shipments totaled 80.3 million units in Q3. Subtracting an estimated 4.4 million Macs yields an estimated 75.9 million Windows PCs.[1] asymco 4:31 PM
  • "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments in the Third Quarter of 2013 Declined 8.6 Percent, Apple Down 2.3 Percent In U.S." MacPrices 1:32 PM
  • "Apple's Q3 Mac shipments declined for first time in over a decade" BGR 4:32 PM
  • "Apple iPhone, iPad, smoke Android devices in speed and responsiveness tests" Computerworld 7:38 AM
  • "The Mac has up to 14.2% of the U.S. personal computer market" AppleDailyReport 7:36 AM
  • "Apple seeks engineer who knows way around China Mobile network" The Register 8:18 AM
  • "How Apple's iPhone rapidly destroyed Nokia's world leading Symbian platform" AppleInsider 8:55 AM
  • "Amazon lights a fire under the iPad" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 8:17 AM
  • "Gazelle raises cash payouts on old iPads as leaked Apple event date spikes trade-ins" AppleInsider 1:35 PM
  • "Apple's iPhone trade-in scheme coming to UK, Europe" ZDNet 8:27 AM
  • "Apple reportedly expanding iPhone trade-in program to Europe" BGR 8:13 AM
  • "Apple To Launch Its In-Store iPhone Trade-In Program Overseas In Britain, Europe" AppAdvice 8:24 AM
  • "Rumor: Best Buy to open new iPhone 5s, 5c incentive program on October 11th, offer $100 credit for any working smartphone" O'Grady's PowerPage 9:05 AM
  • "Best Buy Confirms $100 Smartphone Trade-In Promotion for Customers Buying Latest iPhones" AllThingsD 3:36 PM
  • "Apple gets clearance to sell new iPhone models in Brazil" ZDNet 9:21 AM
  • "Brazilian telecoms agency approves iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c" Electronista 9:21 AM
  • "Brazil gives Apple Early Approval for iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c Sales" The Mac Observer 9:51 AM
  • "Korea's Financial Regular Orders Apple to Adopt Korean Payment System on iTunes" Patently Apple 8:26 PM
  • "Surprise! Roku LT is a better buy than Apple TV: The $50 Roku LT hits the perfect sweet spot of low cost and abundant content, which is why it is CNNMoney's Best In Tech for the set-top-box category." CNNMoney 8:22 AM
  • "Short films shot entirely on iPhones Forums" The Verge 9:39 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Foxconn Interns Forced to Work Extra Hours on PS4" PC Magazine 11:32 AM
  • "Quarter of mobile users fell victim to cybercrime last year" Telegraph 8:41 AM
  • "Jeff Bezos biography portrays the Amazon CEO as a tempestuous genius" The Verge 8:24 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Ted Landau Returns To Talk iPhone 5s, Apple TV, New iPad Expectations and More" MacVoices 1:32 PM