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Foxconn: Not Apple’s Problem
The last few days the internet has been ablaze with talk of Apple, China and Foxconn. For those of you who don’t know, let me bring you up to speed quickly. Foxconn is the place where Apple and many other electronics companies have their products built and assembled. It’s a place where factory workers have threatened mass suicides, a place where suicide happens frequently and where fair treatment and labor are always an issue. It’s nothing new, especially in China, but it’s being brought to light because of the immense success of Apple and an article by the New York Times.
Apple’s latest quarterly results were astounding! It was the best quarter for any technology company in history. Apple’s profits are doing nothing but rising and they have amassed a huge surplus of cash. So naturally, when you are on top, you become a target. This latest assault places partial blame on Apple for the poor working conditions and poor treatment of the people working in China building their products. However, Apple isn’t the only company using Foxconn and the technology industry is by far not the worst when it comes to worker treatment.
The NYT didn’t take aim at Microsoft, who has the Xbox built at Foxconn, when 300 workers threatened suicide over pay. They failed to point out that Sony has the Playstation built there, that HTC and Motorola both use Foxconn to make their smartphones, and Amazon’s Kindles are all built there as well. Do all of these companies get a pass because they aren’t recording record breaking profits? Why weren’t they targeted?
The Gadget Gurus Podcast Ep 139 – The Internet, Duh!
This week the Gurus are back talking about this week’s technology news! The guys cover Google Music, Netflix exclusive content, SOPA, and more!
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The Gadget Gurus Podcast Ep 136 – Tag Team
This week the Gurus are talking about patents and the affects on Android, Nokia’s Flagship Lumia 800, Republic Wireless, HP keeping PC biz, and CDS……..are they ever going to die!?
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Gmail native App for iPhone, iPod and iPad Now Available
Finally iOS users can get a native Gmail experience on their device! Google announced today that the Gmail app with push notifications, full inbox search, starring, archiving, and even pull down to refresh is now out for your iPhone, iPod, and iPad. The iPad interface uses the extra screen real estate and gives users a split window view. So what do you say iOS folks? Will this app keep you from the Mail client?
UPDATE: Due to a notification bug, the app has been temporarily removed. Stay tuned as they update and fix it.
via [Gmail Blog]
GarageBand Support for iPhone and iPod Touch is here
GarageBand is very popular software that comes installed on all Macs, and has even been available in the iOS App Store for the iPad for a while now. Today, version 1.1 was released, along with some updates it now has support for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Here is the feature list.
Create custom chords for Smart Instruments
Support for 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures
Reset song key without transposing original recordings
Transpose songs in semitones or full octaves
Additional quantization options for recordings including, straight, triplet and swing
New audio export quality settings for AAC and AIFF (Uncompressed)
Arpeggiator available in Smart Keyboard
Adjustable velocity settings for Touch Instruments
Numerous enhancements, including automatic fade out and improved audio import options
If you have already purchased the app on your iPad and you have another recent iPhone or iPod Touch, you can install the universal app on them also. So, go out and play with it, tell us what you think?
(via The Verge)
