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New Apple VP to address product quality

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 22nd, 2010)

If you thought Apple wasn't serious about quality you haven't been paying much attention for the past decade. In addition to making better hardware every year (with the exception of iBook keyboards), Apple has now promoted Jeff Williams to Senior VP ...

'Antennagate' press conference video and official pages up

by Michael Rose (Jul 16th, 2010)

Now that Apple's command performance for journalists in Cupertino this morning to deliver the full story on the iPhone 4's image problem is concluded, the company has posted the video of the event [link fixed] for your viewing pleasure. See the ...

The iPhone 4 Apple Press Event metaliveblog

by Erica Sadun (Jul 16th, 2010)

Apple Press Event Welcome to our iPhone 4 live press conference event! Today we'll be metaliveblogging Apple's iPhone 4 announcements, adding our traditional TUAW twist to the proceedings. Will Steve Jobs offer a $29 bounty or free bumpers to all ...

Join us tomorrow: Apple's iPhone 4 Press Conference

by Erica Sadun (Jul 15th, 2010)

Apple Press Event Please join us tomorrow at 10AM Pacific (1PM Eastern) for a live TUAW blogging event as Apple addresses the press over its controversial iPhone 4 device. CEO Steve Jobs is expected to lead the event. The question on ...

Report: Apple has purchased mapping company Poly9

by Dave Caolo (Jul 14th, 2010)

Apple's been on a bit of a shopping spree lately. French-Canadian newspaper cyberpresse.ca is reporting that Apple has purchased the online mapping company Poly9. The paper reports that many of Poly9's employees have been moved to California, and ...

Apple and Psystar still battling in court

by Steven Sande (Jul 13th, 2010)

Like a league of zombies that just won't go away, Mac clone maker Psystar just keeps coming back for more punishment. In the most recent chapter of this ongoing courtroom drama, Psystar filed an Opening Brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of ...

Found footage: Maroon 5 rocks the Apple campus

by Steven Sande (Jul 12th, 2010)

Sure, you may be working 80 hour weeks, sleeping at your desk, and be completely stressed out from working on a series of secret projects, but at least Apple is providing you with free beer and a band on-site to relieve a bit of the stress. And ...

Apple issues official word on iPhone 4 reception: it's the bars, man

by Michael Rose (Jul 2nd, 2010)

If you didn't see the thorough reports from AnandTech and Richard Gaywood on the behavior of the iPhone 4 in low-signal areas, one of the conclusions they came to is that 'bars are bogus.' The behavior of the signal indicators on the phone is ...

Apple's search for wireless antenna engineering talent

by Dave Caolo (Jul 1st, 2010)

Apple is hiring! Can you guess what kind of talent they're after? Wireless antenna engineers, of course. On June 23rd, just after the Death Grip was discovered by the public, Apple published three listings for iPhone and iPad antenna engineers ...

Foxconn offers Shenzhen factory workers another raise

by Dave Caolo (Jun 7th, 2010)

The Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China (where many Apple products are assembled) has come under scrutiny recently as employees were committing suicide at an alarming rate. Factory management have finally taken a proactive response, offering immediate ...

Apple won't support iPhone to iPad tethering

by David Winograd (Jun 4th, 2010)

If you thought that when iPhone OS 4.0 gets released and you can buy the 2GB "Datapro" plan for $25, along with an additional $20 per month to tether your iPhone's WiFi connection to your iPad, think again. It's just not going to happen. This is ...

More concerns over suicides at Foxconn

by Mike Schramm (May 28th, 2010)

There was more bad news out of China this week -- manufacturer Foxconn (who makes quite a few parts for Apple devices) has been dealing with a rash of employee suicides, as low pay and long hours on the workers seems to be taking their toll. ...

Another death at Foxconn, CEO makes statement

by Mike Schramm (May 26th, 2010)

Looks like Foxconn's troubles are far from over -- hiring an exorcist must not have worked, because another worker jumped to their death last week. That's the 10th such employee death at the plant where many of Apple's parts are manufactured. ...

US Department of Justice to investigate Apple over iTunes

by Dave Caolo (May 26th, 2010)

The New York Times is reporting that an "early stage" investigation at the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is looking at whether Apple is using its considerable position in the online music sales business to hinder Amazon's efforts. Specifically, the ...

Foxconn looking to hire an exorcist, Wintek dealing with lawsuit

by Mike Schramm (May 14th, 2010)

This one's just plain weird. After being plagued with a series of suicides recently, Apple supplier Foxconn has brought in an exorcist to try and end the "negative incidents" at the plant. What a mess. Foxconn has been called out for bad labor ...

More details on Disney's Apple-inspired retail redesigns

by Dave Caolo (May 11th, 2010)

Last October, The New York Times reported on Disney's plans to introduce sweeping redesigns to its 340 retail stores, turning to board member Steve Jobs for input. That collaboration marked the first time Steve's handiwork would be overtly applied ...