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iPad survey reveals owners likes and dislikes

A recent survey has revealed some major likes and major gripes amongst iPad owners.... more

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Apple now allowing cash sales for iPad

Believe it or not, you didn’t used to be able to buy the iPad with paper... more

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iPhone 4G and iPad likely getting LED flash

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Undercover Report From Foxconn's Hell Factory

Chinese newspaper Southern Weekly sent 20-year-old reporter Liu Zhi Yi undercover in Foxconn's factory in Shenzhen, China. For 28 days, he experienced dreadful conditions that the factory's 400,000 employees endure, churning out iPods, iPads, and iPhones for Apple nonstop.

There's no doubt about it. The Foxconn suicides were caused by job stress. Within half a year, there have been nine suicides attempts with seven confirmed deaths at Foxconn's Shenzhen factory, prompting the company to hire counselors and even Buddhist monks to free the souls of the suicidal from purgatory.

Foxconn is one of Apple's main manufacturer contractors. Thousands of Mac minis, iPods, iPhones and iPads are assembled daily in the Shenzhen factory, which runs 24/7.

After a sixth suicide attempt in April, Southern Weekly—described by The New York Times as China's most influential liberal newspaper—sent an young reporter to sneak into the factory as a worker. At the same time, they sent a senior reporter to talk with Foxconn's executives. Their mission: To discover what's really going on in that factory, and find out the true reasons behind the suicides.

During his 28 days of investigation, Liu Zhi Yi was shocked to discover how the factory workers live in a sort of indentured servitude. They work all day long, stopping only to quickly eat or to sleep. They repeat the same routine again and again except on public holidays. Liu surmised that for many workers, the only escape from this cycle was to end their life.

Liu, a graduate student, was chosen because of his young age, since the factory only hires workers in their twenties. He was hired without issue. He signed only one special document: An overtime working agreement that says the company is not responsible for their long hours of working. According to Liu, this voluntary agreement overrules Chinese state regulation.

Foxconn workers only smile on the 10th of every month. That's the day when they get their salaries. That day, the ATM machines inside the factory are crowded with workers. Their monthly salaries start at 900 Chinese Yuan—about $130.

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http://gizmodo.com/5542527/undercover-report-from-foxconns-hell-factoryChinese newspaper Southern Weekly sent 20-year-old reporter Liu Zhi Yi undercover in... more

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old people love apple

As the nintendo DS XL, old people love the IPAD from Apple brcause of its size and its... more

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10 Best Apple iPad Games [Slideshow]

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Adobe targets Apple in ad campaign launched today, publishes open letter from founders

You might have noticed that Adobe has launched a pretty full-force campaign to call out Apple on its anti-Flash mission. If you don't know what we're talking about, it's the advertisements that start with "We [heart] Apple." Along with the web ads, the company has also snagged a full page in today's Washington Post to address the battle in which the two companies have been engaged. All of this links back to a new statement from Adobe, as well as an open letter from founders Chuck Geschke and John Warnock ("Our thoughts on open markets"), addressing Apple's recent spate of clear and direct attacks against the company and its products. Most of the reading should sound familiar to those of us who've been following the saga, but here are a few choice quotes from the duo:

--"We believe that consumers should be able to freely access their favorite content and applications, regardless of what computer they have, what browser they like, or what device suits their needs. No company - no matter how big or how creative - should dictate what you can create, how you create it, or what you can experience on the web.

When markets are open, anyone with a great idea has a chance to drive innovation and find new customers. Adobe's business philosophy is based on a premise that, in an open market, the best products will win in the end - and the best way to compete is to create the best technology and innovate faster than your competitors.

We believe that Apple, by taking the opposite approach, has taken a step that could undermine this next chapter of the web - the chapter in which mobile devices outnumber computers, any individual can be a publisher, and content is accessed anywhere and at any time.

In the end, we believe the question is really this: Who controls the World Wide Web? And we believe the answer is: nobody - and everybody, but certainly not a single company."

So, it's clear this issue isn't going to die out any time soon, and it's also clear that Adobe is going to go to great lengths to defend and protect its cash-cow. Of course, if they really want this message to hit home to the core iPad and iPhone users out there, they're going to need to run that ad in HTML5.You might have noticed that Adobe has launched a pretty full-force campaign to call... more

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Comcast Xfinity iPad remote app changes channels and invites friends to watch RHONY -- Engadget

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts just hit the stage at The Cable Show and displayed the... more

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Apple to fix iPad Wi-Fi problems with software update

It seems people are still having Wi-Fi issues with their iPad. Lucky for them, Apple... more

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President Obama says Video Games, Blogs, iPads are distractions

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Steve Jobs says iPad printing support is coming

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Making Music With Apple's iPad w/ Video

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DeviceAnywhere Adds the Apple iPad to DeviceAnywhere Test Center™

DeviceAnywhere Helps iPad App Developers in Their Rush to Accelerate Time to Market

SAN MATEO, Calif.-- DeviceAnywhere, the industry leader in end-to-end mobile application testing, today announced the immediate availability of Apple’s iPad as the latest addition to its portfolio of devices accessible online via DeviceAnywhere Test Center™.

This new addition is the first mobile tablet available to developers worldwide over an Internet-based service and marks another significant milestone for the company, which now offers all three generations of Apple’s mobile devices over its industry standard online service for mobile application testing worldwide.

With this release, DeviceAnywhere brings the only solution to the mobile marketplace that of-fers developers a simple, direct connection to any mobile device – now including tablets, to optimize their development efforts without having to physically acquire the devices. Beyond testing, mobile application developers who access the Apple iPad on DeviceAnywhere Test Cen-ter can also benefit from test automation, allowing them to automate testing of any mobile functionality or application, on any mobile device, with real results to save time and eliminate repetitive testing and costly manual errors.

DeviceAnywhere is a revolutionary online service used by thousands of organizations and their developer communities worldwide. It provides access to real mobile handsets that are each connected to live networks. These devices are accessible remotely over the Internet, allowing users to interact in real time to ensure all development, porting, testing, and monitoring needs are met. The DeviceAnywhere service uses actual, physical handsets to provide developers with the same experiences as having the devices in hand.

“The iPad signifies a whole new market segment in our device offering that will grow to include other manufacturers’ tablets, mobile internet devices (MIDs) and smartbooks,” said Faraz Syed, CEO and co-founder of DeviceAnywhere. “Although these alternative devices have been on the market for quite some time, there has not been sufficiently strong interest or demand from the development community until the iPad arrived. As the device landscape expands and becomes more sophisticated, DeviceAnywhere will be there to ensure developers have the testing resources and support that they require.”

To access the iPad, please visit: https://www.deviceanywhere.com/Independent%20Developer/Independent%20Developer_virtual_developer_lab.html . If you are an existing DeviceAnywhere customer simply login to your account and add the package named "[INTL] iPhone OS" or you may contact us at 1-877-338-4230, Option 1 or sales@deviceanywhere.com.

Once registered, new users will have access to three free hours on the system. Existing users are able to access the iPad through their standard DeviceAnywhere subscriptions. Additional DeviceAnywhere features – such as monitoring and test automation – are also available on the iPad, empowering users to more efficiently create better applications and content for the mar-ketplace.DeviceAnywhere Helps iPad App Developers in Their Rush to Accelerate Time to Market... more