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The Fair Labor Association is back from a thorough investigation of Apple device supplier Foxconn in China. It found, as many have reported, numerous labor-rights violations such as long overtime hours and salaries that aren’t enough to cover basic needs for living. The average monthly salary for factory workers ranges from $358 to $455. Over…
Prepare to be shocked. According to J.D. Power and Associates, some of the most unhappy mobile phone customers are ones with 4G LTE smartphones. The sole reason? Poor battery life. The data J.D. Power and Associates collected shows that dissatisfaction with battery life alone on LTE smartphones “greatly impacted” overall satisfaction of the phones. 4G…
RIM is introducing a new accessory for the BlackBerry PlayBook that actually looks pretty cool. It’s the BlackBerry mini keyboard and it aims to not only make you more productive with your tablet, but even turn it into a laptop thanks to Citrix Receiver. The keyboard isn’t just an ordinary keyboard attachment. It also acts…
Unboxing videos for the new iPad are pouring in today and among the first to show up was from Vietnamese technology site Tinhte.vn. If you already own a first-generation iPad or iPad 2, you aren’t missing out on much since the packaging hasn’t changed and neither has the design of the new iPad from its predecessor.…
Were you one of the first people to get your hands on the Motorola Xoom, Google’s flagship tablet and the first device to run Android Honeycomb? Are you really excited about the speed and other benefits that come with 4G LTE, but have been too lazy up until now to send your tablet back to…
iLounge scored some small, but juicy details on Apple’s upcoming case for the iPad 3 as well as the design for the sixth-generation iPhone, which is believed to be a departure from the stainless steel and glass build of the iPhone 4 and 4S. According to the aforementioned source, Apple’s official case for the iPad 3…
Motorola Mobility wants to play a stronger role in the enterprise business. Traditionally aiming the majority of its Android devices toward mainstream consumers, the company is now looking for ways to lure business folk in. It’s offering up to $200 to any person or business that trades in a smartphone — namely an iPhone or…
Obviously there’s something about bars that lead us to discover new phones. Could it be that handset testers get drunk enough to forget that the device is supposed to be incognito? Whatever the case, first it was an iPhone, but now it’s a prototype HTC phone that was left in a bar and now found.…
The Toshiba Excite 10 LE Android tablet first spotted at CES 2012 now has an official release date and price. It’ll start at $529 and land on March 6th. I’m sure it’s just a total coincidence that Apple is unveiling the iPad 3 the very next day. The Excite 10 LE appropriately features a 10.1-inch…
Don’t lie, Android fans. So far, sales of Android tablets suck. Apple is selling millions upon millions of iPads while Android hardware vendors scratching their heads wondering why their tablets aren’t selling even remotely as well. Sure the software was buggy at first and prices are often not where they should be, but things have…