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Monthly archive March, 2012

The Apple audit and Chinese labor: What’s next?

The labor violations discovered — long hours, hazardous conditions — after the first outside audit of Chinese plants that manufacture Apple products, among other tech gadgets, probably came as no surprise to many. Now the question is what Read More →

Peeking into the pipeline: Google tablet, Apple TV, Facebook search

What's supposedly coming from Silicon Valley companies: • Take 2 for Google and hawking mobile? The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Mountain View company will soon sell co-branded tablets online. Android tablets have failed to Read More →

Quoted: on unicorns and clean-tech investing

"Investors say: 'I don't want to hear about a unicorn — I want to see a unicorn.' " — Jim Schaefer, global head of renewable energy and clean tech at UBS AG, on clean-tech investing. Reuters reports that the Read More →

Off topic: First movies, foie gras ban looms, restaurant names, Canadian penny pinching, power to the peeps

Their first times: a video montage of famous actors and actresses in their debut roles. In California, foie gras fans are getting their fix before the impending ban. Speaking of food, here's a look at Read More →

What is the Fair Labor Association and why are they auditing Apple suppliers?

It was a deft P.R. move. Back in February, Apple disclosed its latest supplier audit with two twists. First, they announced they would disclose the name of their suppliers. Bravo. Read More →

The smartphone patent wars: Google’s Android revenue, plus fights with Oracle, Apple

If there's one thing the smartphone patent wars have been good for, they have at least given us glimpses behind the scenes of the mobile world. For example, how much has Android, Google's wildly successful but often-targeted mobile operating Read More →
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