Nearly two months after ABC’s “Nightline” aired an exclusive report about the Foxconn manufacturing plants in China, Marketplace’s Apple Economy has posted a new report about the rather intriguing factory where Apple’s top-of-the-line products are assembled. Rob Schmitz, Shanghai Bureau Chief of Marketplace, was recently granted access to look around Foxconn’s premises in Shenzhen, and what emerged from his visit was quite a fascinating eye-opener. You can watch an exclusive video below of his inspection of the assembly line responsible for mass-producing iPads as well as of his tour of the Foxconn campus and facilities. You can also read a sobering account of his visit on his Reporter’s Notebook feature.
iPhoto ($4.99) by Apple is finally here for your iOS device. About time, right? Personally, I would have preferred if this app was free and came with the iOS 5.1 update that came out yesterday, possibly replacing Photos. But I digress.
Late yesterday Apple shared a photo they took during their celebration of Steve Jobs’ life. In the photo above, Apple CEO, Tim Cook is seen speaking before a massive crowd of Apple employees. In the press release it was noted that others welcomed on stage included: Jony Ive, Al Gore, Bill Campbell, as well as musical artists Coldplay and Norah Jones. Also of note was that the homepage of Apple.com was returned to the iPhone 4S splash page
As most of us know, Apple closed its campus and retail stores for a few hours today to mourn the passing of Steve Jobs. As we’ve come to learn, Steve was working on Apple’s next product launch up until his last day. PCMag is reporting that CEO of SoftBank, Masayoshi Son revealed in an interview with the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, John Roos that the former Apple CEO was still working on Apple’s next product launch up until the day before he passed away.
As most of us know, Apple closed its campus and retail stores for a few hours today to mourn the passing of Steve Jobs. As we’ve come to learn, Steve was working on Apple’s next product launch up until his last day. PCMag is reporting that CEO of SoftBank, Masayoshi Son revealed in an interview with the U.S