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Riot Shuts Down Foxconn Plant, Impact on iPhone 5 Production Unclear 24 Sep 2012 | 08:56 pm
Reuters reports on a riot that broke out earlier today at Foxconn’s facilities in Taiyuan, China, forcing the company to temporarily shutter the plant as it cleans up the damage and investigates the s...
Apple Actively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Employees 24 Sep 2012 | 08:18 am
TechCrunch reports that Apple is aggressively pursuing former and current Google Maps employees as part of its effort to build out its own Mapping solution. My source — a contractor who worked on Goog...
Reports of Slow and Inconsistent Wi-Fi Connections on Some iPhone 5 Devices 24 Sep 2012 | 05:06 am
Now that the iPhone 5 has reached the hands of possibly millions of new customers, there are reports that some customers are having a problem with the iPhone 5′s Wi-Fi connectivity. A thread titled P...
French Union Calls for Apple Retail Store Employee Strike Coinciding with iPhone 5 Launch 23 Sep 2012 | 10:47 pm
Reuters reports that a union representing roughly a quarter of Apple’s retail employees in France has authorized a strike to protest working conditions at the company’s stores. The strike is being tim...
iPhone 5 Lines Lengthening as First Launches Approach 23 Sep 2012 | 07:38 pm
Less than two hours before the first Australian Apple retail stores open to begin selling the iPhone 5, lines at stores around the world are lengthening in anticipation of the event. With Apple’s pre-...
iPhone 5 Now on Sale in the U.S. 23 Sep 2012 | 04:29 pm
The iPhone 5 just launched in the U.S. along the east coast. Fortune’s Philip Elmer-Dewitt is at the 5th Avenue Store and notes that the line is longer than last year’s iPhone 4S line: We’re here at t...
Black iPhone 5 Anodized Aluminum Susceptible to Scratching? 23 Sep 2012 | 01:18 pm
After the original announcement of the iPhone 5, one early concern amongst readers was how well the anodized aluminum back and edges of the black iPhone 5 would hold up over time. One lengthy thread ...
Hundreds of iPhone 5 Units Stolen on Eve of Launch 23 Sep 2012 | 10:08 am
With Apple retail stores, carriers, and other retailers taking delivery of their launch-day iPhone 5 stocks overnight last night, hundreds of the units have been stolen in several incidents on opposit...
iPhone 5 (vs Samsung Galaxy S3) Drop Tests Show Very Durable Device and Screen 23 Sep 2012 | 06:58 am
With the launch of the iPhone 5, several companies are performing tests and benchmarks on the new device. One common effort is to put any new iPhone in a series of drop tests to see how well it surviv...
Best Buy Delays iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Up to 28 Days, Walmart and Sam’s Club Also Seeing Delays 23 Sep 2012 | 03:48 am
While Apple and its carrier partners are the most popular sources for iPhone purchases, the new iPhone 5 was also made available through a handful of other retailers in the United States including Bes...
