Apple's Chinese Factories to be audited by Fair Labor Association

Photo from Hothardware.comApple today announced that the Fair Labor Association will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple’s final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, at Apple’s request. A team of labor rights experts led by FLA president Auret van Heerden began the first inspections Monday morning at the facility in Shenzhen known as Foxconn City.

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Apps & Launches: Citytv streaming app hits iPhone and iPod Touch

It seems that iPhone and iPod Touch users are starting to get versions of streaming video apps that were originally on the iPad. The recent release of the BBC iPlayer for the iPhone and iPod Touch and now Citytv offers Canadians access to live programming on their iPhones and iPod Touch devices.

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Review: Apple GarageBand for iPhone and iPod Touch

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

When Apple released GarageBand for the iPad 2, it was one of those applications that really argued the case that tablets could indeed be used for content creation and not just mere content consumption devices. After all, anyone with enough time and a smidgen of musical inclination could create original music. Now available for the iPhone and for the iPod Touch, GarageBand is a scaled down on-the-go studio for your pocket.

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The Apple Beat: Why the iPhone 4S is a Significant Update

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I, for one, am completely tickled that the iPhone 4S looks exactly the same as its predecessor. This means all the accessories and cases (and I have too many of those) on our iPhone 4 will automatically fit nicely on the twice as fast, seven times better graphics iPhone 4S.

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