Danger in the production of iPhones

Firmware | Sunday, May 16th 2010 8:25 pm | Comments (2) Tags: , , ,

A recent Stratfor Global Intelligence, revealed that about 44 employees in Taiwan-based Wintek has a lawsuit against your employer about your use of certain poisonous chemicals in the manufacturing process that led to dozens of workers to be hospitalized since August 2009.

Wintek is a supplier of touch panels for the iPhone. According to the report, the chemical in question, n-hexane, is used to clean the screens of the iPhone. It is alleged that replaced a product Wintek safer than alcohol with n-hexane at the request of Apple since n-hexane has been known to dry faster and thereby facilitate the "production bottlenecks."

Wintek is also the supplier of touchscreens iphone and it is not clear that the company uses the same chemical in the production process also iPad. However, the problem may be entitled, as well as the business implications for Apple, which saw demand for iPad rocket in recent times after the extremely successful launch of the device in the U.S.. The iPad is expected to be for international sale last week of May.

The recent development has once again raised the issue of labor abuse among workers in emerging economies like China. Apple has been criticized in the past for being indirectly responsible for human rights violations by its suppliers. Stringent requirements of the company to keep their new releases under control.

However, it should be noted that it is a common practice among companies expect their partners will adhere to production schedules to maintain the confidentiality of the business issues. However, the burden is upon the individual suppliers to ensure that they do not violate labor laws and human rights in the process of satisfying customers. So it can not be fair to point the finger at Apple for the succession of unpleasant facts.

iPhone OS 4.0 allows users to transfer files

Launches , News | Saturday, May 8 2010 9:11 pm | Comments (0) Tags: , , , ,

IPhone OS 4.0 beta is available, some changes were observed in the beta blocking screen orientation and faster access to controls iPhod.
Below we list some basic changes that we feel important to show here on the website:

File sharing:

Now users can transfer files between your iPhone and computer. This is done by connecting the iPhone to iTunes and selecting the "File Sharing" option that is available in the Apps tab. But notes that the feature is buggy that prevents it from working correctly.

Task Manager;

Multitasking is one of the main features of the iPhone OS 4.0. However, the management app seemed difficult in previous beta versions, why not offer a satisfactory solution to close active applications running in the background. The previous beta version required the user to press and hold the Home button in order to individually select and close applications. In the latest beta, all you need do is hit, hold and touch the icon of the iPhone apps in the taskbar active multitasking iPhone app as seen in the image below. This is very similar to how users of the iPhone apps delete your iPhone Home Screen.