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Foxconn swaps humans for robots, US manufacturing slowly returns

Foxconn swaps humans for robots, US manufacturing slowly returns
  • Posted December 11, 2012, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • During summer 2011, CEO Terry Gou shared his vision of installing one million robots to help automate the most dangerous and menial tasks at Foxconn's facilities. Foxconn, by the way, manufactures many of the computers, tablets and phones sold by…

Microsoft rumored to be designing its own WP8 smartphone

Microsoft rumored to be designing its own WP8 smartphone
  • Posted November 2, 2012, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • According to the Wall Street Journal and its anonymous sources, Microsoft appears to be designing its own phone. Asian component suppliers have been asked to test the design, although it is unknown when and even if the device will begin…

Spotify eyeing Canadian expansion, Asia and South America next?

Spotify eyeing Canadian expansion, Asia and South America next?
  • Posted August 22, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Spotify’s annual accounts report indicates the company is preparing to expand into Canada and perhaps parts of Asia and South America afterwards. The report says the Canadian expansion will further strengthen their position as the world’s largest music streaming service. …

Nokia to cut 4,000 more jobs and move manufacturing to Asia

Nokia to cut 4,000 more jobs and move manufacturing to Asia
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News

  • Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia has announced plans to cut a further 4,000 more jobs at plants in Finland, Hungary and Mexico as the struggling firm tries to reduce manufacturing costs by re-locating production assembly work of its smartphones...

Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere after source code leak

Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere after source code leak
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, Software
  • In a PDF outlining the impact of its proprietary source code being stolen, Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere until the next update is issued. This warning includes users who are running pcAnywhere 12.0, 12.1 and 12.5, which is the latest version.…

Apple reveals supply chain to curb worker abuse concerns

Apple reveals supply chain to curb worker abuse concerns
  • Posted January 17, 2012, 12:45 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Although a notoriously secretive company, Apple has taken an extraordinary step toward transparency in order to soothe public concerns over factory conditions and worker abuse. The company has revealed all 156 partners in its Asian supply chain. The move was…

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