iPhone manufacturing costs revealed?
Recent Foxconn revelations hint at higher costs than previous estimates that are still staggeringly low by Western standards.

Originally posted at Crave

Former factory workers add pleas to sign Apple labor petition
Two former factory workers in China who suffered health problems as part of a 2009 incident are urging the public to sign an Internet petition being delivered to Apple tomorrow.

Originally posted at Apple Talk

Apple's iPhone voice mail the target of another patent suit
A new lawsuit against Apple says its visual voice mail feature is infringing on someone else's patents. Stop us if you've heard this one before.

Originally posted at Apple Talk

iPad's share of tablet market to dip to 62 percent this year
The iPad will maintain its lead, though its share will drop because of competition from Android devices, estimates research firm TrendForce.

Watchdog group: Foxconn hid young workers before inspection
One of the organization's employees also says Foxconn banned 16- and 17-year-old workers from overtime while inspections are ongoing.

Originally posted at The Digital Home

Smaller iPad in 'testing stage,' says research firm
An Apple tablet with a smaller display is undergoing tests, says a Taipei-based market researcher, which also released a 2012 tablet market forecast.

Originally posted at Nanotech - The Circuits Blog

Apple confirms plans to build data center in Oregon
Tech giant's secret project to construct another large data center in the country's Northwest is revealed.

Apple to drop in-house X11 support and more in Mountain Lion
Apple's upcoming release of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion will include a number of services from Apple's iOS such as notifications, reminders, notes, and Game Center; however, coupled with this focus on its own services, Apple is moving away from its support of Java and X11.

Originally posted at MacFixIt

Microsoft pooh-poohs latest Office for iPad report
Microsoft says a report that it's nearly finished with a version of Office for iPad is "inaccurate."

Originally posted at Apple Talk

The least sexy iPad 3 part emerges...maybe
The glass front that will grace the front of Apple's next iPad has possibly turned up, providing a few clues about design changes in store.

Originally posted at Apple Talk