Taiwan fines Apple $666K over iPhone pricing

<div class="cnet-image-div image-MEDIUM float-right" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: right; float: right; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin: 20px 2px 20px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 270px;"> <img alt="" class="cnet-image" height="193" src="http://asset1.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/09/18/iPhone5s_35781409_01_270x193.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="270" /><div class="image-caption" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.8em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.133em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> iPhone 5S</div> </div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission has fined Apple 20 million New Taiwan dollars -- about $666,000 -- after determining the company has been illegally interfering with iPhone pricing in the country, The Wall Street Journal <a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702304475004579279523694907870-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwNTEyNDUyWj" style="border: 0px; color: #2964bf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">reported</a> Wednesday.</div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The commission found that Apple was telling Taiwan's three primary mobile-service providers how much to charge for iPhones.</div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "Through the email correspondence between Apple and these three telecom companies we discovered the companies submit their pricing plans to Apple to be approved or confirmed before the products hit the market," the commission said in a statement, according to the WSJ. The newspaper could not reach Apple for comment.</div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.984375px; margin-top: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Via:<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57616283-37/taiwan-fines-apple-$666k-over-iphone-pricing/"> CNET</a></div>

Taiwan fines Apple $666K over iPhone pricing

iPhone 5S Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission has fined Apple 20 million New Taiwan dollars -- about $666,000 -- after determining the c...

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Report : iPhone 5s availability improves as Foxconn ramps up production

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvW0E0e68KimHlKU2Tb4_LO2O5hpG2rKYi2QTXmCXOnFJLFnBxfg_pBmi4Is-CFIBKXP3VO45MwOE_yxr7VvOpMQc4yQqlPUWxbTV5b_WR7uZUcmTYxGSI8rqxzuG0kVQfO8CXvQ6St55p/s1600/iphone-5s-635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvW0E0e68KimHlKU2Tb4_LO2O5hpG2rKYi2QTXmCXOnFJLFnBxfg_pBmi4Is-CFIBKXP3VO45MwOE_yxr7VvOpMQc4yQqlPUWxbTV5b_WR7uZUcmTYxGSI8rqxzuG0kVQfO8CXvQ6St55p/s640/iphone-5s-635.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">he iPhone 5s, Apple's latest flagship smartphone, has been in great demand since the time it went on sale, with a two to three week waiting period for orders placed on the company's US and Chinese online stores. A major reason responsible for this delay was the phone's limited supplies.</span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;"> </span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;">However, it looks like Foxconn (the trade name for Hon Hai Precision Industry), the company that assembles the iPhone in China, has ramped up production by running its factories around the clock, and employing more workers on its production lines in a bid to reduce the iPhone 5s waiting time, according to a </span><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/11/27/iphone-5s-wait-time-drops-as-foxconn-boosts-production/" style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" target="_blank">report</a><span style="line-height: 20px;"> by the Wall Street Journal.</span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;"> </span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;">The report mentions that Apple is now shipping all variants of the iPhone 5s within three to five business days. Citing people familiar with the development, the report elaborates that Apple requested Foxconn to focus on iPhone 5s production at the cost of </span>iPhone 5c<span style="line-height: 20px;">, a new less expensive iPhone which has reportedly failed to get as good a response as the </span>iPhone 5s<span style="line-height: 20px;">.</span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;"> </span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;">It states that Foxconn has operated 100 production lines 24 by 7 in Zhengzhou, north central China, at full capacity, citing executives at the Taiwanese contract manufacturer. It employs about 300,000 workers at the site , focusing on just making the iPhone 5s and its components including metal casings.</span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;"> </span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;">It mentions Foxconn executives as saying that there are the about 600 workers on each of the iPhone 5s production line for assembling the phone. The facility produces 500,000 iPhone 5s units every day, and it takes more time to produce the latest flagship compared to the previous iterations of the iPhone, notes the report.</span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;"> </span><br style="line-height: 20px; outline: none;" /><span style="line-height: 20px;">The iPhone 5s is referred to as the 'most forward-thinking iPhone yet' by Apple and features a new A7 chipset which boasts of a 64-bit architecture and also includes a M7 motion co-processor for measuring motion data through various sensor like accelerometer, compass and gyroscope. The iPhone 5s runs iOS 7, the new iteration of Apple OS. It comes in three inbuilt storage variants 16GB, 32GB and 64GB and is available in three colour variants such as Gold, Silver and Space Grey.</span></span><br /><i style="outline: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source : <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/iphone-5s-availability-improves-as-foxconn-ramps-up-production-report-452402">NDTV Gadgets</a></span></i>

Report : iPhone 5s availability improves as Foxconn ramps up production

he iPhone 5s, Apple's latest flagship smartphone, has been in great demand since the time it went on sale, with a two to three week wait...

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SIM-Free iPhone 5s Apple Selling Unlocked

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnyCOgKdTU0l6FNOzi8_MoG2D0wNwU5DjVabmVthXVHLAoN2d1V1OfENaaFxbmkLLvkIfsrVYfWFVGmoHjsNWM11V4FEPS5sSmpha0iJSnGaewvo1xRWUO7yZFAm8mAmMi01I_Vl7vT0o/s1600/399198-iphone-5s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnyCOgKdTU0l6FNOzi8_MoG2D0wNwU5DjVabmVthXVHLAoN2d1V1OfENaaFxbmkLLvkIfsrVYfWFVGmoHjsNWM11V4FEPS5sSmpha0iJSnGaewvo1xRWUO7yZFAm8mAmMi01I_Vl7vT0o/s400/399198-iphone-5s.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apple is now selling an unlocked, SIM-free version of the iPhone 5s on its retail website.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ditch the usual two-year contract and <a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://store.apple.com/us/buy-iphone/iphone5s/16gb-silver-t-mobile" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">place your order now</a> for the carrier-free iPhone 5s, which will set you back at least $649.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two versions of the unlocked flagship smartphone are available: a SIM-less model — expected to ship within one to two weeks — and an unlocked T-Mobile variant, which comes with a nano-SIM inside and should leave the factory in three to five business days. T-Mobile this year ditched contracts and embraced the "un-carrier" approach.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Without a carrier subsidy, the device sells at full retail price: $649 for 16GB, $749 for 32GB, and $849 for 64GB. For everyone else, the handset will run you $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, and $399 for 64GB with a two-year contract.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An unlocked phone breaks the ties between customer and carrier. But the newest unlocked iPhone 5s requires a GSM-compatible SIM, meaning it will work on T-Mobile or AT&T in the U.S., but not Verizon or Sprint.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All three color options — space gray, gold, and silver — are available now. Simply visit the Apple Store website, then choose to get the iPhone "unlocked and contract-free."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 23px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 9px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source : <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2427515,00.asp">PCMag</a></span></i></div>

SIM-Free iPhone 5s Apple Selling Unlocked

Apple is now selling an unlocked, SIM-free version of the iPhone 5s on its retail website. Ditch the usual two-year contract and  place your...

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Apple iOS 7.0.4 Available; fixes App and In-App purchases with insufficient authorization

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsUi593H0or0UYmpiXvap8ecw6x8qeJ1BIo9X7fUkRYbDakYqxE0p7mtMR-9t22T3C0aqV2KIlhRQaWElDeTg-qP9mV3tj8_eQ2J-jE8eRXsrQqUOY87yR_2Haw6AZohAzv6dR7lfBhA/s1600/apple-ios-7-700x325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsUi593H0or0UYmpiXvap8ecw6x8qeJ1BIo9X7fUkRYbDakYqxE0p7mtMR-9t22T3C0aqV2KIlhRQaWElDeTg-qP9mV3tj8_eQ2J-jE8eRXsrQqUOY87yR_2Haw6AZohAzv6dR7lfBhA/s320/apple-ios-7-700x325.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Apple iOS 7.0.4 update is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The update bumped the iOS 7 to build 11B554a forgoing<a href="http://www.inferse.com/9927/apple-inc-releases-os-x-mavericks-ios-7-0-3-update-icloud-keychain/" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Apple Inc. releases OS X Mavericks & iOS 7.0.3 update with iCloud Keychain">iOS 7.0.3</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The release, Apple explains in the official description of the update, brings various “bug fixes and improvements, including a fix for an issue that causes FaceTime calls to fail for some users.” The update – weighs 17MB only — is applicable to iPhone 4 or higher, iPad 2 or later, iPad Mini and iPod touch, and now available via OTA and can also be downloaded via iTunes.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Besides, it also addresses a security issue that lead to complete App and In-App purchases with insufficient authorization. Surprisingly, an iOS 5 bug that allows to restore deleted PNG alpha photos has reportedly returned to few iOS 7 upgraded devices.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiWB-B17nN1kaJZKXwcxM5R4A72nQme1eWPZvIXsTuKTnNe9ohJxFSxvMl-UwNReFLfG_HMYM_yqzRYb2d0ZNwhqR1ddmr7xtRrAMk-rTtIx_e5aAuxYexIIrCmNxInpL0ZgmiDWZdjg/s1600/ppp.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiWB-B17nN1kaJZKXwcxM5R4A72nQme1eWPZvIXsTuKTnNe9ohJxFSxvMl-UwNReFLfG_HMYM_yqzRYb2d0ZNwhqR1ddmr7xtRrAMk-rTtIx_e5aAuxYexIIrCmNxInpL0ZgmiDWZdjg/s320/ppp.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The smartphones — especially the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S — have now become perfect substitutes of compact cameras. And, it could be privacy threatening as iOS 7 doesn’t seem to untie from past and brings deleted PNG photos back into the Camera Roll. At least in the form of preview.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The glitch isn’t immediate and, fortunately, only the previews are restored instead of original-size images. To re-generate the bug, you must save one transparent background as PNG with Alpha channel into the Camera Roll. Once the file is saved, old shots would begin to resurface – thumbnails only – and it’s enough to bring up old memories and threaten privacy.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Apparently, the bug is related to an erroneous construction of previews for third-party apps, in the Photo folder. It allows any app to display thumbnails as the background film such as photo editing apps, games and so on, but it could be hazardous in case of theft.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Along with this, Apple has also rolled out 6.0.2 update for its Apple TV set-top box. It can be accessed through the device’s Settings, then General and lastly Software Update. The size of update is relatively small, however Wi-Fi is highly recommended to download the update.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Via:<a href="http://www.inferse.com/10485/apple-ios-7-0-4-available/"> Inferse</a></span></i></div>

Apple iOS 7.0.4 Available; fixes App and In-App purchases with insufficient authorization

Apple iOS 7.0.4 update is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The update bumped the iOS 7 to build 11B554a forgoing iOS 7.0.3 . T...

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