 CBS News | Chinese assembly workers to get raises Detroit Free Press AP BEIJING -- This week's pledge to trim work hours and effectively raise wages for the hardscrabble Chinese employees who assemble Apple's iPads and iPhones isn't likely to drive up the prices that consumers pay. Labor expenses remain a small portion ... Apple's Tim Cook faces leadership challenge on labor issues Labor Audit on Foxconn Is Thorough, Experts Say Foxconn workers would prefer raise to fewer hours |
 CBC.ca | Apple's Tim Cook faces leadership challenge on labor issues Washington Post (blog) Sign-up for e-mail newsletters and alerts and get the news you need delivered directly to your inbox. By Jena McGregor Apple CEO Tim Cook visited the Foxconn manufacturing facility ahead of a report released Thursday by the Fair Labor Association. Foxconn workers would prefer raise to fewer hours Labor Audit on Foxconn Is Thorough, Experts Say Apple pledge likely to boost China factory wages |
CBC.ca | Apple pledge could lead to China wage hikes BusinessWeek By JOE McDONALD A pledge by the manufacturer of Apple's iPhones and iPads to limit work hours at its factories in China could force other global corporations to hike pay for Chinese workers who produce the world's consumer electronics, toys and other ... Foxconn workers would prefer raise to fewer hours Labor Audit on Foxconn Is Thorough, Experts Say Apple pledge likely to boost China factory wages |
 Globe and Mail | Judge Dismisses $105M Blogger Suit Against Huffington Post Chicago Tribune Mar 31 (TheWrap.com) - The Huffington Post did not violate any laws by not paying bloggers who knowingly submitted their work with no intention of being paid, a US district court judge ruled on Friday, John E. Koeltel, a district court judge in New ... Judge Tosses HuffPo Unpaid Bloggers Suit AOL wins, bloggers lose over HuffPo payment suit Huffington Post doesn't have to pay bloggers: judge |
 SlashGear | RIM Blackberry Playbook boasts a million and counting SlashGear Determined to actually drive some good publicity for itself, Research in Motion has announced that more than a million Playbook tablets have made their way to end users, a little over a year after it was first introduced to the market. RIM Weighs Bleak Options Can RIM Make a Comeback? The Word on the Web RIM tries to ensure its survival, ward off competition from Apple, Google |
Globe and Mail | Judge Dismisses $105M Blogger Suit Against Huffington Post Kansas CW John E. Koeltel, a district court judge in New York, dismissed a class action sought brought against the Huffington Post by unpaid bloggers seeking $105 million from AOL and Arianna Huffington's media empire. The bloggers argued that though they ... Judge Tosses HuffPo Unpaid Bloggers Suit AOL wins, bloggers lose over HuffPo payment suit |
Globe and Mail | Judge Tosses HuffPo Unpaid Bloggers Suit PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius A New York district judge today threw out a $105 million lawsuit filed by former, unpaid Huffington Post bloggers who insisted they are entitled to a chunk of the blog's $315 million sale price to AOL. The bloggers - Jonathan Tasini ... AOL wins, bloggers lose over HuffPo payment suit HuffPost doesn't have to pay bloggers, judge rules Unpaid bloggers' lawsuit versus Huffington Post tossed |
 CBC.ca | RIM Weighs Bleak Options Wall Street Journal By WILL CONNORS, ANUPREETA DAS and GINA CHON Research In Motion Ltd.'s new chief executive faces two bleak options: Attempt a bold turnaround of the embattled BlackBerry maker, or find a willing buyer. Neither will be an easy task. Research in Motion shares rise after 4Q report RIM Charts Risky Survival Plan, Considers Sale RIM tries to ensure its survival, ward off competition from Apple, Google |
CBC.ca | Research in Motion shares rise after 4Q report msnbc.com NEW YORK â€" Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. jumped Friday after the maker of BlackBerry smartphones said it is returning its focus to business customers and shaking up its management. The stock advanced 97 cents, or 7.1 percent, closing at $14.70, ... Tough times for Blackberry maker Research in Motion Catching a Falling BlackBerry RIM tries to ensure its survival, ward off competition from Apple, Google |
CBC.ca | Catching a Falling BlackBerry Wall Street Journal By ROLFE WINKLER Research In Motion has finally issued a call for help. With the business in free-fall, it makes little sense for an acquirer to answer. Yet that is the bet being made by the BlackBerry maker's investors. Despite very weak financial ... RIM tries to ensure its survival, ward off competition from Apple, Google RIM continues through tough times, Q4 results reveal RIM Charts Risky Survival Plan While Opening Door to Sale |
 VentureBeat | Cybercrime exposed: Once a grad student in China, now an international hacker-spy VentureBeat A targeted and sustained cyber attack that ended up compromising hundreds of computers belonging to military personnel, aerospace engineers, activists and others, has been traced back to a Chinese hacker. The cyber criminal in question is Gu Kaiyuan, ... Reports identify Chinese grad student in hacks against Tibetans, others Chinese cybercrime campaign traced back to one man Report details successful China-based cyber-espionage |
 CBS News | Apple Supplier Foxconn Will Reduce Working Hours InformationWeek Fair Labor Association association finds significant issues with factories in China operated by Apple supplier Foxconn, which said it would reduce hours for some workers. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Two weeks after radio show This American Life ... New report finds worker abuses at Apple's supplier in China Apple moves to share cost burden in China Apple Is About to Discover the Price of Fair Labor |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Apple, Foxconn pay hike could damage other companies' bottom lines San Jose Mercury News By Joe McDonald AP BEIJING -- A pledge by the manufacturer of Apple's (AAPL) iPhones and iPads to limit work hours at its factories in China could force other global corporations to hike pay for Chinese workers who produce the world's consumer ... Apple Labor Pact Could Ripple Across China Workers worry about pay cuts from Apple, Foxconn pact Foxconn Pledges Labor Improvements in China |
 Globe and Mail | Apple Labor Pact Could Ripple Across China Wall Street Journal By LORETTA CHAO, JAMES T. AREDDY and ARIES POON A top Apple supplier in China has been found to have widespread breaches of work rules, including 60-hour work weeks and other health and safety rules. Dow Jones's Gren Manuel discusses what Apple and ... Apple pledge could lead to China wage hikes Apple supplier Foxconn to improve conditions, but workers worried Vote: Will Apple's labor reforms mean a breakthrough? |
 New York Times | Can RIM Make a Comeback? The Word on the Web PCWorld By Ian Paul, PCWorld Mar 30, 2012 9:05 AM Blackberry-maker Research In Motion just can't catch a break. A week ago, a report claimed the BlackBerry was finally less popular than Apple's iPhone in RIM's home and native land of Canada. For Struggling RIM, Sale Prospects Appear Tough Analysis: RIM CEO's brave face masks limited options RIM's former co-CEO Jim Balsillie out from board of directors |
 The Guardian | RIM Quarterly Post-Mortem InformationWeek Ok, that's two words. But it does sum up the writing I saw on the wall a few months ago. Based on news reported by Bloomberg, a couple additional nails were pounded into the RIM coffin: Fourth-quarter earnings, excluding one-time items, ... More Muddled Thinking From BlackBerry Management BlackBerry beats a shambolic retreat Time to start the RIM death watch? |
 Telegraph.co.uk | RIM CEO Pledges Enterprise Focus, But Clock Ticks InformationWeek RIM CEO Thorsten Heins inherited a disaster when he took over in January. His recovery plan, outlined Thursday, just might be what RIM needs, but game time runs perilously short. Research In Motion's fiscal 2012 fourth quarter report shows a company in ... There Is No Good Reason For Anyone To Buy RIM (RIMM) BlackBerry beats a shambolic retreat RIM: Analysts Wary After Weak Q4; WSJ Mulls Possible Suitors |
Globe and Mail | Foxconn overtime reduction won't affect product prices, analysts say Computerworld By Michael Kan IDG News Service - Low labor costs and a growing reliance on automation will ensure Apple supplier Foxconn's newly announced efforts to reduce overtime for its employees and hire extra workers has no effect on product prices, ... China's iPad maker promises more pay, fewer work hours Apple pledge could lead to China wage hikes Apple's newest leadership challenge on labor issues |
 CBC.ca | BlackBerry maker gives up on consumer market Fox News March 5, 2007: A Research In Motion employee leaves the company headquarters in Waterloo. The Struggling BlackBerry maker plans to return its focus to its corporate customers after failing to compete with flashier, consumer-oriented phones. RIM's first loss in 7 years dims outlook further: analysts Blackberry-maker RIM plans new focus amid $125m loss RIM's core strengths are weaknesses now |
 BBC News | Blackberry-maker RIM plans new focus amid $125m loss BBC News Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) has said it plans to refocus its business back onto corporate customers. The announcement came as RIM reported a quarterly loss, as revenues fell due to sharply lower smartphone sales. The Canadian company made ... RIM won't save itself by withdrawing from consumer markets Research in Motion Ltd. (RIMM) RIM's first loss in 7 years dims outlook further: analysts |
 SlashGear | RIM denies abandoning consumer BlackBerry market SlashGear RIM has denied speculation that it is exiting the consumer BlackBerry business to focus on enterprise customers, arguing that it is enhancing business support rather than slashing smartphones for the general public. â€We remain committed to all of our ... Blackberry maker RIM abandons consumer market RIM 'considers' sale options: Should Apple buy BlackBerry? RIM says it is pulling out of the consumer market |
 Globe and Mail | Apple supplier Foxconn cuts working hours, workers ask why Reuters | LONGHUA, China, March 30 (Reuters) - When Chinese worker Wu Jun heard that her employer, the giant electronics assembly company Foxconn, had given employees landmark concessions her reaction was worry, not elation. Wu, 23, is one of tens of thousands ... Pledge by Apple's iPhone manufacturer in China could set off new round of wage ... Foxconn will cut working hours to legal limits Apple Pledge Could Lead To China Wage Hikes |
 msnbc.com | Apple Pledge Could Lead to China Wage Hikes ABC News A pledge by the manufacturer of Apple's iPhones to limit work hours at its factories in China could set off a new round of pay hikes for Chinese workers who produce the world's consumer electronics, toys and other goods. Foxconn Technology's promise ... Foxconn Workers Would Rather Boost Their Salaries Than Cut Hours KCTV 5Audit reveals dozens of Foxconn violations FLA, Apple and Foxconn shake on new deal for Chinese workers |
 Globe and Mail | Update: Apple supplier Foxconn hit on poor working conditions Computerworld By Agam Shah IDG News Service - An investigation by the Fair Labor Association into factories operated by Apple supplier Foxconn in China found poor working conditions and worker abuse, leading Foxconn to pledge it will make improvements. Electronic Giant Vowing Reforms in China Plants Apple's Tim Cook Visits Foxconn IPhone Plant in China Apple CEO in China mission to clear up problems |
