Foxconn workers claim the manufacturer transferred underage employees to other departments or did not schedule them to work overtime in an effort to avoid discovery during the Fair Labor Association’s investigation of its facilities, reports AppleInsider .
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Foxconn accused of hiding underage factory workers before FLA inspection
After being denied twice, Megupload co-founder Kim Dotcom has been granted bail by a New Zealand judge, who ruled he isn’t in fact a flight risk. To date, the court’s rationale for keeping Dotcom behind bars has been that he might flee to his native Germany in a bid to avoid extradition to the US, where he stands accused of generating more than $175 million in criminal proceeds and causing more than half a billion dollars in copyright damage.
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Megaupload co-founder granted bail, New Zealand judge rules he’s not a flight risk
Early last week, the European Commission gave Google its blessing regarding the purchase of Motorola Mobility. But the honeymoon has been anything but relaxing for the search giant and its latest power-play acquisition, after Apple filed an antitrust complaint , claiming a breach of the company’s FRAND obligations.
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Microsoft files EU antitrust complaint against Motorola Mobility, claims unfair licensing practices
That’s smartphones, guys. Not superphones, and certainly not phablets (sorry, we hate that word too)
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Synaptics announces ClearPad 2200 touchscreen controller for smartphones
Internet-enabled televisions have become the next big thing. LG, Sony, Panasonic, Samsung and Sharp, among others, offer TV sets with apps and Wi-Fi connectivity
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Half of all smart TVs sold aren’t even connected to the Internet
The adorable, metallic-haired EMIEW 2 has been given permission to go on the internet and it’s going to use that privilege to find exactly where you left that stapler. First, the android uses its built-in camera to take a snapshot of objects and then queries the visual data online to recognise it. Then, as shown in Hitachi’s recent demonstration, it teams up with an array of cameras dotted around a hypothetical office.
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EMIEW 2 connects to the internet, wants to google your stuff (video)
In addition to better file management , accessibility and that all important new logo , Redmond’s engineers are also promising improved language support in Windows 8. So far, Microsoft admits it’s seen this as a “local-market feature,” putting the onus on non-English users to track down special copies of the OS or language packs online.
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Windows 8 to bring better language support, finally including English
Remember when Google launched its desktop-only Flight Search service back in the fall? Well, now it’s made the travel checking tool both Android and iOS friendly
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Google updates Flight Search for Android, iOS
Perhaps you’ve had your eye on Dell’s XPS 13 since we showed you a pre-production model last month, but were looking to learn a bit more about it before buying one? Well, you’re in luck, because a spate of manuals for the thing has shown up online, giving you plenty of info on the Ultrabook before its official debut. The owner’s manual is of particular interest, as it shows you how to do your very own iFixit teardown — with pictures and instructions on how to remove many of the Dell’s parts, including the keyboard, battery, and even the I/O board, too
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Dell XPS 13 manuals leak, spill the Ultrabook’s guts all over the internet
Well what do we have here? Nokia just posted a delightful little video on its YouTube channel hinting at some kind of announcement during Mobile World Congress next week.
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Nokia teases with imaging-themed video ahead of MWC