Apple iPhone 6 Concept Video iClear Display

Check out this cool video by Dakota Adney. Adney latest video features  Apple iPhone 6 concept video showing an iClear Retina display with a futuristic see-through design.

iLounge report on Apple’s iPad 5, iPhone 5S, and Plastic iPhone

Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge, recently reported that he had the pleasure of holding a “physical model of the completely redesigned fifth-generation iPad” earlier this month.

According to Horwitz:

[quote] What does it look like? Well, it’s a lot smaller than one would guess was possible: in portrait orientation, picture a 9.7” screen with virtually no left or right bezels, and only enough space above and below the screen to accommodate the mandatory camera and Home Button elements. Beyond that, it’s noticeably thinner, as well, which is to say the the fifth-generation iPad will be smaller in every dimension than its predecessors. As it will have the same chamfered edges and curves, calling it a “stretched iPad mini” is very close to entirely accurate, with the rendering below looking pretty close to what I’ve seen. The critical question: “how will Apple accomplish this?”

..The changes are so considerable that a new screen technology, such as IGZO, seems like a given. Going Retina for the third-generation iPad forced Apple to make that tablet a little thicker than the iPad 2, in part to seriously beef up the battery. Very little changed for the fourth-generation iPad. By contrast, this iPad 5 design is so much smaller that a full internal redesign—complete with a smaller, less power-hungry sequel to the A6X—can be safely assumed. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see the new iPad remain roughly on par with the fourth-generation model in processing capabilities, with the improved screen, dramatically lower size, and reduced weight becoming the key selling points.[/quote]

Apple’s Supplier Responsibility Progress Report 2013

Apple has recently published their its 2013 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report. The company reported that  he carried out 393 audits and achieved “an average of 92 percent compliance with a maximum 60-hour work week.”

According to Apple’s Report:

[quote] Apple considers the most serious breaches of compliance to be core violations. These include physical abuse; underage, debt-bonded, or forced labor; falsification of information or obstruction of audit; coaching workers for audits or retaliating against them if they provide information; bribery; significant pollution and environmental impacts; and issues posing immediate threat to workers’ lives or safety. All core violations must be stopped and corrected immediately. Our preference is to fix problems so they don’t happen again rather than just fire the supplier—which would likely let these violations continue for other customers. However, if a violation is particularly egregious, or if we believe a supplier is not fully committed to stopping the behaviour, we terminate our relationship with that supplier and, when appropriate, report the behaviour to the proper authorities.[/quote]