Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz a reporter gain access to visit the factory floor at Apple's Chinese producer Foxconn. See highlights from his tour of the assembly line and the Foxconn facilities. He traces the journey of an iPad as it makes its way through the factory - from testing of gyroscope to the myriad of tests that a display is run through. If you thought modern electronics are made in giant factories with robotic arms, this one is sure to come across as a surprise. Amongst the many things revealed in the video is the fact that an average
Read MoreIt’s no secret enterprises have begun to adopt tablets with the same fervor of consumers. Since the debut of Apple’s iPad in Jan. 2010, the integration of tablet devices into our lives and work has progressed rapidly — so fast that it’s sometimes hard to put in perspective how quickly got here. The exclusively obtained infographic below breaks down how far workforce adoption of tablet technology has come — and where it’s headed. In overall world market share for tablets, the iPad clobbers all others. The iPad accounted for nearly 80 percent of worldwide tablet sales during the past 12 months,
Read MoreYou may be surprised by some of these stats about smartphone adoption and usage in Japan. For a nation that normally leads the globe in terms of technological advancement and usage they have been very slow with converting to smartphones.
Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than Microsoft. Not Windows. Not Office. Microsoft. The iPhone did not exist five years ago. And now it's bigger than a company that, 15 years ago, was dragged into court and threatened with forcible break-up because it had amassed an unassailable and unthinkably profitable monopoly. The iPhone also appears to be considerably more profitable than Microsoft. In the December quarter, Apple's iPhone business generated $24.4 billion of revenue. Microsoft's whole company, meanwhile, from Windows to Office to servers to XBox, generated $20.9 billion. Thanks businessinsider
The infographic below, created Online Teaching Degree, details the costs associated with iPad textbooks versus traditional paper editions. iPad versions come with numerous tangible benefits that can’t be matched by paper books — they’re interactive, they can access the web, they’re better for a student’s health (carrying one iPad instead of multiple heavy books) and they can be kept up-to-date in real time. However, unless Apple and textbook publishers can come up with ways to greatly reduce the cost — via things like drastically cheaper iPad hardware, innovative trade-in programs and discount volume licensing for textbooks — it is unlikely
Read MoreLiquipel is a new revolutionary technology that will protect your electronic device inside and out, including charging port and headphone jack and there is NO case required. Liquipel covers devices inside and out with a transparent coating thinner than a human hair that causes water to bead right off their previously moisture-sensitive elements. Properly sealed up with Liquipel, the company claims a smartphone can survive full submergence in water. And just to prove the point, you can see a new Liquipel-treated iPhone 4S back up that claim in the video below. Apple iPhone 4S Water Test With Liquipel - NO CASE Tt handle's
Read MoreJobvine took a look at what green jobs are and the growth over the past few years. With most governments investing millions of dollars into making their countries greener each year, all industries are getting affected. They show how some of those industries have changed. Also examine the top IT companies and the effort they are making into saving the environment. Google has been completely carbon neutral since 2007. By 2012, Microsoft plans to reduce its carbon footprint by 30 percent compared to 2007 levels. If you are looking for a job at a top company like that it's time
Read MoreExecutive vice president of Acquity Group Jim Newman, whose team created the infographic below, believes the current tech hiring trends shows that top tech companies including Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft are hiring like crazy despite the global economic downturn. Tech hiring trend 2012 - Infographic
A new product has hit the Android Market Wyse PocketCloud Explore mobile cloud app, the app allows users to search for and view files across their PCs and Macs, all without ever needing to surrender data to the cloud. The app also pioneers multi-device search, allowing users to easily access files anywhere on their device or remote computers. For example, if a user wanted to find the folder of photos from a combined business and vacation trip but could not remember whether it was on their home computer, work computer or office server, they could search all the devices at
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