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The smaller tablet, dubbed the ‘iPad mini’, is expected to launch this month - Talking Technology 2012 - Ep37
Category: Technology
Duration: 00:46:44
Publish Date: 2012-10-11 18:38:41
Description: Leon and Garry discuss issues including: The pressure for iPhone production building with workers on the production line at Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory went on strike this week because of what some have described as overly burdensome quality control demands for Apple's new smartphone. The Wall Street Journal reporting that Apple component suppliers in Asia have received orders for as many as 10 million units of Apple’s incoming smaller iPad. The smaller tablet, dubbed the ‘iPad mini’, is expected to launch this month. Samsung Electronics saying that its July-September operating profit is likely hit $US6.8 billion, a record for a South Korean company, as strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones more than offset reduced orders for chips and screens from Apple, the group's main rival and leading customer. A Google Nexus 10-inch class tablet in the works with the 10.1-inch tablet will boast a pixel density that is higher than Apple's third-generation iPad. HTC suffering yet another disappointing quarter, as revealed by the release of its unaudited Q3 2012 financial figures. This is the fourth consecutive quarter that the smartphone maker's profits have been down over the past year. Google now looking to become a bank. Google is getting into the credit card business in the UK. By issuing its own credit card, which will also be made available in the US within weeks and other unspecified countries later, the company's is looking to to use its huge cash reserves to support its core search advertising business by subsidising low-interest rate credit lines. Google putting together another tool for developers in the form of its tablet app quality checklist. In ten easy steps, Google lays out the most important things developers needs to do for their tablet apps to be successful, including optimizing for larger screens, taking advantage of a tablet's extra space, and adjusting fonts and widgets. General Motors moving past layoffs and the Motor City's rusty, low-tech image. It's setting out on its own to develop software and invent the most advanced gizmos for your car. America's biggest carmaker plans to hire up to 10,000 computer professionals in the next three-to-five years as it tries to lead the car industry with cutting-edge technology. The BBC announcing new initiatives to turn it into a complete multi-media service including a dedicated radio app with a spinning dial which -- compared to the regular iPlayer app -- will put much greater emphasis on live shows rather than catch-up and a music streaming service. Twitter considering building its own video-hosting technology Juniper research showing that international telco revenue from international roaming charges set to hit $80 billion by 2017 Facebook passing the one billion user mark in September, a level of global penetration that is a remarkable achievement for an eight-year-old social network and a heightened challenge to its quest for sustained growth Facebook looking to get into e-commerce, testing a feature letting users create "wishlists" of home furnishings, clothing and other products.
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