APPLE iPhone 5

[Helios]

hehehe !burk!

[ZENMasterTYL]

apple is hiring google maps staff? if you can't build 'em, hire 'em

Apple is going after people with experience working on Google Maps to develop its own product, according to a source with connections on both teams. Using recruiters, Apple is pursuing a strategy of luring away Google Maps employees who helped develop the search giant’s product on contract, and many of those individuals seem eager to accept due in part to the opportunity Apple represents to build new product, instead of just doing “tedious updates” on a largely complete platform.

My source — a contractor who worked on Google Maps as part of a massive undertaking to integrate Street View and newly licensed third-party data to improve European coverage, as well as develop the platform’s turn-by-turn navigation — says that when attention turned to indoor mapping, things started to become less interesting and a lot of staff began looking around for other opportunities.

Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps | TechCrunch

[Monseratto]

Chipped off paint out-of-the-box, check the phone when buying. Also better buy a case if you're the type who hates instant scratches...

Apple iPhone 5 aluminum shell plagued by chipping issues
22 September, 2012

It seems to have become a routine now. Every year Apple releases a new iPhone and while most of the customers are delighted a subset of buyers pull the short end of the stick. With the iPhone 4, it was the antennagate issue, with the iPhone 4S it was the battery life problem and now some iPhone 5 buyers are noticing dents on their prized possession.

The iPhone 5 anodized aluminum body might be bending the laws of physics and everything, but it’s also shaping out to be quite sensitive. First we learn that some units come chipped out of the box and now we get this scratch test, which confirms that peeling the paint from your brand new iPhone 5 is easier than you might have thought.





Yes, many owners, particularly of the Black & Slate colored model, are reporting dents and scratches along the chamfered edges of their new iPhone right out of the box. We haven't seen many reports from owners of the White & Silver model, but that just might be because the color isn't particularly popular.

Now, anodized aluminum is known to pick up scuff marks easily. Because the color is painted on top, even a minor scuff can make it come off, revealing a shiny silver spot below. Also, aluminum is a soft metal, so it dents very easily, especially along thin edges. You'll find scuffs and dents on practically every anodized aluminum object that has been used for a while.

Which is why it wasn't a shock to us when we saw the iPhone picking up dents along the edges in this drop test. However, it is surprising when the device comes with scuff marks out of the box and points to poor quality checks at Apple's end.

Of course, Apple will readily replace any such device for you. But if you're importing this device to a different country (and we know many do), you will need to be careful and hold on till the issue gets sorted.

Update: Apparently, white units have the same issues as the black ones. We are really hoping Apple makes an official statement soon enough and explain the cause.

Apple iPhone 5 aluminum shell plagued by chipping issues - GSMArena.com news

[Horsepower]

Apple should really consider manufacturing their products in America, by Americans, with good ol' American craftsmanship. Especially with its tag price, I really hope they would. Apple users deserve better than shitty chink products.

[Retz]

sablay sa map ngayon naman chipping issue?

[ZENMasterTYL]

Apple should really consider manufacturing their products in America, by Americans, with good ol' American craftsmanship. Especially with its tag price, I really hope they would. Apple users deserve better than shitty chink products.

that would raise the prices of their products

[ZENMasterTYL]

Chipped off paint out-of-the-box, check the phone when buying. Also better buy a case if you're the type who hates instant scratches...



Apple iPhone 5 aluminum shell plagued by chipping issues - GSMArena.com news

baka eto yung ginamit sa drop test

[Horsepower]

As long as they innovate or make present tech better, people will buy it. Their market is the moneyed sector of the society anyway. It's not fun to be fed with so much bells and whistles and be told it's made in China. Honestly, I feel bad about that. I have nothing against china made stuff as there are a lot of everyday things that are okay to be deemed disposable but Apple is charging so much so consumers deserve something equally better than a china made product. It will raise their costs but not necessarily the price to consumers if they want to stay competitive to "lesser" brands.

[CoDer]

Made in China.

Regarding the IPhone map??? No worries apple will pirate the guys who created google map.

[ZENMasterTYL]

^^ even products assembled in china, apple still have to QA everything. the parts that make up the devices are according to apple specifications anyway. i think, even you assemble the device in US, japan, china or brazil, you will still and must have the same quality