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China Labor Watch is reporting that several workers at Apple supplier Pegatron have died suddenly, including Shi Zhaokun, a 15-year-old worker. These workers “passed away in a very short period of time,” and Pegatron failed to carry out “in-depth investigations into the causes of death,” according to China Labor Watch. […] Read the original post…

Apple has released its free 12 Days of Gifts app today — although it’s an annual release from apple, this will be the first year U.S. customers have access to the app. The app will allow users to download a free gift each day from Dec. 26 – Jan. 6. […] Read the original post…

Modeled after the iPhone 5/5s version, Spigen SGP has begun selling Tough Armor for iPad mini ($40). The dual-layer case is composed of a black rubber inner layer, and a black, gold, slate, or silver plastic piece over it. It’s a playthrough-style case, offering full button protection, plus air cushions […] Read the original post…

Former Apple Senior Vice President of iOS Software Scott Forstall has kept busy since his departure from Apple, according to The Information. The new pay site, which lists Forstall as one of technology’s big “free agents,” reports Forstall has traveled to Italy and South Africa in the past year. He’s […] Read the original post…

Because the case rotates on the magnet, the cover can be used as a stand in either landscape or portrait orientation; small feet on the left and bottom sides of the case hold it in place within grooves found inside the lid. You can also pull the cover off and […] Read the original post…

We’ve been refreshing Apple’s website since the calendar flipped over to December, waiting to see when the new Mac Pro is going to pop up. We’re still waiting, but in the meantime, there are new accessories to stock up on, such as NuMac’s NMBDR6x Blu-ray Drive ($149). Made to match […] Read the original post…

Both the rear shell and front lid are made of plastic, and are held together with a tall rubber hinge. On the previous versions of the case, both sides were lined with vertical ridges; this time, only the lid is. It uses a rubber clip to latch around the iPad’s […] Read the original post…

Former Apple accessories head Jesse Dorogusker left the company and joined Square to design the new Square Reader, Wired reports. According to the report, Dorogusker previously led development on Apple’s Lightning connector, and spent eight years heading up the accessories division for Apple before leaving. Wired notes with Square’s new […] Read the original post…

Users of the prior case will notice immediately that CM4 has transitioned from a dual-material design to something simpler for Slite: the leather is gone, now replaced by an entirely soft TPU-like plastic design available in four different flat colors. Apart from the hole surrounding the rear camera, which is […] Read the original post…

As a playthrough case, NuGuard KX wraps around the body of the tablet, leaving the screen totally exposed, but coming just over the edges of the bezel with a raised protective lip. It’s thicker than similar cases, which is mostly attributable to the foam on the inside. Thankfully, the case […] Read the original post…

Eight major technology companies are making an appeal to reform government surveillance, the Wall Street Journal reports. Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, LinkedIn and AOL have drafted an open letter to President Obama and members of Congress — a short version of the letter appears as a full-page ad […] Read the original post…

China Mobile will take preorders for the iPhone starting Thursday Dec. 12, as noted by an ad on its website. The site says “4G is here!” and invites customers to preorder the iPhone 5s, among other phones. China Mobile will provide 4G services after Dec. 18. A pricing plan for […] Read the original post…

Several recent applications have been released to remedy issues users have discovered with iOS 7’s moving wallpapers — namely, unintuitive changes in the ways iOS 7 resizes and positions photographs when used as wallpapers. Michael Belanger’s Fix My Wallpaper ($1) lets users zoom in and out on wallpaper photos, customize […] Read the original post…