Foxconn says iPhone 5 is the most difficult device it has ever built Dr Mobiles Limited Auckland New Zealand

Still can’t get an iPhone 5? It might be Apple’s (AAPL) fault and not just a display production shortage. According to The Wall Street Journal, a Foxconn official who wished to remain anonymous said the “iPhone 5 is the most difficult device that Foxconn has ever assembled” and even now, workers are still learning how to manufacture the smartphones to meet Apple’s high standards.
 

The anonymous Foxconn official went on to say that the iPhone 5 “uses a new coating material that makes it more susceptible to scratching” and that it is much more difficult to meet quality checks. Since the iPhone 5 launched last month, Apple has caught flak for shipping smartphones with scuffs and scratches on the devices.

“It’s always hard to satisfy both aesthetic needs and practical needs,” said the Foxconn official.
 

Foxconn made headlines again on Tuesday after it reported that it had discovered underage interns working at its Yantai facility in the Shandong Province in China.

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2Gig stick and Im not afraid to use it

With 2x 2GB sticks of RAM in the house I am frantically running around checking what devices can actually see it. I upgraded my slate to 4GBs but unfirtunatley it only sees 3gigs...a Vista thing! Today however one of the machines I tested came up Trumps which was the eo i7209. Considering this is a Celeron based machine I think the fact that it sees all 2GB is really promising. Keep youposted on more developments!

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IT forensics Tablet UMPC and my cafe meetings

This week I must have had over half a dozen cafe meetings regarding Tablet PC, and Ultra Mobile PC. Because I’ve been handed the reigns to the Tablet PC Cart downunder I find myself in all manner of conversations. Yesterday, Saturday, I sat with an IT Forensics’ Expert that gets called in to retrieve data from Crime Related PCs. THIS WAS a FUN TALK.

Imagine being flown across the country, as an IT guru, whose job it is to reach into the embers of a petroleum-inspired fire, pull out the remains of what once was a laptop, and start to recover data. He recalls that on one such occasion the spinning platters normally found within a standard PATA/SATA hard drive had to be removed and "almost surgically" re-installed into a new encasement in order to begin the data recovery process. Often these criminals are so desperate to TRASH their PC (and the evidence therein) that they dunk them in sinks full of water and with the power packs plugged-in they turn the electricity on; he also mentioned an occasion where one crim took a sledge hammer to his device and repeatedly beat at while police were breaking down his door.

It made me recall an instance where I performed some Tablet PC surgery myself. I know that firstly there needs to be a love for PC intestines when doing this sort of work. It isnt for the faint hearted and should not be attempted at home. If I were the ‘crim’ Id resort to running (literally) two Tablet PC’s with a copy of Microsoft OneNote 2007 BETA installed on each. This way I could synchronize my handwritten notes over a second PC and burn one laptop while making away with another under the arm!!! LOL

Another meeting I had this week was with a Window Manufacturer. He tells me that the Window Manufacture industry is one of the largest in the world and most lucrative too. The contracts on big high-rise buildings are obviously an example of really good "danger money." This particular guy had an awesome application designed to ‘measure and quote’ a Window job [using Microsoft Windows...sorry couldnt help the punt].

We sat there and enjoyed coffee while he installed hes application on several Tablet PCs, took photos and familiarized himself with several Tablet related products on the market. The one question that keeps rearing its head seems to be that of "active digitizer" vs. "touchscreen" pcs. Talking my way through the XY coordinates of a touch, vs. the XYZ coordinates of the Active Digitizer; it becomes clear that in almost every case the merits of the active digitizer far outweigh that of the touchscreen.

As a project the Microsoft Origami Project was designed firstly to bring down the cost of regular (active digitizer) Tablet PCs. It was apparent early on in the project that the highest consumption of the manufacture dollar was the active digitizer board itself; hence, UMPC was released sporting touchscreens. What weve now created is a new market appeal where the price point has reached a happy medium for Tablet PC (via UMPC) but we are now looking at reversing the excitement due to poor User Experiences with the touch. What Im looking forward to is the day where Wacom, or equivalent, decide to release boards with pricing equivalent to that of the touch; hopefully then we can integrate Touchscreen Tablets with an Active Digitizer too.

Right now we can lock off a touch screen’s "touch ability" via a simple locking mechanism. If therefore that same Tablet had an embedded Wacom style active digitizer board then a user could pick up a pen and enjoy the XYZ coordinate appreciated by so many Active Digitizer users. The only dilemma that remains now is to solve the price issue, and not [contrary to popular thoughts] the manufacture process of such a device. We can manufacture such a device but who would buy it??? Youre already complaining Tablets are too expensive!

This week I helped a fellow blogger with the purchase of a Tablet PC, the Fujitsu LifeBook T4210. I had the pleasure of reviewing its predecessor, the Fujitsu LifeBook T4020, but the T4210 sports several new features like multi-directional screen rotation, water resistant keyboard, on-screen biometrics...and a new silver/charcoal colour too. The blogger Mitch Denny even posted about the arrival of the beast! Best to you Mitch.

One unique part of my week was attending a meeting regarding the opening of a new cafe in Sydney. Not only did I floor the group when I started annotating on my Slate but I managed to hand it around too. I had to consult on several IT related matters but most amusing was my talk about the "Power of Blogging for Business." Those of you that run blogs should spend a portion of your week evangelizing Blogging, not just the topic you ACTUALLY blog about. Ive been tuning into Cameron Riley lately, and, as some of us do, he has been making ends meet by consulting. Hes preferred topic is MediaCasting and the power of manipulating the media, i.e. almost becoming the media, around you. Well done Cam! Another legend who spends time evangelizing blogging itself is Frank Arrigo.

Next week I’m at Tech.Ed Australia 2006 helping out (as a volunteer) on Microsoft’s Mobility Stand. Pop in if you get a chance.

I loved my week, it was great.

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Ultra Mobile PC makes it on Television Australia

Cyber Shack s02 e02

This episode of Cybershack is probably the closest we’ve been to mass market exposure for Ultra-Mobile PC, other than the Hannover Fair launch. Obviously you’ve been following the Australian Space if you follow this blog, and you therefore know that we’re pretty passionate and very proactive down here. This time however Free-to-Air Television takes Microsoft’s Origami Project, and little Otto Berkes brainchild, to a whole new level! The Channel is Channel 10 Australia, and the show Cybershack airs on Monday nights at 11:15pm.

What’s my involvement?

Well it turns out that some of the folks at Cybershack were also readers of my blog. They asked me for some devices to which I happily oblidged. All I did was get some people, to talk to their people, and send other people some UMPC. Youll note that the array is small because the episode was probably filmed 8 weeks ago, at which point not even Tegatech had more that 2 UMPC available Downunder.

After watching this for the 5th time I just realised that Cybershack put the UberTablet Blog on Television as a reference for the Australian market to visit…wow…cool! Thanks Channel 10. I wonder how many bloggers can say that their blog has been promoted on Television? Maybe Rove will ask me on his show soon…Rove??? (sorry to hear about Belinda mate)

So without further delay here is the episode:

• View the Cybershack Website here
• Download the .M4V file here
• Download my video in full here
• Subscribe to Cybershack Feed here, or TV Podcast here
• View it on MyYouTube

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This is it the New Features of Android 4 1 Jelly Bean

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean finally officially announced along with the latest tablet device the Nexus 7. As an advanced version of the operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, of course, there will be many new features added to it.

Well, what are the new features brought by this new Android operating system, consider the following presentation we have summarized from various sources.

Butter Project

The presence of Jelly Beans focus on performance. More specifically, the increase in the responsiveness of the user interface. Thats why Google finally dedicated it through a project called Butter to improve the performance of the Android operating system.

Butter the Jelly Bean Project is actually not only change the look of Android become more attractive, but also claimed to be designed to optimize the ability of System on Chip (SoC) on each device.

There are three things that make Project Butter look stunning, of which Vsync for anti flickr, Triple Buffering to optimize OpenGL, as well as optimization of the processor to increase the responsiveness of the phone.

To prove it, Google has shown two smartphones Galaxy Nexus, which runs an Ice Cream Sandwich, while others run the Jelly Bean Project proves a big difference thanks to Butter. The result, according to sources at GSMArena is really quite impressive.

Keyboard and Voice Input

For text input device, the keyboard on the Jelly Bean also claimed to have improved, with better predictions of rich and more accurate as well as the dictionary has been expanded.

In the latest operating system, Voice Typing feature is now also available in offline mode. This means that users no longer require a data connection to do it, but it also features performance was not affected by the slow pace.

Photo Gallery

In the Android Jelly Bean, taking pictures/photos are claimed to be more intuitive. By bringing the motion of the user interface and new functionality, users simply move to the side to access the gallery. Users also can rapidly remove the picture by sliding it off the screen.

Notifications

With the changes also include notification bar, which is now made more intelligent. For example, when a user gets a missed call, then to call back just over the bar notification.

In addition it now also includes notifications for various applications such as Music, Pulse, and Gmail are extended to give more details without having to open the application.

Google Search

Most older applications on Android devices, Google Search, has also significantly changed. Where, Google Search has been supported by natural language commands. That way, Google seems to have been ready for a serious challenger to present candidates for Siri.

When a user performs a search, the user will get a card with minimalist design. Interestingly, when users swipe to the left, the card shows the users list of search results from Google Search.

Giant internet also presents a new feature that is part of the Google Search is called Google Now, which can be used to show a list of public transportation, flight information, and sports results.

Widget

Widgets in Android Jelly Bean is now more intelligent. These features are now able to automatically adjust the size of the remaining space on the screen. So that the widget that has a large size even though it is more pleasing to the eye.

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