Weekly News Roundup – 28 December 2012
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Once again the week is coming to an end and that means it’s time for a roundup of the past weeks news!
Apple’s pressure on Foxconn forces improved working conditions in China – After intense scrutiny of its factory working conditions, Foxconn — which builds most of Apple’s products — has made significant changes for its workers in China.
Forthcoming book references unannounced ‘Apple Aperture X’ – A book scheduled to be released in March hints that Apple may be planning to release a major update to its Aperture software for professional photographers.
Apple and Intel Working on Bluetooth Smart Watch for 2013 Launch? – Chinese site TGBus reports [Google translation, via Mobilegeeks.de] that Apple and Intel are currently working together on a Bluetooth-enabled smart watch. According to the report, the watch will include a 1.5-inch OLED display from RITEK subsidiary RiTdisplay and will launch in the first half of next year.
Movies and TV Shows oddly disappear from Apple TVs for many users – Several 9to5Mac readers, most of which are located in the United Kingdom, reported that movies and TV shows have oddly disappeared from the Apple TV menu. A thread on Apple’s Support forums confirmed many users are now experiencing the issue.
BlueStacks’ Android App Player for Mac Moves into Beta with Support for All 750,000+ Apps – In June, we noted that BlueStacks had introduced an alpha version of its Android app player software for Mac. The app, which is also available for Windows, allows users to run Android apps on their desktop machines. With the alpha launch, however, BlueStacks supported only about 15 Android titles on the Mac.
Apple looking into motion-controlled mouse for Mac – A patent filing published on Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office details an Apple invention pertaining to a computer input device that uses motion gestures, like tilting, brushing and tapping to manipulate a computer’s GUI.
Apple to Move Mac mini Production to U.S. – DigiTimes reports that contrary to the early speculation, it will be the Mac mini, not the Mac Pro, that will be shifted to U.S. production.
