The focus is back on worker safety after it was revealed this week that a 15-year-old died at Apple supplier Pegatron after a grueling month manufacturing the iPhone 5c. Labor groups say that Pegatron is to blame, while the company claims that the worker used fake documents to get hired and then died of causes unrelated to his work in the factory.
Chinese Court: Apple at Fault for 3rd Party Copyright Violations
A Chinese court ruled Tuesday that Apple must pay 730,000 yuan (approximately US$118,000) to three writers for allowing unlicensed copies of their works to be sold on the App Store. While the monetary impact of the decision will barely be felt in Cupertino, the ruling may set a precedent in China that that could force digital distributors of content to alter their policies. The books at issue were reportedly uploaded to the iOS App Store as standalone apps by third