Foxconn will be the main assembler, Unimicron and Tripod will likely supply the PCBs, Lite-On and Primax the camera modules, Largan Precision the camera lenses, Catcher and Foxconn the cases, Entery the connectors, Sunrex the push buttons. Rumours also had it that Cambridge Silicon Radio will be supplying iPhone’s Bluetooth module, Samsung will be supplying… Read More »
If that were true, you wouldn’t be perturbed by the negative impact of conspicuous consumption, such as the ethical issues arising from Africa’s bloody diamond trade (reported in FORTUNE’s “Diamonds Aren’t Forever“, 11 December 2006). But if you are aware of the dire living conditions of diamond miners in Sierra Leone (who earn a daily… Read More »
I’m gonna make you an offer you cannot refuse: Dear Sir, Thank you for your letter of April 1. After careful consideration I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me employment with your firm. This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number… Read More »
A businessman meets a beautiful girl and agrees to spend the afternoon with her for $500. So they do. Before he leaves, he tells her that he does not have any cash with him, but that he will have his secretary write a check and mail it to her, calling the payment “Rent for apartment”.… Read More »
Q: The youngest son, the 20 year old, how old is he?Q: Were you alone or by yourself?Q: Do you have any children or anything of that kind?Q: So you were gone until you returned?Q: You don’t know what it was, and you don’t know what it looked like, but can you describe it?Q: Now,… Read More »