Apple’s iPad factory explosion in China

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is currently investigating the incident iPad factory explosion in China that killed two people and 16 people.

The explosion occurred in a factory owned by Foxconn International Holdings, said the place produced iPad 2. Similarly, as quoted by the Times of Oman, on Sunday (22/05/2011).

“For a while the production process will be delayed until the investigation is completed,”said the Foxconn.

“The safety of our employees is a top priority and we will do whatever it takes to find the cause of the explosion,” he added.

Although not mentioned factory which exploded, but the Chinese news agency,Xinhua, said the plant is located in Chegdu, capital of Sichuan province, southwestern China.

The blast may inhibit the supply of the iPad. ”Apple is now being followed by news developments carefully,” said Steve Dowling from Apple.

“We are very saddened by the tragedy at the Foxconn factory in Chengdu. Our Condolences to the victims. We are now working hard to find out what the cause of this tragedy,” he added.

Brian White, an analyst from Ticonderoga Securities, said that Apple is targeting the second iPad tablet controlled 80 percent of the market, which was also contested by Motorola and Samsung.

Apple has reported selling as much as 4.69 million iPad in the last quarter of last year.

LG’s new Smartphone “Optimus Sol” leaked out

It Leaked news for LG Smartphone gadget lovers! LG’s new stylish smart phone was found leaked in a video and was leaked by german. The so called LG Optimus Sol resembles a mid ranged Android based mobile.

This exclusive video was seen on the Bestboyz, a German Site. The pro version of this smart phone showed an AMOLED display of 3.8” and a 5MP camera was found at the rear side.

Look and Design
LG Optimus has got a black, shiny body at the rear side, while the Silver color choice will also be available for it. Though it is elegantly slim, but in looks, it is almost equivalent to a standard mobile phone giving the appearance of a stylish black rectangle.

Well, the core of this stuff is equipped with 1GHz processor with Android 2.3 Gingerbread Operating System. LG has planned to wrap up its interface according to its own way, isn’t seem to be great, as many of its earlier icons looked slight childish.

Resemblance with Previous LG Smartphones
LG Optimus Sol reminds us more of the LG Optimus Black that proved to be a reasonable one. The most encouraging thing is its low price tag, as still most of us love to spend a mid-range smart phone.
The Optimus Sol was caught in our radar after LG’s road map leaked out last month. At that time, it was given the name of LG Victor. LG smart phone fans will not follow its title, as both of them pretty fit to be good!

Sony’s PS3 Games Offline Tomorrow

We thought it usually took years, maybe even decades for war veterans to start performing reenactments of their famous battles. Apparently things move along a lot faster in this day and age and Sony is more than ready to relive its darkest hour, as well as risk reminding their customer base of that time they almost had their credit card number stolen. Or totally had their credit card number stolen, depending on your knowledge of statistics and/or gambling disposition.

“Please note for the duration of this period SCEE titles only will not be available online, and there may be additional downtime after for testing purposes,” said Sony, referring to the planned weekend PSN shut down period. This will not affect your ability to sign in to the PlayStation Network, and you will still be able to play other titles online.” The “maintenance” only lasts from 5:30 to 10:30, however, so unfortunately this will barely feel like a proper commemoration of the heinous events of June 2011.

iPhone 3G, 3Gs, 4G price cuts hitting market soon

Let the speculation begin! It may not be a sign of an iPhone refresh, but we've received multiple tips today about an imminent price drop for Apple's flagship smartphone.

According to a pair of trusty tipsters, Radio Shack is prepping to cut the cost of AT&T's 16GB iPhone 4 to $169.99, with a two-year contract, from $199.99. The 32GB version will likewise take a $30 plunge at the Shack, ringing in at $269.99, and the price of the 8GB 3GS will drop to $19.99. Phone Arena is likewise reporting on Target slicing up the old Apple price tag, but lists varying numbers based on carrier. If all this talk turns out to be true, those prices should be ripe for the picking starting tomorrow.

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