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Submission + - The Forbidden City of Terry Gou (wsj.com)

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ElvaWSJ writes: "Hon Hai churns out iPhones and Wiis, and provides a window into China's secretive world of outsourcing and manufacturing. With a work force of some 270,000 — about as big as the population of Newark, N.J. — the factory is a bustling testament to the ambition of Hon Hai's founder, Terry Gou. In an era when manufacturing has been defined by outsourcing, no one has done more to shift global electronics production to China. Little noticed by the wider world, Mr. Gou has turned his company into China's biggest exporter and the world's biggest contract manufacturer of electronics."
Media (Apple)

Submission + - Losing Buttons Is Jobs Credo (wsj.com)

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ElvaWSJ
ElvaWSJ writes: "While many technology companies load their products up with buttons, Steve Jobs treats them as blemishes that add complexity and hinder their clean aesthetics. The iPhone is Steve Jobs's attempt to crack a juicy new market for Apple Inc. But it's also part of a decades-long campaign by Mr. Jobs against a much broader target: buttons. The new Apple cellphone famously does without the keypads that adorn its rivals. Instead, it offers a touch-sensing screen for making phone calls and tapping out emails. The resulting look is one of the sparest ever for Apple, a company known for minimalist gadgets. While many technology companies load their products up with buttons, Mr. Jobs treats them as blemishes that add complexity to electronics products and hinder their clean aesthetics."
Wireless (Apple)

Submission + - iPhone 'Surfing' On AT&T Not Fast, Jobs Conc (wsj.com)

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ElvaWSJ
ElvaWSJ writes: "In an interview on the eve of the iPhone launch, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs and AT&T Inc. CEO and Chairman Randall Stephenson addressed concerns that the device will have slow Internet access on AT&T's cellular network. Mr. Jobs acknowledged that the company's new iPhone won't surf the Internet as fast as he would like on the network, called "Edge," but added that the device's ability to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots would give consumers a speedier alternative for Web browsing. For his part, Mr. Stephenson said the iPhone represents a broader push by AT&T into Wi-Fi services, including, potentially, mobile Internet calling. The two men also discussed the iPod's "halo effect" and reflected on the origins of their corporate partnership."
Wireless Networking

Submission + - Helpless, Hopeless, Wireless (wsj.com)

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ElvaWSJ
ElvaWSJ writes: "Wi-Fi was supposed to reduce complications, not create new ones ... But in many offices, Wi-Fi has been a headache. Like all radio signals, Wi-Fi is subject to interference. Its relatively low power — less than even a typical cellphone — means walls and cabinets can significantly reduce signal strength. Wi-Fi also creates a more open network than wired networks, raising security issues. And Wi-Fi has caused problems for virtual private networks, or VPNs, which are lines of private communication through the public Internet created with encryption software. Some VPNs, which give users access to corporate networks from home or on the road, require a lot of processing power. If a wireless access point — at home, at the office or on the road — isn't robust enough, a user often gets bumped off the connection."
Communications

Submission + - AT&T Gears Up for the iPhone (wsj.com) 1

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ElvaWSJ
ElvaWSJ writes: "In preparation for its exclusive launch of the cellphone industry's most anticipated device, AT&T is pulling out all the stops. It is adding about 2,000 temporary employees to cope with the influx of shoppers in the first few months. And it is planning for enhanced security to control the potentially large crowds and avoid theft of the phones, which will go for a steep $499 or $599, depending on memory capacity. Some sales agents expect to see people camping outside the night before."

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