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Apple begins ‘unprecedented’ inspection of Chinese factories

Apple has sent independent inspectors into its suppliers’ factories to see if working conditions are up to scratch. The Fair Labor Association has begun auditing Apple’s final assembly suppliers, including the controversy-hit Foxconn factories in China where the iPhone 5 is secretly being built. Apple boss Tim Cook, successor to Steve Jobs, said the inspections were “unprecedented in the electronics …

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Onkyo’s 2012 midrange receiver line goes up to 8 HDMI inputs

If you thought midrange AV receivers were going to max out at six HDMI inputs, you were wrong. Onkyo announced its 2012 line of midrange AV receivers this morning, with the TX-NR515 and TX-NR616 each featuring eight HDMI inputs, enough to handle your cable box, PS3, Xbox 360, Roku LT, Apple TV, and three other home theater gadgets. The front-panel …

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