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Briefly: ipad refunds; honhai raising wages; nokia lumia estimates by wwy yrj
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Briefly: ipad refunds; honhai raising wages; nokia lumia estimates by WWY YRJ
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Apple has begun emailing customers in Australia with an offer toreturn LTE-capable third-generation iPads by April 25 if theyexpected the tablet to work on local 4G networks. Also, Applepartner Foxconn's parent company Hon Hai has announced plans toraise wages at its headquarters in Taiwan, and analysts areconcerned that Nokia's Lumia 900 Windows Phone launch in the U.S.will flop. iPad in Australia Apple told Australian regulators last week that it would provide refunds to customers in response toallegations of false advertising regarding its LTE iPad. The newiPad is incompatible with the LTE networks in Australia, but Applehas been accused of not clearly warning local buyers about thatfact.
The Cupertino, Calif., company began sending emails on Wednesday, according to MacRumors . The email reportedly says that the new iPad Wi-Fi + 4G modelsupports "very fast cellular networks," while notifying customersthat Australian LTE and WiMAX networks are not supported. Customers who purchased the new iPad on or before March 28 will beeligible to return undamaged iPads for a full refund before April25. Apple launched the new iPad in Australia and nine other countrieson March 16.
A lawyer for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commissionsaid the regulator had contacted Apple on March 15 to voiceconcerns about its marketing materials. Hon Hai raises Hon Hai said Thursday that its employees in Taiwan will benefitfrom a "significant" wage increase as part of an effort to courtand keep employees, as reported by The Wall Street Journal . The company employs 10,000 people at its headquarters, mostly inR&D, marketing and business planning, the report noted. Theincrease will go into effect in July, though the company has yet todecide on the exact amounts of the raises. The company's mainland subsidiary, Foxconn, is one of Apple's chiefpartners in manufacturing its products.
Foxconn raised workers'wages by as much as 25 percent in February , presumably to address widespread criticism over its paystructure. The manufacturer has also agreed to address numerous violations detected during a third-party audit commissioned by Apple andconducted by the Fair Labor Association. However, some Foxconn employees are worried that they will beunable to make ends meet after their overtime hours are reduced tothe legal maximum. Chinese law sets a maximum of 36 hours a monthof overtime. Both Foxconn and Apple have been the subject of numerous newsreports this year as outlets have brought to light allegations ofpoor working conditions at factories in China.
Nokia launch Bloomberg reports that several investment banks expect Finnish handset maker Nokiato feel just hundreds of thousands of its Windows Phone-based Lumia900 smartphone in its first quarter of availability in the U.S. The Lumia 900 goes on sale in the U.S. on Sunday. Early reviews have praised the device for its attractive design, while criticizing thesoftware as not being "competitive" with iOS and Android. Deutsche Bank analyst Kai Korschelt believes muted consumer demandwill result in sales of just 680,000 Lumias on AT&T.
A worst casescenario of paltry consumer interest and a lack of support fromAT&T could result in sales of 140,000 a quarter, according to theanalyst. Avian Securities analyst Matthew Thornton projects salesof 370,000 Lumia 900 devices. By way of comparison, AT&T activated 9.4 million smartphones in thefourth quarter of 2011. The launch of the iPhone 4S brought record sales for the carrier, with iPhones accounting for more than 80 percentof its smartphones sales during the period. I am an expert from Fashion Accessories Design Services, usually analyzes all kind of industries situation, such as linen fabric manufacturers , case uni loader.
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