Electronics & Industrial

• Ugandan standards board backs fake phone clampdown

  18-Jan-13 - Uganda National Bureau of Standards says it will support a push to eradicate fake phones by tightening borders.

• Blackberry phone manufacturer files fake part patent

  15-Jan-13 - The manufacturers of Blackberry mobile phones is trying to patent a method for detecting fake components.

• Media slates Canadian response to fake plane parts

  10-Jan-13 - A Canadian media outlet has attacked the government for failing to quickly replace fake parts in military aircraft.

• Customs seize fake iPhone cables in Alaska

  09-Jan-13 - Customs in Alaska will destroy around 12,000 counterfeit Apple cables and adaptors worth more than $600,000.

• Standard to deter counterfeit electronics nears completion

  03-Jan-13 - A standard designed to help manufacturers avoid procuring fake electronics could be ready by the end of January.

• Uganda to turn off fake phones next year

  20-Dec-12 - Uganda is to follow Kenya by disconnecting all fake mobile phones in a clampdown over the next six months.

• India refutes claims of fake parts in US planes

  11-Dec-12 - The Indian government has refuted claims the military aircraft it bought from the US used fake parts from China.

• German equipment makers fight back against fakers

  07-Dec-12 - AISEC says machine tool manufacturers are becoming an increasingly popular target for pirating operations.

• Pentagon policy calls for greater anti-counterfeiting focus

  04-Dec-12 - The Pentagon is calling on heads of defense units to cut the risk of sourcing counterfeit products in a new directive.

• More falsified spare parts found in South Korean nuclear sector

  28-Nov-12 - South Korea has discovered more replacement parts with falsified documents in its nuclear power network.

• Samsung calls on Uganda to stamp out fake phones

  28-Nov-12 - Samsung has called for multi-stakeholder intervention in Uganda to tackle the problem of fake mobile phones.

• Speck continues successful campaign against counterfeits

  22-Nov-12 - Speck Products has chalked up another victory against groups counterfeiting its iPhone and iPad cases.

• Counterfeits slash sales of Ubiquiti's wireless tech

  13-Nov-12 - Sales of Ubiquiti's wireless tech dropped 50 per cent on the prior quarter as it continues to struggle against counterfeits.

• South Korea shuts down nuclear reactors on component worries

  05-Nov-12 - South Korea has been forced to close two nuclear reactors after finding that parts used in them had forged quality certificates.

• Samsung adds e-warranty to tackle fake phones

  02-Nov-12 - Samsung is introducing an e-warranty service to cut the sale of fake and stolen mobile phones in Ghana.

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