May 13

-Sources in Apple’s supply chain have revealed that Foxconn Electronics is currently facing supply and labor shortages that could delay shipments of both the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2 during the second quarter.Foxconn, who makes electronics for Apple, HTC, Samsung and Nokia at its Chengdu, China plants, is reportedly suffering shortages of device components, such as power amplifiers and memory, as a result of the Japanese earthquake. Labor also seems to be falling short and as a result, Foxconn could struggle to meet Apple’s demand of 2.5–3 million iPad 2 units each month.Foxconn has declined to comment on the rumor, but did declare that the company’s capacity is arranged at the request of its clients, and that it will do all it can to satisfy their needs.

-Apple has launched its 100th iAd campaign with real estate company Coldwell Banker, according to The Loop.The iAd focuses on helping consumers find a home for sale that meets their needs right within the iAd unit. Consumers can call an agent right from the ad to get more details on a property.

-If you’re so inclined and mad enough to try it, you can install Google’s Android operating system on your original iPhone, iPod Touch or iPhone 3G with a minimum of fuss, but later iPhones like the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, as well as the iPad? A much stickier gate.According to Nick Pack, the product leader of the iDroid Project, while progress is coming along, it’s not happening as quickly as they’d like.Pack estimates that the work done on the port so far is about 60% complete, so don’t give up hope: given how bad Android handset makers have been updating their own devices, you might still very well be running the latest version of Android on your iPad sooner than many legitimate Android device owners no matter how long Pack and his team takes.

-Square, the mobile payments service, has reportedly hired a UI engineer Mike Thole from Apple. Thole has been working on Apple's Safari web browser as a UI engineer since late 2008.