Tag: Foxconn

Foxconn May Replace Human iPhone Makers With The Foxbot

Foxconn wants to start using robots in its factories to make iPhones and other devices. These robots, called “foxbots”, have a planned installation of 10,000 robots...
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Foxconn Managers Detained For Role In iPhone Component Kickback Scheme

Almost exactly a year ago, Apple’s largest supplier ran into some trouble when some of its employees were suspected of corruption and a police investigation...
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Foxconn Decides To Sell Its Own TVs By Partnering With 7-Eleven

Foxconn has teamed up with… wait, what? Sorry. Foxconn and 7-Eleven have teamed up to begin selling their very own televisions to consumers in Taiwan....
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Foxconn Revenue Not Affected By Reduced Orders From Apple

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a.k.a. Foxconn, a.k.a. the company that makes iPhones and the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of electronics, posted revenue details that have...
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Just Like Every Year Before It, Foxconn Hiring More People For iPhone Rollout

Just like every year, Foxconn is apparently ramping up, and hiring workers at a fervent pace as they begin mass production of the next iPhone....
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Apple Could Be Shifting Even More Production to Pegatron

Apple may be shifting some of its production away from Foxconn to Pegatron, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Apple has relied...
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Foxconn To Start Producing Its Own Apple Accessories?

Rumors are circling that Apple’s major parts manufacturer, Foxconn, is trying to shift its business away from being as dependent on Apple. To do this,...
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Pegatron To Eat More Of Foxconn’s Apples

A new report from Reuters is suggesting that Pegatron has begun eating into Foxconn’s orders. “Fellow Taiwanese manufacturer Pegatron wants to grab more orders to...
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Apple May Have Rejected 8 Million Defective iPhones From Foxconn

It appears that Apple may have turned away a recent batch of as many as 8 million iPhones produced for their them by Foxconn due...
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Foxconn Hires More Workers To Work On iPhone 5S

A new report out of Bloomberg has revealed that Apple has asked Foxconn to begin hiring employees again at its Zhengzou factory, following a hiring...
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Rumor: Apple To Release Ultra HD TV In Late 2013, Early 2014

Rumors upon rumors upon rumors, and here’s the latest: according to DigiTimes, Apple is still working on developing a TV that will be called the...
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Foxconn Hits Record $3.2B Profit In 2012 Thanks To Four Apple Product Launches

Foxconn, the media’s favorite parts manufacturer, announced today that the company hit a record $3.2 billion in profit in 2012. This number, which marks a...
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Foxconn Freezes Hiring, iPhone 5 Demand Waning?

Foxconn, the company responsible for manufacturing Apple’s iPhone and iPad lineup, has frozen recruitment at all of its factories across China due to slowing sales...
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Rumour: Apple Begins Lining Up Suppliers for Retina MacBook Air And Next-Generation iPad

A Taiwanese report claims that Apple has begun lining up suppliers to launch the new MacBook Air, complete with Retina display, and the next-generation iPad...
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In China, An iPad And Foxconn Contract Is Considered Art

There are a lot of things that qualify as art that perplexes my mind these days. Kazimir Malevich, Barnett Newman, and other artists come to...
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No Job For You! Foxconn Starts Replacing Workers With Robots Called “Foxbots”

Foxconn, one of Apple’s main manufacturers, is often criticized for its poor work conditions and has been in the news headlines for worker riots and...
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Rumour: iPhone 5S To Be In Mass Production By Early 2013, Trial Run Beginning This December

For anyone that has already grown bored of their new iPhone 5 after just two months, you’re in luck! The Chinese newspaper Commercial Times is...
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Politicians May Have Their Wish, Foxconn Heading Stateside?

Why aren’t more products made at home? That was on the minds of plenty of political pundits leading up to the presidential election earlier this...
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