Tag: Foxconn
Foxconn Chairman Admits To “Falling Short” Of Meeting iPhone Demand
Bad news for those who haven’t gotten an iPhone 5 yet. According to Reuters, Terry Gou, Foxconn Technology Group’s Chairman, said today that the company...
Foxconn Explains iPhone 5 Shortage Is Because It’s “The Most Difficult Device” They’ve Ever Assembled
Shortly after its official release to the public, Apple announced that it made record-breaking sales in the first weekend, but still sales fell short from...
Underage Interns Found At Foxconn Factory In China, Vocational Schools To Blame
Students as young as 14 years old have been discovered interning at a Foxconn factory in China. The electronics manufacturer is pointing the finger at...
iPhone 5 Production Slows As Apple Cracks Down On Aluminum Quality Control
The iPhone 5 has been in short supply since it first launched two weeks ago. According to Bloomberg, this is because Apple has cracked down...
Chinese Students Forced To Intern at Foxconn?
According to the Next Web, Chinese universities near Foxconn are forcing Chinese students to “intern” at Foxconn for two months at a time. This is...
Foxconn Patents Its Very Own Nifty iPod Nano Watchband
There are a lot of watchbands for the iPod nano on the market. We’re partial to the Deckster, but, honestly, we’re pretty much up for...
Major Summer Job Hiring At Foxconn, Brings More Hype To iPhone 5 and Rumored iPad Mini
Thousands of people have lined up outside of Foxconn’s Chengdu plant in hopes of filling summer positions with one of Apple’s most important manufacturing partners...
Amazon To Step Into The Ring, Planning A Smartphone To Compete With Apple’s iPhone?
Amazon is reportedly working with Foxconn, the company who also manufactures the iPhone for Apple, on a new Android-based smartphone to compete in the smartphone...
Worker Rights Violated By Apple’s Other Chinese Suppliers
According to a labor rights group in New York, while Foxconn attempts to improve working conditions, there are serious workers’ rights violations at Apple’s other...
Apple Sharing The Initial Cost Of Improving Foxconn Worker Conditions
While speaking at the opening of its new China headquarters in Shanghai, Foxconn chief Terry Gou told the press that Apple is currently splitting the initial...
Apple Jumps To 95 Percent Compliance In Responsibility Report
The ongoing story of Apple’s relationship to workers in Asia who make their devices unfolds in a somewhat positive direction as Apple reports increased efforts...
Video: Take A Quick Look Inside A Foxconn iPad Factory
It’s not every single day you get to pop your head into the factory of a multi-billion dollar tech company. Today’s that day. Rob Schmitz,...
Apple Now Certified To Sell Brazilian Made iPads Domestically
With production of iPhones and iPads finally underway in Brazil, it was only a matter of time until Apple began selling the locally made devices...
Apple CEO Cook Visits Foxconn iPhone Production Line
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently made a trip over to China. One of his stops included visiting the Foxconn iPhone production line, meeting with employees...
Apple releases its first monthly update on supplier working conditions
Apple has updated its Supplier Responsibility page today, providing its first monthly update on the problem of excessive work hours at its supplier factories around...
This American Life Retracts Foxconn Episode
In January, This American Life posted a radio episode called “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory”. In it, Mike Daisey took listeners on a trip...
Foxconn finally stays true to its word, promises another wage increase
Foxconn has finally made good on its promise to raise salaries for its factory workers. The company, originally announcing the idea of a 30 percent...
Foxconn to build five more Brazilian factories to keep up with tablet demand
The name Foxconn has been in the news a lot recently. Today they’re back, but not for the usual reason. Apple’s product assembler plans to build...