Tag: Foxconn
Tim Cook addresses the Apple troops, comments on human rights problems at Foxconn
Foxconn and its employees have been on a lot of people’s minds these days. It started with the This American Life episode about life in...
LAWL: iPhone 5 prototypes seen at Foxconn
9to5Mac is reporting that a source from Foxconn says prototypes of the next iPhone (iPhone 5? 6?) have been seen at the factories. Supposedly there...
Jon Stewart debates what’s going on behind the scenes at Foxconn
Alright, everyone has heard of Foxconn. After all, the Chinese manufacturing giant produces just about every cool tech device out there. They’re behind your favorite...
Apple partners with labour group to monitor, improve factory conditions
Apple has partnered with Fair Labor Association, and is moving to allow them access to the factories of its suppliers. Apple is the first technology...
This American Life does a feature on Apple factories in China
The über-popular weekly public radio show This American Life does an entire show on Apple’s factory situation in China. Ira Glass gets Mike Daisey to...
iPhone 4, now Made In Brazil
It looks like the Apple, Foxconn, and Brazil move is well underway. According to leaked pictures from a Foxconn factory in Brazil, Apple and its...
J.P. Morgan dents Apple stock with bad info
Looks like J.P. Morgan’s Gokul Hariharan made a small error in his analysis of Apple’s iPad-based fortunes when he reported a 25% drop in iPad...
Foxconn takes iPhone 5 production to 11, cranking out 150k per day
Today in ludicrous rumors, we bring a report that Foxconn is currently producing an immense number of handsets, likely the iPhone 5, per day. The rumor is...
The rise and rise of Apple’s iPad
It’s not much of a secret that Apple’s iPad has bulldozed through the tablet market and taken no prisoners, but it seems the meteoric ascent...
Pegatron to pick up iPhone 5 contract, start shipping in September?
Hot on the heels of last week’s rumor that Pegatron would be picking up the manufacturing contract for the next iPad, a new unconfirmed report...
Foxconn to replace large percentage of workforce with robots, not likely to relocate to Detroit
Foxconn, Apple’s largest partner responsible for assembling iPhone, iPad, and iPod lines, may soon be replacing many of its humanoid workforce with Robots. The company is...
Apple taps Pegatron for iPad 3 production?
Apple is reportedly considering a second manufacturer for the iPad 3, as Taiwan Economic News reports. Pegatron is set to outbid Hon Hai (parent company...
Foxconn wants to be Apple’s sole iPad 3 manufacturer
It’s been a pretty rough year for Foxconn, with employee suicide problems, and a plant exploding in recent months, but that hasn’t stopped the company...
Foxconn finds dust was responsible for May 20 explosion
Foxconn has released its findings into the cause of the May 20 explosion that killed three employees. According to All Things D, aluminum dust in the...
Apple releases statement on Foxxcon factory explosion
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that both Foxconn and Apple have released statements about the explosion this week at one of the equipment manufacturers’...
Brazil to buy tablets and cut taxes to attract manufacturers
Brazil continues to make overtures to foreign manufacturers. Bloomberg reports that the government is considering adding tablets to the One Laptop per Child program that...
iPhone and iPad shortages expected for the second quarter of this year
After the historical Japanese earthquake in March 2011, Apple’s Asian suppliers say that a lack of materials and available workers will lead to shortages in...
Three Foxconn employees charged in China for leaking iPad 2 info
Leading up to the iPad 2 release there were a ton of leaks from China. Some were obviously illegitimate, but others clearly came directly from...