Tagged: Foxconn & News
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Apple is testing TV set designs – reports News
12.12.2012 Apple is reportedly collaborating with component suppliers in Asia, possibly Sharp and Foxconn, to test several high-resolution TV set designs. -
Foxconn chair says supplier is falling short of meeting demand for iPhones News
07.11.2012 Terry Gou, chairperson and president of Foxconn, has said the complicated assembly of iPhones is causing the Chinese manufacturing giant to struggle to meet consumer demand. -
Fair Labor Association gives Apple suppliers a gold star for improved working conditions News
22.08.2012 Having come under fire for poor working conditions in Foxconn factories in China, where components for Apple products are made and assembled, auditors from the Fair Labor... -
Amazon reportedly testing a smartphone in Asia News
11.07.2012 Now seeing increased competition for the low-cost tablet market, Amazon seems to be spreading its wings to the mobile market, and unnamed sources claim the company is testing a... -
Apple television expected to hit the market in Q4 News
21.06.2012 The latest rumours from Asia suggest Apple has hurried up the supply LCD display panels from Sharp being shipped to Foxconn in order to have its new product in the market in... -
The week in gadgets - Apple drops Google Maps, Baidu's new mobile OS News
14.05.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as Samsung brings a new entry-level smartphone to the European market, Apple is to drop Google Maps from the next iPhone, Chinese internet giant... -
Is Apple planning a mini iPad for late 2012? News
17.04.2012 It has only been a month since the third0generation iPad launch, yet rumours of another model have emerged. This time, reports suggest Apple could release a mini iPad for the... -
The digital business week News
02.04.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Apple, Foxconn vow to improve conditions in Asian factories News
30.03.2012 Apple has said it will work with manufacturing partner Foxconn to deal with wage and labour violations in Asian factories which produce many of Apple's products. -
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits China News
27.03.2012 Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China to speak with government officials as the consumer electronics giant looks to further its investment in the area. It will be Cook's first... -
Financial results this week News
26.03.2012 Some technology companies scheduled to release their financial results this week.Categories: Financial Results, Financial -
Hundreds of Foxconn employees threaten suicide News
11.01.2012 Between 150 and 300 workers at Foxconn’s Technology Park in Wuhan, China, where parts for the Xbox 360 are reportedly manufactured, have threatened to commit mass suicide to... -
8.9-inch and 10.1-inch Kindle Fire expected in Q2 2012 News
21.11.2011 As well as appointing Foxconn to manufacture its 7-inch Kindle Fire, it seems Amazon is planning an 8.9-inch and a 10.1-inch tablet computer that will debut in the second...Categories: Wireless Communications, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Computers, Digital Media -
Cisco confirms plans to cut 14pc of staff in US$1bn restructure News
19.07.2011 Cisco is to reduce its global workforce by 14pc in a US$1bn exercise, including 15pc of vice-president and above employees. The move involves 6,500 full-time employees and the... -
Apple investigating explosion at iPad 2 plant in China News
21.05.2011 Apple says it is working closely with Foxconn to discover what caused an explosion at the Chinese manufacturing plant that produces iPad 2 devices. Two people died and 15 others... -
Weekend news roundup News
03.05.2011 In our trawl of the weekend papers, we look at the FTC’s plan to investigate Google’s alleged dominance of the search business and how location information is a major prize for... -
iPhone 5 to begin production in July, release in September News
20.04.2011 Signs of a production road map for the much-anticipated iPhone 5 have begun to emerge, with reports suggesting it could begin production in July and August with an official... -
Financial results this week News
04.04.2011 Companies scheduled to release their financial results the week of 4-8 April.Categories: Financial Results, Financial -
Microsoft throws book at Barnes & Noble over the Nook News
22.03.2011 Software giant Microsoft is suing US book store chain Barnes & Noble over allegedly infringing a number of patents filed by Microsoft and using user interface elements from... -
Apple discovers 91 child labourers in Chinese factories News
15.02.2011 Apple audited 127 facilities in its supply base, finding 91 cases of underage workers in Chinese factories.