Foxconn chief says company is preparing for Apple television - report

Foxconn is preparing to manufacture Apple's anticipated television set, the manufacturing company's chairman reportedly said in a speech.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 58

Foxconn and Apple will share costs to improve Chinese factories

Apple and Foxconn will share the costs associated with improving labor conditions at factories in China where devices like the iPhone and iPad are built.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 13

Apple's next iPhone coming in September, 7" iPad launching in August - report

Pegatron has reportedly landed orders for Apple's next-generation iPhone, rumored to launch in September, while Foxconn will allegedly manufacture a new 7-inch iPad arriving in August.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 66

Foxconn workers protest wages, threaten to jump off factory roof [u]

About 200 workers threatened to take their own lives on Friday at a building owned by Apple's Chinese manufacturing partner Foxconn over purported wage disputes and workplace conditions.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 92

Foxconn Brazil workers reportedly threaten strike over working conditions

Factory workers at a Foxconn plant in Jundiaí, Brazil are complaining of overcrowded buses, poor food and a lack of water and have threatened to strike unless the issues are resolved by May 3.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 24

Apple supplier monitoring shows 95% overtime compliance in March

Apple's supplier responsibility group reports that overtime compliance among a set of 500,000 workers it collects data on reached 95 percent in March, up from 89 percent in February.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 5

Apple considered buying stake in Sharp to aid development of television - report

As it is believed to be gearing up to launch its own television, Apple initially considered investing in Sharp's LCD business, but the company instead opted to let its manufacturing partner Foxconn fill that role, according to a new report.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 41

Apple's new iPad constrained by Retina display supply, 'sound labor practices'

Demand for Apple's new iPad remains strong, but production of the device has reportedly been limited by supply of Retina displays, as well as a new focus on employees at Foxconn that has resulted in worker hours being cut.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 64

Foxconn employee says Apple placing orders for next iPhone to debut in October

The head of human resources at one Foxconn factory claims that Apple has recently placed an order for its sixth-generation iPhone, and that the device is on schedule to launch in October of 2012.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 26

Briefly: iPad refunds; HonHai raising wages; Nokia Lumia estimates

Apple has begun emailing customers in Australia with an offer to return LTE-capable third-generation iPads by April 25 if they expected the tablet to work on local 4G networks. Also, Apple partner Foxconn's parent company Hon Hai has announced plans to raise wages at its headquarters in Taiwan, and analysts are concerned that Nokia's Lumia 900 Windows Phone launch in the U.S. will flop.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 25

Foxconn recruiter says next-gen iPhone arriving in June - rumor

A Japanese-language TV program has recorded a Foxconn recruiter in Taiyuan, China as saying that Apple will release its next-generation iPhone in June.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 42

Foxconn workers question why hours are being cut after FLA review

Workers at Apple supplier Foxconn are reportedly worried after it has been announced that their hours will be cut following an audit of its facilities.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 206

Foxconn promises to fix a multitude of violations found by FLA audit

A Fair Labor Association audit of working conditions at Apple supplier Foxconn's plants has revealed a number of violations, but the Chinese company has reportedly vowed to rectify the situation.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 22

Apple CEO Tim Cook visited new Foxconn iPhone plant during China trip

Apple CEO Tim Cook visited an iPhone production line at a Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou, China, the company confirmed on Wednesday.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 23

Foxconn-Sharp deal expected to target orders for Apple television

The newly announced partnership between Foxconn and Sharp has been seen as an opportunity for both companies to produce IGZO panels for Apple's anticipated television set.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 54

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