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Foxconn Plant Reopens, Ending iPhone 5 Production Concerns
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 9:01am | 442Read More...The plant, which is located in Taiyuan, was shut down temporarily after a riot broke out Sunday evening. According to the Associated Press, the brawl came as a result of increased working demands -- including longer hours -- which were brought on by the release of the iPhone 5. Apple is...
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Foxconn Plant Closure Could Impact iPhone 5 Production
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 9:18am | 561Read More...Foxconn has temporarily closed one of its assembly plants after a riot broke out in northern China, sparking concerns about the effect this might have on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5. According to Reuters, the riot involved roughly 2,000 workers and as many as 5,000 members of law enforcement...
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Hewlett-Packard Outsourcing Decision is Bad News for Apple's Chief Manufacturer
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - 3:03pm | 176Read More...Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has decided to shift its manufacturing efforts away from Foxconn, the legendary manufacturing corporation that produces Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) hottest gadgets. According to DigiTimes, "upstream supply chain" sources indicate that while Foxconn currently holds 20 percent...
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Apple iPhone 5 Coming Later Than Anticipated?
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 12:27pm | 229Read More...It seems that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might not be ready to release the next iPhone. According to DigiTimes, the upstream supply chain "sees no signs of Apple starting mass production" next month. Recent rumors suggested that Apple might release the iPhone 5 in August to capture the back-to-school...
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Foxconn's iPhone 5 Tease is Bad News for Samsung's Galaxy S III
Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 12:58pm | 323Read More...Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer responsible for building Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, fueled the iPhone 5 hype machine this week when its CEO, Terry Gou, shared his opinion of the device. According to 9to5Mac (which cited a Focus Taiwan report featuring quotes from a China Times story), Gou...
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Apple Begins Manufacturing First TVs, But…
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 8:27am | 237Read More...Apple has reportedly begun the manufacturing process for its long-awaited line of smart televisions. But there's a catch: as the first batch in what is sure to be a lengthy production schedule, these Apple TVs are only test models and will never be seen by consumers. Want China Times has the...
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Apple Manufacturer Hiring 35,000 Employees to Build…
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 11:27am | 406Read More...Apple is reportedly gearing up for some big manufacturing jobs this year. But why does the company's leading manufacturer, Foxconn, need so many new employees? And what are those employees being instructed to build? The answers to both questions remain a mystery. But according to China Daily (via...
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Apple TV Development Denied by Foxconn
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 1:48pm | 458Read More...Just days after Foxconn's CEO reportedly revealed that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was preparing for the launch of its first television, the Chinese manufacturing corporation has released a statement denying the whole thing. "[Foxconn chief Terry Gou] neither [confirmed] nor [speculated] about Foxconn's...
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Five Ways Apple's Television Will Change the World
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 3:11pm | 1086Read More...It could go well beyond cord-cutting, hands-free controls, and voice-activated channel-surfing. Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) television could, in effect, change everything. It might even have the power to change the world. How is this possible? How can one television transform the way we live? Let's...
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Apple's First TV Confirmed by Foxconn
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 10:24am | 741Read More...Everyone's favorite Chinese manufacturing corporation is telling the world that Apple is, in fact, developing its own television set. The news comes from China Daily (via AppleInsider), which reports that Foxconn's chairman, Terry Gou, told the publication that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is currently...
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iPhone 5 Confirmed for Summer Release?
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 1:07pm | 725Read More...The May release of Samsung's Galaxy 3 has inspired mountains of speculation that the iPhone 5 will be released in June or July. This stems from the release of the Galaxy 1, which came shortly after the iPhone 4, and the Galaxy 2, which arrived just before the iPhone 4S. Now many in the media...
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Is the iPhone 5 Really Coming Out in October?
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 7:56am | 781Read More...Yesterday morning, Foxconn dropped a bombshell on the tech world. The manufacturing entity claimed that the iPhone 5 had been given the green light for an October 2012 release. This was according to a Kotaku translation of a story from a South Korean publication, Maeil Business Newspaper....
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Foxconn Employee Suggests Apple iPhone 5 Due in October
Monday, April 9, 2012 - 10:33am | 486Read More...Another day, another Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rumor. It seems stern warnings to suppliers from the Cupertino headquarters wear down with distance, as Foxconn employees have - again - weighed on the possible release of its next iPhone. According to the head of human resources at Foxconn's Taiyuan...
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iPhone 5 in June!? Report Says Yes
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 10:48am | 462Read More...The unthinkable might happen. That is, assuming you have faith in a Foxconn recruiter, who claims that the iPhone 5 will be released in June. Foxconn will hire somewhere around 18,000 people in an effort to boost its manufacturing capabilities before the iPhone 5 is released. According to...
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ETFs For The iPad 3
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 12:24pm | 659Read More...Those not living in a cave knows that tech juggernaut Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is unveiling a new product on March 7 and chances are it's going to be the iPad 3, the next generation of the wildly popular tablet device. Apple has sold 55 million iPads and the product has accounted for at least $34.5...




