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iPad 2 shipping Feb 2011 for April release tip insiders

, Dec 7th 2010 Discuss [2]

iPad 2 manufacturer Foxconn is tipped to be preparing for shipment of the second-generation iPad "within the next 100 days", putting the new slate shipping in late February 2011 and, according to the sources, on sale in April 2011. That's according to DigiTimes, whose component manufacturer sources are suggesting that firmware development delays have pushed mass production of the iPad 2 back by around a month. Read The Full Story

iPad production boosted as new Foxconn plant comes online

, Nov 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Boosted production of Apple's iPad has apparently begun at new Foxconn plants in Chengdu, China, in an attempt to meet predicted strong holiday demand. Production is minimal, according to DigiTimes' sources, only amounting to around 10,000 units per day, but that's expected to change over the coming months until being positioned as a major supply base in Q1 2011. Eventually around 50 iPad production lines are expected to be active at the plant, with a maximum annual capacity of around 40m units. Read The Full Story

webOS torrent tipped as Palm plan 5-6 devices for 2011

, Oct 27th 2010 Discuss [4]

With the mildly-tweaked Palm Pre 2 leaving a less than pleasant taste in our collective mouths, the news that there are 5-6 new devices in the pipeline for 2011 is like a blast of cool, refreshing seltzer to the face.  According to CENS, Palm has inked contracts with Foxconn, who will provide four to five new devices, and Compal, who will provide one further device, in the coming year.  Among the line-up is the Foxconn-made PalmPad webOS tablet. Read The Full Story

iPhone factory workers claim they were poisoned by Apple screen production

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [3]

Apple and the company that builds its iPhones, Foxconn, have been under scrutiny recently after conditions at the Foxconn factory were called into question with some saying that the working conditions were inhumane. A group of workers is claiming that the production of screens for Apple has caused them to be poisoned. Read The Full Story

Sony planning LCD HDTV outsourcing to Foxconn/Wistron?

, Oct 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sony is reportedly looking to outsource production of its high-end LCD HDTVs, with Foxconn tipped to take responsibility for the Japanese company's frameless sets and Wistron the recently-unveiled Sony Google TV range.  According to DigiTimes' sources, the decision is primarily a cost-saving one, with Sony looking to outsource 70- to 80-percent of LCD TV production having just managed to turn around six years of consecutive financial losses by the division. Read The Full Story

Foxconn confirm handset price increases but deny deal poaching

, Oct 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

Foxconn has seemingly confirmed that it is increasing manufacturing prices for clients such as Apple, Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson, with a spokesperson telling DigiTimes that most of their clients have accepted the new quotes.  However, the company has also denied that rivals such as Compal are attempting to use the increase to poach deals, as is rumored by industry sources. Read The Full Story

Apple, Nokia, Microsoft and SE all facing higher Foxconn bills

, Oct 13th 2010 Discuss [2]

Foxconn is expected to begin charging Apple and other customers higher prices for manufacturing their smartphones and other electronics, in a move which is being seen as offsetting the company's increased wage obligations.  The company, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Industries, made promises earlier in the year to increase the amount it paid employees and hopefully turn around a spate of reputation-damaging suicides. Read The Full Story

Foxconn, Compal & others snub Windows Phone 7 over licensing fees

, Oct 13th 2010 Discuss [7]

The spectre of Windows Mobile may haunt more than just consumers; Microsoft is apparently also facing apathy from handset manufacturers in Taiwan, reluctant to pay the company's licensing fees for Windows Phone 7.  According to DigiTimes, Foxconn, Compal Communications, Pegatron Technology, Qisda, Inventec, Inventec Appliances and Arima Communications have all shifted their R&D investment to Android and are reluctant to move it back. Read The Full Story

Foxconn rocked with another suicide jumper

, Aug 6th 2010 Discuss [1]

It has been a while since there were any reports of suicides or other drama coming from Foxconn. You might recall that to prevent workers from jumping to their death from the roof of Foxconn buildings, the company strung nets to catch any jumpers. Read The Full Story

Secret Apple factory for Foxconn-made Verizon iPhone 4 or antenna refresh rumored

, Aug 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

The Verizon iPhone 4 rumor rears its head once more, with speculation that Apple is using a rented production line separate to their mainstream Foxconn facility to develop alternate versions of the fourth-generation smartphone.  The facility - which is being used while a new $100m production line is built - is currently staffed by over 500 Foxconn employees; Computerworld suggests that a CDMA iPhone 4 could be in development, however there's also the possibility of alternate antenna designs being explored. Read The Full Story

Foxconn resorts to stringing nets between buildings to stop suicides

, Jun 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Foxconn has been trying all sorts of tactics to improve the moral of its workers at the Chinese manufacturing plants. So far this year ten workers have jumped to their death from the Foxconn buildings. Read The Full Story

Foxconn hands control of worker dorms to property management group

, Jun 28th 2010 Discuss [1]

Foxconn has been having a very difficult year despite all of its success. The difficulty comes in the rash of suicides that has seen ten workers die this year alone. Because of the suicides, Foxconn gave significant pay raises to workers. Read The Full Story
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