All the stories tagged with foxconn
Foxconn intros two new fan-less and low power desktops
05/03/2012, Although Foxconn is popularly known as a major manufacturer of Apple’s iPad and the iPhone, the Taiwanese company’s products are not just limited to these alone. In case you didn’t know, Foxconn also manufactures computers and components for the consumer [...]
What goes on in a Foxconn iPad factory
04/12/2012, Now this is a rare foray into a Foxconn factory that churns out Apple’s precious iPads, and journalist Rob Schmitz had the privilege of being exposed to the inner workings of Foxconn’s China factory, seeing how the super popular iPad [...]
Steve Jobs Avenue exists in Brazil
04/10/2012, If you happen to be Brazilian and love all things Apple, you would definitely be proud to know that there is now a ‘Steve Jobs Avenue’ in your country, according to Brazilian blog MacMagazine. Steve Jobs Avenue was announced just [...]
Foxconn to increase salaries, reduce work hours
04/01/2012, Foxconn Technology Group has announced that they will do their part to ensure the quality of work life among their employees are upgraded – by increasing wages, while reducing the number of hours that they will need to work, according [...]
Foxconn to improve working conditions in response to labor investigations
03/29/2012, It’s no surprise that Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturing plant infamously known for its harsh working conditions, recently came under fire when it was inspected by the Fair Labor Association (FLA). The FLA discovered that Foxconn violated at least 43 Chinese [...]
Foxconn increases wages again
02/17/2012, Foxconn, the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of electronics with one of their most famous clients being Apple, has some good news not only for their workers, but for the world as well. Basically, Foxconn announced that they will be introducing [...]
Foxconn hacked in protest against poor working conditions
02/09/2012, There is right now the moral question of whether Apple should be doing more in their capacity to help raise the working conditions of those at Foxconn, one of Apple’s major manufacturing partners, but this rather sensitive ground is not [...]
iPhone 5 details leaked by Foxconn employee?
01/25/2012, Another day, another iPhone 5 rumor. This time it’s supposedly from a Foxconn employee, claims 9to5mac. The website reported that the iPhone 5 is currently “geared for production”, with sample devices floating around. The sample devices reportedly feature a 4+ [...]
Foxconn set to double iPhone plant size
12/26/2011, Foxconn is about to hit a new world record – that is, doubling the size of its iPhone plant so that it ends up being the biggest in the world. Yes, the very same China-based Foxconn that saw several cases [...]
Foxconn producing next generation Kindle Fire tablets?
10/19/2011, While Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets have yet to reach the hands of consumers, it looks like Amazon is already working on releasing the successor to the tablet. According to a report by Taiwanese industry insiders, DigiTimes, Foxconn Electronics has secured [...]
iPhone 4S (N90A) for real?
10/03/2011, Gizmodo has exclusive images of what could very well be the iPhone 4S, which frankly, remains under the “unicorn” category for many people since most of us out there would be craning our necks to see an iPhone 5 instead.
Amazon selects Foxconn to manufacture rumored 10-inch tablet
09/30/2011, Amazon might have set the tech world ablaze with their recent tablet announcement, which is the Amazon Kindle Fire (check out our hands-on), and we have word that the company’s next tablet which is a 10.1″ model that is tipped [...]
Another fire at Foxconn, no casualties reported
09/27/2011, If there’s one manufacturing plant that can’t seem to get enough of the press, it’s got to be Foxconn. Famous for manufacturing the iPhone and the iPad, but at the same time it is infamous for its workers’ harsh working [...]
