The China Labor Watch (CLW) has found Apple and Foxconn of violating Chinese labor law by using too many temporary workers in the world’s largest iPhone factory located in Zhengzhou, China. The claims were confirmed by both Apple and Foxconn. Chinese labor laws allow for a maximum temporary workforce of 10% but in August, the […]
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Trade war between the U.S and China has alarmed tech giants. Starting from December this year, iPhones will attract 15% tariff duty. Apple has said that it will absorb the duty by reducing the cost of parts. However, the move might not be sustainable and in the end customers may have to bear the brunt. […]
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Foxconn is reportedly hiring thousands of employee to gear up for the upcoming iPhone launch. Apple is scheduled to launch new iPhones next month and typically the demand is at a peak in the first few months of launch. According to a report by Economic Daily News, Foxconn is currently looking out to hire thousands […]
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For the second half of 2019, Apple’s suppliers are looking to produce components for 75 million iPhones. Apple is expected to have sold anywhere around 70 million to 80 million iPhones in H2 2018. Thus, the company is looking to produce a similar number of iPhones this year signaling a stable demand for its phones. […]
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Earlier today we reported that Apple is all set to export older gen iPhone 6s and iPhone 7 from India to the European market. A new report from Reuters believes that the latest iPhone XR and XS that will be assembled in India and will hit the stores next month. The report says that currently […]
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Foxconn founder Terry Gou announced that he will be stepping down as chairman from July 1st. In an interview with Bloomberg, Gou said “I am urging Apple to move to Taiwan,” when he was asked if Apple would move the production outside China. Foxconn is one of the major manufacturers for iPhone and runs the […]
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[embedded content] The last week of May, I attended Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. The event showcases the newest innovations in the computer industry, highlighting thousands of new products set to launch later in the year. We saw new technology from Qualcomm, Dell, Asus, AMD, and Intel, with hundreds of other companies set to launch new […]
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The trade war between the U.S. and China has left many wondering how the production of iPhones could be affected if the situation escalates between the two countries. Foxconn, Apple’s largest supply-chain partner, says that the company has enough capacity outside of China to fulfill the iPhone demand in the United States. The statement was […]
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In a bid to secure future microLED orders from Apple, Foxconn is looking to further invest in microLED production. Three of Foxconn’s subsidiaries — Advanced Optoelectronic Technology (AOT), Epileds Technologies, and Marketech International — have been increasing their microLED production capacity. Apple switched to OLED panels with the iPhone X in 2017. In 2018, it […]
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