“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 reports for AppleInsider.
“The official from Foxconn’s Taiyuan factory allegedly gave the info and date to South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper,” Oliver reports. “The original article was translated on Monday by Kotaku.”
Oliver reports, “The paper spoke with the head of human resources because Foxconn’s Taiyuan factory has posted many hiring notices of late. The employee confirmed that the factory has been hiring a large number of employees lately as it gears up to assemble Apple’s next iPhone.”
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