Hon Hai Precision Industry and its Japanese subsidiary Sharp have begun studying the possibility of building…
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Apple invests $1 billion in SoftBank’s massive tech fund; may help company get in President Trump’s good graces
Apple confirmed on Tuesday that it is investing $1 billion in a massive new technology fund from Japan’s SoftBank Group…
New York Times story a sign that Apple is subtly pushing back on the idea of U.S. manufacturing?
Arguably more than any time in the past decade, the political pressure is on for Apple to bring back at least some of its manufacturing jobs from overseas…
Apple supplier Foxconn could be signaling U.S. expansion plans amid President-elect Trump’s ‘Made in America’ push
Terry Gou, the founder of Apple supplier Foxconn, could be moving closer to defining his U.S. expansion strategy…
Why so few ‘iPhone 8’ units will have OLED displays
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays work with a backlight, allowing them to be thinner and lighter…
Apple would rather kill U.S. manufacturing if it could, but doing so would be political suicide
To this day, the Mac Pro remains one of the few products that Apple actually manufactures in the U.S…
Apple supplier Japan Display wins $640 million from government-backed fund to boost OLED tech as Apple eyes new iPhone display
After months of uncertainty about its future, Apple supplier Japan Display has clinched $640m in financial aid…
Apple’s next-gen flagship OLED iPhone is codenamed ‘Ferrari’
Apple will release three models of iPhones next year, codenamed D20, D21 and D22…
All of iPhone 8’s OLED version will be curved, sources say
All of Apple’s iPhone 8 OLED versions will be curved…
Apple in talks to invest $1 billion in SoftBank tech fund
Apple Inc. has held talks about investing in a $100 billion fund being raised by Japanese internet…
Apple developing wind power in China in exchange for Foxconn’s U.S. expansion?
The world’s largest wind power turbine maker, Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, announced a joint venture with Apple on wind power developments in China
Apple supplier Foxconn plans U.S. expansion amid President-elect Trump’s Made in America push
Foxconn Technology Group, which manufactures Apple Inc.’s iPhone and other products…
Apple supplier Foxconn eyes U.S. expansion as U.S. President-elect Trump woos Asian firms
An additional $7 billion investment and creation of a further 50,000 jobs…
President-elect Trump named TIME’s Person of the Year; tells Apple CEO Cook: ‘It’s my ambition to get Apple to build a great plant, your biggest and your best’
President-elect Donald Trump has been named “Person of the Year” by TIME Magazine, the 90th installment…
Softbank to invest $50 billion in the U.S., create 50,000 new tech jobs after meeting with President-elect Trump – and Apple supplier Foxconn is in on the deal
Softbank’s Masayoshi Son met with President-elect Donald Trump today and announced that he’ll be investing $50 billion dollars in the U.S. that will create 50,000 new tech jobs…
Apple says OLED finally ready for iPhones, but most suppliers still aren’t
Apple Inc. has big plans to outfit its next iPhone with vibrant, energy-sipping organic LED displays…
Sharp President confirms Apple iPhone transition to OLED displays
Sharp President Tai Jeng-wu, now an executive at parent company Hon Hai Precision…
No, Apple’s plans for an OLED iPhone aren’t on hold
If Apple has to wait for Foxconn and Sharp to get their act together in OLEDs…
Apple patent reveals embedded Touch ID for fingerprint recognition anywhere on display
The fingerprint sensor is placed under the iPhone’s display and away from the Home button…
What if Apple iPhone adopts AMOLED next year?
There has been a lot of market speculation that Apple will move to AMOLED displays next year…
Apple in talks with Sharp to supply OLED screens for future iPhones
Apple Inc. is in negotiations with Sharp Corp. to secure organic LED displays for the iPhone maker’s…
Apple increasing iPhone 7 part and component orders, suppliers say
Apple has increased its part and component orders for iPhone 7 devices, 20-30% higher than expected…
Apple’s little known secret to success
One of the things that most consumers do not know about Apple is their supply chain and manufacturing…
Apple dumps Samsung for TSMC to stamp Apple S2 chips for Apple Watch 2; launch coming soon
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will replace Samsung as the sole supplier of chips…
Apple paid 865 Japanese suppliers more than $30 billion in 2015
Apple revealed Tuesday that it paid Japanese suppliers more than $30 billion in 2015…
This year’s ‘Apple Watch 2’ to feature thinner ‘one glass solution’
Apple will change touch panel technology from G/G to OGS (one glass solution) in the new Apple Watch…
Tim Bajarin: Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5 may mark the end for sapphire screens
While sapphire is a very hard material and very scratch proof, there is one major problem…
Foxconn reports June revenues up year over year
Foxconn Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.07 billion…
Good-bye, Home button? What iOS 10 reveals about the future of the iPhone
It seems every week we get a new rumor about the iPhone 7, but one thing we know for sure is that it was designed…
Apple supplier Broadcom forecasts sales surge ahead of ‘iPhone 7’ launch
Broadcom Ltd., a supplier of connectivity chips used in Apple Inc.’s iPhone, forecast more than 20 percent sequential growth…
Apple tasks suppliers with assembling 72-78 million iPhone 7 units, a two-year high
Taiwan’s Apple supply chain manufacturers soared, with the TAIEX Index…
Apple granted key U.S patent for Touch ID fingerprint recognition integrated into Multi-Touch display
Back in June 2015 that Apple acquired the majority of the fingerprint patent portfolio from Privaris…
Apple supplier Sharp names Foxconn exec as CEO to spearhead revival
Japan’s Sharp Corp has named a top Foxconn executive as CEO and said it would seal a $3.5 billion stake sale…
Apple supplier LG Innotek embeds fingerprint sensor into display
LG Innotek has developed an under-glass fingerprint sensor module, allowing users to unlock their smartphones…
Apple supplier TSMC sees weakening demand for phones above $500
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., one of the biggest suppliers of chips to Apple Inc…
Apple supplier Sharp preps AMOLED displays after Foxconn acquisition
A main motivation of Foxconn Electronics’ investment in Sharp is to develop AMOLED panels…
Did Apple help Foxconn buy Sharp?
Foxconn’s purchase of a 66% stake in Sharp for the reduced price of $3.5 billion is questionable…
Apple supplier Foxconn agrees to buy Sharp after slashing original offer
Taiwan’s Foxconn agreed to acquire Japan’s Sharp Corp. at a big discount to its original offer…
Apple’s failed sapphire partner GT Advanced Technologies emerges from bankruptcy
GT Advanced Technologies Inc. today announced that it has emerged from Chapter 11 as a newly reorganized company…
Sharp Corp. liabilities list covered worst-case scenarios; takeover talks extended
Top Sharp officials had not examined the list and had not planned to share it with Foxconn…
Why Foxconn’s multi-billion-dollar deal for Sharp is dead in the water
Board members of struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. met Thursday and agreed to sell the company, but…
Foxconn’s $5.1 billion bid for Sharp could be good for Apple, too
LCD screens are expensive. They’re the most costly component in the iPhone 6 Plus, by about three times more than the next part…
