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Blockbuster holiday quarter for Apple seen in strong supply chain performance
The strong performance by Apple’s supply chain…
Apple increases Retina iPad mini orders as component bottlenecks decrease, say sources
Apple’s orders for the iPad mini with Retina have already surpassed those for the first-generation iPad mini…
Apple overhauls OEM operating model, sources say
Apple has shaken up its OEM operating model…
Foxconn seeks to start smartphone and tablet production in the US
Foxconn is actively looking into the possibility of setting up factories…
Indentured servants caught in Apple’s supply chain
One of Apple’s largest suppliers is Flextronics International…
China Labor Watch: Dear Tim Cook, a fraction of Icahn’s request could fix Apple suppliers’ labor rights violations
The Economic Policy Institute has posted an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook…
Apple expected to ship up to 65 million iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c units this year
Display orders for the iPhone 5c are expected to surpass 30 million units…
Koch brothers make offer of $7 billion for Apple supplier Molex
Charles and David Koch preside over a vast private empire…
Fire at Apple supplier SK Hynix causes biggest memory chip price rise in 3 years
Prices for memory chips used in smartphones and personal computers surged…
JPMorgan: Apple looks to further diversify supply chain, shifting to transaction model for assembly
There have been signs that Apple Inc. is looking to further diversify…
Apple supplier Wintek says ‘orders in Q3 are very good’ as Taiwan July export orders rebound on U.S., China demand
Orders from Taiwan’s two biggest markets were both up…
Apple assembler Hon Hai to ship two new iPhone models in September, sources say
Apple Inc. has asked assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. to begin shipping…
Apple’s next-gen iPad mini to feature Retina displays from Samsung, Sharp, and LG Display, sources say
Apple Inc.’s suppliers are gearing up for mass production of a new iPad mini…
See how Apple’s stunning new Mac Pro is extruded from a solid aluminum puck (with video)
Man, I can’t get over that new Mac Pro…
Apple supplier Cirrus Logic plummets as pricing pressure grows
Shares of Apple (AAPL) supplier Cirrus Logic (CRUS) slumped 18 percent…
Tim Cook: ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ Mac will utilize ‘many’ US-made components
Cook confirmed that the computer set to roll off Apple’s first US-based production line in nearly 20 years…
Foxconn to miss Apple overtime deadline
Efforts to improve working conditions at Apple’s main manufacturer in China…
Samsung muscles in on Apple suppliers; could disrupt Apple product launches
Overtaking Apple Inc as the world’s leading maker of smartphones has stretched…
Pegatron CEO says Bloomberg reporter concocted report of ‘falling iPad mini demand’
Bloomberg’s Tim Culpan came away from Wednesday’s conference with a different story…
Pegatron forecasts revenue drop on falling iPad mini orders
Pegatron Corp., the Taipei-based maker of Apple Inc. devices, forecast…
Sharp to ramp iPhone 5S Retina display production in June; Japan Display and LG Display already underway
Apple supplier Sharp is ready to ramp up display manufacture for the next-generation iPhone…
Apple suspends Mac component orders, supply chain sources say
Apple has reportedly stopped placing component orders for its Mac series products…
LG Display shares drop on concerns of weaker sales to Apple after Cirrus Logic warning
Shares in LG Display plunged more than 4 percent on Thursday…
iPad mini shipments expected to drop 20-30% in Q213 as consumers wait for next-gen model, sources say
Upstream sources in the iPad mini supply chain expect a 20-30% decline…
Apple dumps Samsung from ‘A7’ chip development project
The chasm between Samsung Electronics and Apple is expected to widen further…
New MacBook models due in June, sources say
Apple MacBook shipments may only see single-digit growth in 2013…
All not so rosy on the Samsung front
By this time next year things could get much worse for Samsung…
Hon Hai banks record profit as Apple expands product line
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co) posted record annual profit after Apple Inc. expanded…
Insufficient number of data points from Apple supply chain lead analysts to conclude the worst, of course
Wall Street analysts who track those who supply the parts for Apple…
Apple suppliers Hon Hai, TSMC to add 5,000 jobs each
TSMC, the world’s top contract chip maker and Apple Inc supplier Hon Hai…
Did Tim Cook just get played? Samsung’s stake in Sharp a threat to Apple
The recent investment in Sharp by Samsung can pose a serious threat to Apple…
Apple: 99% of supply chain workers now working under 60 hours per week
Apple has reported that its goal to bring supply chain workers workweeks…
iPad mini shipments to hit 11 million units this quarter; supply constraints have been overcome, says source
Apple’s component supply chain may have managed to resolve supply issues…
China’s Henan Province, home to main iPhone 5 assembly location, saw import-export revenue increase 58.6% YOY
The Zhengzhou Customs department recently announced that the Henan Province saw an increase…
Analyst: Apple shipped 52 million iPhones during Christmas quarter, up 41% YOY
In a note to investors obtained by AppleInsider on Tuesday…
Apple supplier sees significant sales increase in Q4, likely positive sign for iPhone 5 demand
Dialog Semiconductor announced last week that it expects to report a significant increase…
Did Apple reduce 4-inch Retina display orders due to improving yields?
Wall St. is absolutely smashing Apple, with the stock dropping down to sub-$500 levels…
Analysts: iPhone 5 demand ‘robust;’ ignore the non-news noise
The reports are just ‘more noise’ that will prompt investors to overreact…
Apple iPhone suppliers decline on report orders cut by 50%
Sharp, which makes display panels for the iPhone 5, fell 2.7 percent to close at 321 yen in Tokyo…
As Apple finally begins to bail, Samsung looks to sell chips and displays to Chinese, other emerging phone makers
Samsung Electronics Co is looking to supply chips to more Chinese and other…
Conditions at Apple suppliers’ factories in China improving
Apple, the electronics industry’s behemoth, in the last year has tripled its corporate social responsibility staff..
