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New iPhone 8 will have 2 models, not three
Some our friends from Foxconn confirmed that Foxconn received an order for two new models…
It’s official: Everyone hates this purportedly leaked ‘iPhone 8’ design
Perhaps for the first time ever, loyal Apple fans are praying…
Apple might fail to pull off bold plan to integrate Touch ID into the display this year
The woes that Apple is reportedly facing in trying to embed its Touch ID technology directly into the display…
The absurd iPhone 8 rear-mounted fingerprint sensor rumor
It’s still about five months away from the expected launch of the 2017 iPhone…
Apple may bid for big stake in Toshiba
Apple Inc is considering teaming up with its supplier Foxconn to bid for Toshiba…
Leaked iPhone 8 schematics show bezel-free, edge-to-edge display, Touch ID on rear casing
In what is the first supposed leak of ‘real’ iPhone 8 technical schematics…
Apple signs two-year contract with Samsung for up to 92 million OLED iPhone displays
Apple reportedly has signed a two-year contract with Samsung Display for the supply…
Apple assembler Foxconn reports 30 percent growth in fourth quarter net profit, thanks to Apple’s iPhone 7/Plus
Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and a key Apple Inc supplier…
Apple CEO Tim Cook defends globalization, walks tightrope on privacy in rare public speech in China
Apple Inc.’s Chief Executive Tim Cook defended globalization in a rare public speech in China…
President Trump’s vision of massive U.S. Apple iPhone assembly hinges on robotics
President Trump has visions of a massive Apple factory opening in the U.S. to churn out the latest iPhone…
Pegatron CEO: If President Trump institutes ‘Made in America’, we can build iPhones in U.S. – as long as Apple absorbs the costs
Pegatron Corp., one of the two Taiwanese companies that assemble iPhones and iPads for Apple Inc…
U.S. suitors get major advantage as Japan to vet bidders in Toshiba chip sale over national security risks
The Japanese government, fretting over the future of Toshiba Corp’s flagship memory chips unit…
Sharp increases OLED-investment plan to $878 million as Apple’s next iPhone to feature OLED
Sharp Corp. is looking to spend some ¥100 billion ($878 million) in an expanded plan to build organic light-emitting diode displays…
Under pressure from President Trump, Apple CEO stresses commitment to U.S.; says company spent $50 billion last year with U.S. suppliers
Apple spent roughly $50 billion last year at U.S.-based suppliers, Chief Executive Tim Cook said..
Advantech boss: China will suffer if President Trump makes good on vow to make Apple iPhones in America
The Chinese economy could be hit hard if U.S. President Donald Trump makes good on his vow…
Chinese factory replaces 90% of human workers with robots; production rises by 250%, defects drop by 80%
After a factory in Dongguan, China, replaced most of its workers with robots, it witnessed a spectacular rise in productivity…
Can President Trump bring Apple iPhone factories back to America?
As President Donald Trump pushes U.S. companies to make more products in the U.S…
Foxconn reports first sales dip in 25 years; weak demand prior to iPhone 7 blamed
Foxconn, Apple’s main assembly partner, on Tuesday declared its first-ever annual sales decline…
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…
Foxconn has 10 lights-out production lines, aims to fully automate entire factories
Foxconn Electronics is automating production at its factories in China in three phases…
How China built ‘iPhone City’ with billions in perks for Apple supplier Foxconn
President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to bring down the full force of the government on American companies that move jobs overseas…
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…
Foxconn manager indicted for stealing 5,700 iPhones, worth $1.56 million
A former senior manager at Taiwan’s technology giant Foxconn has been indicted for stealing and selling 5,700 iPhones…
Apple iPhone production in the U.S.is actually straightforward and not expensive
There is a misconception that the reason most electronic devices are manufactured in China is because of low labor costs…
Analyst: ‘Apple is about to embark on a decade-long malaise’ or something
The risks to the company have never been greater…
President-elect Trump tells Apple CEO Tim Cook that he’d like to see Apple make products in the U.S.
It’s a big thing, we’ll make the robots too. Right now we don’t make the robots. We don’t make anything. But we’re going to…
Could President Trump be the catalyst for an all-American iPhone?
On the back of every iPhone are engraved the words…
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…
Apple could make iPhones in the U.S.A. under President Trump, sources say
Apple’s iPhones might one day soon carry “Made in America” labels…
President Trump’s Made-in-America hurdle: Asia
When Jabil Circuit Inc., the world’s third-largest contract manufacturer by revenue, needed to quickly ramp up production…
Apple’s iPhone 8 just keeps looking better and better
Next year’s iPhones were already expected to yield the kind of big hardware changes that…
Analyst: Apple’s iPhone 8 to feature larger, curved, bezel-free display
Next year’s iPhone will be bezel-free, enabling Apple to introduce…
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 assembler Foxconn now has 40,000 ‘Foxbot’ robots working at factories in China
The Foxconn Group has installed 40,000 robots for handling manufacturing jobs at a number of its plants in China…
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…
Tim Cook on goodwill mission, hoping to shore up Apple’s position in vast China market
For Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook, the demands from China are growing and his bargaining chips are dwindling…
Apple announces environmental progress in China; applauds supplier commitment to clean energy
This unprecedented commitment, combined with zero waste compliance from all final assembly sites, furthers Apple’s efforts…
Foxconn reports June revenues up year over year
Foxconn Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.07 billion…