Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams is making a rare visit to Taiwan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Foxconn, one of the company’s key suppliers, Bloomberg reports. Apple’s COO is joined by senior vice president of operations Sabih Khan, as well as representatives from SoftBank and Arm. Foxconn assembles Apple devices including the iPhone, […]
Read MoreAccording to industry sources familiar with the matter, one of Apple’s contractors, Foxconn, has started production of the iPhone 15 in India. Production in the country commenced only a couple of weeks after Apple kicked off assembly in China. That’s just another push by Apple to reduce its reliance on Chinese manufacturing facilities amidst rising […]
Read MoreApple supplier Foxconn is starting production of the iPhone 15 in India, the first time that a new iPhone has been made outside China prior to its announcement, Bloomberg reports. The devices are to be manufactured at a Foxconn plant in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. The facility is preparing to deliver devices just weeks after they […]
Read MoreFoxconn will exclusively supply Apple with dedicated servers for training and testing artificial intelligence services, according to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News (via South China Morning Post). The servers are to be made in Vietnam due to Apple’s plan to diversify its supply chain away from China. Foxconn currently supplies servers to Amazon, OpenAI, and Nvidia […]
Read MoreThe iPhone 15 lineup will feature significantly larger batteries across the board, according to an alleged Foxconn worker speaking to ITHome. The information claims that the iPhone 15 will feature an 18% larger battery, iPhone 15 Plus and iPhone 15 Pro a 14% larger battery, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max a 12% larger battery. […]
Read MoreThe iPhone 15 lineup will feature significantly larger batteries across the board, according to an alleged Foxconn worker speaking to ITHome. The information claims that the iPhone 15 will feature an 18% larger battery, iPhone 15 Plus and iPhone 15 Pro a 14% larger battery, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max a 12% larger battery. […]
Read MoreEarlier this month, an ex-Samsung Electronics employee got indicted for leaking company secrets to rival companies. More details have now emerged, and South Korean prosecutors allege that the former Samsung executive was trying to use the stolen data to help Foxconn set up a chip factory in China. According to the latest news on the […]
Read MoreIn a blow to Foxconn, Apple is expected to hand key iPhone 16 production responsibilities to Luxshare, significantly boosting the supply chain partner’s profit growth over the next two years, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In his latest Medium blog post, Kuo said Apple has already given Luxshare new product introduction (NPI) approval for […]
Read MoreApple’s mixed-reality headset is now in the “final sprint” and “supply chain delivery stage,” Taiwan’s Economic Daily News reports. GIS, a subsidiary of Foxconn, is apparently included in the device’s supply chain to provide lens lamination. GIS already laminates iPad displays for Apple and boasts a high yield rate. Until now, Foxconn was thought to […]
Read MorePour la première fois des AirPods pourraient sortir des usines de Foxconn. Le partenaire historique d’Apple aurait décroché ce contrat qui implique une production indienne. L’une des deux sources de Reuters sur le sujet parle d’un investissement qui dépasserait les 200 millions de dollars (188 millions d’euros) pour la construction de cette usine. Les travaux débuteraient […]
Read MorePour la première fois des AirPods pourraient sortir des usines de Foxconn. Le partenaire historique d’Apple aurait décroché ce contrat qui implique une production indienne. L’une des deux sources de Reuters sur le sujet parle d’un investissement qui dépasserait les 200 millions de dollars (188 millions d’euros) pour la construction de cette usine. Les travaux débuteraient […]
Read MoreApple supplier Foxconn has won an order to make AirPods for the first time, reports Reuters. The Taiwanese contract manufacturer plans to build a factory in India to produce the earphones, underlining efforts by the key Apple supplier to diversify production away from China. According to the report’s sources, Foxconn will invest more than $200 […]
Read MoreApple’s long-rumored AR/VR headset has yet to be announced, but Nikkei Asia today reported that the company’s manufacturing partner Foxconn is already developing a cheaper second-generation version of the headset. Image Credit: Ian Zelbo The report cites an unnamed “executive with knowledge of the development” who claims that Apple’s first headset will be “extremely expensive,” […]
Read MoreThe world’s largest iPhone plant is nearly resuming operations at its peak capacity following weeks of limited production that has hit Apple’s supply chain, forcing it to have possible difficulties in meeting the demand for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro during the holidays. As reported by Bloomberg, Foxconn, Apple’s largest supplier, is at […]
Read MoreApple has enlisted Luxshare to assemble the iPhone 15 Pro Max alongside Foxconn next year, according to Taiwanese research firm TrendForce. It’s unclear what percentage of orders Luxshare will fulfill, but the move will help to reduce Apple’s risks of relying on a single manufacturer following workplace issues at Foxconn in recent months. Rumors suggest […]
Read MoreApple plans to begin producing MacBook models in Vietnam for the first time next year, according to a new report from Nikkei Asia. Citing sources briefed on the matter, the report says that Apple has tapped Foxconn to start making MacBooks in the country as early as around May. Taiwan’s Foxconn was granted a license […]
Read MoreFoxconn, Apple’s largest supplier, has invested $500 million in India to bolster its production capabilities in the country as the Cupertino tech-giant and its partners ramp up efforts to diversify the supply chain, South China Morning Posts reports. The report cites documents filed in the Taiwan Stock Exchange which show that Foxconn has invested $500 […]
Read MoreApple manufacturing partner Foxconn expects its main iPhone plant in China to resume full production around late December to early January, following worker unrest last month that disrupted the factory. “The situation has stabilized,” a Foxconn source told Reuters, referring to the protests in Zhengzhou and the government’s easing of COVID restrictions. “The local government […]
Read MoreiPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments in the fourth quarter of 2022 will be “significantly lower” than the market consensus due to labor protests at Foxconn’s main iPhone factory in China, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo today said iPhone production at the factory in Zhengzhou has been “significantly affected” by the […]
Read MoreRiots broke out on Wednesday at the world’s largest iPhone factory in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, according to video shared on social media. Footage widely circulated online show hundreds of Foxconn workers marching in protest, clashing with police and some being confronted by people in hazmat suits. Some video captured workers complaining about the […]
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