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Video: Nightline Nabs Exclusive Access to Apple’s Foxconn Factories
As the controversy at Apple’s Chinese factories continues to heat up, the company’s independent audits are being followed up with the popular ABC News program Nightline gaining exclusive access to see...
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Foxconn Factoids from ABC News’ Nightline Special Report (with Full Video!)
As we reported on Monday, ABC News’ Nightline aired a 30-minute special report Tuesday night that put the spotlight on factory conditions at Foxconn, where many of Apple’s products are manufactured....
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DigiTimes: Apple Ordering More 13.3-Inch MacBook Pro Than 15-Inch Model
Where oh where is a new MacBook Pro? A new report claims it’s on the way -- but that Apple appears to be more focused on a 13.3-inch model than the 15-inch model that has historically been the most...
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Changes at Foxconn Bring Additional Worry, Stress for Workers
As we reported Thursday evening, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) has released the findings of their Foxconn audit, resulting in a reduction of working hours at the Apple supplier and cutbacks in...
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NYT: Tim Cook Making His Mark with Apple Labor Issues
Longtime fans of Apple products may have done some hand-wringing when the CEO mantle passed from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook, but a new profile sheds light on how the current boss is thinking differently...
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Report: 7-Inch iPad in August, New iPhone in September, Another iPad in Q4?
If there’s one company in particular who’s eager to get their hands on new Apple products, it would be manufacturer Pegatron Technology. A new report claims the supplier has landed the contract for the...
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Supply Chain Reveals Significant Reduction in iPhone Orders
Although the next iPhone isn’t expected until the fourth quarter, Apple appears to be “significantly” reducing orders for the current iPhone 4S model by as much as 25 percent, which could see current...
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Report: Apple's Supply Chain Quality Control Stricter Under Tim Cook's Rule
It's hard to imagine that anything at Apple could be run more tightly than it was under Steve Jobs' rule, but a new report claims that CEO Tim Cook has been clamping down harder on quality control in...
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Apple, Qualcomm Tried Unsuccessfully to Invest in Taiwanese Chip Supplier TSMC
Not everyone is happy to take cash from Apple, with a new report claiming Cupertino was turned away in its efforts to invest in a Taiwanese chip maker who also rebuffed an investment from rival...
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iPhone 5 Shortages Blamed on New In-Cell Display
Trying to get your hands on an iPhone 5? Apparently you're not alone, with shortages being reported from coast to coast and analysts pointing the finger at Apple's new in-cell display...
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Sharp is Now Producing 'Adequate' Numbers of iPhone 5 Display
Just a month ago, we were all still speculating about the iPhone 5. Of course, pretty much every single rumor about the device panned out on September 21. But at the end of August, there was some...
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What iPad mini? Nexus 7 Shipments Approaching 1 Million Per Month
With the iPad mini flying into stores this Friday, some might see the end of the road for Google's Nexus 7 tablet -- but manufacturer Asustek claims that's not the case, with shipments fast approaching...
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Foxconn Chairman: "It's Not Easy to Make the iPhones"
Between labor unrest and the media spotlight on poor working conditions at its plants, Apple manufacturer Foxconn can't seem to get a break -- but it seems the biggest challenge is just making the...
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Apple Manufacturer Foxconn May Open US Factories
Back in February of 2011, then Apple CEO Steve Jobs was among a number of tech luminaries to attend a dinner with President Barack Obama. Famously, Jobs had told Obama "those jobs aren't coming back,"...
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Tim Cook Confirms $100M Investment in USA-Based Mac Manufacturing
Apple are no dummies, and surely they didn't expect it to take Mac owners long to discover that many of the new iMac models were being assembled in the USA once again -- but that appears to be only the...
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Apple to Build 700-Employee Sapphire Glass Manufacturing Plant in Arizona
Looks like Apple's taking that whole "Assembled in the USA" bit a lot more seriously than anticipated. As reported by Apple Insider, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced today that Apple plans to...
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Foxconn Reportedly Shuts Down iPhone 5c Production at One Factory
Just how poorly is the iPhone 5c selling? While we'll never know for sure, at least one Foxconn factory is apparently shifting its focus to the iPhone 5s, which continues to be the more coveted...
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Google Unloads Motorola at a Loss to Lenovo
The once-mighty Motorola Mobility is looking a lot more like a redheaded stepchild these days, now that Google has unloaded their acquisition after only a couple of years to China's Lenovo.Google...
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