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Foxconn, Sharp Megadeal Still on Hold as Negotiations Roller Coaster Continues
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A US$850 million deal between Taiwanese electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry and Japan's Sharp was still on hold Friday, as roller-coaster negotiations......
Foxconn Workers Say, "Keep Our Overtime"
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Nets to catch would-be jumpers still sag ominously from Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.’s buildings. But two years after a spate of suicides at the Apple Inc. supplier’s campus in Shenzhen, workers are more concerned about another measure designed to protect them: Limits on overtime. Hon Hai in March said...
Wistron LCD TV shipments to slide 40% in 1Q12, says paper
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Wistron is expected to see its LCD TV shipments slide by 40% sequentially to 1.2 million units in the first quarter of 2012 as rival Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is likely to take up nearly all ODM TV orders to be released by Sony, according to a Chinese-language...
Sony and Sharp joint venture hits a rocky patch, Sony cuts off capital
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When Sharp sold off some of its LCD manufacturing business to Hon Hai Precision we knew the company had fallen on tough times, we just didn't realize how bad things truly were. That joint venture it formed with Sony, well, it's all but over at this point. The two...
Apple’s HDTV tipped for Q4 2012 launch
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Apple’s highly anticipated high-definition television may launch ahead of the holidays this year, according to a new report. Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White on Thursday relayed a report from Chinese-language 21cbh.com claiming that Apple manufacturing partner Hon Hai is scheduled to begin receiving LCD panels for the Apple...
Foxconn parent posts weak Q1 profit on employment costs
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Hon Hai Precision announced that while it generated a sizable profit during the first quarter, increased expenses for employment costs cut into an otherwise strong period. [Read more]...
Apple Supplier to Raise Taiwan Wages
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Apple Inc. supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. plans to raise wages for its employees in Taiwan “significantly” to better attract and retain talent, a company spokesman said Thursday. Hon Hai, which makes Apple’s iPhones and iPads under contract, has been facing pressure to improve wages and working conditions since...
iPhone-Maker: Yes, We Employed 14-Year-Olds (AAPL, MSFT)
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Apple supplier Foxconn says underage interns found working at factory in China BEIJING (AP) -- The company that manufactures Apple's iPhone said Tuesday it found underage interns as young as 14 working at one of its factories in China. Foxconn Technology Group said the interns were found by a company...
Apple Discovers Underage Workers At iPhone Factories
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Apple Inc stepped up audits of working conditions at major suppliers last year, discovering multiple cases of underage workers, discrimination and wage problems. The iPhone and iPad maker, which relies heavily on Asian-based partners like Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group to assemble the vast majority of its iPhones and iPads, said...
Sharp reportedly getting cozy with Hon Hai Precision, helping to make phone and tablet LCDs in Chengdu
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If we believe Japan's Nikkei, the decision by Hon Hai Precision Industry (that is, Foxconn's daddy) to buy a stake in Sharp was really just the start of a long, torrid love affair in LCD production. While Hon Hai is getting the rosy side of the deal for Sharp's...
Sharp reportedly getting cozy with Hon Hai Precision, helping to make phone and tablet LCDs in Chengdu
Apple Labor Pact Could Ripple Across China
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Manufacturers grappling with rising labor costs and increasing worker demands in China could face further pressure if a critical probe of a major Apple Inc. supplier sets a new standard for China’s factory workers. Apple and one of its top suppliers, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., agreed to a set...
Foxconn Parent Invests US$806 Million in Japan Sharp, Buys LCD Plant Share
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Hon Hai Precision Industry, the parent company of Foxconn Electronics and one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers, will acquire a stake of almost 10......
Smuggled iPhones Reach Mainland China & More
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It took little more than five hours for the first Apple iPhone 5 to go on sale in the Chinese mainland after being smuggled across the border from Hong Kong, but supplies were short and prices high. That's the latest news from Taiwan this morning along with other tidbits about...
Sharp and Foxconn Teaming Up for New iPhone Display Plant in China
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Following a March agreement that saw Foxconn and Sharp entering into a partnership to advance LCD technology, Reuters reports on a new article from Japan's Nikkei business newspaper indicating that the two companies are specifically teaming up on a new plant in Chengdu, China to produce displays for the iPhone.Japan's...
Sharp reportedly getting cozy with Hon Hai Precsion, helping to make phone and tablet LCDs in Chengdu
www.engadget.com
If we believe Japan's Nikkei, the decision by Hon Hai Precision Industry (that is, Foxconn's daddy) to buy a stake in Sharp was really just the start of a long, torrid love affair in LCD production. While Hon Hai is getting the rosy side of the deal for Sharp's...
Sharp reportedly getting cozy with Hon Hai Precsion, helping to make phone and tablet LCDs in Chengdu
A 5-Year Chart Of Apple Vs. Foxconn
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Shares of Chinese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn plunged 16% on Friday after the company's parent Hon Hai Precision Industry reported lower profits thanks to higher labor costs. As Nomura recently pointed out, despite the slowdown in the Chinese economy, the shortage of labor (and therefore wage inflation) is a problem...
Sharp to Sell Shares at Lower Price
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Sharp is likely to sell a stake to Hon Hai Precision Industry at a lower price than previously agreed upon, as the Japanese electronics maker tries to secure a much-needed lifeline....
Next iPhone and iPad mini set to launch in September, report claims
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Apple’s next-generation iPhone will launch early this fall alongside a new “iPad mini” according to an industry analyst, creating what he refers to as an exciting September. Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White on Monday issued a note to clients following a new round of meetings with his contacts...
It's Apple's Fault That A Journalist Was Attacked At Chinese Sweatshop
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Buried in a Reuters report on Foxconn, a division of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, is a description of an attack on a journalist visiting a Foxconn factory in China while chasing down a lead on an Apple product. ... Read the rest of this story »See Also:Life Inside A...
WSJ: Apple testing several TV set designs with component suppliers, not considered a "formal project yet"
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The Wall Street Journal is out with a report today, citing sources close to Apple’s suppliers, regarding the company’s development of its much rumored HDTV set. While the majority of what’s in the story we’ve heard from both analysts and past reports, according to WSJ, Apple is currently “still in...
WSJ: Apple testing several TV set designs with component suppliers, not considered a "formal project yet"
How to think about Foxconn
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The contract manufacturer has become a symbol for worker abuse, but the Apple partner isn't the only bad actor in China. By Bill Powell, editor-at-large FORTUNE -- Hon Hai Precision, a.k.a. Foxconn, has become synonymous with emblematic 21st-century workplace misery. In late September, worker brawls triggered riots at a Foxconn...
Hon Hai Expands into High-Resolution TV Assembly
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Apple Inc.'s major assembler, Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Co., is expanding into the large-size high resolution TV market, capitalizing on its partnership with Japan's Sharp Corp....
Apple Testing Television Set Prototypes, 'Isn't a Formal Project Yet'
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Continuing the flurry of Apple television rumors in recent days following CEO Tim Cook's brief comments on the topic as part of an interview on Rock Center last week, The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is indeed testing designs for future television set products. The report adds little to...
IBM dominates 2012 patent count with Google, Apple surging
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Its official: IBM has dominated the U.S. patent race for two decades. IBM earned 6,478 utility patents last year, topping the list of patent winners for the 20th year in a row, according to data from IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. With its record haul, Big Blue bested its 2011...
Perhaps We Should Hold Apple And Other U.S. Companies Responsible For Foxconn’s Crimes
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Buried in a Reuters report on Foxconn, a division of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, is a description of an attack on a journalist visiting a Foxconn factory in China while chasing down a lead on an Apple product. The journalist was taking pictures of the factory from a public...
Foxconn Confirms Two Disputes Between Employees
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TAIPEI—Foxconn Technology Group, the parent of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a major Apple Inc. supplier, said Saturday two disputes between employees occurred at one of its China manufacturing plants this month. The Taiwanese firm said it has taken steps to address the disputes that took place on Oct. 1-2,...
Foxconn ready to start production of smartphones, tablet PCs in Brazil
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Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has finished preparations at its assembly lines for smartphones and tablet PCs in Brazil and is ready to kick off production, according to industry sources....
Digitimes’ latest rumor: new iPhone coming September, 7-inch iPad in August, and new 10-inch iPad in Q4
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The ever sketchy DigiTimes doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to predicting Apple product launches, but today the publication is reporting Apple OEM Pegatron has begun receiving orders for a new iPhone and a next-gen 10-inch iPad. It also reported Apple plans to release a 7-inch iPad in...
Digitimes’ latest rumor: new iPhone coming September, 7-inch iPad in August, and new 10-inch iPad in Q4
Apple Rumored to Debut 4.8-Inch 'iPhone Math' in June
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According to new information from the China Times translated by BrightWire, Apple is planning to release the iPhone 5S alongside a larger phone, deemed the "iPhone Math" by the report. Because the iPhone Math name is highly unusual and does not fit in with Apple's traditional naming scheme, it is...
Foxconn closes China factory after brawl
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Reports suggest as many as 2,000 workers involved in fight in the dormitory at Taiyuan plant, which makes Apple's iPhone 5A brawl involving as many as 2,000 workers forced Foxconn to close its Taiyuan plant in northern China late on Sunday, and left a number of people needing hospital treatment."The...
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