Why does Apple make the iPhone in China and not the US?
A new report by the New York Times reveals why Apple continues to produce its products in China and not in its native USA
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Apple increases responsibility with supplier audits
Apple publishes Supplier Responsibility Progress Report giving details of the company's supply chain in order to monitor contract employee working conditions
iPad 3 in production ahead of March release date?
Apple's next generation iPad has reportedly entered production and will be released in March this year
Microsoft probes suicide threat at Foxconn China factory
Microsoft has investigated a workers protest at its contract manufacturer's factory in China after Foxconn employees threatened to commit mass suicide
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Apple iPad 3 to launch spring 2012?
Latest rumours suggest companies in Apple's supply chain have started delivering iPad 3 components to contractors
AC Generations Wondering if Robots Will Really Replace 1 Million Strong Workforce in Chinese Factory
AC Generations considers the reason behind a FoxConn has turned from using people to using robotic counterparts.
FoxConn planning to build intelligent robot factory
iPhone manufacturer FoxConn is planning to build an 'intelligent robots kingdom' in Taiwan to automate factory operations
AC Generations Wondering if Robots Will Really Replace 1 Million Strong Workforce in Chinese Factory
AC Generations considers the reason behind a FoxConn has turned from using people to using robotic counterparts.
iPhone 5 in production ahead of October release date?
Sources in China suggest iPhone 5 has entered production ahead of September reveal and October release
Amazon 10-inch tablet production to start Q1 2012
10-inch tablet by the world's largest online retailer Amazon will hit production line early next year
Foxconn to replace workers with one million robots
Contract manufacturer responsible for the Apple iPhone and iPad will implement change within the next three years
Apple iPad 2 and Motorola XOOM: Manufacturing comparison
With the announcement of the iPad 2 yesterday, the tablet market has obviously gone into overdrive. Already consumers can’t wait to get their hands on Apple’s latest device, with the technology giant announcing the tablet will available on 11 March in the US.
Foxconn Closes India Plant
IT giant Foxconn, whose parent Hon Hai is a major supplier to electronics giants like Apple, has suspended operations at a factory in India after 250 workers were hospitalized in an incident believed to be linked to spraying of pesticide.
An AFP report said that work at the facility in Chennai, southern India, was halted on July 26 and is expected to resume in about a week.
Steve Jobs defends Foxconn factory
Steve Jobs defended the Foxconn iPhone manufacturing facility in China, saying: “Foxconn is not a sweatshop.
Honda production in China halted by strikes
Honda has told the press it has no idea when it will be able to end the strikes, which have been called by workers at one of its key parts suppliers in China’s Guangdong province.
The shutdown was not expected to last long but it was not known when production would resume, Honda's Beijing-based spokesman Zhu Linjie told AFP.
Nokia stops using phone subcontractors
The world's top mobile phone maker, Nokia, has today, March 26, announced that it has stopped using subcontractors in the assembly of its phones due to "faltering demand" for mobile hand
