Topic: Foxconn Electronics Inc.

White iPhone camera problems confirmed, Steve Wozniak loves Android

Apple had announced at its launch that the iPhone 4 would come in black and white models, then kept delaying the release of the white iPhone 4, a rare misfire in its recent history of smooth product rollouts.
01/31/2011 09:38 am

Horizons Is an Apple iPad 2 on the way?

An iPad 2 could hit shelves as early as next year, according to at least one source.
11/29/2010 12:59 pm

China iPhone workers at Foxconn hold rallies in wake of suicides

China's besieged Foxconn, a major manufacture of iPhones and other electronics goods, held rallies in Shenzhen, China, Wednesday to boost worker morale after at least 12 suicides this year.
08/18/2010 11:52 am

The Daily Reckoning Time is running out for creating US jobs

US companies need to develop onshore employment strategies that are as good as their offshore ones, says former Intel CEO Grove.
07/04/2010 07:30 pm

China's migrant workers see some gains on labor rights

In China, dozens of migrant workers who protested to city officials over a job-related illness won compensation. Labor-rights success stories, while rare, are growing more frequent.
06/30/2010 01:34 pm

Difference Maker A prosperous lawyer aids China's migrant workers

Liu Pifeng, the wealthy founder of a law firm, spends part of his time defending the rights of China's poorest: migrant workers. His ultimate goal is to fix China's faulty legal system.
06/28/2010 10:52 am

Global Viewpoint Amid Honda and Foxconn tragedies in China, a new era of worker activism

City governments across China need to repay the debt owed to the migrant workers who have generated their tax revenues for so long, says prominent workers’ rights advocate Han Dongfang.
06/15/2010 04:56 pm

Why a pay raise for workers signals key shift for China's economy

Workers at Foxconn and Honda won hefty pay raises this week. Higher wages will help Beijing move China's economy away from relying on masses of unskilled workers and toward higher-value manufacturing.
06/03/2010 01:59 pm

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Why have suicides spiked at Apple iPad supplier Foxconn in China?

A ninth employee killed himself Tuesday at the Chinese electronics supplier Foxconn, which makes the Apple iPad and Sony Ericsson phones, turning attention to working conditions at the firm's huge complex.
05/25/2010 12:52 pm

Found 'iPhone 4G' a rare breach of Apple secrecy

Photos and video of what is thought to be the next generation iPhone, or iPhone 4G, have ignited the Web. Was it lost or stolen?
04/19/2010 08:13 pm

Horizons Report: Apple plans Verizon iPhone

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has ordered a CDMA version of its popular smart phone. Could this mean a Verizon iPhone?
03/30/2010 12:18 am

Horizons Apple iPad release date? Signs point to March 26

Two websites are reporting that the Apple iPad release date will hit in less than four weeks.
03/03/2010 10:33 am

Horizons CrunchPad canceled: Arrington's pet project now vaporware

The CrunchPad is dead, Michael Arrington declares. But would it have succeeded? And will Apple have a better go of it?
11/30/2009 12:00 am

Horizons Updates on the iPhone-contractor suicide

07/23/2009 01:00 am

Horizons Record Apple profits dampened by iPhone contractor suicide

07/22/2009 01:00 am