The world’s largest electronics manufacture Hon Hai, better known by the name of Foxconn, is probably best associated with Apple. This is probably the only reason you know of the company and it is for good reason that when you think of Foxconn Apple comes to mind. The manufacture draws an estimated 60 to 70 percent [...]

With the WWDC 2013 just around the corner it is expected Apple will be announcing the next-generation iPhone, otherwise known as the iPhone 5S, alongside possibly even an entry-level iPhone and of course iOS 7. It is now being reported that Foxconn has begun hiring tens of thousands of new employees a week in preparation for [...]

It looks like Apple has already started the production of the iPhone 5S, an upgrade to the iPhone 5, which will most likely be announced between June or August. We cannot guarantee this, but a new report from Japanese blog Macotakara says otherwise. According to the blog, several Foxconn factories have already begun the production of [...]

Manufacturing electronics in the United States is not an easy thing to do. Take a look at Google’s Nexus Q for example, this product has yet to reach widespread commercial availability. Regardless of this fact, when you have over $100 billion in your bank account, there is little you can’t do. This is of course [...]

Although it is unlikely that Apple will release a holographic TV anytime soon, the fruit company is expected to release a TV between 46 and 55 inches by 2014. According to an employee of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. – the company which owns Foxconn — initial testing of Apple’s television sets have gotten underway. It [...]

As with all the current crop of Apple television rumors, take this with a huge grain of salt, but the Wall Street Journal has a new report that indicates Apple may be working with its Asian manufacturing partners to develop the high-def TV set they’re supposedly working on. If true, it means the rumored Apple [...]

You may recall that last month, Foxconn was making waves with their plan to automate some of their Chinese factories, in order to cut down on labour costs (which are rising in China, believe it or not) and avoid some of the controversy that has arisen due to their poor working conditions. The plan was [...]

While to the rest of the world, it may seem like China is still paying its workers absolutely nothing, the labour costs are actually increasing substantially thanks to the country’s rapid industrialization. So much so, in fact, that Foxconn is working on replacing some of their labour force with robots. A CNET report says that Foxconn announced [...]

If you’re a fan of flagrant human rights violations, and you’re looking for a job in the United States right now, we’ve got some good news for you: Foxconn may be coming to America. According to a report from Digitimes, the Chinese manufacturer is considering opening some factories in the United States, and they’re looking [...]

It had long been rumored that Foxconn was seriously struggling in coping with the demand for the iPhone 5. This stems not only from there being so many people wanting the iPhone 5, but also Apple’s stringent quality control guidelines that makes the yield rate lower for the anodized aluminum body. According to Yahoo Taiwan’s Foxconn [...]