Apple's latest iPhone models are struggling due to weak demand, but two major Asian suppliers picked up the slack and posted strong sales last month. The iPhone XS and the iPhone XR can't generate significant sales. The mobile industry appears to be oversaturated, and consumers are hanging onto their smartphones longer than ever before. Still, that hasn't hurt two of Apple's longtime...
Foxconn makes many of the consumer electronics we use today, so there’s a very good chance you have at least one product it assembled in a factory somewhere overseas. The manufacturer doesn’t plan on staying behind the scenes any longer, though. It has acquired Belkin and all of its brands in a deal reportedly worth nearly $1 billion. Both companies confirmed the deal to create “a...
The Nokia 6, which is the Finnish firm’s latest Android-powered smartphone to be produced under the wing of Foxconn and HMD Global, has now been launched in the United States. Available to purchase exclusively from Amazon, the handset carries a price tag of $229.99 and comes in three colors — black, copper and silver — though the latter two won’t start shipping until...
Foxconn is reportedly toying with the idea of building a factory in the United States that would create between 30,000 and 50,000 US jobs, The Wall Street Journal said on Monday. The company is best known for making Apple products, and while President Donald Trump has asked Apple to build iPhones in the US, Foxconn's factory may be used for something else. The Wall Street Journal said...
Apple is reportedly working with Foxconn to build a secret new facility in China where it will test and manufacture prototypes of new products, Nikkei said this week. Apple, of course, hasn’t confirmed the facility, and neither has Foxconn. In fact, there hasn’t been any actual work on the new alleged building just yet, though Foxconn is reportedly looking for land for building on. The...
Foxconn, one of Apple’s biggest manufacturing partners, said on Wednesday it’s planning to expand its current US operations. The news comes on the heels of a document spotted during a recent meeting between SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump. On the document, SoftBank said it would invest $50 billion in the US over the next four years, potentially creating 50,...
A former senior manager with Foxconn, one of Apple's manufacturing partners, was recently indicted for allegedly stealing more than 5,700 iPhones. Did he really think they were going to just go missing without anyone noticing? It was apparently worth the risk; the iPhones were sold to net the executive about $1.56 million, AFP said on Friday. The report said the manager worked with...
Apple’s next-generation iPhone will indeed be its first with an OLED display, according to the president of Sharp. Tai Jeng-wu, who is also an executive at Foxconn, promises Apple will finally make the switch from LCD — but only for its larger 5.5-inch handset. “The iPhone has been evolving and now it is switching from LTPS (low-temperature poly-silicon) to OLED panels,” Tai told...
Apple is all set to unveil the iPhone 7 at a big event this Wednesday in California, but the company may already be shipping its new smartphone to a few major markets. A new report out of China claims the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have begun to arrive in several countries as we close in on the official launch. The report notes that Foxconn has already shipped 371,000 Apple...
The iPhone 7 may stick with a pretty familiar design, but it’s still expected to get a few notable upgrades. That includes an improved camera, and a fresh leak claims to show the new modules in a photo allegedly snapped at the Foxconn factory where Apple’s devices are assembled. The leaked photo depicts a tray of smartphone camera modules, with multiple sources suggesting they could be...