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HTC Cuts Shipment Outlook, Suspends Development on Some New Models

HTC Cuts Shipment Outlook, Suspends Development on Some New Models

By Sean Patterson December 19, 2012

DigiTimes, a Tiawanese publication that monitors technology manufacturing supply chains, reports this week that HTC has shifted its product outlook for 2013, preparing investors for a tough coming year. Citing unnamed “industry sources,” the report states that the device manufacturer …

iPhone 5 Screens (Finally) Being Shipped by Sharp iPhone 5 Screens (Finally) Being Shipped by Sharp
By · September 14, 2012

Sharp, one of the three manufacturers making the LCD displays for the iPhone 5, has finally begun shipping iPhone 5 screens. The production of the screens has been delayed for weeks now, as was learned back at the end of …

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Samsung Labor Practices Under Fire Once Again Samsung Labor Practices Under Fire Once Again
By · September 5, 2012

Over the past two years, Samsung has achieved its goal of rivaling Apple in the smartphone space. According to the latest ComScore numbers, Samsung now sells a full quarter of the mobile handsets sold in the U.S. Samsung is now …

Business
Samsung Child Labor Accusations Come to Light Samsung Child Labor Accusations Come to Light
By · August 8, 2012 · 1 Comment

As Samsung has grown into a major competitive force in the smartphone market, the company has faced greater scrutiny of their products. Now, Samsung is also facing greater scrutiny on their manufacturing operations, something Apple has had to deal with …

Business
Should Apple Accept Blame For Its Foxconn Factories? Should Apple Accept Blame For Its Foxconn Factories?
By · April 19, 2012 · 10 Comments

Apple, the company that’s considered to be many consumers’ favorite gadget maker, is under fire for what’s happening at its Foxconn factories in China. Aside from numerous reports of suicide and suicide attempts, in January, The New York Times revealed specific details about the working conditions in the factories, which sparked a lot of controversy over the tech company.

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The True Cost Of An iPhone Is Shame City The True Cost Of An iPhone Is Shame City
By · March 30, 2012 · 1 Comment

On paper, an iPhone 4S will run you as low as $199 if you hitch up with a wireless carrier contract; picking up one free of a contract will pump that price up to at least $649.00. Excepting the monthly …

Technology
Could Manufacturing Save The U.S. Economy? Could Manufacturing Save The U.S. Economy?
By · February 3, 2012

While economic growth in the United States is expected to slow in the first quarter of 2012, the manufacturing industry is expected to grow. In the past two years manufactureres have added 330,000 new jobs. Part of the reason for …

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Apple And Foxconn Face Accusations By Foreign Workers Apple And Foxconn Face Accusations By Foreign Workers
By · January 27, 2012

Last year in May Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior issued a warning against abuses to workers. The abuses cited in the warning include not being paid for hours worked, mandatory extended overtime without breaks, failure to advise workers about …

Business
Foxconn’s Brazilian iPad Factory To Begin Production As Government Grants Tax Breaks Foxconn’s Brazilian iPad Factory To Begin Production As Government Grants Tax Breaks
By · January 26, 2012

Foxconn will soon begin production of iPads in Brazil, as the country has approved specific tax incentives designed to aid Apple’s popular tablet. The Brazilian government will give tax breaks to Foxconn for the production of tablets specified as weighing …

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