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Article | 24/12/2012 Foxconn, Samsung face dilemma of cutting overtime hours at Chinese factories
Assembly line workers are logging 12-hour days to churn out the latest handsets for Samsung Electronics at a factory in Huizhou, China.
Article | 21/12/2012 Foxconn pays $200M for 9 percent stake in action camera company GoPro
Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn Electronics said it could integrate more camera features into its devices after making a US$200 million investme...
Article | 12/12/2012 Computer technology tops list of worldwide patent applications
Computer technology accounted for more patent applications in recent years than any other industry sector tracked by the World Intellectual Property O...
Article | 28/09/2011 Fire at Foxconn facility in China, no injuries
Foxconn, the maker of electronics equipment including Apple's iPhone, said a fire broke out on Tuesday at one of the company's facilities in China, th...
Article | 31/08/2011 Apple suppliers accused of environmental damage
Environmental groups in China criticized Apple on Wednesday, alleging that it is employing suppliers that are damaging the environment and threatening...
Article | 1/08/2011 Foxconn to rely more on robots for manufacturing
Foxconn, the maker of Apple's iPhone and iPad, plans to rely more on robots for manufacturing over the coming years, allowing the company to invest mo...
Article | 21/07/2011 Foxconn worker falls to death in suspected suicide
An employee of Foxconn fell to his death in China earlier this week, just a year after a string of suicides at its facilities in the country.
Article | 16/06/2011 Chinese court sentences three to prison for iPad design leak
A Chinese court sentenced three persons to prison for stealing information on Apple's iPad 2 design, which was used to make protective cases for the d...
Article | 24/05/2011 Opinion divided on impact on iPad of Foxconn blast
Opinion is divided on whether a blast on Friday at a Foxconn factory in Chengdu, China will affect the production of Apple’s iPads
Article | 23/05/2011 Three dead after Foxconn factory blast, Apple investigating
A third employee had died from injuries caused by an explosion at a factory of Foxconn in Chengdu, China, the company said Sunday. Initial findings sh...
Article | 7/05/2011 Watchdop group cites continued Foxconn abuses
A group based in Hong Kong this week issued a report alleging continued Foxconn worker abuse, and questioned some of the promises made by the contract...
Article | 22/03/2011 Google says Microsoft patent lawsuit threatens innovation
Google took a slap at Microsoft on Tuesday, saying the software giant's patent lawsuit against bookseller Barnes & Noble's Android-based e-reader ...
Article | 16/02/2011 Apple: Foxconn "saved lives" with suicide prevention efforts
Apple on Wednesday commended Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn for setting up a 24-hour care center, installing large nets on buildings and o...
Article | 10/01/2011 WiMax update set for go-ahead this year
A faster, more secure and energy-efficient update to the WiMax wireless Internet standard will get final approval and see commercialization within a y...

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