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Foxconn to build new plant for iPhone screens with Sharp's help

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 25th, 2012)

Sharp and Hon Hai Precision, parent company of Foxconn, are partnering to improve the LCD manufacturing process for the iPhone. A report by Reuters points to Nikkei business daily report that says Sharp is helping Foxconn outfit a new Chengdu plant with the latest LCD manufacturing technology. ...

Apple to seek new life for iPhone 3GS in emerging markets

by Steven Sande (May 21st, 2012)

The iPhone 3GS is still being sold in the US and other countries, but by the time the next-generation iPhone appears later this year the 3GS will be getting a little long in the tooth. Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek says that Apple has apparently signed a deal with a global ...

Apple supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry to "significantly" raise wages

by Steven Sande (Apr 5th, 2012)

Workers at Taiwanese plants run by Hon Hai Precision Industry -- the parent company of iPad and iPhone manufacturer Foxconn -- will begin to see some benefit of the popularity of the Apple products they manufacture in the form of "significantly" higher wages. The company is doing this primarily ...

Hon Hai chairman Terry Gou says Apple products are "very difficult to make"

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 9th, 2011)

Hon Hai, parent company of Foxconn, is blaming Apple for its poor financial performance over the past two quarters. Chairman Terry Gou confirmed the Chinese company invested heavily in its manufacturing plants to keep up with Apple's demand. He said Apple devices were "very difficult" to ...

Foxconn owner reports revenue up thanks to iPad 2, other devices

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 17th, 2011)

Hon Hai Precision, the parent company of Foxconn, recorded an impressive revenue increase in its latest earnings report thanks to the iPad 2, the original iPad and the Kinect. According to the Taiwan Economic News, the manufacturing company reported revenue of NT$152.878 billion (about US$5.2 ...

Yuanta Securities analysts claim iPad 2 will be delayed until June (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 22nd, 2011)

The iPad 2 may be delayed due to "production bottlenecks" at manufacturing company Hon Hai Precision, parent company of Foxconn. This delay is partially the result of unspecified changes in the iPad 2 design made by Apple before the Lunar New Year on February 3, according to a report from Yuanta ...

Hon Hai to expand retail chain, open 500 Apple licensed stores in Asia

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 28th, 2011)

A report out of Digitimes suggests that Cybermart, a retail arm of Hon Hai which also owns Foxconn, has recently received approval as an Apple-licensed retailer in the Asia-pacific region. The retailer intends to sell Apple products in up to 500 new stores planned for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. ...

Brazilian billionaire wants Apple manufacturing contract

by David Quilty (Nov 17th, 2010)

AppleInsider reports that Brazilian billionare Eike Batista, who made his $27 billion fortune in the mining industry, is trying to convince Apple to have its products made in Brazil rather than by Foxconn in Shenzhen, China. He is currently constructing the Port of Acu in southern Brazil -- a $1.6 ...

Analyst: Apple on track to sell 18m 3G iPhones this year

by Robert Palmer (Jun 10th, 2008)

Jenny Lai, an analyst at CLSA Emerging Markets wrote in a report that Apple could sell as many as 18 million new iPhones this year. Lai covers news surrounding Hon Hai Precision Industry, Apple's iPhone manufacturing partner in China. "The higher expectation on the 3G iPhone reflects attractive ...

Apple shares reach year's best

by David Chartier (Nov 21st, 2006)

MarketWatch is reporting that Apple's shares reached a 52-week high of $87.95 today, apparently fueled by furious rumors of - you guessed it - an iPhone. I'm sure the report that Hon Hai received a manufacturing order from Apple for just such a device isn't doing anything to stop people from losing ...