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Workers look on from a Foxconn logo near the gate of a Foxconn factory in the township of Longhua, Guangdong province May 29, 2010.

Foxconn Prevents Mass Suicide at Wuhan Factory

Foxconn, the top technology independent contractor in the world, has settled a dispute with a multitude of employees, who threatened with mass suicide to protest low pay and dismal working conditions at its Wuhan factory in China.

Sharp Out of iPad 3 Display Supply Chains?

With Spring approaching, the rumors of Apple's forthcoming tablet, dubbed iPad 3, are surfacing endlessly. The newest one is that Sharp, which is originally thought to manufacture iPad 3's LCD panels, is reportedly now out of the tablet's display supply chains.
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Apple's iPhone Turns 5, Spurs Discussion on Labor Conditions at Foxconn

Five Years ago today, Steve Jobs unveiled the revolutionary iPhone. The gadget that merged together telecommunication, cyberspace, music and video continues to be celebrated to this day, but while many took to the Web to mark its fifth birthday, others took the opportunity to shed light on labor conditions at Foxconn factories where most iPhones are made.
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Apple's next iPad, presumably called "iPad 3," will double the display density of the iPad 2 and feature a better, longer-lasting battery.

iPad 3 to Launch in March or April 2012?

The rumors about the next generation iPad, dubbed iPad 3, are endless. And the latest rumor is that the highly anticipated iPad 3 will launch in March or April 2012.
Local and mainland Chinese university students dress as Foxconn workers during a rally in Hong Kong in May, demonstrating against the "dire" working conditions of workers from Foxconn and Apple.

Apple Addresses Factory Pollution in China

Five different Chinese environmental groups told Apple that as many as 22 different parts suppliers of Apple products had been releasing toxic gases and heavy metal sludge into the environment.
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Sharp cuts outlook as TV sales slide

Sharp Corp cut its full-year operating profit forecast by 12 percent, hit by sliding domestic television sales but the cut was not as bad as the market had feared.
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Foxconn to make iPads in Brazil, eyes $12 billion plan

Taiwan's Foxconn confirmed it will start producing iPads in Brazil in December but is still negotiating a multibillion-dollar expansion plan in the country, senior company and government officials said on Thursday.
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Astronaut pays tribute to visionary Steve Jobs

News of the death of Apple's iconic leader, Steve Jobs, made it to the International Space Station, where a trio of astronauts are living, working -- and listening to music on iPods.
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RIM shares sink after Apple deployment comments

Shares in Research In Motion fell 4.3 percent to their lowest level in almost six years after Apple CEO Tim Cook said that more than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies are testing or deploying the iPhone and iPad.
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iPhone 5 Release: iPhone 4S Spotted on Vodafone Germany Listings

With a few hours left before Apple's grand iPhone event, rumors about an iPhone 4S seem to gain more credibility. It has been reported that Vodafone Germany has leaked two new iPhone models on its device listings - an iPhone 4 with 8 GB storage capacity and an iPhone 4S in data storage capacities of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, both devices alternatively in white and black.
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Foxconn says fire at China plant extinguished

A fire at a plant belonging to Apple Inc supplier Foxconn Group in Shandong, eastern China, has been extinguished without casualties and there will be no impact on operations, said a spokesman for group's listed entity Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd .
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Apple settles with Queens stores over knockoffs

Two stores in Queens, New York, accused of peddling unauthorized Apple Inc accessories have agreed to hand over all products in their inventories bearing the word Apple or any of the company's ubiquitous trademarks.

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