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Foxconn, Apple’s iPhone Supplier, To Undergo Random Audits By Labor Group

By Tom Krazit Feb. 13, 2012, 11:47pm Comments Off

One month after Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) joined the Fair Labor Association amid the release of its supplier report and a new wave of discomfort ov… Read More »

Nokia’s Mexico, Hungary, Finland Phone Assembly Goes To Asia; 4,000 Jobs Go

By Ingrid Lunden Feb. 8, 2012, 2:24pm Comments Off

Today brings news of yet another round of capital-intensive cost-cutting for the challenged mobile phone maker Nokia: the company today anno… Read More »

Your iPhone Has To Be Made In China, And Apple Can’t Absolve Your Guilt

By Tom Krazit Jan. 28, 2012, 4:00pm 31 Comments

“For a quarter of a century, Washington and Wall Street have wanted China to become an integral part of the world economy. Their wish has be… Read More »

Updated: Cisco To Cut 6,500 — Plus 5,000 Shed With Foxconn Deal

By David Kaplan Jul. 19, 2011, 2:07am 1 Comment

After preparing observers for massive layoffs last week, Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO) says it will cut 6,500 jobs, or roughly nine percent of it globa… Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 7-11-11: GetJar; Foxconn; Zynga; Apple App Store; HTC

By Ingrid Lunden Jul. 11, 2011, 5:15pm Comments Off

Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: – GetJar: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is antsy about GetJar’s use of “app store,” and GetJar l… Read More »

Updated: Explosion At Foxconn’s iPad Factory Kills Three, Forces Shutdown

By Tom Krazit May. 23, 2011, 4:23pm Comments Off

Update: Foxconn has released a statement indicating that the explosion last Friday at its factory in Chengdu, believed to be connected to th… Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 5-23-11: Foxconn; iPhone 5 Curve; Rooted Android; Paramount

By Ingrid Lunden May. 23, 2011, 3:23pm Comments Off

Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: more details on the Foxconn factory explosion; reports of a curvaceous future for the i… Read More »