According to a report from The Information, Apple plans to introduce a trackpad-equipped keyboard attachment for the iPad Pro alongside its new iPad Pro models sometime this year. Ars Technica reports: This would make Apple’s iPad Pro compete more directly with Microsoft’s Surface lineup, with 2-in-1 convertible laptops, and with various Chrome OS devices. Apple’s iPad has sold well in the…
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Schoolchildren in China Work Overnight To Produce Amazon Alexa Devices
Hundreds of schoolchildren have been drafted in to make Amazon’s Alexa devices in China as part of a controversial and often illegal attempt to meet production targets, documents seen by the Guardian reveal. From a report: Interviews with workers and leaked documents from Amazon’s supplier Foxconn show that many of the children have been required to work nights and overtime to…
Apple’s US iPhones Can All Be Made Outside of China If Needed, Says Foxconn
A senior executive at Foxconn says they have enough capacity to make all iPhones bound for the U.S. outside of China if necessary. Bloomberg reports: China is a crucial cog in Apple’s business, the origin of most of its iPhones and iPads as well as its largest international market. But President Donald Trump has threatened Beijing with new tariffs on about…
Wisconsin Is Fighting to Renegotiate Its Foxconn Deal
Foxconn’s controversial plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin has faced resistance from the beginning. Now, Governor Evers is calling on the tech-manufacturing company to renegotiate.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzabg/wisconsin-is-fighting-to-renegotiate-its-foxconn-deal…
Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou To Run For President of Taiwan
hackingbear writes: Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of electronics giant Foxconn, is stepping down from his role as chairman to run for president of Taiwan. Taiwan broke off from mainland China in 1949 after a civil war and is officially known as Republic of China; its legal territory still covers all of China. He will stand in the primaries of the…
Mass Production of iPhones To Start In India
Apple is poised to begin mass production of iPhones in India this year, according to Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou. This marks a big shift for the largest assembler of Apple’s handsets that has long concentrated production in China. Bloomberg reports: Gou said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited him to India as his Taiwanese company plans its…