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<title>1.5-inch OLED screens being tested for Apple smartwatch, rumor says</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/20/early.trial.production.of.device.expected.to.start.soon/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1109/metawatch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple is testing 1.5-inch OLED touchscreens for use in its upcoming smartwatch, claims Taiwanese publication the Economic Daily News.  Apple is in fact said to have tried 1.8-inch screens, but judged that they were too big.  The 1.5-inch panels are reportedly being manufactured by Taiwan's RiTdisplay, and use one-glass-solution touch sensors, which should allow Apple to keep the watch thin....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Foxconn continuing to break Chinese labor laws, FLA finds</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/16/foxconn.staff.still.overworked/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360012751_foxconnwageslave.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple's biggest supplier, Hon Hai -- better known as Foxconn -- is continuing to break Chinese labor laws, according to a newly-published audit by the Fair Labor Association.  The latest evaluation was conducted in January, and did find that Foxconn is complying with 98.3 percent of the 360 points of action the FLA and Apple initially agreed to.  70 out of 76 items that were pending in mid-2012 h...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>5-8 million faulty iPhones returned to Foxconn, source claims</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/22/could.cost.manufacturer.up.to.16.billion/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1203/foxconn-worker.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has returned a batch of millions of botched iPhones to its main manufacturing partner, Foxconn, a source at the latter company tells China Business.  It's believed that anywhere between 5 and 8 million units were returned for various unspecified defects.  As the cost to manufacture is estimated to be $200 per phone, Foxconn could be taking a loss of as much as $1.6 billion....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft signs broad Android patent licensing agreement with Hon Hai</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/16/hon.hai.parent.company.of.manufacturer.foxconn/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1343866816_microsofthq-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft and Foxconn parent company Hon Hai have signed a worldwide patent licensing agreement that places the manufacturer underneath Microsoft's patent portfolio umbrella for devices running the Android and Chrome OS. The agreement covers patent usage in smartphones, tablets, and televisions. While specifics of the agreement are not available, Microsoft will reportedly receive royalties from Ho...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Foxconn kickstarts hiring in preparation for new iPhone</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/marks.end.to.brief.hiring.freeze/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1111/foxconnworker.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Asian manufacturer Foxconn has resumed hiring at a plant in Zhengzhou, China in preparation for a new iPhone, a Bloomberg source says.  The factory froze hiring in February, but has reportedly been hiring again for the past month to meet extra capacity demanded by Apple.  The added workers are expected to build not only a new iPhone but also existing models....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hon Hai/Foxconn sees 19 percent drop due to lower iPhone demand</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360012751_foxconnwageslave.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Taiwan-based manufacturer Hon Hai -- better known under its lead brand Foxconn -- posted a 19 percent fall in sales year-over-year during the first quarter, Reuters reports.  Revenue reached T$808.97 billion, a decline from T$1 trillion in Q1 2012, as well as the T$988.34 billion the company posted in Q4.  The drop is being blamed on lower demand for the iPhone....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Foxconn, media make conflicting claims about Shenzhen jumpers</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/01/foxconn.spokesperson.denies.any.suicide.attempts/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364825985_foxconnsuicide.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[There are conflicting accounts over attempted suicides at Foxconn's main manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China.  On Friday, initial reports indicated that two people had jumped off a building; several stories said that in all, three workers climbed to the top of building G14.  One source suggests that the people were worried about their jobs.  The company has seen lower orders in 2013, prompt...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple products help Hon Hai reach $1.2B in Q4 profit</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/25/change.credited.to.improved.iphone.ipad.production/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1111/foxconnworker.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Hon Hai Precision Industry, closely linked to parent brand Foxconn Technology Group, has posted a record NT$37 billion ($1.2 billion US) in net income for its fourth quarter, Bloomberg reports.  The figure has also surpassed a NT$35.9 billion estimate averaged using predictions from 14 different analysts.  Bloomberg credits the profits to improved and greater production of the iPhone and iPad, inc...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple suppliers suffer terrible February, but now hiring</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/11/hon.hai.tsmc.each.adding.5000.new.jobs/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1204/foxconn-ipad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple suppliers performed poorly during February, says Topeka Capital analyst Brian White.  The claim is based on an "Apple Monitor," a collection of suppliers the analyst tracks as a way of gauging Apple's performance.  Collectively the companies were down 31 percent in February, versus a normal 8 percent drop for the month.  The results are bad even when considering the effect of the Chinese ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple suppliers now 99 percent compliant with OT rules</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/06/workers.limited.to.60.hours.per.week.1m.workers.tracked/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1303/Apple-Foxconn-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In an update to its Supplier Responsibility pages, Apple on Wednesday now shows that the companies in its supply chain are 99 percent compliant with Apple's guidelines that individual workers -- of which Apple now has more than one million in China and Taiwan -- are limited to no more than 60 hours of work per week. While seemingly a high figure by western standards, factory workers often seek ov...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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