5 posts and columns on Hon Hai Precision Industry

Lying Apple Gadfly Mike Daisey Still Doesn’t Get It

in News on March 19 at 4:18 pm PT

Mike Daisey — the lying, Apple-attacking monologuist — is still trying to seize the moral high ground on the matter of Apple, Foxconn and workers’ rights in China.
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Foxconn’s Terry Gou: “The Robots Are Coming”

in News on July 31, 2011 at 10:35 am PT

The head of Foxconn says he plans to beef up the number of manufacturing robots on the production lines, from 10,000 now to one million within three years. That can’t help but have unexpected effects.
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Deaths at Hon Hai Could Raise Questions for U.S. Companies

in News on May 25, 2010 at 11:00 am PT

The death of another employee at Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer and assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry not only casts scrutiny on the working conditions at its factories in China, but could also fuel concerns for U.S. companies like Apple and Hewlett-Packard that sell products made by Hon Hai.

Apple's Tablet: Read Different?

in News on October 7, 2009 at 7:57 am PT

To be taken with a grain of salt: Apple’s long-rumored tablet will arrive at market early next year and will feature a 10.6-inch panel designed with e-books in mind. This according to the occasionally accurate DigiTimes.
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Apple’s Tablet: Read Different?

in News on October 7, 2009 at 7:57 am PT

To be taken with a grain of salt: Apple’s long-rumored tablet will arrive at market early next year and will feature a 10.6-inch panel designed with e-books in mind. This according to the occasionally accurate DigiTimes.
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