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Apple Reports Progress on Supplier Responsibility, But Major Violations Doubled Last Year

John Paczkowski in News on February 14, 2011 at 1:18 pm PT

Apple was recently accused of ignoring hazardous and unhealthy conditions at its overseas suppliers, so the company’s 2011 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report arrives at a particularly apt time.

Dispatches From the Supply Line Stoke iPad, iPhone Chatter

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 21, 2011 at 12:44 pm PT

With the first-year anniversaries of the iPad and iPhone 4 fast approaching, and both devices destined for an update per Apple’s annual mobile device refresh cycle, the Apple rumor mill is undergoing a refresh of its own.

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Tech Companies Worried About Their Core

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 11, 2010 at 2:10 pm PT

Technology companies are more focused on risks to their core businesses than in the past, according to a review of corporate filings by consulting firm BDO Seidman. BDO reached this conclusion by studying the risk factors listed by the 100 largest tech companies by revenue in their annual 10-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Morgan Stanley: Apple Will Ship Over Six Million iPads This Year

John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 29, 2010 at 4:55 am PT

Apple’s iPad hasn’t yet arrived at market, but the device’s suppliers are already raising their build rates in expectation of strong sales. This according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, who says Apple’s manufacturing partners now expect to ship 2.5 million iPads between March and May alone.

What, HTC Worry?

John Paczkowski in News on March 3, 2010 at 2:06 pm PT

Now that it has had some time to recover from the intellectual property lawsuit sucker punch Apple threw at it yesterday, HTC has issued a more carefully crafted positioning statement on the matter. More thoroughly lawyered than its predecessor, this statement touches on issues of consumer choice and the effect Apple’s attack might have on the company’s business.

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Amazon Shows Time Value of Money

Martin Peers, Columnist, Heard on the Street, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 29, 2009 at 12:46 pm PT

Just how long can Amazon put off paying its bills? It’s no secret that Amazon’s financial success is partly based on its ability to take in money for selling merchandise before it has to pay suppliers for those goods. But lately Amazon has gone one better: steadily lengthening the time it takes to pay suppliers. That has been a factor behind the retailer’s soaring cash flow.