Foxconn ends consolation payments for suicides

A self-confessed Apple fan who went to China to see for himself where his iDevices were manufactured, has painted a shocking picture in an in-depth interview on a popular US radio show. Thirty years ago the city of Shenzhen was...

According to a Chinese accessories supplier in Shenzhen, an iPhone 5 prototype was stolen from Foxconn, Apple's handset manufacturer, and sold to case makers. The prototype, which sold for about $2000, could be the source of...

The European Commission is looking for 10,000 volunteers in order to map the state of broadband across the continent. According to BBC News, the EC has hired measurement firm SamKnows to carry out the study, results of which will...

Do you remember recent reports of an iPhone 5 being lost in the US? Rumour has it that Apple may now have lost an iPhone 5 prototype in the Chinese district of Shenzhen, according to a news report emanating from a tech...

 Apple iPhone 5 maker Foxconn has been hit by an explosion at a plant in the Chinese city of Yantai in Shandong province. It seems the fire began on the factory's finishing lines. According to Chinese tech blog MICGadget,...

Chinese police officials have arrested a group of six smugglers who were peddling Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices in a most ingenious way, having been inspired by a Batman movie.According to a Chinese news report posted...

Apple’s iPhone and iPad supplier Foxconn forced its employees to sign a ‘no suicide’ pact after a series of suicides by employees in Foxconn factories across China.The new revelation is a part of a report...

Employees at Foxconn facilities in China, used to manufacture the iPhone and iPad, were forced to sign a pledge not to commit suicide after over a dozen staff killed themselves over the last 16 months. Probes into conditions at...

In the weeks before the iPad 2 launch all kinds of covers made especially for the tablet appeared, which had been made based on sketches “stolen” by some Foxconn employees, the Chinese news website Shenzhen...

Taiwanese iPhone and iPad maker Foxconn is apparently seeking new business opportunities in Brazil, away from their manufacturing base in China. Presently, Chinese companies have been facing problems with manpower and wage...

Photos and a video of what looks like an engineering prototype of a 64GB of an iPhone 4 smartphone have been published online. MICGadget says that the sample itself appears to be very similar to the "lost" one that Gizmodo...

The picture of a white iPad 2 digitizer has been published online leading to speculation that such a colour will be available at launch, a move which would see it arrive on the market first, ahead of the white iPhone 4 (if it is...

An internal memo penned by Nokia chief Stephen Elop has leaked, revealing just how concerned the ex-Microsoftie is over his new company's direction and future.The memo, which has been confirmed by Nokia employees as genuine,...

Samsung’s app store for Smart TVs has now topped over 2 million downloads, it has been revealed today. The Samsung TV App store, which allows users to download apps to their Smart TV and access them on screen, has...

Chinese customs have nabbed 14 women attempting to sneak iPads and iPhones into the country. Customs officials in Shenzhen caught the women carrying $143,000 worth of Apple products across the China-Hong Kong border. According...