Foxconn to take over Sharp
Published in News
Monday, 08 February 2016 12:12

Foxconn to take over Sharp


Wants a Sharp note before it goes flat

Foxconn is certain to pay more than $5 billion to get Sharp and its display business.

Foxconn primary iPhone manufacturing plant goes up in flames
Published in News


Fire is contained for now

Last night at Foxconn’s main manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou, east-central China, a large fire broke out spanning several floors of the building and prompting an emergency evacuation procedure.

Companies suffer as Apple slashes production
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 06 January 2016 11:50

Companies suffer as Apple slashes production


Apple bubble bursting

The industry leaders who depended on Apple to continue making shedloads of money peddling similar products each year are suffering as Apple slashes production as people no longer want their main product – the iPhone 6s.

Foxconn sets up datacentre in Prague
Published in News
Monday, 28 December 2015 11:52

Foxconn sets up datacentre in Prague


Outlook is cloudy

Foxconn and the Czech Republic-based KKCGare building a new datacente in Prague to cash in on the cloud.

5th generation Apple TV trialed
Published in Graphics
Friday, 04 December 2015 11:26

5th generation Apple TV trialed


In the shops in first quarter

The Fruity cargo cult Apple so loved the way its Apple TV took off this year without requiring much of the way of new features, that it is planning to do the same thing again early next year.

Foxconn wants to get into second-hand phone biz
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 03 December 2015 10:42

Foxconn wants to get into second-hand phone biz


One owner, old lady used it to SMS her grandson


Foxconn is piling cash into the second-hand smartphone market as part of its efforts to promote environmental protection globally.

Out-of-date Apple will get OLED screens next year
Published in Mobiles


Better late than never

Fruity Cargo cult Apple is so desperate for ideas it is trying to update itself using OLED technology from its rival Samsung which is used in most high-end Android smartphones.

Apple orders only 4 million more iWatches
Published in IoT
Thursday, 19 November 2015 10:32

Apple orders only 4 million more iWatches

Expecting lower sales

Fruity cargo cult Apple does not have any high expectations that iWatch will sell much more.

Analyst claims that Apple fanboys like pink
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 25 September 2015 14:07

Analyst claims that Apple fanboys like pink


We were wrong

When Apple released a pink iPhone6, how we laughed – but it turns out that Apple fanboys can't get enough of pink.

Brazilian and Indian Zenphone will be made by Foxconn
Published in Mobiles


Arima for Indonesia

Asustek has named the manufacturers who will be behind its next Zenphone.