According to foreign media reports, informed sources pointed out that Amazon may not be in accordance with the original plan scheduled to launch its first smartphone in the second quarter of 2013, mainly due to the company's manufacturing ...
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Samsung will acquire 3% of Sharp for 10.4 billion yen (HK$856.8 million) to secure liquid crystal displays for smartphones and televisions. It is emphasising OLED technology that offers sharper, brighter images while consuming less power. ...
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Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group said it was still negotiating a deal for greater cooperation with Sharp, despite the Japanese display-maker's securing a $110 million investment to supply LCD panels to rival Samsung Electronics. Sharp's ...
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Japan's Sharp has secured a $110 million lifeline investment from Samsung Electronics, and agreed to become a major supplier of screens for the South Korean company's growing electronics empire. The deal gives Samsung a steady supply of ...
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Samsung is to buy 3% of Sharp for $110m. Key to the deal is Samsung agreeing that it will have 'no involvement in Sharp's business development in any way or form.' It is thought that a potential deal with Foxconn foundered when the ...
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Guo TaiMing, the chairman of Foxconn said in the corporate events on February 18 that Foxconn would focus on expanding the investment in Taiwan, including the New Taipei City, Taichung City and Kaohsiung City, and commitment to the ...
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Apple is experimenting with watch-like wearable devices with some smartphone capabilities, as the company looks at new product categories for future growth, according to reports. The company has discussed the design with manufacturing ...
Hewlett-Packard has issued new guidelines to limit the use of student labor at its supplier factories in China, in what it claimed was the first of its kind for the IT industry. The company issued the guidelines to address "the ...
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Apple is testing designs for a watch capable of operating as a smartphone-like device, according to people claiming inside knowledge on the matter. Both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times cite sources that say Apple is ...
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According to a number of reports, Apple is experimenting with watch-like wearable devices with some smartphone capabilities, as the company looks at new product categories to populate. Apple has discussed the design with manufacturing ...
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Apple found 11 facilities within its supply chain using underage labor last year, and went as far to sever ties with one Chinese component maker for failing to prevent the violations. The company's crackdown on underage labor violations ...
Following a drawn-out investigation, Apple has found 11 facilities within its supply chain using underage labour last year, and has severed ties with one Chinese component maker for failing to address the violations. The company’s ...
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Genesis Photonics is currently showcasing its new Match LED at Lighting Japan 2013. According to the firm, the price and gross margin of Match LEDs are more competitive than mainstream LED light bulbs and the firm recently received orders ...
Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has come under fire again, this time it is the subject of a bribery probe by the Chinese authorities. The Wall Street Journal has received a statement from Foxconn parent company Hon Hai, ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China and met with a government official on Tuesday, about 10 months after his last visit to the country. Cook met with Miao Wei, the head of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The two ...
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