Following previous reports of student interns working illegal overtime hours on the iPhone X production line, Foxconn says it has immediately put an end to the practice.
Foxconn says it ended interns’ illegal overtime at iPhone X factory
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Apple confirms students worked illegal overtime assembling iPhone X
Apple has confirmed a new report coming out of the Financial Times newspaper that alleged students had worked illegal overtime assembling the new iPhone X.
Apple estimated to build 4 million HomePods next year
Inventec Appliances, a subsidiary of Taiwanese electronic contract manufacturer Inventec and currently the sole HomePod manufacturer, will only ship about 50,000 units of Apple's $349 Siri-driven wireless speaker by the end of this year.
Apple refutes claim it weakened Face ID to solve iPhone X production woes
Apple on Wednesday issued an official statement to Business Insider's Steve Kovach, refuting Bloomberg's article that it has decided to weaken Face ID, one the key features of iPhone X, in order to keep iPhone X production on schedule.
Bloomberg: Apple reduced Face ID accuracy to overcome production woes [UPDATED]
If a new report from Bloomberg is to be trusted, Apple's marquee 3D facial recognition feature of iPhone X may not be as accurate as originally demonstrated.
Supplier says iPhone X’s dot projector no longer stuck in a production hell
For all the gloom and doom talk regarding Apple's ability to fulfill expectedly high iPhone X demand, a supplier dismissed speculation that the dot projector is stuck in a production hell.
Apple predicted to ship just 20 million iPhone X units in 2017, around half the planned number
Due to production woes with the dot projector and other TrueDepth camera components, Apple is now predicted to ship just 20 million iPhone X units in 2017, around half the planned number.
Apple’s op-chief will reportedly meet Foxconn’s boss amid reports of iPhone X production woes
Jeff Williams, Apple's Chief Operating Officer since December 2015, will reportedly take a previously scheduled trip to Taiwan later this month, where he is also expected to meet Terry Gou, the chairman of key iPhone X contract manufacturer Foxconn.
Apple rumored to cut iPhone 8 production in half following iPhone X launch
Reuters is reporting that an unnamed source told (Google Translate) Taiwan-based newspaper Economic Daily News that Apple is planning to cut iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus production by nearly fifty percent in November and December.
Yield rates for iPhone X components are starting to improve
Yield rates for the important iPhone X components are finally beginning to improve, according to Taiwanese trade publication DigiTimes.
Foxconn has begun shipping first batch of iPhone X units
Apple's favorite contract manufacturer Foxconn has started shipping the first batch of iPhone X units from Zhengzhou and Shanghai to the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.
Qualcomm moves to block the sale and manufacture of iPhones in China
In a retaliatory move, wireless chip giant Qualcomm is asking Chinese authorities to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones in the country, Bloomberg reported Friday.