The vast majority of iPhones and Macs are manufactured and assembled in China so when Apple in 2012 announced that its partner Flextronics would produce the Mac Pro chassis at its manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, some people were expectedly skeptical.
Originally intended to be released in 2018, Apple's AirPower wireless charger could be coming soon because the iPhone maker has purportedly begun production of the device.
Sony, the biggest maker of camera chips used in phones, appears to be boosting production of next-generation 3D sensors after getting interest from phone makers including Apple.
Apple's been criticized by the Trump administration for not trying harder to bring those manufacturing jobs back to the United States. In the Eighties, it was running an advanced, automated Macintosh manufacturing plant in Fremont, California. So, what went wrong?
Apple has launched an internal investigation into damning reports alleging that its supplier Quanta Computer illegally employed high school students to assemble Apple Watch units in China's Chongqing, reportedly pushing employees to work overtime and night shifts.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) said this morning that it would have to delay shipments and warned of reduced revenues because of the impact a recent virus outbreak has had on its factories that churn out iPhone chips.
As Apple is prepping to kick off mass-production of 2018's iPhone models, its favorite manufacturer Foxconn is now offering staff retention bonuses and ramping up seasonal hiring.
During a Thursday ceremony in Wisconsin, President Donald Trump will no doubt call this week's groundbreaking of Foxconn's 20 million-square-foot complex that will make LCD panels an example of how his administration is "making America great again." That may be true for the citizens of Wisconsin in the long-run, but right now it has become a far costlier proposition than once imagined, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Apple reportedly expects to sell more iPhones in its coming 2018 lineup that will be outfitted with cheaper LCD screens than the models equipped with pricey OLEDs.
Contract manufacturer Pegatron has been allegedly tipped to land orders from Apple to produce its rumored hybrid ARM-based MacBook model, according to industry sources mentioned today in a report by Taiwanese trade publication DigiTimes.
Apple, Alcoa Corporation and Rio Tinto Aluminum have formed a joint venture to develop a breakthrough aluminum smelting method without greenhouse gas emission. The iPhone maker will invest $10 million in the project.
Mass production of Apple's rumored 13-inch MacBook has been reportedly delayed to the second half of this year, supply chain sources told Taiwanese trade publication DigiTimes.