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China Could Ban iPhone Use for State Agencies and Companies

September 07, 2023
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Google Previews Foldable Phone and Promises Details on May 10
Google // May 04, 2023

Google has released a preview of its first foldable phone and says more news is to come on May 10. The tech giant announced on a page in the Google Store, together with a short video, that the first foldable phone engineered by Google will...

iPhone Producer Foxconn Forecasts Weakening Device Demand
Apple // March 15, 2023

Apple’s chief iPhone supplier will increase investments outside of China as consumer electronic demand weakens. Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, released earnings Wednesday (Mar. 15) that projected flat revenue for the first quarter and full year, with lower demand for consumer electronics offset by other...

Reports: COVID Curtails iPhone Production in China
Apple // October 31, 2022

Foxconn, Apple’s chief iPhone assembler, is moving operations to other parts of China to deal with a growing COVID outbreak, a move that could drastically cut back on production. According to multiple media reports Monday (Oct. 31), the company is bussing workers from its plant...

Automakers Announce Agreements to Improve Supply of Semiconductor Chips 
Connected Economy // December 13, 2021

In the midst of a global shortage of semiconductor chips that is affecting manufacturers in a wide range of industries, Stellantis and BMW have become the latest automakers to announce moves to improve their supply of these critical components that enable today’s high-tech, connected vehicles. ...

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China Could Ban iPhone Use for State Agencies and Companies

September 07, 2023
China is reportedly planning a wide-ranging ban on Apple iPhones for government workers. As Bloomberg reported Thursday (Sept. 7), the ban would apply to sensitive departments of state-owned companies and government agencies, which have begun telling staff not to bring the devices to work, per sources familiar with the matter. The report adds that the Chinese government plans to […]

Google Previews Foldable Phone and Promises Details on May 10

May 04, 2023
Google has released a preview of its first foldable phone and says more news is to come on May 10. The tech giant announced on a page in the Google...

iPhone Producer Foxconn Forecasts Weakening Device Demand

March 15, 2023
Apple’s chief iPhone supplier will increase investments outside of China as consumer electronic demand weakens. Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, released earnings Wednesday (Mar. 15) that projected flat revenue for...

Reports: COVID Curtails iPhone Production in China

October 31, 2022
Foxconn, Apple’s chief iPhone assembler, is moving operations to other parts of China to deal with a growing COVID outbreak, a move that could drastically cut back on production. According...