http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:45:48 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/29/apple_engineers_ramp_up_overseas_trips_for_tablet_report/ Apple employees are reportedly taking numerous trips to manufacturing plants in China, including some scheduled during the upcoming holiday season, as the company's long-rumored tablet comes closer to... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/29/apple_engineers_ramp_up_overseas_trips_for_tablet_report/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/27/foxconn_official_says_employee_had_suspicious_history/ After a Foxconn employee allegedly committed suicide when an iPhone prototype vanished, an official with the Chinese manufacturing company said the former employee had demonstrated a pattern of suspic... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/27/foxconn_official_says_employee_had_suspicious_history/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/24/despite_foxconn_troubles_apple_unlikely_to_change_supplier/ Industry sources suggest Apple will not cease its manufacturing business arrangement with Foxconn, even as questions over the Chinese company's alleged interrogation tactics continue to mount. Citi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/24/despite_foxconn_troubles_apple_unlikely_to_change_supplier/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/21/worker_commits_suicide_after_iphone_prototype_goes_missing_reports/ A 25-year-old man reportedly committed suicide after an iPhone prototype he was responsible for went missing, leading to alleged "unbearable interrogation techniques" in the ensuing investigation, acc... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/21/worker_commits_suicide_after_iphone_prototype_goes_missing_reports/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/14/apples_image_may_be_tarnished_by_poor_factory_conditions/ Apple presents an image of quality, but an audit of its factories in mainland China showed that more than half of these weren't paying their workers properly last year. Following an investigation o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/14/apples_image_may_be_tarnished_by_poor_factory_conditions/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/21/workers_push_apple_to_end_iphone_suppliers_labor_abuse/ Seizing a chance to grab the spotlight, workers at one of the key suppliers for iPhone touchscreens have taken their cause directly to Apple itself in hopes of halting what they see as abusive and ill... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/05/21/workers_push_apple_to_end_iphone_suppliers_labor_abuse/ Thu, 21 May 2009 22:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/20/apple_begins_bidding_for_mac_netbook_manufacturing_contract/ Long-time Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn is amongst the frontrunners to receive a contract to build a Mac netbook, according to a new report. Building on earlier rumors, the Chinese-language C... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/20/apple_begins_bidding_for_mac_netbook_manufacturing_contract/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/04/apple_already_building_iphones_at_rate_of_40_million_a_year/ Apple is reportedly testing the limits of its overseas manufacturing facilities in order to keep up with demand for the new iPhone 3G, with production already cranked nearly sevenfold compared to the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/04/apple_already_building_iphones_at_rate_of_40_million_a_year/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/19/iphone_3g_component_suppliers_revealed_by_chinese_paper/ Infineon, Broadcom, and Foxconn Electronics are amongst the big winners when it comes to component suppliers for Apple's soon-to-arrive iPhone 3G mobile handset, according to the Commercial Times. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/19/iphone_3g_component_suppliers_revealed_by_chinese_paper/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/29/paper_3g_iphone_smaller_lighter_than_existing_model/ Reports aiming to predict what Apple's 3G iPhone will look and feel like continue to pour in this week, with the latest claim coming by way of the Taiwan Economic News, which says the next-generation ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/29/paper_3g_iphone_smaller_lighter_than_existing_model/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/28/report_apple_places_order_for_24_25_million_3g_iphones/ Long-time iPod manufacturer and current iPhone builder Foxconn Electronics has been selected by Apple to assemble the company's upcoming 3G iPhone handset, with volume shipments expected to begin this... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/28/report_apple_places_order_for_24_25_million_3g_iphones/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/01/piper_on_iphone_shortage_as_update_sign_acrobat_9_for_mac_soon/ An investment note by Piper Jaffray calls the new iPhone shortage a sign of an impending new model. Also, Adobe will soon announce the next major version of Acrobat with new features, Sprint and Sams... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/01/piper_on_iphone_shortage_as_update_sign_acrobat_9_for_mac_soon/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:20:00 GMT