Touch panel shipments for Apple's iPhone expected to drop 15-20% in Q2 2012
Fri, May 4, 2012 - Seven months after the launch of the iPhone 4S, suppliers are expecting shipments to slip 15 to 20 percent in the current quarter, as customers begin to hold off for Apple's next-generation handset. ( 0 comments )
Former factory workers urge public to sign Apple labor petition
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 - Apple's trouble with factory assets in China has quickly become a conflagration, and two former Wintek employees stoked the flames on Wednesday when they offered their support of an online petition that will be delivered to Apple Stores across the nation. ( 71 comments )
Wintek sales surge 74% on iPhone, iPad demand, Apple stock boost expected
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 - Touchscreen supplier Wintek Corporation revealed on Thursday that its sales in November were up 74 percent month over month, an increase seen as a positive sign for sales of Apple's iOS devices that is expected to push its stock price higher and offset recent losses. ( 12 comments )
Rumor: Display suppliers shipping 3M iPad 3 panels for assembly in Jan. 2012
Thu, Nov 17, 2011 - Samsung, LG Display and Sharp have begun shipping high-resolution displays for Apple's next generation iPad as Foxconn prepares to begin assembly in January 2012, a new report claims. ( 35 comments )
Rumor: Wintek touch panel defect may affect iPhone 5 shipments
Fri, Sep 23, 2011 - Defects discovered in Wintek-produced touch panels bound for Apple's next-generation iPhone could adversely affect initial shipments of the device, according to an unverified report. ( 15 comments )
Apple suppliers reap iPad 2 benefits, positive news expected to continue
Fri, Apr 1, 2011 - Overseas suppliers for Apple products saw a surge in sales in the month of March, as demand for the iPad 2 created the need for a steady supply of components. ( 8 comments )
With 60% of world's touch panel capacity, Apple squeezes competitors
Thu, Feb 17, 2011 - Apple has reportedly locked up 60 percent of the world's touch panel capacity, which has led to "tight supply" among competitors hoping to take on the iPad. ( 59 comments )
Chinese environmental groups accuse Apple of ignoring health concerns
Thu, Jan 20, 2011 - A consortium of environmentally focused groups in China called out Apple on Thursday for allegedly failing to properly oversee suppliers, accusing the iPhone maker of fostering health and safety problems in factories. ( 25 comments )
Briefly: Mac OS X 10.6.5, Windows Phone 7, possible worker poisoning
Mon, Oct 25, 2010 - Just three days after the last build, Apple has released another beta for Mac OS X 10.6.5, and Microsoft has released a beta of its Windows Phone 7 Connector syncing application for Mac. Finally, Chinese workers who claim to have worked on Apple products have been hospitalized due to poisoning from chemical vapors. ( 21 comments )
Apple supplier Wintek says it treated workers for chemical exposure
Tue, May 18, 2010 - Wintek, the maker of display panels for Apple's iPhone and iPad, said this week that it provided proper medical treatment to workers who became sick after alleged exposure to a poisonous chemical. ( 11 comments )
Apple contractor Wintek sued by 44 employees over alleged poisoning
Fri, May 14, 2010 - Dozens of Wintek workers claim in a new lawsuit that they were poisoned by a chemical called n-hexane while cleaning glass screens of Apple's iPhone in a Chinese factory. ( 28 comments )
Potential component suppliers for Apple's fourth-gen iPhone named
Tue, May 4, 2010 - With Apple's new iPhone expected to launch in a matter of months, a new report alleges Foxconn will again assemble the device, while a new panel supplier will be added into the mix. ( 22 comments )
Delays cause Apple to switch iPad touch-panel orders to Wintek
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 - Due to delayed shipments for iPad touch-panels from Taiwan-based TPK Touch Solutions, Apple has reportedly shifted its orders to longtime partner Wintek. Also, some who preordered the iPad have begun seeing charges from Apple to their credit card, and Best Buy is prepping for the device's April 3 launch. ( 48 comments )
U.S. senator presses Apple on human rights practices in China
Tue, Feb 2, 2010 - Apple's business presence in China has come under scrutiny from U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who has asked the Cupertino, Calif., company for information on its human rights practices. ( 76 comments )
