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Dell to Sell Most or All of Its Factories in 18 Months

According to the Wall Street Journal, Dell is restructuring their production in a massive overhaul that will send the entire manufacturing process overseas. According to one insider's account, most or all of Dell's factories, which are based in the US, will be sold off in 18 months. More »

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iPhone Factory Girl Just Small Town Girl Living in a Lonely World, "Really Scared" by Media Attention

Last week, we all breathed a sigh of relief that the adorable iPhone factory girl wasn't fired for popping up on a brand new iPhone 3G, and proooobably wasn't killed. But she is scared. All of the media attention (yes, like this post, sorry) has made the girl, who came "to the city from her remote hometown" apparently "really scared by the media," so much so that she wants to quit! More »

iphone 3g

Phew: Cute iPhone Factory Girl Didn't Get Fired

After a Foxconn factory worker had adorable snapshots of her discovered in a brand new iPhone and posted all over the internet, many worried that she would be fired—or you know, worse. A Foxconn rep told a Chinese newspaper that "she is definitely not fired," and that the pictures were test photos "accidentally" left on the iPhone. He didn't comment on the number of lashings she received. I'm glad that all worked out, I wouldn't want Adam's conscience burdened by the fact he ruined some girl's life while he's vacationing on the Cape. [Macrumors]

pico projectors

Foxconn Rolls Out the Latest Pico Projector Prototype

Foxconn rolled out another handheld Pico Projector device at Computex this week, packing a .3-inch Texas Instruments DLP chip and 854x480 resolution into a small package roughly the size of a matchbox (just 65 grams). Though Pico Projectors have been supported by many heavyweights such as 3M, Texas Instruments and Motorola, the technology has yet to make an appearance in the consumer market. But more prototypes from different companies can't be a bad thing, right? [Aving via About Projectors]

3g iphone rumor

Foxconn Building 3G iPhone, Prepping June Launch?

The China-based Commercial Times has reported that Foxconn, the company behind the first iPhone, is prepping a 3G model for late May. With Apple's anticipated announcement expected at WWDC in early June, Foxconn is preparing for shipments of three million 3G iPhones during that month. And through the product's lifespan, the manufacturer anticipates shipping 24-25 million 3G iPhones. So does that mean we finally have a better rumor on our hands? UNCONFIRMED: APPLE PREPPING 4G iPHONE. [digitimes] Thanks everyone!


gadgets

Foxconn and United Keys Bring OLED Keyboards This Summer on the Cheap

The only complaint we have with the Optimus Maximus display-changing OLED keyboard is its price, which is why this news of United Keys and Foxconn teaming up to build their own keyboards is exciting. More »

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Quanta Does Or Does Not Have Contract To Make First And/Or Second Gen iPhone

The closer we get to the iPhone's launch (June 11th? June 20th? June 37th?), the more everybody gets excited over the smallest scraps of information pertaining to the Phone of Phones. Today's hot-and-heaviness surrounds the quasi-announcement that Quanta, would-be maker of the OLPC, is also the would-be maker of the iPhone. Initial reports simply focused on the supposed deal, which said Quanta would make the phones starting in September, and followed that with a company source saying that Quanta had not actually made the deal yet. More »

Who Makes the iPhone? Hon Hai/Foxconn? Digitimes of Taiwan has their own guesses on who's making the iPhone. Seeing as Digitimes knows just about all the Taiwanese manufacturers, we'll say their guesses are pretty good. The big list after the jump. MORE »

portable media

Apple's iPod Manufacturer Foxconn Admits To Breaking CHINESE Labor Laws

They have labor laws in China? Apparently so, and Foxconn has admitted that they've went well beyond the limit. More »

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Wrist Deep In the Mac Mini

I love hearing the hidden genealogy of some of our favorite products (HTC is making the Treo 670, Lenovo and IBM, etc.). The Mac Mini is no exception. PC Pro has dissected the motherboard and figured out that it was probably manufactured by Foxconn and that the Mini probably cost about $300 to build, not including software. More »