Foxconn Rumored to be Building Apple Tablet

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A new rumor has surfaced from DigiTimes that has Foxconn building that long rumored Apple tablet computer. The device is said to be hitting the market in the first quarter of 2010 with initial shipments in the 300,000 to 400,000 range.

DigiTimes cites sources close to the deal. The tablet is said to have a 10.1-inch display and panels could be sourced for Foxconn subsidiary Innolux Displays. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Foxconn Pays off Family of iPhone Suicide Victim

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The 'iPhone suicide' of Sun Danyong has made headlines across the tech world for the last two weeks. While we may never know the truth of what happened in Foxconn's corporate enclave, we now know how it is being resolved. We've just learned today that Foxconn is attempting to pay off the family of the deceased engineer with $44,000 dollars.

That's a substantial sum in that part of the world, but it doesn't come close to making up for the loss of a human life. If Foxconn's interrogation practices did indeed lead to Danyong's death, there's no way this is sufficient compensation. Unfortunately, considering the state of Chinese labor laws, his family was probably lucky to get even that.

Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Chinese Press Says Foxconn Never Hurt Employee.

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The case of Sun Danyong, the Foxconn employee who committed suicide after losing a prototype 4th generation iPhone, has yet another twist. Initially, Foxconn security was suspected of torturing Danyong in order to find out what happened to the missing mobile. One of their security people was even suspended due to the suspicions.

Now a reporter from the Southern Daily, a Chinese newspaper, claims that there was no torture in the interrogation sessions. The reporter claims to have watched footage of two of the sessions, and that he saw no evidence of abuse. Not everyone is convinced yet that Foxconn had nothing to do with the suicide, though. We don't know if the tapes the reporter saw were edited, or if there were more sessions than the two he watched.

Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:35:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Foxconn Suicide Leads to Suspension

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Yesterday we heard the tragic news that Sun Danyong (25), an engineer working for Foxconn, committed suicide over the loss of a prototype 4th generation iPhone. Apple's security has always been very tight, and they expect the same level of discretion from any companies that hope to work with them. As a result, Foxconn was overzealous in their attempts to find the lost smartphone. It has been alleged that some of their security officials even tortured the young engineer.

And now it appears that there is something to those allegations. The Hon Hai Group, who owns Foxconn, has just ordered the suspension of a security official apparently involved in the interrogation. Hon Hai stated that they do not know why Sun committed suicide, but that they had looked into the details of the investigation Foxconn carried out. They stated that they never gave authorization for anything illegal, and sent their condolences out to the young man's family.

Posted on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:15:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Slim Sony PS3 Manufacturing Rumors commented by Foxconn

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The rumor of a new slim Sony PS3 console got warmed up again this week. Yesterday Joystiq featured a rumor report that appeared on Chinese UDN. The report said that Foxconn and Pegatron landed the manufacturing deal for the slim Sony PS3.
Today, according to Digitimes, Foxconn issued a statement declining to comment on a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicating that it has landed OEM orders for a slim Sony PS3. Actually feeling the need to issue a no-comment on a rumor is raising eyebrows, at least mine. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:32:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Apple Netbook Steve is working on is made by Foxconn

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Last week we reported about a WSJ story that claimed that Steve Jobs is working on an Apple Netbook aka MacBook mini during his medical leave. Today Digitimes reports that the Chinese language newspaper Commercial Times says that Foxconn is in the running to land orders for a netbook from Apple.
Read more

Posted on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:19:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT G96 Video Card Review

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Benchmark Reviews published a review of the Foxconn GeForce 9500 GT G96 Video Card.
Quote from the review: "Not everyone can afford the bleeding edge of graphics hardware, and not everyone needs it. NVIDIA has already made headlines with their high-end GeForce GTX 280 video card, which offers high performance at a premium price. Most enthusiasts have seen so much coverage for the high-level graphic products that it might feel like nothing exists for the lower consumer segment. Read more

Posted on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone 3G Production said to run red hot at Foxconn

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We know that the demand for the iPhone 3G is huge. TechCrunch reports that their sources tell them that Foxconn is now producing 800,000 iPhone 3G units per week for Apple.

Foxconn's facilities would be running above capacity to achieve that output. Over the course of 12 months Apple would be producing 40 million iPhone 3G devices at that pace. Read more

Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn GeForce 9800 GTX / GX2 2x512MB Review

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Digit-Life published a Foxconn GeForce 9800 GTX / GX2 2x512MB review.

Quote from the review: "Our today's article may seem boring to some of you, because we are going to examine another reincarnation of reference cards, packed into Foxconn's boxes. Read more

Posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn GeForce 9800 GTX OC 512MB Video Card Review

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Benchmark Reviews published a Foxconn GeForce 9800 GTX OC 512MB Video Card Review.

Quote from the review: "NVIDIA usually pleases the enthusiast community with their product launches, and no launch has been more memorable lately than the GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS graphic card launch more than eighteen months ago. So when the 9800 GTX product line launched on April 1st, 2008 there was a lot of commotion surrounding the new crown prince. With such a successful debut of the 8800 GTX back in 2006, the level of enthusiast skepticism surrounding the new 9800 GTX was unquestionably high. First came the lower mid-level 9600 GT, and then the ultra-high level GeForce 9800 GX2 which utilized two G92 GPU cores. Yet title of fastest single-GPU video card remains the honor of NVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GTX. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Tiny Foxconn Pico Projector at Computex 2008

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Foxconn is exhibiting a tiny Pico Projector at the Computex 2008.

The tiny DLP projector from Foxconn measures 55x46x26mm and weighs only 65g.
The .3 inch TI DLP inside the Foxconn Pico projector creates a WVGA (854x480px) resolution image. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:21:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC Video Card Review

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Futurelooks published a review of the Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC Video Card.

Quote from the reveiw: "Sure the NVIDIA 9800 series of video cards are the current crème de la crème of gaming performance but what if you don’t have the scratch to afford such a beast? Well that’s where the NVIDIA 9600 series comes in. Foxconn sent us over their pre-overclocked 9600GT. Read more

Posted on Fri, 9 May 2008 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn Quantum Force Avenger Motherboard first Look

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Tweaktown got an early look at the unreleased P45 chipset motherboard Quantum Force "Avenger" from Foxconn.

Quote: "The official launch of P45 chipset is a month away, and usually this means Taiwan manufacturers are at the Alpha or Beta stage of development for their new products. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 May 2008 10:05:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn building 3G iPhone Rumor mounts

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A month ago we already reported about a rumor that Taiwan's Hon Hai would build the 3G iPhone. Hon Hai is the parent company of Foxconn. Today Digitimes reports that the Chinese-language Commercial Times repeats this rumor and states a little bit more details.

Apparently shipments of the 3G iPhone are expected to top 3 million units in June and overall 24-25 million 3G iPhones are planned. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn MARS Motherboard on Intel P35 Chipset Review

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Digit-Life published a review of the Foxconn MARS Motherboard with Intel P35 Chipset.

Quote from the review: "The MARS motherboard is currently the only product in the Quantum Force series, which Foxconn announced for gamers and overclockers. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn 9600 GT OC Video Card Review

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Today we are looking at the Foxconn 9600 GT OC video card. As the name implies this is a factory overclocked 9600 GT video card that offers good performance at a good price.

The video card performs well, but lacks a game bundle that you get with many other video cards for the same price. The 9600 GT from Foxconn represents a good value for your gaming dollar when buying a video card. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:39:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Foxconn GeForce 9600GT OC Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the Foxconn GeForce 9600GT OC graphics card.

Quote from the review: "While the 9800 series of cards from NVIDIA might be the talk of the town at the moment, there’s no denying that the 9600GT is more in line with most people’s budgets when it comes to buying a graphics card. Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn GeForce 8800GT OC Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the Foxconn GeForce 8800GT OC Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "It recently saw a price drop to continue competing with the HD 3870 and manufacturers are still making loads of them as they continue to represent great value for money. Foxconn tend to produce a nice little reference card with an overclock and at a decent price. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Foxconn Motherboards to feature DTS Surround Sensation and DTS Connect

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Foxconn and DTS announce DTS CONNECT and DTS Surround Sensation to be integrated into upcoming FOXCONN computer motherboards.

DTS Surround Sensation uses advanced post-processing technology to deliver an incredible surround effect from just two speakers or headphones. The post-processing contains significant psycho-acoustic information that alters human perception, making one believe that sounds actually occur outside the boundaries of the two-speaker system or headphones. Developed with a key understanding of acoustics and years of knowledge in dealing with the properties of sound, DTS Surround Sensation creates a three-dimensional wall of sound that exceeds the limitations of just two speakers for an optimal surround sound experience. DTS Surround Sensation also supplements the weakened stereo image and ambience of digitally compressed audio, while keeping the monaural components (such as solo vocals) unchanged. Read more

Posted on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:19:08 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn X38A Digital Life Motherboard Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the Foxconn X38A Digital Life Motherboard.

Quote from the review: "Today we have a new board from Foxconn who are always trying to push further into the motherboard sector. If you want to get ahead today, you have to be creative or reduce costs as much as possible without sacrificing features. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:49:34 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn 8600GTS-256 OC 700/2200 Review

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Hardware Logic published a Foxconn 8600GTS-256 OC 700/2200 Video card Review.

Quote from the review: "The industry's abuzz about DirectX10, with nVidia's 8800GTX and Ultra video cards hogging all the attention. But not everyone has the purse for high end extravagances, so does that mean they'll be left DX10 wanting? Read more

Posted on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr