Apple to modify salary based on environmental values
Apple said in its proxy filing on Tuesday that it will modify executive cash bonuses based on whether the executives act within the company’s...
5G smartphone production to touch 500 mn: TrendForce
TrendForce said global 5G smartphone production for 2021 is expected to be about 500 million units, up from last year’s 240 million units. The...
Xiaomi launches Mi 10i smartphone with 5G support in India
Xiaomi subsidiary Mi has launched its Mi 10i smartphone with 5G support in India.
The retail price of Mi 10i smartphone is Rs 20,999 for...
Apple supplier Lens Technology used Uyghur labourers?
Lens Technology, a supplier of touch screens for Apple, used thousands of Uyghur labourers from the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang in China, according...
Mobile phone production in India to touch Rs 4.8 lakh crore in 2022
India’s mobile handset manufacturing for 2020-21 will equal the previous year’s production level, industry body India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) said.
Mobile phone production...
OPPO sets up 5G innovation lab in India
OPPO announced the setting up of 5G innovation lab at its Hyderabad R&D centre in India. The new lab will deepen the development of core...
Why employees protested at Wistron factory in India
A Karnataka state government inspection has revealed the main reasons for several employees to protest at Wistron’s iPhone manufacturing factory, Reuters reported.
Apple supplier Wistron’s...
Apple plans 30% hike in iPhone production for first half of 2021
Apple plans to manufacture up to 96 million iPhones in the first half of 2021, targeting a nearly 30 percent year-on-year increase, Nikkei reported.
Apple...
Apple supplier Wistron puts iPhone manufacturing plant damage at $7 mn
Wistron said on Tuesday that the ransacking of an iPhone manufacturing facility in India caused up to T$200 million ($7.12 million) in damage though...
Apple probes supplier after workers at Wistron plant in India rampage
Apple said on Monday it is investigating whether a Taiwan contractor, Wistron, has flouted supplier guidelines at an iPhone manufacturing facility in India, after...
India okays incentives to Samsung for its $654 mn display unit
Uttar Pradesh, one of the northern states in India, said it has approved financial incentives to South Korea’s Samsung Electronics to set up a...
Xiaomi beats Apple for third spot in Q3 smartphone market share
The global smartphone market fell 4 percent year-on-year and grew 32 percent quarter-on-quarter to 366 million units in Q3 2020, according to Counterpoint report.
This...
LG to enhance outsourcing of smartphones
LG Electronics has reorganized its mobile phone division to increase outsourcing of its low to mid-end smartphones in order to cut costs and compete...
Smartphone shipments in Africa increased 14% to 22.9 mn: IDC
Smartphone shipments in Africa increased 14.1 percent to 22.9 million units during the third quarter of 2020, IDC report said.
Transsion, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and...
Samsung names new chiefs of its memory, foundry businesses
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday named the new chiefs of its memory and foundry businesses as the South Korean tech giant aims to further expand...
Samsung may discontinue premium Galaxy Note phone next year
Samsung Electronics may discontinue its premium Galaxy Note phone next year, reflecting the sharp drop in demand for high-end smartphones, Reuters reported.
The Galaxy Note,...