Apple is raising the price of iPhone battery replacements

CNN — Apple is raising the price of battery replacements for all out-of-warranty iPhone models prior to the current iPhone 14 lineup, the company confirmed on its website. Starting March 1, Apple (AAPL) will charge $89 for battery replacements for iPhone X through iPhone 13 models, a $20 increase from the current price of a … Read more

Foxconn unrest risks iPhone shipments, weighs on Apple shares

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Technology PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 25, 2022  •  1 hour ago  •  3 minute read Join the conversation Article content TAIPEI — Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in China is set to see a further reduction in November shipments after the latest bout of worker unrest this week, … Read more

Apple faces “major shortages” of iPhone 14, analyst says

Planning to buy Apple’s shiny new iPhone 14 as Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season? Good luck. The device is in extremely short supply both online and at the company’s retail outlets, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives.  “We believe demand for iPhone 14 units into the all-important Black Friday holiday weekend is … Read more

Apple’s iPhone Issues Could Hit Revenue. Why Analysts Say Not to Worry.

Apple is facing delivery problems for some iPhones as issues at a critical factory in China continue. But analysts are playing down the potential long-term impact on the company. Apple (ticker: AAPL) has had a turbulent couple of weeks. At the end of October, media reports came out that the largest iPhone factory, a Foxconn … Read more

China’s ‘iPhone city’ under Covid lockdown after violent clashes

A file photo of the Foxconn logo seen outside the company’s building in Taipei, Taiwan | Photo Credit: Reuters Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world’s largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers furious over pay. (For insights on emerging themes at the … Read more

Foxconn’s woes to take bigger toll on giant China iPhone plant as more workers leave -source

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Technology PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 25, 2022  •  6 minutes ago  •  2 minute read Join the conversation Article content TAIPEI — Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in China is set to see its November shipments further reduced by the latest bout of worker unrest this week, a … Read more

Explained | Riots at China’s iPhone assembly plant

Foxconn logo | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: Videos on Chinese social media on November 23 showed hundreds of workers protesting and clashing with police at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, in central China’s Henan province. The videos showed violent clashes between workers and thousands of hazmat-clad police deployed at the facility, where … Read more

Foxconn apologizes for wage dispute that sparked violent protests at Chinese iPhone factory

Foxconn, the electronics manufacturing company that assembles Apple’s iPhones, apologized Thursday for the pay dispute that triggered massive employee protests, and violent police pushback, at a factory in central China where anti-virus controls slowed production.  Mounting unrest at the Zhengzhou factory has persisted for at least a month, since thousands of employees staged a walkout … Read more