Analysis: Apple sounds warning bell for smartphone industry

30 Jul, 2012, 9:59 am IST Smartphones

If Apple Inc's weaker-than-expected quarterly result is anything to go by, the global smartphone industry is a lot more vulnerable to economic ... More

Apple's invincibility fades on iPhone miss, global woes

26 Jul, 2012, 9:45 am IST Smartphones

Apple Inc's biggest success has become its biggest risk factor. The iPhone revolutionized the smartphone industry, driving Apple's expansion into More

Apple to report results as eyes turn to iPhone 5

25 Jul, 2012, 9:54 am IST Smartphones

Analysts are likely to probe Apple executives for clues as to how fast the company can ramp up production ... More

Rights group says Apple suppliers in China breaking labour laws

29 Jun, 2012, 9:29 am IST General

Apple Inc's suppliers in China have violated local labor laws when they imposed excessive overtime and skimped on insurance, a New York-based ... More

Workers protest at Foxconn plant in China

28 Apr, 2012, 11:51 am IST General

Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Foxconn, Apple Inc's main manufacturer, threatened to jump off the roof of a building in a protest over wages just a month after ... More

Foxconn head refers to workers as animals

20 Jan, 2012, 6:48 pm IST Naina Khedekar General

Foxconn may be building world’s favored smartphone and tablet, but the company is also known to be surrounded ... More