Morgan Stanley: 24-36 million more Chinese iPhones in 2013 →

January 30th, 2012 · #apple #china #iphone #ship #unit #business #iphone #4 #4g #3g #3gs #4s #lte

Philip Elmer-DeWitt:

To put that in perspective, Apple sold 68.5 million iPhones worldwide in fiscal 2011, although with the launch of the iPhone 4S in October it sold more than half that many (37 million) in just one quarter.

China Slams Apple for "Environmental Abuse" →

September 2nd, 2011 · 127 notes · #apple #china #foxconn #factory #environment #pollution

Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press for the San Francisco Chronicle:

In a report issued Wednesday, a group of nongovernmental organizations accused the technology giant of violating its own corporate responsibility standards by using suppliers it said its investigations found are violating the law and endangering public health by discharging heavy metals and other toxins.

Apple in Secret Battle with Product Counterfeiters, WikiLeaks Says →

August 29th, 2011 · 11 notes · #apple #china #beijing #product #counterfeit #fake #iphone #ipad #mac

Cables obtained by WikiLeaks have revealed information regarding the hiring of a former FBI agent to head Apple’s security team, focused on cracking down on product-fakes, specifically in China.

Mark Millan:

Members of Apple’s recently formed global security team were recruited from Pfizer after they executed a series of crackdowns on counterfeit Viagra production in Asia, the report says.

John Theriault, formerly Pfizer’s security chief and, before that, a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, leads Apple’s global security unit. Don Shruhan, who worked for Therigult at Pfizer, is now a director on Apple’s security team in Hong Kong.

Shruhan told the Beijing embassy official that his group at Pfizer spent five years planning raids on counterfeit drug rings, the cable says. He said he’s “afraid” of the volume of imitation Apple products being produced in China and about the inexperience of Apple’s lawyers in dealing with Chinese authorities, the report says.

15 Million iPhone 5 Units Will Ship in September →

July 30th, 2011 · 7 notes · #apple #pegatron #digitimes #taiwan #china #ship #factory #iphone #apple #4 #5

Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES:

Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology is estimated to have landed orders for 15 million iPhone 5s (iPhone 4S) from Apple and is set to start shipping in September of 2011, according to sources from upstream component makers. In response, Pegatron declined to comment about its cooperation with clients.

FT: What Steve Jobs can Learn From Fake Apple Stores →

July 27th, 2011 · 5 notes · #apple #store #fake #china #shanghai #beijing #Kunming #steve #jobs

Pan Kwan Yuk:

But even this is unlikely to sate voracious appetite for all things Apple among China’s growing middle class… with 910m users, could exceed $9bn in the year ending September 2012. That will be up sharply from just $2.9bn in 2009.

The rise of the fake Apple stores speaks volumes about this demand… 

Reuters: iPhone 5 on Track for September Ship Date →

April 19th, 2011 · 3 notes · #iphone #5 #china #ship #wwdc #date

Kelvin Soh and Chris Lewis:

The new smartphone will have a faster processor but will look largely similar to the current iPhone 4, one of the people said. They declined to be identified because the plans were not yet public.

Suppliers to the current generation included camera module maker Largan Precision Co Ltd, touchscreen panel maker Wintek Corp and case maker Foxconn Technology Co Ltd, two of the people said.

The companies would begin production either in July or August before shipping components to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, flagship of Foxconn Technology Group, for assembly, they said.