Microsoft sues Foxconn parent company for allegedly failing to make device manufacturing royalty payments Microsoft filed suit against the parent company of global manufacturing giant Foxconn, alleging it failed to live up to its… Read More
Foxconn to acquire SMART Technologies, maker of connected whiteboards SMART Technologies, the Calgary-based publicly-traded maker of smart whiteboards, is set to be acquired by Foxconn. Taiwain-based Foxconn has agreed to acquire… Read More
Alibaba and others back Amazon rival Snapdeal to enter India’s growing e-commerce market Snapdeal reportedly has raised $500 million to take on one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The company, which… Read More
SoftBank’s super-cute robot Pepper on sale in Japan Have you seen Pepper yet? SoftBank’s uber-adorable robot, that is about 4 feet tall and 62 pounds, just might wheel… Read More
Foxconn invests in Cyanogen as part of Android OS maker’s $80M round Contract manufacturing giant Foxconn has invested in Cyanogen as part of the Android OS maker’s $80 million Series C investment… Read More
Here’s more evidence that Microsoft and Amazon are planning their own smartphones Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was grilled by both Charlie Rose and Jimmy Fallon last week about the potential of an… Read More
Watch the journalist who busted Mike Daisey report from Foxconn’s iPad factory Here’s what journalism actually looks like. Hats off to Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz who follows up his truth-squadding… Read More
