Foxconn is looking to add another 90,000 people to its workforce as it prepares to take on mass production of the iPhone 5S, Focus Taiwan reports. The Taiwanese publication, citing sources in Apple’s supply chain, claims Foxconn has already completed testing assembly of the next-generation device, and is now gearing up to fill the “massive orders from Apple.”
What The ‘iPhone 5C’ Will Really Look Like [Humor]
The budget iPhone 5 is definitely happening, and with the seemingly infinite amount of rear–case leaks we pretty much already know what it’s going to look like before Apple even announces it. But, what if those questionable ‘iPhone 5C’ cases weren’t just packaging?
Introducing the iPhone 5’s obese evil twin: the iPhone 5C.
The screen is definitely an upgrade from the original iPhone 5C prototype.
Source: Ferry Passchier
Here’s Proof That The Leaked iPhone 5C Image Might Be Fake
There was always a good chance that that image showing a bin of empty iPhone 5C packaging was bogus, and now Steve over at Nowhereelse.fr is positing just that, saying there’s a lot of noise around the iPhone 5C logo that might be consistent with Photoshopping.
Plastic iPhone Lite Is Confirmed By Pegatron Labor Abuse Report
Apple’s under fire again for labor abuses by one of its manufacturing partners again, this time Pegatron. Bizarrely, though, the report incriminating them also confirms the plastic “budget” iPhone, the so-called iPhone 5C.
Leaked Apple Packaging Points To Budget iPhone Being Called ‘iPhone 5C’ [Rumor]
The above photo shows what is allegedly Apple packaging for an unreleased “iPhone 5C.” The packaging comes from the supply chain overseas and was first posted on the Chinese forum WeiPhone. It’s important to note up front that there is no way of confirming the packaging’s authenticity, but if it’s real, it has most likely revealed the name for the rumored budget iPhone.