As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions continue over in China, Apple supplier Quanta Computer has begun exploring options as to where to relocate its MacBook Pro production facilities. The notebooks are currently being produced in Shanghai, and Quanta is apparently looking to move that process to its factory in Chongqing, China in order to increase MacBook Pro […]
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If people were complaining about Apple pushing its employees to return to in-person work too quickly, well, that’s off for a while. Where originally the company had stated its requirement that its Bay Area employees return to work in-person three days a week starting May 23, Apple is now delaying that requirement. The company has […]
This is pretty nifty. As noticed and sent along by PowerPage head honcho Jason O’Grady, the Apple Park Visitor Center is one of the only Apple retail stories in the U.S. to support contactless pay straight from an iOS device. The video is nifty, and it foretells a pretty spiffy shopping experience should the technology […]
These are the abrupt starts and stops that accompany an ongoing pandemic. Only 24 hours after saying it would ramp up hiring and incentives for new employees, Foxconn, Apple’s main iPhone supplier, said today it would abruptly stop hiring new workers for its plant in Zhengzhou, China, after new COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions were imposed on the […]
In April, Apple announced that its Worldwide Developers Conference 2022 event would take place on June 6. The company also noted that some developers will be able to attend an all-day experience at Apple Park. Apple has offered the following details for anyone wishing to submit an application for the WWDC 2022 in-person experience. Attending […]