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• Foxconn developing 5 Firefox OS devices, could include tablet

  Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, has become the latest company to back Mozilla's Firefox OS and is developing more than five devices running the mobile operating system for its customers.

• Foxconn's Hon Hai sets up new research center in Sharp's backyard

  Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has set up a new research center devoted to display and touch technologies in Japan that could end up hiring staff away from Sharp.

• Foxconn reports three possible suicides at factories in China

  Three workers at Foxconn factories in China have fallen to their deaths in recent weeks and police are investigating, according to the company.

• Progress at Foxconn factories, but working hours still exceed Chinese laws

  Employees at the Chinese factories of Apple supplier Foxconn continue to work beyond the country's legal limit of 49 hours a month, according to a report from the Fair Labor Association (FLA). But the Taiwanese manufacturer is making overall steady progress in improving the working conditions at a select group of factories in China, it said.

• Foxconn's Hon Hai reports Q1 revenue drop, likely on weak iPhone 5 demand

  Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry posted a 19.2 percent year-over-year decline in revenue for the first quarter, with sales likely affected by weak demand for Apple's iPhone 5, according to an analyst.

• Microsoft signs patent licensing deal with Foxconn covering Android, Chrome devices

  Microsoft has signed up another major electronics manufacturer to its Android and Chrome patent licensing program, this time Taiwan's Foxconn, which will pay royalties to the U.S. software giant.

• Foxconn's Hon Hai still working with Sharp on investment deal

  Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said it was still committed to buying a stake in Japanese display maker Sharp, and expects an investment could be completed within three months if a price can be agreed on.

• Foxconn's Hon Hai earns record annual profit

  Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry posted record annual profits last year, a sign that production of Apple products remains strong despite heightened competition from rival electronics vendors.

• Foxconn still in negotiations for Sharp stake, despite Samsung deal

  Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group said it was still negotiating a deal for greater cooperation with Sharp, despite the Japanese display maker securing a US$110 million investment to supply LCD panels to rival Samsung Electronics.

• HP to limit student labor in Chinese factories with new guidelines

  Hewlett-Packard has issued new guidelines to limit the use of student labor at its supplier factories in China, in what it claimed was the first of its kind for the IT industry.

• Apple cut ties with Chinese supplier for hiring underage workers

  Apple found 11 facilities within its supply chain using underage labor last year, and went as far to sever ties with one Chinese component maker for failing to prevent the violations.

• Apple cut ties with Chinese supplier for hiring underage workers

  Apple found 11 facilities within its supply chain using underage labor last year, and went as far to sever ties with one Chinese component maker for failing to prevent the violations.

• Apple cut ties with Chinese supplier for hiring underage workers

  Apple found 11 facilities within its supply chain using underage labor last year, and went as far to sever ties with one Chinese component maker for failing to prevent the violations.

• Apple cut ties with Chinese supplier for hiring underage workers

  Apple found 11 facilities within its supply chain using underage labor last year, and went as far to sever ties with one Chinese component maker for failing to prevent the violations.

• Apple cut ties with Chinese supplier for hiring underage workers

  Apple found 11 facilities within its supply chain using underage labor last year, and went as far to sever ties with one Chinese component maker for failing to prevent the violations.