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Wed, Oct 08, 2008 - 03:35 AM EDT  —  AAPL: 89.16 (-8.98, -9.15%)  |  NASDAQ: 1754.88 (-108.08, -5.8%)

Report: Hon Hai secures order for Apple’s next-gen iPhone
Friday, March 28, 2008 - 11:39 AM EDT

"Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has secured an exclusive contract to assemble a more advanced version of Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone, a person familiar with the situation told Dow Jones Newswires Friday," Wei Yi Lim reports for Dow Jones Newswires.

"The person, who declined to be named, said Hon Hai would be producing next- generation iPhones for Apple and is the exclusive contract manufacturer for the new phones," Lim reports.

"A Hon Hai official, who declined to be named, told Dow Jones Newswires that the company was in talks with Apple for the supply of a 'more advanced version' of the current iPhone. The Hon Hai official declined to provide further details," Lim reports. "Apple spokeswoman Jill Tan declined to comment."

Full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "OctoberMac" for the heads up.]

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Mar 28, 08 - 11:45 am Comment from: Nic

I'm going to buy an iPhone tomorrow. I hope I don't hate myself in the morning!

Mar 28, 08 - 11:45 am Comment from: anaknipedro

I'll be getting one.

Mar 28, 08 - 11:48 am Comment from: steve516

WOO HOOO!!!

And how long did it take after these announcements for the iPhone v1.0 to arrive? NOT TOO LONG!!!!

I'm hoping for 3g, 32gb, dual cameras (with a flash on the back), video, and OLED backlighting. I would venture to say the same form factor, or very close to it and or the iPod Touch... and $499 list price! Two versions, one for Japan with CDMA, and one for the GSM world. Forget GPS, google maps is good enough.

Mar 28, 08 - 11:49 am Comment from: Buzz! Junior

Rewrite that headline in the past tense the moment SJ hears about the leak.

Mar 28, 08 - 11:55 am Comment from: Buzz! Junior

A Hon Hai official, who declined to be named, is currently running for his life chased by a Gulfstream V on a runway in Taiwan . The full HD video complete with screaming in Dolby Surround will be available on iTunes later today.

Mar 28, 08 - 12:00 pm Comment from: declined to be named

and whoever wrote this article declined to use a thesaurus

Mar 28, 08 - 12:00 pm Comment from: olternaut

@Buzz! Junior

lol

Mar 28, 08 - 12:04 pm Comment from: Buzz! Junior

The working title of the short film is "iKill You."

Mar 28, 08 - 12:15 pm Comment from: Pongo

The next-gen iPhone will have a new self-destruct mechanism for extra security. The mechanism is triggered by a nuclear missile fuse. Apparently, Hon Hai had no difficulty importing millions of them for production.

Mar 28, 08 - 12:36 pm Comment from: NeverFade

Any guesses as to a time frame of when these would hit the Apple Store shelves?

Mar 28, 08 - 12:36 pm Comment from: Jeff

steve516, WOO HOOO! did not want to be named why did you release this information he will now be terminated and in China that is litteral;-)

Mar 28, 08 - 12:37 pm Comment from: Mac Ed

Been waiting on iPhone Version 2!!! YAY!

Mar 28, 08 - 12:39 pm Comment from: spore

Released in Asia as "iKil Yu"

Mar 28, 08 - 12:43 pm Comment from: Crabs

@ Steve516

OLED isn't backlighting, it's the whole display. Are you thinking of LED? Personally, I'd love to see an OLED display, as they have amazing pixel density and contrast, but, seeing as Sony displayed one at the Japanese trade show a few months ago, a 13-inch, I think, priced at around $10,000, I have my doubts about OLED finding its way into the iPhone soon.

Mar 28, 08 - 12:44 pm Comment from: Crabs

And did Hon Hai make the original iPhone? Because I know they claimed the exclusive contract for that too, so if they didn't make the first one, I'm callin BS on this one.

Mar 28, 08 - 01:13 pm Comment from: nekogami13

My dog just told me he heard from the cat down the street that Apple will refresh the iPod line, update the Mac line and release a new iPhone someday before the end of the decade.

Remember, you heard it hear first.

Mar 28, 08 - 01:28 pm Comment from: Mr. Plainview

iDrink Your Milkshake, iDrink It All Up"

Mar 28, 08 - 01:29 pm Comment from: Mr. Plainview

"iDrink Your Milkshake, iDrink It All Up"

Mar 28, 08 - 01:41 pm Comment from: Macs King

If I was a cell phone manufacturer I'd get cracking fast on somthing to compete with the iPhone, otherwise, in another two years, Apple will be at 80% market share on this too. My AAPL shares can't wait.

Mar 28, 08 - 01:55 pm Comment from: Buzz! Junior

"My dog just told me he heard from the cat down the street . . ."

Lying pussy.

Mar 28, 08 - 09:16 pm Comment from: silverhawk

Hon Hai in Taiwan owns Foxx Con in China. Foxx Con built a factory to make iPods.

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