Foxconn, the original equipment manufacturer for Apple products, is reportedly expanding its manufacturing capacity in 2012, aiming to increase production for iPhones and iPads to meet the ever-growing market demand.

Isaiah Cheung, vice president for HP Worldwide and general manager for HP Personal Systems Group in China, will reportedly soon leave the company and join Microsoft China.

Chinese mainland PC maker Lenovo Group and Taiwanese laptop OEM Compal have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture for computer manufacturing in Hefei, capital of Anhui province.

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission has approved Acer's acquisition of iGware, a U.S. cloud computing technology company, and said the acquisition only has slight influence on the Taiwanese cloud computing software service market.

Taiwan Foxconn Technology Group has decided to build a new plant in Jundiai, an inland city in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the assembly of Apple's iPad and iPhone products.

Microsoft China has announced the formal operation of its first authentic products experience store in China.

The one of world's leading computer providers, Asus has signed an agreement with Chongqing to locate its worldwide computer manufacturing base and its second Chinese operational headquarters in the city.

Chicony Electronics, the world's leading keyboard and digital webcam supplier, has signed an agreement with the municipal government of Chongqing to set up a manufacturing base for laptop-related products in the city's Shuangfu New Town.

Days after news of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' hiatus, and a few weeks before the expected unveiling of a new iPhone, news from China has muddied Apple's waters.

Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Company is rumored to be planning to invest JPY100 billion, which is about USD1.2 billion, in Hitachi Displays Ltd., an LCD screen maker jointly owned by Japan's Hitachi Ltd. and Canon Inc.

U.S. broadband service provider Novatel Wireless has sued its competitors Franklin Wireless and ZTE for infringing five patents related to its MiFi mobile hotspot equipment.

Foxconn Group has signed a cooperation agreement with the provincial government of Hunan to build two new manufacturing and development bases in Changsha and Hengyang, respectively.

AMD has announced that Karen Guo, AMD senior vice president and president of AMD Greater China, will depart the company at the end of 2010, due to her own career development reasons.

Hon Hai Precision Industry has published seven investment plans for the Chinese mainland market, covering Kunshan, Qinhuangdao, Shenzhen, and Tianjin, and the total investment amount will reach USD260 million, according to reports in Taiwanese local media.

According to reports in Taiwanese local media, Ericsson has sued companies, including D-Link, Acer and Netgear, in Texas, U.S., for infringement of wireless products.