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Several key parts in Apple's iPhone and iPad are actually made in America -- and Apple CEO Tim Cook hopes someday the entire product might be.
"I want there to be [manufacturing in the U.S.]," Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday during an interview at the All Things D conference in Rancho Palo Verdes, Calif. "This is not well known ... but the engine for the iPhone and the iPad are built in the U.S. in Austin, Texas," Cook said. "The glass is made in a plant in Kentucky," he added."Insourcing" the next iPad would be costly, requiring a capital investment as great as $10 billion. It would also bring tens of thousands of jobs to the United States, said Professor Z. John Zhang of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business."It's not impossible," Zhang told FoxNews.com.An Apple plant would require tens of thousands of jobs. "That's why in this case, the company at a minimum should take a look at this," he said."U.S. factories can make anything a Chinese factory can," said Tom Ha...
Jaunique Sealey with tips on how to create a successful social media presence
Looking for some workout guidance? Check your pocket. Here are three fitness instruction apps to take with you everywhere and anywhere.
Bill Hemmer with Mitt and Ann Romney
Samsung, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, said its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone went on sale Tuesday in 28 European and Middle Eastern countries, ...
There's always an excuse to buy a new gadget. I sat on my old phone. The dog chewed up my camera. The kids hijacked my iPad. It won't work with the latest software, ...
Cell phone customers are fuming and they're refusing to extend their long term service contracts, or at least that's the message based on recent subscriber numbers r...
Apple makes use of a number of open source technologies in its software products, but operating systems like iOS and OS X are hardly considered "open."The company ha...
Nearly 11,000 organs were bought on the black market in 2010, a sign that the illegal organ trade is booming, according to the World Health Organization.There were n...
Have you made your summer reading list yet? Gather up the kids and the Kindle: Here are a few digital books to sit back and relax with while basking in the sun this ...
Apple CEO Time Cook will be having a chat Tuesday night at the D10 conference -- in only his second public interview in recent months.In February, Cook appeared at t...
British scientists developed an iPad-based memory test that can spot dementia in its earliest stages, when treatment can be most beneficial.Researchers from Cambridg...
As the mother of an autistic son, Marlena Odon says she used to worry about sending Kharon off to school into the hands of others who might not be able to interpret ...
Oracle Corp. received another setback Thursday as a federal judge in San Francisco undermined a central part of the company's multimillion dollar case against Google...
Clayton answers your tech questions
Tech Take: Clayton Morris shares tips on how to borrow e-books from your local library
Blair Herter and Morgan Webb of G4TV discuss what to expect from E3 2012
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GOP candidate makes surprise visit to bankrupt green energy firm
Author, Michael Vitez, talks about his book that celebrates a remarkable young man who fought back from life threatening injuries
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