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Workers at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory in China have been beaten and detained in protests over contract disputes amid anti-virus controls, social media videos have shown. Footage on Chinese social media purportedly filmed at the factory in the central city of Zhengzhou revealed thousands of people in masks facing rows of police in white protective suits with plastic riot shields. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Chaparrastique volcano in San Miguel, El Salvador, has exploded. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> The images showed one person being hit in the head with a club, while another was taken away with his arms held behind his back. In other videos, protesters can be seen spraying fire extinguishers towards police. Posts on social media said the workers were protesting against unspecified contract violations. The factory operator, Foxconn Technology Group, said earlier it was using “closed-loop management”, which refers to employees l...

SHANGHAI: Apple's Chinese contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co Ltd will help develop the iPhone maker's long-awaited augmented reality (AR) device, Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday. Luxshare has taken over the AR development team in Shanghai, previously owned by Taiwan's Pegatron, the first to help Apple develop the device, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Taiwan-based Foxconn is also helping with the project, Nikkei said, and Apple has tapped two of its most important suppliers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Sony, to develop micro OLED displays for the device . The iPhone maker, Luxshare Precision, Foxconn, TSMC and Sony did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Apple's headset is set to cost around $3,000 and will be launched in this year's spring event, Bloomberg previously reported. The company hopes to reduce the price for the second generation of the dev...