Demand for the iPhone 3G is exceeding Apple's expectations by a significant margin, and the company has now forced its manufacturing partner, Foxconn, to produce the device at the highest-possible rate.
Citing yet another of those shadowy "sources" that seem to wander about online, TechCrunch alleges Foxconn to have ramped-up its production to 800,000 units per week. The report notes this to be "above current full capacity", and warns there may be some quality control issues ahead.
Apple sold just 6 million of its first generation iPhones, but right now Foxconn is producing the mobiles at a rate of 40 million per year - and Apple was originally expected to ship
