Smartphone brands to introduce new flagship products in 3Q13

May 9, 15:20

Smartphone brands such as HTC, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics all plan to introduce new flagship models in the third quarter of 2013 in order to take on the forthcoming new...

HTC April revenues up sequentially

May 6, 21:32

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on May 6 reported consolidated revenues of NT$19.591 billion (US$659 million) for April, increasing by 23.35% on month but decreasing by 36.87%...

HTC expects revenues to grow nearly 64% on quarter in 2Q13

May 2, 18:16

HTC expects its revenues to grow 63.6% sequentially to NT$70 billion (US$2.37 billion) in the second quarter of 2013 and its gross margin to improve to 22-24% from 20.3% during the...

Taiwan market: HTC adjusts New HTC One supply to retail channels

Apr 30, 10:37

HTC has adjusted the supply of its New HTC One smartphones to retail channels in Taiwan by delivering the models every 1-2 days in small volumes, instead of supplying larger volumes...

HTC wins patent lawsuit over Nokia in Germany; production not affected by Netherlands injunction ruling

Apr 25, 21:29

The District Court of Mannheim, Germany, has dismissed a complaint filed by Nokia accusing HTC of infringing patent EP 1581016, covering a communications network terminal for accessing...

Ban on STMicroelectronics microphone shipments unlikely to affect shipments of New HTC One, say IC distributors

Apr 24, 15:49

A court in the Netherlands has judged that STMicroelectronics should discontinue supply of MEMS dual-membrane microphone devices to HTC for use in the New HTC One smartphone because...

New HTC One shipments likely to be affected by microphone supplies, say sources

Apr 23, 14:55

Shipments of HTC's new flagship model, the new HTC One, might be jeopardized again after the District Court of Amsterdam issued recently a preliminary injunction, prohibiting STMicroelectronics...

Catcher reportedly to exclusively supply metal-alloy chassis for use in HTC M4

Apr 19, 16:08

Catcher Technology will reportedly become an exclusive supplier of metal-alloy chassis for use in HTC's M4 smartphone, a revision of its New HTC One, with shipments of M4 to begin...

Digitimes Research: HTC sees 1Q13 shipments fall sequentially

Apr 18, 21:16

In the first quarter of 2013, Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC reported falling shipments compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 due to lack of key components causing shipment delays...

Taiwan FTC investigates Samsung over false advertising allegations

Apr 17, 11:11

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Samsung Electronics' local branch over allegations concerning an advertising campaign to smear its rival HTC, according the Taiwan's...

HTC placing short lead-time IC orders for new HTC One

Apr 15, 13:51

HTC reportedly has placed short lead-time orders for related IC parts enough for production of an additional several million units of its new HTC One flagship model, according to...

HTC 1Q13 net EPS lowest since listing

Apr 8, 22:28

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on April 8 released unaudited consolidated financial report for the first quarter of 2013, with net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.10 being the...

HTC teams up with Qualcomm to promote new HTC One

Mar 26, 13:45

Qualcomm will help smartphone vendor HTC promote sales of the new HTC One, a smartphone equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, through recommending the smartphone...

Taiwan market: New HTC One pre-sale orders hit record high, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 19, 13:55

Pre-sale orders received by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for the new HTC One have hit a new record in Taiwan, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted Jack...

Chunghwa Telecom, HTC sign 2013 cooperation agreement

Mar 18, 22:28

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, and Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on March 18 signed a 2013 cooperation agreement covering...

Unimicron shipping any-layer HDI boards to Samsung, HTC and BlackBerry, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 14, 16:09

PCB maker Unimicron Technology reportedly has landed orders for any-layer HDI boards from Samsung Electronics, HTC and BlackBerry for their latest smartphone models, according to...

HTC delays shipments of new HTC One, says media

Mar 13, 16:34

HTC has confirmed that it is pushing back the launch date of its new HTC One in certain markets to the end of March, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) has reported, citing...

Sony Mobile makes headway with Xperia Z; to move to other platforms

Mar 11, 14:08

Sales of Sony Mobile Communications' new high-end flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z, have been successful, which could help the vendor ramp up sales of its entry-level to mid-range...

Taiwan market: New HTC One unveiled

Mar 8, 14:18

The New HTC One will be avaialbe in Taiwan at the end of March, with a retail price of NT$19,900 (US$670) for the 16GB version, NT$21,900 for 32GB and NT$24,900 for 64GB.

HTC sees revenues sink in February

Newswatch - Mar 6, 16:22

HTC has reported revenues of NT$11.37 billion (US$383.44 million) for February, down 26.8% from the previous month and 44% from a year earlier. For the first two months of 2013, revenues...

MWC 2013: China Mobile unveils 4 TD-LTE smartphones

Feb 26, 21:31

China Mobile has unveiled four TD-LTE smartphones at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013. The four models are manufactured by HTC, LG Electronics, ZTE and Huawei, respecti...

HTC drops out of top 10 handset brands

Feb 18, 15:39

HTC has fallen out of the top-10 handset vendor rankings published by Gartner. The smartphone specialist made its first appearance in Gartner's ranking of the world's top-10 handset...

HTC January revenues hit nearly 3-year low

Newswatch - Feb 7, 12:32

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has announced consolidated revenues of NT$15.54 billion (US$525.5 million) for January 2013, representing a decline of 28% on month and 6% on year...

HTC foresees revenues of NT$50-60 billion, gross margin of 21-23% for 1Q13 operation

Feb 4, 21:58

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has forecast consolidated revenue of NT$50-60 billion (US$1.7-2.0 billion), gross margin of 21-23% and net operating margin of 0.5-1.0% for its...

HTC to unveil M7 in London in February, say sources

Jan 29, 14:04

HTC plans to unveil its new M7 smartphone, a flagship model for the first half of 2013, in London in early February, according to sources at the supply chain.

Strong demand for smartphones, heated competition characterize global handset market in 4Q12, says IDC

Jan 28, 11:24

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1.9% on year in the fourth quarter of 2012, as strong holiday smartphone sales raised shipments of these devices to levels nearly equal to those...

Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches HTC Desire U

Jan 25, 11:21

Taiwan-based Chughwa Telecom (CHT) and HTC have jointly launched the smartphone vendor's entry-level Desire U for contract sale.

HTC M7 likely to use 468ppi Full HD panels from Sharp

Jan 18, 13:59

HTC will likely use Full HD panels made by Sharp for its reported soon-to-be released M7 smartphone due to low OLED yields from Taiwan-based panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), according...

Samsung, Huawei ready to launch WP8 smartphones, say sources

Jan 10, 13:55

Samsung Electronics and Huawei Device are ready to launch Windows Phone 8 (WP8)-based models in the US and other markets, while Microsoft, Nokia and HTC have chosen to not participate...

HTC nets NT$1.21 per share in 4Q12

Jan 7, 21:51

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on January 7 reported net earnings per share of NT$1.21 for the fourth quarter of 2012, the lowest quarterly level since the company was listed...