HTC and Apple have reached a settlement that includes the dismissal of all current lawsuits and a 10-year license agreement. About two months ago, HTC chairperson Cher Wang said that the company had no intentions of settling its patent dispute with Apple out of court.
Last update: Wednesday 14 November 2012 [11 news items]
Commentary: Will Apple soften its stance against Samsung after reaching peace deal with HTC?
Nov 14, 10:59
The announcement of a comprehensive settlement of patent lawsuits between Apple and HTC comes as a surprise to the smartphone industry, given Apple's previous hostile attitude against...
HTC, Apple settle patent dispute
Nov 12, 10:53
HTC and Apple have jointly announced that they have reached a global settlement that includes the dismissal of all current lawsuits and a 10-year license agreement.
Smartphones drive 3Q12 growth in worldwide mobile phone market, says IDC
Oct 30, 13:52
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 2.4% year over year in the third quarter of 2012, driven by heavyweights Samsung and Apple as Nokia dropped off the top-5 list of smartphone...
HTC sees profits drop sharply in 3Q12
Newswatch - Oct 26, 16:09
HTC has reported net profits of NT$3.9 billion (US$133.2 million) for the third quarter of 2012, down 56% sequentially and 82% on year. EPS for the third quarter was NT$4.7, compared...
HTC switching smartphone component orders from Samsung to other suppliers
Oct 9, 12:14
HTC has reduced its purchases of smartphone components from Samsung Electronics, switching its orders for CMOS image sensors from the Korea-based supplier to OmniVision and Sony,...
HTC has no intentions to settle with Apple, says company chairperson
Aug 29, 01:35
HTC and Apple have been battling over patents. According to Cher Wang, chairperson of HTC, despite Samsung's recent lawsuit loss, HTC does not have any intentions to settle.
HTC chairperson confident of improving operations
Jun 13, 11:22
HTC will strengthen its deployment in retail channels globally so as to tide over its operating constrains it encountered recently, including increasing market competition, the temporarily...
Apple wages new legal battle against HTC
May 18, 01:25
Apple has submitted a motion to the US International Trade Commission suggesting that HTC does not have legitimacy over the five patents pertaining to wireless technologies which...
HTC files new patent complains against Apple, using patents transferred from Google
Sep 9, 01:25
HTC will take further legal action against Apple, adding new patent complaints to its previous filing lodged with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on August 16, and will...
Jul 7, 17:04
HTC has stated that its decision to acquire S3 Graphics from its associate company VIA Technologies is aimed at strengthening its patent profiles related to graphics and 3D technology,...
HTC insists it develops user interface and smartphones in house, not copying from Apple
Stockwatch - Mar 3, 11:28
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC, in response to a patent lawsuit filed recently by Apple, has issued a statement with the Taiwan Stock Exchange stating that it is an innovator...
HTC has unveiled the HTC One X+, a refreshed version of its HTC One X smartphone, running the HTC Sense 4+ experience on Android Jelly Bean. The HTC One X+ combines the iconic design,...
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HTC and Microsoft have unveiled the first signature Windows Phones, the Windows Phone 8X and 8S by HTC. The new HTC smartphones feature the new Windows Phone 8 operating system,...
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HTC introduces new smartphone series
HTC has introduced three smartphone series, the Desire S, Wildfire S and Incredible S. The new devices will be broadly available to customers across major European and Asian markets...
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Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 29min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 40min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 46min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 48min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 50min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 53min ago
Foxconn is now able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel with sizes up to 10-inch
Before Going to Press | 42min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 1h 13min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
Before Going to Press | 1h 24min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 1h 26min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 1h 26min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 1h 30min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Before Going to Press | 1h 30min ago
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
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- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
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- Samsung takes top spot in 28-32 nm chip foundry business: data (May 20) - Yonhap News
- Samsung captures 95% of global Android smartphone profits in 1Q13 (May 15) - Strategy Analytics
- Nokia slips to 10th in smartphone market - Gartner
- Mobiles to outnumber people in 2014, says UN agency (May 9) - BBC News
- Nokia Asha 501 is colorful, cheap but not for the US (May 9) - CNET
- Nokia investors tell CEO their patience running thin (May 7) - Reuters
- Samsung could soon surpass Apple in handset profit (May 6) - New York Times
- Motorola Mobility China laying off 800 employees, closing one of last three R$D centers (April 24) - IBTimes
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Lenovo displays new 10.1-inch tablet at the Mobile World Congress
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- Commentary: Price competition over 7-inch tablets erodes profits
- Taiwan FTC investigates Samsung over false advertising allegations
- Digitimes Research: Mobile devices to drive 2013 DRAM market
- Galaxy S4 to extend Samsung lead in 2013 handset market, says IHS
- Panasonic in talks to sell its handset business, says Japan press
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HTC has launched its new flagship smartphone in hopes to regain market share
China-based Huawei Technologies has reported handsome profits for 2012.
The rise of China smartphone brands
China-based vendors have been aggressive in rolling out new smartphones.
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
Living on the IP edge: Q&A with Vitesse CTO Martin Nuss
Vitesse Semiconductor has been a major player in the semiconductor industry for the past 28 years,...
China-based Huawei Technologies has always been known for its telecom technologies and equipment, but...
The challenge for mobile telecom carriers: Q&A with FET president Yvonne Li
Along with increasing use of smartphones, competition among mobile telecom carriers is changing and...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan handset overview - Jun 2010
The global handset market did not have a banner year in 2009, with overall shipments of 1.167 billion units representing a drop of 3.2% from the previous year,...
- Taiwan handset industry overview - Jun 2008
The use of handsets continues to grow around the world, both in mature and emerging markets, as the communication devices become ever more ingrained in people's...
- Taiwan handset overview - Jun 2007
Global handset shipments topped 977 million units in 2006, according to Digitimes Research, with Taiwan-based handset makers accounting for 14% of the market on...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.