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Wednesday 9 September 2020
HTC teams up with FET for 5G, VR developments
HTC has signed a MOU with Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) to jointly develop related 5G and VR hardware devices, applications and services.
Thursday 3 September 2020
HTC 5G phones to be available Sept 5
HTC will begin marketing its first 5G phone, the HTC U20 5G, in the Taiwan market through its own retail channels at NT$18,990 (US$647) on September 5, looking to ramp up its revenues...
Friday 7 August 2020
HTC reports weak sales for July
HTC's sales in July remained weak ahead of the release of its 5G phones in August. Its July revenues came to NT$284 million (US$9.66 million), down 56% sequentially and 36% on year...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
HTC June revenues hit 6-month high
HTC saw its revenues surge 63.8% sequentially to a six-month high of NT$649 million (US$22.1 million) in June, bolstered by the release of its mid-tier smartphone, the Desire 20 Pro,...
Wednesday 17 June 2020
HTC launches 5G phone in Taiwan
HTC has launched its first 5G smartphone, the HTC U20 5G, in Taiwan ahead of 5G commericialization in the local market starting July.
Tuesday 2 June 2020
HTC to cut jobs again
HTC has announced plans to further scale down its workforce and make human resources adjustments as it moves to further optimize its operations, though it did not say how many jobs...
Monday 1 June 2020
HTC Vive adopted for fire fighter training system
HTC-developed VR technology has been adopted for FLAIM Trainer, a system to simulate fire scenarios based on VR for training fire fighters, according to HTC.
Friday 15 May 2020
CHT, HTC to jointly offer VR applications via 5G
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and HTC have announced an alliance to jointly launch VR application services that will leverage the traits of high-speed, low latency and wide bandwidth of...
Wednesday 13 May 2020
HTC still in red in 1Q20
HTC has reported continued losses for the first quarter of 2020 although its gross margin was improving and its Vive business and ecosystem continued expanding.
Thursday 7 May 2020
HTC performance remains flat in April
HTC has reported lackluster sales for April, as the expanding business of its Vive VR HMD lineup and related VR application services failed to make up the shortfall in smartphone...
Thursday 23 April 2020
Nichia wins patent infringement lawsuit against HTC in Japan
Japan-based Nichia has disclosed it has won a patent infringement lawsuit in Japan against HTC Nippon and its local distributor Kanematsu Communications.
Thursday 16 April 2020
HTC keen on VR streaming service market
HTC is expected to tie up with telecom operators in the second half of 2020 at the earliest to jointly build up cloud platforms for VR applications, paving the way for its venturing...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
HTC expands VR theme park biz to Saudi Arabia
HTC will team up with Extra, a leading distributor of consumer electronics products in Saudi Arabia, to build a VR-based theme park-like center, dubbed Xtra Life, in Al Khbor, according...
Monday 24 February 2020
HTC eyes growing VR market in 2020
HTC is optimistic about its VR business in 2020 expecting the global VR industry to have potential to surge by 50% in terms of market demand that will emerge from both the consumer...
Friday 7 February 2020
HTC revenues tumble in January
HTC has reported decreased revenues for January, hampered by seasonality, a lack of flagship and 5G smartphones and a standstill of its VR business in China due to the coronavirus...