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HTC has sold part of its smartphone team to Google as it seeks to turn around its business.
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Wednesday 28 March 2018
HTC launches Vive Pro in Hong Kong
HTC has teamed up with Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) to promote its high-end Vive Pro VR devices in Hong Kong, with plans to also launch the device in Australia, Singapore and...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
HTC reports record quarterly losses for 4Q17
HTC has reported a record quarterly loss of NT$9.81 billion (US$337.37 million) or NT$11.93 per share for the fourth quarter of 2017.
Wednesday 21 March 2018
Asustek likely to make breakthrough in smartphone market
Asustek Computer, as compared to HTC and Acer, might be the sole Taiwan-based vendor that can prevail in the global smartphone market after the company managed to launch its next-generation...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
HTC to announce pricing for Vive Pro
HTC is expected to announce the pricing of its new VR device, the Vive Pro, on March 20, paving the way for the company to start delivering the new gadgets in the second quarter of...
Monday 12 March 2018
HTC to set up VR accelerator center in London
HTC has announced that it will set up its sixth VR accelerator center in London to support VR startups in the UK and Europe.
Wednesday 7 March 2018
HTC February revenues hit 13-year low
HTC saw its consolidated revenues drop 23.24% on month and 44.04% on year to a 13-year low of NT$2.61 billion (US$89.3 million) in February.
Tuesday 27 February 2018
Taiwan handsets – 4Q 2017
Taiwan's handset shipments grew significantly in 2017 because of strong orders from HMD Global for Nokia-branded devices. HMD's manufacturing partner, Foxconn, benefited most.
Monday 26 February 2018
Samsung looks to innovative S9 camera to energize Galaxy S smartphone sales, IHS says
At MWC 2018, Samsung launched the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus with an evolutionary design building on Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. Samsung is focusing on enhanced camera capabilities to differentiate...
Monday 26 February 2018
Taiwan makers to see handset shipments fall 30% in 1Q18, Digitimes Research says
After scoring a sequential gain in the fourth quarter of 2017, Taiwan-based handset brands and ODMs are expected to see their combined shipments drop by 30% sequentially in the first...
Wednesday 14 February 2018
HTC smartphone business head resigns
HTC has seen the head of its smartphone business resign, about two weeks after it completed a deal to transfer its ODM smartphone team to Google.
Wednesday 7 February 2018
HTC revenues hit six-month low in January
HTC saw its consolidated revenues dip 15.3% on month and 27% on year to a six-month low of NT$3.403 billion (US$116.42 million) in January.
Wednesday 31 January 2018
HTC completes deal with Google
HTC has completed the deal of transferring its ODM smartphone team to Google, and the company will now focus more on developing branded smartphone and VR products, according to a...
Friday 26 January 2018
HTC ships standalone Vive Focus in China
HTC has begun shipping its Vive Focus VR devices to consumers in China, expecting the availability of the standalone VR products to boost its sales performance for the first quarter...
Thursday 25 January 2018
Taiwan smartphone sales dip lower in December
Smartphone sales in the Taiwan market slid 5.5% sequentially to 614,000 units in December 2017, as sales momentum of Apple's iPhone X and iPhone 8 devices began to slow down, according...
Tuesday 16 January 2018
HTC launches U11 Eyes in Taiwan
HTC launched its new smartphone, the U11 Eyes, in the Taiwan market on January 15 and began to take pre-orders immediately. The new model, which features 2D facial recognition capability,...