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Friday 25 August 2017
HTC declines to comment on spin-off or sell-off speculations
HTC has declined to comment on recent market speculations indicating that the company is currently conducting a strategic assessment on its future, including options to spin off its...
Friday 25 August 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments down in July, but Oppo moves up
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market reached 604,000 units in July, down 4.14% on month and 2.37% on year, according to data compiled by local channels.
Wednesday 23 August 2017
Demand for 4G smartphones in emerging markets spurs growth in 2Q17, says Gartner
Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 366.2 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 6.7% increase over the second quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. In the smartphone...
Tuesday 22 August 2017
HTC announces US$200 cut for Vive
In a move to make its VR devices more accessible to the mass market, HTC has announced a US$200 price reduction for its Vive virtual reality (VR) headsets.
Wednesday 16 August 2017
HTC to offer Vive VR training to UPS
HTC has tied up with UPS and will launch logistics training courses utilizing its Vive VR technology and devices at the courier's nine training centers in the US starting September...
Monday 14 August 2017
HTC reports losses for 9th straight quarter in 2Q17
HTC has reported net losses of NT$1.95 billion (US$64.23 million) for the second quarter of 2017, the company's ninth straight unprofitable quarter although the losses narrowed from...
Monday 7 August 2017
HTC July revenues down slightly
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.19 billion (US$204.91 million) for July, down 10.16% on month and 2.06% on year. July's revenues were the company's second highest monthly...
Wednesday 2 August 2017
Availability of standalone devices to drive take-off of VR industry
The planned release of standalone VR head-mounted display (HMD) devices by hardware vendors including HTC and Oculus will help accelerate the development of the global VR market,...
Friday 28 July 2017
China market: HTC to roll out standalone VR headsets
HTC plans to launch a standalone Vive VR headset, built using Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 VR mobile platform, in China initially, according to a company announcement.
Wednesday 26 July 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales rebound in June
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market staged a rebound in June, with shipment volume reaching 630,000 units, an increase of 4.3% from the previous month and 3.28% from a year...
Friday 21 July 2017
Demand for 3-axis stabilizers spurred by live webcast spree
The increasing popularity of live streaming services on social networking sites and online video platforms has prompted mobile phone vendors to keep upgrading the photographing performance...
Monday 17 July 2017
HTC upgrades U11 to support Alexa voice service
HTC has tied up with Amazon and optimized its latest flagship smartphone the HTC U11 to support Alexa voice service, making the model the world's first Alexa-enabled smartphone, according...
Friday 14 July 2017
Taiwan market: Vivo to enter local smartphone market in 4Q17
China-based smartphone vendor Vivo reportedly will enter Taiwan's smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2017, a move which will push it to take on not only fellow China-based...
Thursday 13 July 2017
Nichia wins lawsuit against WOFI, sues HTC regarding patent infringement in Germany
The District Court of Dusseldorf in Germany has judged that WOFI Leuchten Wortmann & Filz GmbH, a residential lighting subsidiary of Taiwan-based LED packaging service provider...
Monday 10 July 2017
HTC ties up with Volkswagen to develop VR applications
HTC has teamed up with Volkswagen to develop VR (virtual reality) solutions and applications for internal production and logistics operations of the German-based automaker, according...