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Thursday 20 August 2015
Taiwan market: InFocus to launches 3 new smartphones
The US-based smartphone vendor InFocus plans to launch three new models, the M812, M808 and M370, in the Taiwan market on August 25. The three models feature a 5-, 5.2- and 5.5-inch...
Thursday 20 August 2015
HTC plans to sell Shanghai plant, says report
HTC plans to sell its plant in Shanghai to China-based companies and is likely to initiate a second round of layoffs before year-end 2015 after announcing a restructuring plan recently...
Friday 14 August 2015
HTC to slash jobs to sustain revenue and profit growth
HTC has announced that it will reduce its operating costs by 35% and its global workforce by 15% by implementing a restructuring plan to sustain revenues and profit growth with a...
Friday 7 August 2015
HTC loses NT$9.70 per share for 2Q15
Smartphone vendor HTC suffered net loss per share of NT$9.70 (US$0.308) for the second quarter of 2015 mainly due to lower than expected demand for high-end Android smartphones, and...
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments to remain flat in 2H15
Combined handset shipments by Taiwan-based handset vendors and ODMs in the third and fourth quarters are likely to be lower than the amount they shipped in the second quarter, reflecting...
Thursday 30 July 2015
HTC to make investment in VR application provider WEVR
HTC plans to take up 1.73 million shares, or a 15% stake, in virtual reality (VR) application provider WEVR for US$10 million, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock...
Wednesday 29 July 2015
China Internet service company plans to invest in HTC, claims report
China-based Internet security service company Qihoo 360 plans to acquire up to 31.5% share of Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC, according to a China-based it.sohu.com report,...
Friday 24 July 2015
Taiwan market: HTC releases HTC One E9 dual sim
HTC has added a new member to its HTC One family lineup, the HTC One E9 dual sim, in the Taiwan market. The new model will take on Samsung Electronics' newly released Galaxy A8 and...
Wednesday 22 July 2015
HTC to seek partnerships with game developers for HTC Vive
HTC will showcase its forthcoming virtual reality device, the HTC Vive, at Taipei Game Developer Forum (TGDF) to be held from July 23-24, according to the forum organizers. The forum...
Friday 17 July 2015
HTC launches 4 HTC Desire smartphones in the US
HTC has launched four new models of its HTC Desire family, the HTC Desire 626, 626s, 526 and 520, in the US targeting the mid-range segment.
Tuesday 7 July 2015
HTC sees June revenues drop
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$8.679 billion (US$280.48 million) for June 2015, representing a 19.55% drop on month and 60.4% drop on year. The monthly figures were...
Tuesday 7 July 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2Q15 handset shipments up 18.6% on quarter
Taiwan-based brand handset vendors and handset ODMs shipped a total of 20.82 million handsets in the second quarter of 2015, increasing 18.6% on quarter but decreasing 1.6% on year,...
Monday 6 July 2015
HTC posts net losses of over NT$8 billion in 2Q15
HTC has posted revenues of NT$33.01 billion (US$1.076 billion) for the second quarter of 2015, meeting the low-end target of its revised guidance of NT$33-36 billion.
Wednesday 1 July 2015
HTC reportedly to build handset production facilities in India
HTC reportedly will team up with India-based Global Devices Network to set up handset production facilities in Noida with trial production to begin in mid-July, according to industry...
Tuesday 23 June 2015
HTC ships 4.75 million HTC One M9 in 3 months; unlikely to make new breakthrough in China
HTC has so far shipped only 4.75 million units of its new flagship smartphone, the HTC One M9, since the model launched in the latter half of March, down 43.75% as compared to shipments...