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Tuesday 13 August 2013
HTC seems to be drifting away from WP8, say Taiwan makers
HTC is likely to drift away from Windows Phone 8 (WP8) platform as it has seen its share in the global WP8 market drop to below 5%, while rivals Nokia has taken an 80% share in the...
Monday 12 August 2013
HTC introduces new ad campaign with Robert Downey Jr
HTC has introduced the Change brand platform. Featuring a broad range of digital, social, PR and above the line activity, the global Change platform will kick off with a series of...
Monday 5 August 2013
HTC July revenues hit 5-month low
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on August 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$15.728 billion (US$524 million) for July, the lowest monthly level since March 2013 with an on-month...
Monday 5 August 2013
Chunghwa Telecom, HTC, Orange cooperate to compete for 3G license in Myanmar
Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and smartphone vendor HTC as well as France-based Orange have cooperated to compete for a 15-year 3G mobile communication...
Monday 5 August 2013
More smartphone brands shifting focus to mid-range models, say sources
Smartphone vendors including Samsung Electronics and HTC have stepped up their purchases of parts and components for production of mid-range models as market demand for high-end models...
Tuesday 30 July 2013
HTC pessimistic about 3Q13
HTC forecasts third-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$50-60 billion (US$1.7-2.0 billion) slipping 15.1-29.2% on quarter, and gross margin of 18-21% down 2-5pp, as well as zero net...
Monday 29 July 2013
BlackBerry, Nokia to not launch 5-inch or above smartphones until end of 2013, say sources
While vendors of Android smartphones have been competing each other fiercely in the 5-inch segment, vendors of other platforms, including BlackBerry, Nokia and Apple are unlikely...
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Taiwan market: HTC to push sales of midrange smartphone models in 3Q13
HTC will focus on marketing midrange smartphones priced at NT$10,000-15,000 (US$335-502) in the Taiwan market in the third quarter of 2013 targeting the younger generation, according...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Taiwan market: HTC, TWM to launch Desire 500 smartphone
HTC and mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) on July 23 jointly unveiled the HTC Desire 500, an Android 4.2.2 smartphone, for launch in the Taiwan market on August 1 at a contract-free...
Monday 22 July 2013
Taiwan market: HTC maintains top smartphone vendor ranking in June, but market share falls
HTC continued to maintain its top smartphone vendor ranking in the Taiwan market with a 35.4% share in terms of sales value in June, even though its market share was down 1.5pp from...
Tuesday 9 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Newly released high-end smartphones lack new functionality
While a number of branded smartphone vendors have released their new high-end models recently, including the HTC Butterfly S from HTC, the Xperia Z Ultra from Sony Mobile Communications...
Monday 8 July 2013
HTC 2Q13 performance meets guidance
HTC has reported revenues of NT$22.08 billion (US$735 million) for June, down 23.9% sequentially and 26.4% on year. Second-quarter revenues amounted to NT$70.7 billion, meeting the...
Friday 5 July 2013
Taiwan market: HTC maintains top smartphone vendor ranking in May
HTC maintained its title as the top smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market with a 36.9% share in terms of sales value in May compared to 30.6% in April, according to data compiled...
Monday 1 July 2013
Samsung, HTC to launch mini versions of flagship smartphones in 3Q13, say Taiwan makers
Samsung Electronics will launch the Galaxy S4 mini, a 4.3-inch mini version of the flagship smartphone model Galaxy S4, in the third quarter of 2013, and Taiwan-based vendor HTC will...
Monday 1 July 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan mobile phone shipments rise over 40% sequentially in 2Q13
Shipments of mobile phones by Taiwan-based handset vendors and ODMs grew over 40% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, according to Digitimes Research.