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Thursday 7 February 2013
HTC January revenues hit nearly 3-year low
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has announced consolidated revenues of NT$15.54 billion (US$525.5 million) for January 2013, representing a decline of 28% on month and 6% on year...
Monday 4 February 2013
HTC foresees revenues of NT$50-60 billion, gross margin of 21-23% for 1Q13 operation
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has forecast consolidated revenue of NT$50-60 billion (US$1.7-2.0 billion), gross margin of 21-23% and net operating margin of 0.5-1.0% for its...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
HTC to unveil M7 in London in February, say sources
HTC plans to unveil its new M7 smartphone, a flagship model for the first half of 2013, in London in early February, according to sources at the supply chain.
Monday 28 January 2013
Strong demand for smartphones, heated competition characterize global handset market in 4Q12, says IDC
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1.9% on year in the fourth quarter of 2012, as strong holiday smartphone sales raised shipments of these devices to levels nearly equal to those...
Friday 25 January 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches HTC Desire U
Taiwan-based Chughwa Telecom (CHT) and HTC have jointly launched the smartphone vendor's entry-level Desire U for contract sale.
Friday 18 January 2013
HTC M7 likely to use 468ppi Full HD panels from Sharp
HTC will likely use Full HD panels made by Sharp for its reported soon-to-be released M7 smartphone due to low OLED yields from Taiwan-based panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), according...
Thursday 10 January 2013
Samsung, Huawei ready to launch WP8 smartphones, say sources
Samsung Electronics and Huawei Device are ready to launch Windows Phone 8 (WP8)-based models in the US and other markets, while Microsoft, Nokia and HTC have chosen to not participate...
Monday 7 January 2013
HTC nets NT$1.21 per share in 4Q12
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on January 7 reported net earnings per share of NT$1.21 for the fourth quarter of 2012, the lowest quarterly level since the company was listed...
Friday 4 January 2013
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo to compete with HTC Butterfly
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo Mobile is to challenge the sale of HTC Butterfly from HTC by promoting globally its 5-inch model, the Oppo Find 5, according to industry sources.
Friday 4 January 2013
Tight components supplies may cap HTC shipment growth, say sources
Tight supplies of some components including voice coil motors and ITO films may put a brake on the growing sales of HTC's high-end smartphones, including the HTC One X+, Windows Phone...
Tuesday 25 December 2012
Nokia, HTC considering entry into Windows RT tablet market, say sources
Nokia and HTC both are reportedly evaluating plans to launch Windows RT-based tablets powered by ARM processors beginning in the third quarter of 2013. Nokia is expected to roll out...
Tuesday 25 December 2012
Samsung aims to ship 500 million handsets in 2013, say sources
Samsung Electronics aims to ship 500 million handsets in 2013, of which 350 million will be smartphone models, according to industry sources, citing an internal estimate by Samsung...
Thursday 20 December 2012
Tough competition ahead for Nokia, RIM and HTC in 2013
Nokia, Research in Motion (RIM) and HTC have seen disappointing sales in 2012 and hope to win back market share with the introduction of Windows Phone 8, Blackberry 10 and Android...
Tuesday 18 December 2012
HTC 1Q13 smartphone shipments to grow slower than expected, say sources
Affected by the launch of iPhone 5 and rapidly declining smartphone prices in China, HTC reportedly has revamped its product roadmap for 2013 and is expected to see its smartphone...
Thursday 13 December 2012
More smartphone vendors to launch models with 5-inch Full HD displays in 1H13, say sources
Samsung Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics, Huawei Device and ZTE are expected to follow HTC and Sharp to roll out smartphones with 5-inch Full HD displays in...