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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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Friday 31 August 2012
HTC showcasing Desire X at IFA
HTC will unveil its new smartphone, the HTC Desire X, at IFA, which runs from August 31 to September 5 in Berlin. The HTC Desire X is an affordable smartphone that delivers a state...
Wednesday 29 August 2012
HTC has no intentions to settle with Apple, says company chairperson
HTC and Apple have been battling over patents. According to Cher Wang, chairperson of HTC, despite Samsung's recent lawsuit loss, HTC does not have any intentions to settle.
Monday 27 August 2012
HTC considering to launch new tablet PC in cooperation with Pegatron, say sources
HTC is considering reigniting its efforts in the tablet PC market by the end of 2012 and is reportedly in talks with Pegatron Technology for ODM production, according to sources at...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
HTC announces investment in Magnet Systems to strengthen mobile business applications
HTC has announced that it will invest US$35.4 million (NT$1.063 billion) to take up a 17.1% stake in US-based software developer Magnet Systems. The investment aims to strengthen...
Monday 20 August 2012
HTC to book investment losses on stake in OnLive
HTC has said in a statement it expects to book an investment loss of US$40 million on its stake in US-based on-demand games company OnLive.
Monday 20 August 2012
Competition in smartphone market to heat up in peak season
Nearly all smartphone vendors including Nokia, Apple, Samsung Electronics, HTC and RIM will launch new flagship models in the August-September period, aiming to further ramp up, or...
Friday 17 August 2012
Asia-Pacific-based OEMs dominate chip spending growth on home turf, says IHS
On a worldwide basis Apple and other multinational OEMs may be the leading semiconductor purchasers in 2012, but within the all-important Asia-Pacific region it is the locally based...
Thursday 16 August 2012
HTC lacks brand marketing, CEO says in memo to company
HTC has been facing operating challenges. Company CEO Peter Chou indicated that problems such as lack of brand marketing, cross-department communication and execution have been causing...
Tuesday 14 August 2012
China market: HTC-like device sold for less than CNY1,000
A number of smartphones resembling HTC handsets have been developed by China's white-box handset makers and are being priced at as low as less than CNY1,000 (US$157), according to...
Monday 13 August 2012
Nokia, HTC to unveil Windows Phone 8 smartphones in September, say sources
Nokia and HTC have been accelerating development of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones in a bid to halt their declining market shares by launching new models ahead of the release of...
Monday 13 August 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see decreased 3Q12 handset shipments
Taiwan-based makers will ship a total of 16.32 million handsets in the third quarter of 2012, dropping by 15.0% on quarter and by 33.5% on year, according to forecast by Digitimes...
Tuesday 7 August 2012
HTC sees revenues down sharply on-year in July
HTC saw its revenues dip 16.7% on month and 44.5% on year to a five-month low of NT$25 billion (US$834.45 million) in July. For the first seven months of 2012, revenues amounted to...
Monday 6 August 2012
HTC to launch 5-inch smartphone in September-October, say sources
HTC will step into the large-size smartphone segment by launching a flagship model with a 5-inch display featuring a resolution of 1794 by 1080 pixels in September-October, according...
Friday 3 August 2012
HTC sees fall in 3Q12 sales with lower margin
HTC has announced financial results for the second quarter of 2012, which met its revised guidance. Looking forward, the smartphone firm expects to post sequential decreases in both...
Tuesday 31 July 2012
VIA expects on-month growth in July revenues
After seeing declining revenue performance in the first half, CPU maker VIA Technologies expects its revenues in July will enjoy on-month growth, but due to China market is having...