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Friday 11 November 2011
Taiwan market: FET offers HTC Sensation XL, Samsung Galaxy Note for contract-bundled sale
Mobile Telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on November 10 launched the HTC Sensation XL and Samsung Galaxy Note for sale bundled with a 24-month contract.
Thursday 10 November 2011
Google to maintain a well-functioning Android ecosystem
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, commenting on concerns about the company's acquisition of Motorola during his visit to Taiwan on November 9, pointed out that the company will...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
HTC adopts Nvidia Tegra 3 processors
High Tech Computer (HTC) will use Nvidia's Kal-El quad-core Tegra 3 processor in its HTC Edge smartphone. The Edge will feature a 4.7-inch touch screen and Google 4.0, and will be...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Sprint Nextel stresses steady cooperation with HTC
US mobile telecom carrier Sprint Nextel will maintain its existing cooperation with Taiwan-based vendor HTC for the supply of smartphones although it has begun to market the iPhone...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Google's Eric Schmidt to visit Taiwan to promote Android
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is set to visit Taiwan on November 9 to have a conference with Taiwan-based PC vendors and promote its Android operating system, according to...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Taiwan market: FET launches HTC Titan Mango smartphone for contract-bundled sale
Mobile Telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on November 7 announced the launch of Titan, a Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) smartphone offered by Taiwan-based vendor HTC,...
Monday 7 November 2011
HTC October revenues down slightly
High Tech Computer (HTC) saw consolidated revenues of NT$44.114 billion (US$1.46 billion) for October, decreasing 2.81% on month but increasing 36.01% on year. January-October consolidated...
Thursday 3 November 2011
China-based branded smartphone vendors to produce sub-US$100 models
China-based branded handset vendors including Lenovo, ZTE and Huawei Technologies are expected to venture into the production of smartphone models with a price tag of around US$100...
Wednesday 2 November 2011
LTE to become mainstream in mature smartphone markets in 2012, says HTC
HTC will continue to strengthen its market leadership in the LTE-enabled smartphone segment and believes LTE phones will become the mainstream in mature smartphone markets in 2012,...
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Wintek looks to improved profits in 4Q11
Touch panel maker Wintek is expected to see its profits and gross margin continue to improve in the fourth quarter of 2011, buoyed by increasing shipments of one glass solutions (OGS),...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
HTC conservative about 4Q11 outlook
HTC expects its revenues to drop 1-8% sequentially to NT$125-135 billion (US$4.18-4.51 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2012, and its shipments will sink 1-8% to 12-13 million units...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
HTC to complete new plant in early 2012, say sources
HTC is expected to complete construction of its new plant in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan in early 2012 with a production capacity of 40 million smartphones a year, according to industry...
Thursday 27 October 2011
China Mobile to strengthen cooperation with Taiwan partners
China Mobile will continue to strengthen its cooperation with Taiwan-based makers for the development of TD-LTE products from chipset solutions to end market devices. MediaTek, HTC...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Competition for LTE-enabled smartphones to heat up in 2012
Competition among handset vendors for a bigger share in the US LTE-enabled smartphone market is set to intensify in 2012 when Sprint Nextel starts kicking off its LTE services in...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
HTC expected to offer additional NFC-enabled smartphones in 2012
While NFC-enabled smartphones are still unlikely to become mainstream models in 2012, HTC is expected to continue to offer NFC smartphones in 2012 to differentiate from iPhones, according...