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Tuesday 6 September 2011
Flagship smartphones tend to have bigger screens
A number of handset vendors including HTC, Acer and Samsung Electronics have unveiled their respective flagship smartphones with screen sizes of over 4.5 inches compared to the prevailing...
Friday 2 September 2011
HTC unveils 2 new Windows Phone smartphones
HTC has unveiled two Windows Phone (Mango)-based smartphones, the HTC Titan and HTC Radar.
Friday 2 September 2011
AT&T launches 4G LTE/HSPA+ tablet PC from HTC
AT&T and HTC have jointly announced that AT&T will begin selling HTC's first 4G LTE/HSPA+ tablet PC, the HTC Jetstream, in the US market on September 4.
Tuesday 30 August 2011
Smartphones moving toward hardware competition
The global market competition among iOS, Android, Windows Mango and BlackBerry platforms is expected to heat up in the fourth quarter as international vendors are going to launch...
Monday 29 August 2011
Touch component makers expect strong sales in September
Sales of small- to medium-size touchscreen component makers expect sales to pick up significantly starting September 2011 with touch panel orders from tablet PC, smartphone and e-book...
Thursday 25 August 2011
HTC to unveil 2 Mango phones in September
HTC is expected to unveil its first batch of Mango phones on September 1, including the 3.7-inch HTC Eternity and 4.5-inch HTC Omega. The two models will both run on Windows Phone...
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Taiwan should not overlook Korea moving to develop open-source smartphones
The Taiwan government and handset makers should not overlook the intention's of the government in Korea to develop new open-source operating systems (OS) for mobile phones, although...
Friday 19 August 2011
Handset vendors reportedly cutting back chipset orders for 4Q11
Some handset solution suppliers have indicated that a number of handset vendors, including Apple and HTC, have scaled down their chipset orders for the fourth quarter as compared...
Thursday 18 August 2011
Google right to acquire Motorola, says HTC executive
The decision made by Google to acquire Motorola Mobility is correct as far as patent protection is concerned, according to Jack Tong, president of North Asia at HTC. But Tong refrained...
Wednesday 17 August 2011
Google acquisition of Motorola likely to benefit Taiwan production partners, but potential uncertain
Share prices of Taiwan-based companies known to have strong business relations with Motorola staged a rally on August 16, one day after Google announced its plans to acquire Motorola...
Wednesday 17 August 2011
HTC sues Apple over patents
HTC has announced that it took legal action against Apple on August 16, filing a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the US District Court of Delaware for...
Tuesday 16 August 2011
HTC to launch 10-inch Puccini tablet PC in September-October, says paper
HTC plans to launch its 10-inch tablet PC, the Puccini, at the end of the third quarter or early fourth quarter, the Chinese-language Liberty Times quoted HTC's CFO Winston...
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Tablet players expected to cut price to digest inventory overstock
Non-Apple tablet PC players, facing the fact their devices are having weaker sales than their order volumes, while demand from the retail channel has been quickly shrinking, are expected...
Thursday 11 August 2011
HTC to acquire 51% stake in US-based Beats Electronics
High Tech Computer (HTC) announced on August 11 plans to invest in US-based Beats Electronics for an amount not exceeding US$309 million and will acquire a 51% stake in the company,...
Tuesday 9 August 2011
China market: Nokia faced with challenges to maintain smartphone title
Nokia, although still occupying a 20-30% share of the smartphone market in China compared to a 16-17% share it holds globally, is facing increasing competition from Apple and Android...