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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...
Friday 5 August 2011
HTC July sales up 83% on year, announcing acquisition of Dashwire
HTC has announces consolidated revenues of NT$45.11 billion (US$1.56 billion) for July, up 83.29% on year, while total revenues from January to July 2011 were NT$273.67 billion, up...
Thursday 4 August 2011
Taiwan market: LGE and HTC to release 3D handsets in August
Both LG Electronics (LGE) and HTC plan to launch 3D handsets in the Taiwan market in August. LGE will market its Optimus 3D in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), while HTC will...
Wednesday 3 August 2011
Wintek sees increased July revenues
Touch panel maker Wintek reported July revenues of NT$8,561 million (US$297 million), an on-month increase of 16% and on-year increase of 61%. Accumulated revenues from January-July...
Monday 1 August 2011
HTC denies Vodafone canceling HTC EVO 3D smartphone orders
HTC has stated that Vodafone is now marketing the HTC EVO 3D smartphone in six major countries in Europe, and the leading channels in Europe are also selling the 3D-enabled smartphones...
Friday 29 July 2011
HTC reports strong earnings for 2Q11; shipments to top 13.5 million units in 3Q11
HTC has announced net profits of NT$17.52 billion (US$607.38 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 18% sequentially and 103% on year. Second quarter revenues were NT$124.4 billion,...
Thursday 28 July 2011
Taiwan market: HTC ranks as top vendor in terms of sales value in June
HTC continued to rank as the top handset vendor in the Taiwan market for the seventh consecutive month in terms of sales value in June 2011 with a 28% share. In terms of sales volume,...