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Wednesday 8 June 2011
Android phones set to grab more share in 3Q11 as no new models from Apple, Nokia and RIM
Android-based smartphone vendors including HTC and Samsung Electronics apparently will draw a great opportunity to boost their market share globally in the third quarter in the absence...
Wednesday 8 June 2011
HTC May revenues hit record for second time straight
Smartphone vendor HTC has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$40.621 billion (US$1.41 billion) for May, hitting a record for the second consecutive month.
Tuesday 7 June 2011
HTC offers HTCdev to tout development of Sense-based applications
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has offered HTCdev, a project to attract third-party development of mobile applications or digital content based on its user interface Sense through...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
HTC likely to supply Verizon with Brew MP-based handsets
HTC, having begun shipping its Qualcomm's Brew MP-based handset to AT&T, is expected to also supply other Brew MP-enabled models to Verizon Wireless, according to industry sour...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Computex 2011: Acer showcases Mango-based smartphone
Acer has showcased its Microsoft Mango-based smartphone, the W4, at the ongoing Computex 2011. But Acer did not offer the smartphone for visitors to test its functionality as it is...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Call for Taiwan participation in development of Windows 8 goes unanswered
As Microsoft has not invited Taiwan-based IT vendors Acer, Asustek Computer and HTC to participate in its Integrated Development Program specifically for developing Windows 8, Acer...
Monday 30 May 2011
HTC denies Microsoft plans to hike royalty fees for Android smartphones
The Chinese-language Economic Daily News has reported that Microsoft plans to raise royalty charges imposed on Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC for using its software applications...
Monday 30 May 2011
Commentary: Taiwan's economic growth and structural unemployment
The Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland recently published the World Competitiveness Yearbook ranking Taiwan's competitiveness at 6th place, improving two spots...
Friday 27 May 2011
AimCore sees additional ITO glass capacity booked up by TPK, HTC, says newspaper
AimCore Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of ITO glass used in capacitive touch panels, will set up two more production lines to expand its total monthly capacity by 500,000 sheets...
Friday 27 May 2011
Taiwan market: HTC to unveil dual-core HTC Sensation smartphone
HTC will unveil its HTC Sensation smartphone in the Taiwan market on May 27 in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). The dual-core model is powered by a Qualcomm 1.2GHz Snapdragon...
Thursday 26 May 2011
HTC to begin volume production of Puccini tablet PCs in June
HTC has entered the final stages of testing for its 10.1-inch Puccini tablet PCs, with volume production slated for June 2011. The tablet will be powered by a Qualcomm MSM8660 1.5GHz...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
ODM makers not benefiting from growing demand for smartphones, say Taiwan makers
Global demand for smartphones is growing fast, with main international vendors Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Taiwan-based HTC have mostly relied on in-house production capacities,...
Monday 23 May 2011
PCB suppliers ramping up output to meet increasing demand from HTC
Taiwan-based PCB makers Unimicron Technology, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Compeq Manufacturing all plan to ramp up their capacities for any layer HDI boards in 2011 to cope...
Friday 20 May 2011
AUO lands orders from HTC through cooperation with E Ink, says newspaper
Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO), through cooperation with Taiwan-based E Ink Holdings, has obtained orders for FFS (fringe field switching) TFT-LCD panels from Taiwan-based vendor...
Thursday 19 May 2011
HTC to reduce tablet PC models for 2H11, unlikely to launch HTC Puccini in June, says paper
HTC plans to reduce the number of tablet PC models to be launched in the second half of 2011 from two to one as sales of Android-based tablets have been squeezed by Apple's iPads...