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Friday 4 June 2010
Taiwan handset companies at Computex 2010
With the rise of various consumer electronics exhibitions, Computex Taipei is no longer the time and place for handset companies to release their annual main attractions.
Monday 31 May 2010
IC distributor Coasia secures NT$1 billion syndicated loan
Coasia Microelectronics has signed a NT$1 billion (US$31 million) syndicated loan with banks to fund operations, according to the company. The IC distributor said sales of its distributed...
Tuesday 25 May 2010
US$250 to become benchmark price for entry-level smartphones
Open and low-cost chip platforms have enabled prices of smartphones offered by Taiwan-based vendors to drop to retail prices of US$250, about the same as that of touch-panel feature-phones...
Thursday 13 May 2010
Dolby enters handset market with new mobile audio technology
Dolby has made inroads to the mobile audio market with new technology Dolby Mobile and cooperations with Japan-based telecom carriers NTT Docomo and handset brands LG Electronics,...
Thursday 13 May 2010
HTC sues Apple for patent infringement
HTC on May 12 took legal action against Apple, filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad...
Friday 7 May 2010
HTC April revenues hit record high
Smartphone maker HTC saw revenues increase 57.93% on year to a record high of NT$18.01 billion (US$571.9 million) for April 2010. Through the first four months of 2010, revenues reached...
Thursday 6 May 2010
HTC and SK Telecom to co-launch two smartphones in Korea, paper says
Smartphone maker High Tech Computer (HTC) will launch two smartphones, the Desire and HD2, in South Korea via SK Telecom's distribution channel in May 2010, according to a Chinese...
Wednesday 5 May 2010
HTC expects no inventory issues in 3Q10, says company CEO
In response to concerns about HTC's inventory in the third quarter, company CEO Peter Chou said that inventory level is healthy and will remain so into the third quarter. On the contrary,...
Thursday 29 April 2010
HTC announces optimistic 2Q10 guidance
Smartphone maker HTC projects second-quarter shipments to reach 4.5 million units, up 36% sequentially, and first-half shipments should rise by 40% on year to 7.8 million units. The...
Wednesday 21 April 2010
HTC acquires stake in China-based LBS provider, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) on April 20 announced that it will acquire a 10% stake in Shanghai-based location based service (LBS) provider Shanghai Gsuo Information Technology via a...
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Air traffic suspension has limited impact on Taiwan handset industry
The suspension of air traffic in Europe has had limited impact on Taiwan's handset manufacturing industry and domestic market.
Wednesday 7 April 2010
HTC 1Q10 revenues higher than target
HTC has posted revenues of NT$37.697 billion (US$1.19 billion) for the first quarter of 2010, increasing 19.33% from a year earlier, according to the company. The quarterly figures...
Tuesday 6 April 2010
China market: HTC aims to ship 4-5 million handsets in 2011, says CEO
HTC expects sales of its handsets through its partner Dopod in the China market to reach 4-5 million units in 2011, according to company CEO and president Peter Chou.
Tuesday 30 March 2010
HTC to ship 4.5 million handsets in 2Q10, says paper
Handsets shipped by HTC (High Tech Computer) may hit a new high of 4.5 million units in the second quarter of 2010 compared to 3.3-3.5 million projected for the first quarter, according...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Taiwan market: Android platform to account for 20% of smartphones by end of 2010
Android-platform handsets available for sale in the Taiwan market are on the rise, with the proportion of Android phones to all smartphones expected to increase from 10% at the end...