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Friday 7 August 2009
HTC sees revenues down over 24% sequentially in July
HTC (High Tech Computer) has posted revenues of NT$10.83 billion (US$331.2 million) for July, down 24.3% sequentially and 5.3% on year. For the first seven months of 2009, revenues...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Commentary: HTC gets a wakeup call as it is forced to lower revenue guidance for 2009
The price of HTC (High Tech Computer) shares dropped steeply for three consecutive trading sessions closing at NT$328 (US$10.03) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on August 5 after...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
HTC to launch at least three Android handsets in China in 2009
HTC (High Tech Computer) and its China marketing partner Dopod will launch at least three Android-powered handsets in the China market in 2009, including WCDMA-enabled HTC Hero and...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
HTC may cooperate with MediaTek to target low-cost smartphone market, say sources
It is possible that High Tech Computer (HTC), in an attempt to enter the low-cost smartphone market, will cooperate with MediaTek for price-competitive handset IC solutions and to...
Friday 31 July 2009
HTC revenues up 10% on year in 2Q09
HTC (High Tech Computer) has reported revenues of NT$38.2 billion (US$1.16 billion) for the second quarter of 2009, in line with its mid-point guidance range of NT$37.5-38.5 billion...
Thursday 30 July 2009
Qualcomm-Verizon Brew cooperation may benefit Taiwan handset and module makers
Cooperation between Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless to promote the Open Brew platform and form a joint venture to promote M2M services may bring in more contract business for Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Taiwan market: Fonestock to provide real-time stock updates on smartphones
Taiwan-based Fonestock Technology is cooperating with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to push sales of its newly released software solutions for receiving real-time stock market information...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
HTC to offer Qualcomm BMP-based handsets, hike adoption of Android
Taiwan-based High Computer Tech (HTC) will launch a high-profile 3G handset based on Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform (BMP) in September or October targeting the consumer segment,...
Monday 6 July 2009
HTC revenues up over 20% on year in June
Taiwan-based handset vendor HTC (High Tech Computer) has posted revenues of NT$14.31 billion (US$434.95 million) for June, up 14.7% on month and 20.9% on year, according to a company...
Friday 3 July 2009
In-house developed user interface, ecosystem and applications crucial for smartphones, says sources
The introduction of in-house developed user interfaces, the establishment of an ecosystem, and application stores will be crucial for competition in the smartphone segment, in addition...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Aptina, Samsung share CIS supply for HTC Hero
Aptina and Samsung Electronics are supplying 60% and 40%, respectively, of the 5-megapixel CMOS image sensors (CIS) needed by High Tech Computer (HTC) for its new Hero smartphone,...
Friday 26 June 2009
HTC to focus marketing efforts on US and China in 2H09
HTC (High Tech Computer) will focus its marketing on expanding its market share in the US and China in the second half of the year, according to company president and CEO Peter Cho...
Friday 26 June 2009
Development of Android-powered G1 a boost to HTC revenues and brand value, says CEO
HTC's development and rollout of the Android-powered G1 (HTC Dream) smartphone in cooperation with Google has brought in at least NT$20-30 billion (US$607.9 million) in revenues and...
Thursday 25 June 2009
HTC to ship Hero Android-powered smartphones to T-Mobile and Orange
HTC (High Tech Computer) has landed orders for its latest Android-powered smartphone, the HTC Hero, from T-Mobile and Orange with shipments to begin soon, according to company president...
Monday 22 June 2009
Asia vendors expected to be main players for Android handsets
Own-brand handset vendors in Asia have become the main force for promoting Android-powered models in the global market, with High Tech Computer (HTC), Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics...