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Wednesday 6 May 2009
HTC revenues decline in April
High Tech Computer (HTC) announced on May 6 that its total revenues for April 2009 reached NT$11.41 billion (US$344 million), down 7.85% on month and 3.76% on year. Total revenues...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Elan reportedly secures touch panel module order from HTC
IC design house Elan Microelectronics has recently landed an order for touch panel modules for High Tech Computer's (HTC's) Android-based G2 handsets, with volume shipments slated...
Monday 4 May 2009
HTC expects revenues to grow 8-11% on year in 2Q09
High Tech Computer (HTC) expects its revenues to top NT$37.5-38.5 billion (US$1.14-1.17 billion) in the second quarter of 2009, up 19-22% from the previous quarter and up 8-11% from...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Taiwan market: Samsung and Motorola to bring out Android-powered phones in 2H09
Samsung Electronics plans to introduce its first Android-power phone, the i7500, into the Taiwan market in July, while Motorola is also likely to launch its Google phones into the...
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Taiwan market: Samsung and LGE see handset market shares increase in March
Both Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics saw their shares in the Taiwan market strengthen further in March 2009 although total handsets sold dropped 17% sequentially to about 540,000...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Capacitive touch panel shipments may see significant growth in 2H09
Shipments of handset-use capacitive touch panels are expected to see significant grow in the second half of 2009 as Apple plans to introduce the latest iPhone in June, High Tech Computer...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Taiwan vendors to launch Snapdragon smartphones at end of 3Q09
Taiwan smartphone makers are expected to release Qualcomm Snapdragon-based handsets at the end of the third quarter or in early fourth quarter of this year although an earleir Digitimes...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
MediaTek to supply smartphone IC solutions for white-box vendors in China in 3Q09
MediaTek, following its offering of TD-SCDMA and WCDMA 3G base-band and radio-frequency handset ICs, will begin volume production of smartphone IC solutions for white-box handsets...
Thursday 16 April 2009
Touchscreen expected to be adopted by 20% of handsets in 2009, says Young Fast chairman
The penetration rate of touchscreen panels in the handset market is expected to reach above 20% this year, double from a year earlier, thanks to Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics...
Friday 10 April 2009
Samsung expected to increase supply share of CMOS image sensors to HTC
The proportion of Samsung Electronics' CMOS image sensors (CISs) used in High Tech Computer's (HTC's) handsets is expected to reach 50% with a more competitive pricing at the end...
Thursday 9 April 2009
Asia-Pacific handset market has recovered, says HTC executive
Judging from the strong orders and sales projections for the second quarter from telecom carriers in Asia-Pacific markets, the handset market in the region has already recovered,...
Tuesday 7 April 2009
HTC 1Q09 net earnings down 40% on year
High Tech Computer (HTC) saw its net earnings drop 40% on year to NT$4.89 billion (US$147.73 million) in the first quarter of 2009, the company has disclosed.
Monday 6 April 2009
HTC to launch Internet-enabled feature phone in 4Q09, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) plans to launch an Internet-enabled high-end feature phone in the fourth quarter of 2009 in order to expand its share in the global handset market, according...
Thursday 2 April 2009
HTC unveils QWERTY smartphone
High Tech Computer (HTC) has debuted its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap, at the ongoing CTIA Wireless 2009 trade fair held in Las Vegas. Built using a Qualcomm MSM 7225 528MHz...
Monday 30 March 2009
HTC to see intensifying competition for Android-powered handsets in 2H09
High Tech Computer (HTC) will see competition in the Android-powered handset segment intensify dramatically in the second half of 2009 as more makers venture into the market.