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Friday 26 December 2008
FIH and Pegatron eyeing Sony Ericsson new smartphone orders
While an earlier Digitimes report indicated that Sony Ericsson planned to outsource its second Windows Mobile-based smartphone to another Taiwan-based handset maker Mobinnova instead...
Tuesday 23 December 2008
Sony Ericsson to swtich smartphone production partner from HTC to Mobinnova, says paper
Sony Ericsson plans to outsource its second Windows Mobile-based smartphone to Taiwan-based Mobinnova, a handset maker under Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), instead...
Monday 22 December 2008
HTC forecasts G1 handset sales to top one million units in 2008, third Android handset already in development, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) expects sales of the Android-powered G1 handset to top over one million units in 2008, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) recently quoted...
Monday 22 December 2008
FPCB makers Career and Unitech to see smartphone segment continue driving sales 1Q09
Although the global financial crisis has impacted overall handset demand, the smartphone segment is performing relatively better. Thanks to healthy orders from the smartphone segment,...
Friday 19 December 2008
HTC to partner with SKT on launch of second HTC smartphone in South Korea
High Tech Computer (HTC) has completed talks with South Korea-based SK Telecom (SKT) for the joint launch of a new HTC smartphone in South Korea in the first quarter of 2009, according...
Wednesday 17 December 2008
HTC shaves over 50% of its workforce in Japan, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) has reportedly reduced the number of employees at its branch office in Japan by more than 50% with the aim to improve operating efficiency, according to a...
Friday 12 December 2008
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile launches HTC Touch HD to compete with iPhone 3G
Taiwan-based telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile on December 12 launched the HTC Touch HD handset from High Tech Computer (HTC) in the Taiwan market, just prior to the official debut of...
Monday 8 December 2008
Rising HTC Diamond-series and G1 handset shipments push HTC revenues to record high in November
High Tech Computer (HTC) saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$17.76 billion (US$528.57 million) in November, up 10.8% sequentially and also up 22.1% on year, according to the...
Wednesday 3 December 2008
HTC announces acquisition of One & Co design firm
High Tech Computer (HTC) has announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based lifestyle design firm One & Company Design (One & Co).
Thursday 27 November 2008
HTC to ship Touch Pro and Touch Viva smartphones to India-based Idel Cellular
High Tech Computer (HTC) has added Idel Cellular into its client list in India, in addition to current partners, which include Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications, according...
Monday 24 November 2008
Asustek rallying to compete with HTC for smartphones in 2009
Asustek Computer's handset business has fallen short of expectations in 2008, but the company is strengthening its R&D to offer up to 10 new models, almost all supporting 3G and...
Monday 24 November 2008
HTC raises shipment forecasts for G1 and Touch Diamond handsets
High Tech Computer (HTC) expects cumulative shipments of the T-Mobile G1 to reach one million units by the end of 2008, according to company CEO Peter Chou on November 21. The company...
Friday 21 November 2008
Taiwan market: Samsung, LG handset shares hit record in October
In Taiwan's handset market, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics occupied 20.3% and 7.6% respectively of the total shipment volume in October 2008, the highest ever monthly figures...
Thursday 13 November 2008
HTC launches WiMAX handset in cooperation with Russian mobile telecom operator
High Tech Computer (HTC) and Russia-based Scartel (Yota brand) have announced the launch of the HTC MAX 4G, the world's first integrated GSM/WiMAX handset.
Wednesday 12 November 2008
HTC Fuze competiting with iPhone and BlackBerry Bold in US market, says paper
AT&T's recent launch of HTC Fuze, the first HTC-branded smartphone sold through the US telecom services provider, will bring HTC to compete directly with Apple and RIM (Research...