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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...
Wednesday 12 November 2008
T-Mobile G1 Android handset has US$143.89 BOM, says iSuppli
The T-Mobile G1 smartphone, the first wireless handset to be based on Google Android mobile operating system, carries a bill-of-materials (BOM) cost of US$143.89, according to a virtual...
Friday 7 November 2008
HTC revenues hit new high in October on launch of new models
High Tech Computer (HTC) saw its revenues grow 22.4% on year to hit a record high of NT$16.04 billion (US$489 million) in October buoyed by the launch of new models, including T-Mobile...
Tuesday 4 November 2008
HTC to ship Touch Diamond handsets to Softbank Mobile and KDDI
After having recently delivered HTC Victor handsets to Japan-based Emobile, High Tech Computer (HTC) has also landed orders for its Diamond-series handsets from two other mobile operators...
Tuesday 4 November 2008
HTC to ship Android G1 phones to Asia-Pacific markets in 1H09, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) will begin to ship Android-based G1 phones to clients in the Asia-pacific region in the first half of 2009, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted...
Monday 3 November 2008
HTC expects revenues to grow 23% on year to NT$48 billion in 4Q08
High Tech Computer (HTC) expects revenues to grow 23% on year to NT$48 billion (US$1.45 billion) in the fourth quarter of this year buoyed by the launch of HTC Diamond-series handsets...
Wednesday 22 October 2008
Taiwan market: LGE squeezes Motorola out of handset top-5
According to retail channels, total handset shipment volumes in September in Taiwan were 610,000 units, and LG Electronics (LGE) surpassed Motorola to take fifth ranking in terms...