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Wednesday 14 December 2016
Over 2 million VR headsets to ship in 2016, says Canalys
Global VR (virtual reality) headset shipments are expected to exceed two million units in 2016 and to grow to 20 million by 2020, according to Canalys.
Friday 9 December 2016
Acer Starbreeze, HTC take part in global VR association, GVRA
HTC and Acer Starbreeze have joined Google, Oculus, Samsung Electronics and Sony Interactive Entertainment to establish a non-profit organization, the Global Virtual Reality Association...
Wednesday 7 December 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODM smartphone shipments to decline in 4Q16
Combined smartphone shipments by Taiwan-based brand handset vendors and ODMs will reach 13.82 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, up 11.8% sequentially but down 23% on year,...
Tuesday 6 December 2016
HTC sees revenues continue to drop in November
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.67 billion (US$240.68 million) for November, down 6.13% on month and 25.42% on year. Accumulated 2016 revenues through November totaled...
Monday 5 December 2016
VR/AR developers facing weak demand in 2017
The virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) market was originally expected to pick up strongly in 2016, but demand for related applications has been weakening recently. Since the supply...
Wednesday 30 November 2016
HTC overall sales to remain stagnant in 2017
Overall sales at HTC are expected to remain stagnant in 2017 as its smartphone shipments are likely to remain slow, while it is having difficulty significantly ramping up shipments...
Monday 28 November 2016
China vendors to continue to serve as major players in global smartphone market in 2017
China-based smartphone vendors will continue to be the major players in the global smartphone market in 2017, with Huawei, Oppo and Vivo to take the third, fourth and fifth positions...
Friday 25 November 2016
Medical PC solution provider Onyx Healthcare to debut on OTC market
Taiwan-based medical PC solution provider Onyx Healthcare, an associated company of Asustek Computer, will debut on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market on December 21.
Friday 25 November 2016
Commentary: Can HTC build a VR ecosystem in China?
HTC has exerted efforts to help China build up its VR industry in order to establish an ecosystem that will enable it to maintain its leading market position in the VR segment, but...
Thursday 24 November 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments up slightly in October
A total of 722,000 smartphones were sold in the Taiwan market in October, increasing 5% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels.
Thursday 24 November 2016
HTC denies rumors of selling its smartphone business
HTC has rejected market rumors saying that it plans to sell its struggling smartphone unit to China-based smartphone vendor Xiaomi Technology.
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan market: HTC unveils HTC 10 evo for high-end segment
HTC has unveiled a new high-end smartphone, the HTC 10 evo, in the Taiwan market, aiming at ramping up its smartphone business for the fourth quarter of 2016. The company will start...
Monday 21 November 2016
HTC Vive shipments to lag behind Sony PSVR, Oculus Rift in 2016-2017
Shipments of the HTC Vive VR devices will lag behind those of Sony's PSVR and the Oculus Rift in 2016 and 2017 due to its disadvantage in pricing, according to an estimate of industry...
Friday 18 November 2016
HTC cooperates with Shenzhen City Government to foster VR industry
HTC has signed a strategic cooperation pact with the city government of Shenzhen, southern China to set up a VR research institute, as well as a CNY10 billion (US$1.47 billion) Shenzhen...
Tuesday 15 November 2016
HTC announces wireless upgrade kit for HTC Vive
HTC has announced a tetherless virtual reality (VR) upgrade kit for the HTC Vive. The wireless kit, developed and produced by TPCAST, a HTC's Vive X Accelerator-invested company,...