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Tuesday 10 March 2015
Taiwan market: Major smartphone brands to release new models soon
Competition in Taiwan's smartphone market is set to heat up in the coming quarter as major vendors including Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics and HTC all plan to introduce...
Tuesday 3 March 2015
HTC reports 27% on-year revenues increase for February
HTC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$9.226 billion (US$293.9 million) for February 2015, representing a 24.84% drop on month but 27.7% increase on year.
Monday 2 March 2015
HTC unveils HTC M9 flagship, wearable devices HTC Grip, HTC Vive
HTC has unveiled its new flagship smartphone the HTC One M9 along with its first smart sports bracelet the HTC Grip and a VR (virtual reality) device the HTC Vive during a pre-MWC...
Thursday 26 February 2015
Smartphone vendors to showcase new models at pre-MWC events
Smartphone vendors including Samsung Electronics, HTC, LG Electronics and Sony Mobile Communications all plan to unveil new smartphones at pre-MWC 2015 events to be held on March...
Friday 13 February 2015
HTC and other vendors to launch non-Android Wear smart devices
Although Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics, Motorola Mobility and Asustek Computer have launched Android Wear-based smartwatches, Samsung Electronics, HTC and some China-based...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
HTC appoints new CMO
HTC has appointed Idris Mootee, CEO of Idea Couture, a design firm based in Toronto, as its new CMO. Mootee's predecessor, Benjamin Ho, left the company in July, and company chairwoman...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung, HTC release 4G smartphones
Samsung Electronics and HTC have both launched new smartphones targeting the entry-level to mid-range segments in the Taiwan market. The new models will compete with comparable models...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments to drop nearly 30% on quarter in 1Q15
Taiwan-based brand vendors and ODMs will ship a total of 18.05 million handsets in the first quarter of 2015, down 29.4% on quarter but up 11.2% on year, according to Digitimes Res...
Monday 9 February 2015
HTC expects revenues, profits to fall in 1Q15
HTC expects its revenues to drop 6-13% sequentially to NT$41.5-45 billion (US$1.31-1.42 billion) for the first quarter of 2015. On an annual term, the revenues will be up 25-36% from...
Friday 6 February 2015
Tablet vendors taking new strategies to rekindle sales in 2015
Tablet vendors are adopting measures to revive sales or reduce BOM (bill of materials) costs in 2015 in order to tide over their current difficulties caused by falling unit prices...
Thursday 5 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Handset shipments by Taiwan-based vendors and ODMs increase 50% on year in 4Q14
Shipments of handsets by Taiwan-based ODMs and brand vendors totaled 25.56 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing 15% sequentially and over 50% from a year earlier,...
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Taiwan market: Local brands to enhance presence in sub-NT$5,000 smartphone segment
Taiwan-based smartphone vendors, including HTC, Acer, Asustek Computer, BenQ and Gigabyte Communications, all plan to enhance their presence in the sub-NT$5,000 (US$158) smartphone...
Wednesday 28 January 2015
HTC sponsors eSports teams Cloud 9, Team Liquid, Team SoloMid
HTC has made an entrance into the eSports arena sponsoring three teams: Cloud 9, Team Liquid and Team SoloMid (TSM).
Friday 23 January 2015
Taiwan market: iPhone 6 devices record largest market share in December
Buoyed by continued strong sales of iPhone 6 devices, Apple ranked as the top smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in December both in terms of sales value and volume, according...
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Taiwan market: HTC to ramp up sales through retail channels
HTC plans to strengthen its cooperation with open retail channels to promote sales of its smartphones in the Taiwan market, aiming to ramp up the ratio of channel sales to 35-40%...