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HTC has sold part of its smartphone team to Google as it seeks to turn around its business.
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Wednesday 25 December 2013
Acer, HTC, Asustek to rely on China-based supply chain to tap China smartphone market
Taiwan-based vendor Acer has cooperated with China-based IC designer SIM Technology to develop smartphones for launch in the China market in 2014, while Taiwan-based HTC and Asustek...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Taiwan-based handset ODMs to ship more entry-level LTE smartphones in 2014
Shipments of 4G LTE smartphones are expected to account for over 30% of Taiwan-based handset ODMs' total shipments in 2014 as China-based handset vendors and international players...
Friday 13 December 2013
HTC One smartphones still available in UK after court stays injunction
HTC is now able to continue to sell its HTC One family smartphones in the UK after the Court of Appeal in the country has decided to put a stay on an injunction against the products,...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
HTC November revenues meet market expectations
Smartphone vendor HTC has reported revenues of NT$15.47 billion (US$522 million) for November, up 3.2% sequentially but down 27.1% on year. The monthly results met market expectations,...
Thursday 28 November 2013
Taiwan market: HTC to launch 4 smartphones
HTC on November 27 unveiled four entry-level and mid-range smartphones for exclusive contract-bundled sale in the Taiwan market beginning December: a 5-inch dual-mode Desire 700 and...
Monday 25 November 2013
Digitimes Research: China smartphone sales dip 8.8% sequentially in 3Q13
Shipments of smartphones in the China market declined 8.8% sequentially to 78.2 million units in the third quarter of 2013, according to data compiled by Digitimes Research.
Thursday 21 November 2013
Nokia, LG Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications to stay in tablet market
Smartphone vendors Nokia, LG Electronics and Sony Mobile Communications are likely to continue to stay in the tablet market, while rivals including HTC, Motorola Mobility and BlackBerry...
Tuesday 5 November 2013
HTC suffers net loss per share of NT$3.58 in 3Q13
HTC recorded consolidated revenues of NT$47 billion (US$1.58 billion), gross margin of 20.4%, net operating loss of NT$3.5 billion, net loss of NT$3 billion and net loss per share...
Monday 28 October 2013
Commentary: Is HTC co-governance a cure or curse?
HTC has revamped its management model under which its chairperson Cher Wang and CEO Peter Chou will co-govern the company, instead of the previous policy of allowing the CEO to handle...
Thursday 24 October 2013
HTC denies it is scaling back production
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on October 23 denied media reports that claimed the company had shuttered some of its production lines, looking to outsource production in order...
Monday 21 October 2013
Smartphone vendors ramping up offerings of 5-inch entry-level models
Smartphones with a display size of 5-inch and a price tag of US$300-400 have become mainstream models of the entry-level smartphone segment, attracting not only China-based handset...
Tuesday 15 October 2013
HTC unveils large-size HTC One Max
HTC has announced its first large-size smartphone, the HTC One Max, which comes with a number of features including a fingerprint scanner as well as HTC BlinkFeed, HTC Zoe and HTC...
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Smartphone vendors likely to revamp strategies for mini models
Smartphone vendors are likely to be forced to revamp their strategies regarding the launch of "mini" series smartphones due to slow sales of these models, according to industry...
Friday 4 October 2013
HTC 3Q13 performance falls short of guidance
HTC has reported revenues of NT$47.05 billion (US$1.6 billion) for the third quarter of 2013, falling short of its guidance of NT$50-60 billion set for the quarter.
Thursday 3 October 2013
Xiaomi outperforms HTC to become fifth most used smartphone brand in China, says TrendForce
While Samsung Electronics and Apple remain the top-2 brands in China, Xiaomi Technology has managed to outperform HTC to take the fifth spot in China's most used smartphone brand...