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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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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...
Monday 30 September 2013
HTC sells back holdings in Beats
HTC has signed an agreement to sell back to Beats Electronics its holdings of a 24.84% share in the US-based audio solution provider for US$265 million, according to a company announcement...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Nokia ruling to not have significant impact on HTC, say sources
The recent preliminary ruling of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on Nokia's May 2012 complaint against HTC for radio transmission patent infringements will not have significant...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Taiwan market: HTC may lose top-rank title due for lack of new flagship models
HTC may lose its top-rank title in Taiwan's smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2013 as it has failed to deliver a new flagship model for the second half of the year in the...
Wednesday 18 September 2013
HTC to adopt old Qualcomm processor for HTC One Max, say sources
HTC reportedly will adopt an old Qualcomm processor, the quad-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ 8064, for production of its first large-size HTC One Max to be launched in October...
Tuesday 10 September 2013
HTC has no plans to replace incumbent CEO, says paper
HTC has no plans to replace its incumbent CEO Peter Chou despite the recent charges of espionage that might have resulted in a leak of its trade secrets, the Chinese-language Economic...
Tuesday 3 September 2013
WP platform likely to become closed OS, forcing other brands to develop alternatives
The Windows Phone (WP) platform is likely to become a closed OS after Microsoft completes its acquisition of Nokia's devices and services business, a development which will force...
Monday 2 September 2013
HTC shares under downward pressure amid possible leak of trade secrets
HTC share price plunged to an intraday low of NT$146 (US$5) before closing down NT$10 or 5.75% at NT$147.50 on September 2 as investors dumped the company's shares on concerns of...
Tuesday 27 August 2013
Smartphone vendors in China expected to use mostly Full HD panels in 2014
Supply chain sources in the panel industry believe that most smartphone vendors in China will be after Full HD panels in 2014 in order to keep up with market demand.
Monday 26 August 2013
HTC continues losing ground in LTE smartphone segment
HTC, a pioneer of LTE smartphones previously, appears to have lost its competitive advantage in the segment and has seen its market share lag behind Samsung Electronics, Apple, Sony...