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Monday 11 March 2013
Sony Mobile makes headway with Xperia Z; to move to other platforms
Sales of Sony Mobile Communications' new high-end flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z, have been successful, which could help the vendor ramp up sales of its entry-level to mid-range...
Friday 8 March 2013
Taiwan market: New HTC One unveiled
The New HTC One will be avaialbe in Taiwan at the end of March, with a retail price of NT$19,900 (US$670) for the 16GB version, NT$21,900 for 32GB and NT$24,900 for 64GB.
Wednesday 6 March 2013
HTC sees revenues sink in February
HTC has reported revenues of NT$11.37 billion (US$383.44 million) for February, down 26.8% from the previous month and 44% from a year earlier. For the first two months of 2013, revenues...
Tuesday 26 February 2013
MWC 2013: China Mobile unveils 4 TD-LTE smartphones
China Mobile has unveiled four TD-LTE smartphones at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013. The four models are manufactured by HTC, LG Electronics, ZTE and Huawei, respecti...
Wednesday 20 February 2013
HTC to revamp marketing, says CEO
HTC will improve product positioning and strengthen its marketing in terms of innovation and execution to address, resolve and overcome the challenges it is facing in today's smartphone...
Wednesday 20 February 2013
New HTC One unveiled
HTC has announced its new flagship smartphone, the new HTC One, which features the latest Android Jelly Bean OS and LTE network technology, and is powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon...
Monday 18 February 2013
HTC drops out of top 10 handset brands
HTC has fallen out of the top-10 handset vendor rankings published by Gartner. The smartphone specialist made its first appearance in Gartner's ranking of the world's top-10 handset...
Thursday 7 February 2013
HTC January revenues hit nearly 3-year low
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has announced consolidated revenues of NT$15.54 billion (US$525.5 million) for January 2013, representing a decline of 28% on month and 6% on year...
Monday 4 February 2013
HTC foresees revenues of NT$50-60 billion, gross margin of 21-23% for 1Q13 operation
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has forecast consolidated revenue of NT$50-60 billion (US$1.7-2.0 billion), gross margin of 21-23% and net operating margin of 0.5-1.0% for its...
Tuesday 29 January 2013
HTC to unveil M7 in London in February, say sources
HTC plans to unveil its new M7 smartphone, a flagship model for the first half of 2013, in London in early February, according to sources at the supply chain.
Monday 28 January 2013
Strong demand for smartphones, heated competition characterize global handset market in 4Q12, says IDC
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1.9% on year in the fourth quarter of 2012, as strong holiday smartphone sales raised shipments of these devices to levels nearly equal to those...
Friday 25 January 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches HTC Desire U
Taiwan-based Chughwa Telecom (CHT) and HTC have jointly launched the smartphone vendor's entry-level Desire U for contract sale.
Friday 18 January 2013
HTC M7 likely to use 468ppi Full HD panels from Sharp
HTC will likely use Full HD panels made by Sharp for its reported soon-to-be released M7 smartphone due to low OLED yields from Taiwan-based panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), according...
Thursday 10 January 2013
Samsung, Huawei ready to launch WP8 smartphones, say sources
Samsung Electronics and Huawei Device are ready to launch Windows Phone 8 (WP8)-based models in the US and other markets, while Microsoft, Nokia and HTC have chosen to not participate...
Monday 7 January 2013
HTC nets NT$1.21 per share in 4Q12
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on January 7 reported net earnings per share of NT$1.21 for the fourth quarter of 2012, the lowest quarterly level since the company was listed...