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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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Friday 4 January 2013
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo to compete with HTC Butterfly
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo Mobile is to challenge the sale of HTC Butterfly from HTC by promoting globally its 5-inch model, the Oppo Find 5, according to industry sources.
Friday 4 January 2013
Tight components supplies may cap HTC shipment growth, say sources
Tight supplies of some components including voice coil motors and ITO films may put a brake on the growing sales of HTC's high-end smartphones, including the HTC One X+, Windows Phone...
Tuesday 25 December 2012
Nokia, HTC considering entry into Windows RT tablet market, say sources
Nokia and HTC both are reportedly evaluating plans to launch Windows RT-based tablets powered by ARM processors beginning in the third quarter of 2013. Nokia is expected to roll out...
Tuesday 25 December 2012
Samsung aims to ship 500 million handsets in 2013, say sources
Samsung Electronics aims to ship 500 million handsets in 2013, of which 350 million will be smartphone models, according to industry sources, citing an internal estimate by Samsung...
Thursday 20 December 2012
Tough competition ahead for Nokia, RIM and HTC in 2013
Nokia, Research in Motion (RIM) and HTC have seen disappointing sales in 2012 and hope to win back market share with the introduction of Windows Phone 8, Blackberry 10 and Android...
Tuesday 18 December 2012
HTC 1Q13 smartphone shipments to grow slower than expected, say sources
Affected by the launch of iPhone 5 and rapidly declining smartphone prices in China, HTC reportedly has revamped its product roadmap for 2013 and is expected to see its smartphone...
Thursday 13 December 2012
More smartphone vendors to launch models with 5-inch Full HD displays in 1H13, say sources
Samsung Electronics, Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics, Huawei Device and ZTE are expected to follow HTC and Sharp to roll out smartphones with 5-inch Full HD displays in...
Friday 7 December 2012
Nokia increasing competition in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Nokia is strengthening its deployment in the entry-level to mid-range smartphone market with the launch of Lumia 620, a move which will affect the sale of Windows Phone 8 handsets...
Thursday 6 December 2012
HTC November sales up more than 20%
Having declined for four consecutive months, HTC's revenues rebounded to a sequential growth track in November 2012.
Wednesday 28 November 2012
HTC to appoint new CMO, says paper
HTC reportedly will hire YS Ho, currently serving as executive vice president of Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), as its global chief marketing officer with the appointment to...
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Taiwan market: Samsung sets launch date, price of WP8-based Ativ S
Samsung Electronics has launched its Windows Phone 8-based Ativ S for the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). The model will be available in the local market...
Monday 26 November 2012
Digitimes Research: Entry-level to mid-range models to drive smartphone sales momentum in 2013
Entry-level to mid-range smartphones sold to emerging markets will serve as growth drivers for the smartphone industry in 2013. Vendors which offer complete lineups of low-priced...
Thursday 22 November 2012
Patent disputes hike royalty fees for Android handset makers
Hardware vendors who use the Android platform for mobile devices are now finding their costs mounting up because of royalty payments, mainly to Microsoft and recently to Apple, according...
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Nokia, HTC promoting WP8 smartphones with aggressive pricing in the US
Having launched their Windows Phone 8-based smartphones in the US only two weeks ago, Nokia and HTC have engaged in fierce price competition to win market share, according to industry...
Friday 16 November 2012
More smartphones to feature wireless charging
Smartphone vendors, having enlarged display sizes of their mobile devices to 4-5-inch and upgraded CPUs to quad-core models and display resolutions to up to 1,080p, are expected to...