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Wednesday 14 November 2012
Commentary: Will Apple soften its stance against Samsung after reaching peace deal with HTC?
The announcement of a comprehensive settlement of patent lawsuits between Apple and HTC comes as a surprise to the smartphone industry, given Apple's previous hostile attitude against...
Wednesday 14 November 2012
HTC to launch Droid DNA smartphone in US through Verizon
HTC will launch its Droid DNA smartphone in the US market exclusively through Verizon Wireless with a 2-year service contract at US$199.99, with pre-order beginning immediately and...
Tuesday 13 November 2012
China market: Nexus 4 pricing to affect sales, prices of other brands, says report
The aggressive pricing strategy adopted by Google for its Nexus 4 may affect sales of Xiaomi smartphones in China and may also force other brands including Samsung Electronics, Motorola...
Monday 12 November 2012
HTC, Apple settle patent dispute
HTC and Apple have jointly announced that they have reached a global settlement that includes the dismissal of all current lawsuits and a 10-year license agreement.
Thursday 8 November 2012
China market: Nokia, HTC and Huawei WP8 smartphones to debut in December
Cooperating with China's three telecom service providers, brands such as Nokia, HTC, Samsung Electronics and Huawei will introduce their Windows Phone 8 models into the China market...
Wednesday 7 November 2012
HTC October sales slip below NT$20 billion
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC came to NT$17.2 billion (US$590 million) in October 2012, slipping below the NT$20 billion mark for the first time in nine...
Monday 5 November 2012
Uncertain Windows 8 future may relatively affect Windows Phone 8
Although Microsoft has been aggressive promoting its new Windows 8 operating system (OS), a weak global economy has the notebook supply chain remaining conservative about the OS'...
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Taiwan market: HTC launches WP8X and WP8S smartphones
HTC has launched its Windows Phone 8-based smartphones, the WP8X and WP8S, in Taiwan in cooperation with four telecom service companies–Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile,...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Google aggressive pricing for Nexus 4 smartphone to affect sales of other brands
Google's pricing of US$299-349 for its newly released 4.7-inch, quad-core Nexus 4 smartphone is lower than market expectations, and thus could affect the sales of Android-based smartphones...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Demand for WP8 smartphones not expected to be strong, say Taiwan makers
While Nokia, HTC and Samsung Electronics will launch Windows Phone 8 (WP8) devices beginning in November, in line with Microsoft unveiling the mobile operating system on October 29,...
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Smartphones drive 3Q12 growth in worldwide mobile phone market, says IDC
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 2.4% year over year in the third quarter of 2012, driven by heavyweights Samsung and Apple as Nokia dropped off the top-5 list of smartphone...
Friday 26 October 2012
HTC sees profits drop sharply in 3Q12
HTC has reported net profits of NT$3.9 billion (US$133.2 million) for the third quarter of 2012, down 56% sequentially and 82% on year. EPS for the third quarter was NT$4.7, compared...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
UK-based Everything Everywhere to begin offering LTE services
UK-based mobile service provider Everything Everywhere, a joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile, will begin to offer LTE services by the end of October and will purchase LTE-enabled...
Tuesday 23 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers see decreased 3Q12 handset shipments
Taiwan-based makers shipped 16.01 million handsets in the third quarter of 2012, decreasing 18.7% on quarter and 34.8% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 18 October 2012
HTC to launch J Butterfly smartphone in Japan through cooperation with KDDI
HTC will launch the HTC J Butterfly, a smartphone customized for mobile telecom carrier KDDI, in the Japan market in early December 2012, according to the company.