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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.
Tuesday 16 October 2012
HTC, Samsung likely to price WP8 models cheaper than Nokia
As the first wave of the competition over Windows Phone 8 (WP8) smartphones will kick off in November, HTC and Samsung Electronics are expected to adopt more aggressive pricing strategies...
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Asia-based vendors take lead in offering of 5-inch smartphones
Following the steps of Samsung Electronics, a number of branded vendors in Asia including LG Electronics, Pantech, Sharp, Panasonic and HTC as well as some China-based handset makers,...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
HTC switching smartphone component orders from Samsung to other suppliers
HTC has reduced its purchases of smartphone components from Samsung Electronics, switching its orders for CMOS image sensors from the Korea-based supplier to OmniVision and Sony,...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
HTC sees revenues slide over 50% on year in September
HTC has announced revenues of NT$21.2 billion (US$721.43 million) for September, down 11.6% sequentially and 53.4% from a year earlier. Third-quarter revenues of NT$70.2 billion met...
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Asustek September revenues up on month, year
Taiwan-based vendor Asustek Computer on October 8 reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$33.763 billion (US$1.14 billion) for September, growing by 5.49% on month and by 8.12% on...
Wednesday 3 October 2012
HTC unveils HTC One X+
HTC has unveiled the HTC One X+, a refreshed version of its HTC One X smartphone, running the HTC Sense 4+ experience on Android Jelly Bean. The HTC One X+ combines the design, camera...
Thursday 27 September 2012
Nokia, HTC may engage in patent lawsuits over WP8 smartphones, say sources
Nokia and HTC may engage in a new round of patent lawsuits over Windows Phone 8 models released recently by the two vendors due to their similar designs, according to industry sour...
Wednesday 26 September 2012
HTC continues to be top Taiwan-based global brand in 2012
Government-sponsored Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) on September 25 announced that smartphone vendor HTC has been appraised as the most valuable Taiwan-based global...
Monday 24 September 2012
Non-iPhone brands to counter iPhone 5 with more NFC-enabled models, say sources
Although Apple's iPhone 5 is expected to enjoy strong sales, the lack of NFC (near field communication) functionality in the latest iPhone model will allow rival brands to differentiate...
Monday 24 September 2012
Chipset solution supply to play a key role in year-end smartphone sales, say sources
The ability of smartphone vendors to secure sufficient supplies of key components, particularly chipset solutions, will be crucial for them to win in the sales competition during...
Friday 21 September 2012
Nokia to miss out on year-end sales for not delivering WP8 models ahead of HTC or Samsung, say sources
Nokia is likely to miss out on the year-end sales opportunities if it lags Samsung Electronics or HTC in the delivery of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones, according to industry so...