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Tuesday 29 May 2012
China-based smartphone vendors to compete with big players with ultra-thin models
China-based handset vendors have ventured into the production of ultra-thin smartphones, enhancing their strength to compete with international brands in the global market, according...
Friday 25 May 2012
AUO to ship AMOLED panels to Sony and HTC in June, say sources
AU Optronics (AUO) reportedly will begin shipping 4.3-inch AMOLED panels to Sony and HTC in June. HTC will use the panels for the production of its HTC One S smartphone. AUO declined...
Thursday 24 May 2012
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin selling HTC WiMAX smartphones
Taiwan-based WiMAX operators Vee TIME, Global Mobile, Vmax Telecom and Tatung InfoComm will begin contract-bundled sale of the WiMAX/WCDMA dual-mode HTC EVO Design smartphone in the...
Thursday 24 May 2012
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
HTC recaptured the top vendor ranking in the Taiwan handset market in terms of sales value in April with a 36% share, followed by Samsung Electronics with 25% and Apple with 18%,...
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Samsung plans to deliver memory, MCP parts directly to HTC, Transcend, say sources
Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to deliver its memory and MCP (multi-chip packaging) parts directly to some major clients in Taiwan including HTC and Transcend Information, while...
Friday 18 May 2012
Apple wages new legal battle against HTC
Apple has submitted a motion to the US International Trade Commission suggesting that HTC does not have legitimacy over the five patents pertaining to wireless technologies which...
Thursday 17 May 2012
HTC shipments to the US hit by customs proceedings
HTC's second-quarter revenues will be seriously affected, as shipments of its two new models, the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE, to the US have been banned temporarily due to customs...
Wednesday 16 May 2012
IC design houses look to strong demand from smartphone sector in 3Q12
An array of new smartphones launched by HTC, Samsung Electronics and Nokia as well as by local brands in China in the second quarter of 2012 will help ramp up revenue growth at Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Taiwan market: Global Mobile to launch HTC WiMAX smartphone
Global Mobile, a WiMAX operator in the northern Taiwan region, has revealed it will launch the HTC EVO Shift, a WiMAX smartphone customized for the carrier, in late May.
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Taiwan market: HTC confident of regaining largest market share for smartphones in 2Q12
HTC is confident of returning to the status of the largest smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2012 with the launch of HTC One series models, according...
Friday 11 May 2012
Sentelic accuses Samsung, HTC, Apple, RIM of patent infringement
Taiwan-based touch controller IC and touchpad maker Sentelic has filed a patent complaint against Samsung Electronics, HTC, Apple and Research in Motion (RIM) in the US, accusing...
Thursday 3 May 2012
Global smartphone shipments grow over 42% on year in 1Q12, says paper
Global shipments of smartphones have continued to grow at a rapid pace, reaching 145 million units in the first quarter of 2012, up 42.5% from 101 million units shipped a year earlier,...
Thursday 26 April 2012
China smartphone brands looking to expand share in Taiwan market
China-based smartphone brands including ZTE, Huawei and Cool, seeing Taiwan's smartphone market is starting to extend into mid-range and entry-level price levels, are seeking help...
Wednesday 25 April 2012
HTC, Facebook jointly developing smartphone, say sources
Given that Google is expected to continue to cooperate with Samsung Electronics for the development of the next-generation Nexus smartphone, HTC reportedly has decided to move forward...
Wednesday 25 April 2012
HTC to deal 2011 dividend of NT$40
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on April 24 decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$40 for 2011 operation, accounting for 54.56% of the corresponding net earnings...