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Tuesday 3 February 2009
2009 the year of smartphones, says ABI Research
Mobile handset shipments in the first half of 2008 had a 14% increase on year while slowed to 8% in the third quarter before crashing into a 10% decline in the fourth quarter. As...
Friday 23 January 2009
Android-powered HTC Sapphire handset to come out in May, say sources
High Tech Computer (HTC) is expected to launch its second Android-powered handset, codenamed Sapphire, in May, according to sources familiar with the company's latest roadmap. Earlier...
Monday 19 January 2009
HTC lowers its guidance for revenue growth in 2009, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) has lowered its guidance for revenue growth in 2009 amid the global economic slowdown, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Wednesday 14 January 2009
HTC receives orders for 8 new handsets slated for 2009, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) has received orders for at least eight new handset models slated for 2009 from a number of telecom service operators, including T-Mobile, Vodafone, AT&T,...
Wednesday 7 January 2009
HTC records NT$38 EPS in 2008
High Tech Computer (HTC) has announced revenues for the fiscal year 2008 (ended December 31, 2008) reached NT$152.56 billion (US$4.61 billion), with 28.65% on-year growth. Net income...
Wednesday 31 December 2008
Global demand for handset solutions to decline over 30% in 1Q09
Demand for handset solutions from global handset vendors is likely to decline at least 30% in the first quarter of 2009 as gauged by current order visibility, according to sources...
Friday 26 December 2008
Global sales of Android-powered handsets to top 5-8 million units in 2009, says Digitimes Research
Most branded handset vendors as well as vendors in China and Japan are all planning to launch Android-powered mobile phones in 2009 – a move which is likely to push the global...
Friday 26 December 2008
FIH and Pegatron eyeing Sony Ericsson new smartphone orders
While an earlier Digitimes report indicated that Sony Ericsson planned to outsource its second Windows Mobile-based smartphone to another Taiwan-based handset maker Mobinnova instead...
Tuesday 23 December 2008
Sony Ericsson to swtich smartphone production partner from HTC to Mobinnova, says paper
Sony Ericsson plans to outsource its second Windows Mobile-based smartphone to Taiwan-based Mobinnova, a handset maker under Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), instead...
Monday 22 December 2008
HTC forecasts G1 handset sales to top one million units in 2008, third Android handset already in development, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) expects sales of the Android-powered G1 handset to top over one million units in 2008, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) recently quoted...
Monday 22 December 2008
FPCB makers Career and Unitech to see smartphone segment continue driving sales 1Q09
Although the global financial crisis has impacted overall handset demand, the smartphone segment is performing relatively better. Thanks to healthy orders from the smartphone segment,...
Friday 19 December 2008
HTC to partner with SKT on launch of second HTC smartphone in South Korea
High Tech Computer (HTC) has completed talks with South Korea-based SK Telecom (SKT) for the joint launch of a new HTC smartphone in South Korea in the first quarter of 2009, according...
Wednesday 17 December 2008
HTC shaves over 50% of its workforce in Japan, says paper
High Tech Computer (HTC) has reportedly reduced the number of employees at its branch office in Japan by more than 50% with the aim to improve operating efficiency, according to a...
Friday 12 December 2008
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile launches HTC Touch HD to compete with iPhone 3G
Taiwan-based telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile on December 12 launched the HTC Touch HD handset from High Tech Computer (HTC) in the Taiwan market, just prior to the official debut of...
Monday 8 December 2008
Rising HTC Diamond-series and G1 handset shipments push HTC revenues to record high in November
High Tech Computer (HTC) saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$17.76 billion (US$528.57 million) in November, up 10.8% sequentially and also up 22.1% on year, according to the...