BROWSING: HTC

HTC July sales up 83% on year, announcing acquisition of Dashwire

DigiTimes | August 5, 2011 | Steve Shen HTC has announces consolidated revenues of NT$45.11 billion (US$1.56 billion) for July, up 83.29% on year, while total revenues from January to July 2011 were NT$273.67 billion, up 121.56% from a year earlier. Read the full article here...

Taiwan market: LGE and HTC to release 3D handsets in August

DigiTimes | August 4, 2011 | Daniel Shen, Steve Shen Both LG Electronics (LGE) and HTC plan to launch 3D handsets in the Taiwan market in August. Read the full article here via DigiTimes

HTC Corp. acquires Dashwire Inc. for $18.5M

In a deal that is uniformly being labeled as a patent portfolio purchase, HTC Corp. has acquired Dashwire Inc. for $18.5 million. The Seattle-based company offers cloud services for operators, device makers and retailers with support for BlackBerry, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile.HTC said...

HTC: Apple lawsuit will not have fundamental impact on company

Reuters | July 29, 2011 | Clare Jim Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp said on Friday the lawsuit against Apple Inc will not have a fundamental impact on the company, adding the company is preparing an appeal to a U.S. court decision on the case. Read...

HTC Corp. sells 12.1M devices, profits up nearly 103%

HTC Corp. closed another fantastic quarter with profits up $102.9% year over year and device shipments up 24.8% from the previous quarter and up 123.7% from the year-ago period. The Taiwanese manufacturer shipped 12.1 million devices total, generating $608.3 million in net income on...

Samsung and Apple reap rewards from smart phone policy

Smartphone sales may be set to top 420 million units in 2011, but some handset makers are poised to do far better than others when it comes to high-end devices IMS Research has revealed. Though smartphones currently make up 28% of all handset sales, only...

Samsung and Apple reap rewards from 'smart' phone policy

Smartphone sales may be set to top 420 million units in 2011, but some handset makers are poised to do far better than others when it comes to high-end devices IMS Research has revealed.

LG's mobile business continues to lag

LG Electronics Inc. reported an 87% decline in net profit in the recently closed quarter as mobile handset sales continue to falter. The South Korean conglomerate's mobile communications division posted a lower-than-expected loss of $49.8 million. On a company-wide basis, the company posted $103.4...

T-Mobile USA launches new HTC Wildfire S smartphone

T-Mobile USA announced the upcoming availability of the new HTC Wildfire S smartphone recently. The device is a compact Android-powered handset built with simplicity in mind and is expected to be available on August 3 for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a two-year...

HTC ready to negotiate with Apple over patent infringement

HTC has told Reuters it is willing to negotiate with Apple to clear up the pair’s legal battle, but has emphasized the terms of any settlement should be “fair and reasonable.” In an interview with the news wire, HTC’s Winston Yung admitted that the Taiwanese...

HTC faces test as investors fret over slowing growth

Reuters | July 26, 2011 | Jakob Vesterager, Georgina Prodhan Taiwan's HTC, which rose from obscure origins making phones for others to become one of the world's top smartphone companies, is facing a test of its mettle as investor faith in its rapid growth wanes...

HTC may switch to Samsung chips

The Korea Herald | July 22, 2011 | Kim Ji-hyun Smartphone manufacturer HTC Corp. is considering switching to Samsung’s mobile application processors in a move that may help the local electronics maker extend its market share, industry sources said. Read the full article here via The...

HTC ready to negotiate with Apple over patent infringement

HTC has told Reuters it is willing to negotiate with Apple to clear up the pair’s legal battle, but has emphasized the terms of any settlement should be “fair and reasonable.”In an interview with the news wire, HTC’s Winston Yung admitted that the Taiwanese...

HTC stands up to Apple, fights back

Last Friday, HTC was dealt a massive blow when the US International Trade Commission (ITC) took Apple’s side and found the Taiwanese phonemaker guilty of infringing two iPhone patents. But HTC’s CEO is not taking the decision lying down and says he is prepared...

Bits & Bytes: Barcelona named Mobile World Capital; Alvarion deploys 4G; and more

Alvarion, provider of 4G networks in the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) market, announced that Bandera Electric Cooperative, an electric cooperative since 1938, has deployed a 4G network in Texas.The GSMA announced that Barcelona has been selected as the Mobile World Capital from 2012 to...

Apple wins early patent battle against HTC

The smartphone war is being waged on many fronts. Of course there's the never-ending price war and battle for customers at the retail or carrier level, but smartphone makers are treading just as deep into the legal department. Patent disputes abound in the wireless...

Taiwan's HTC shares tumble after Apple ruling

Reuters | July 18, 2011 | Jonathan Standing Shares in Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC tumbled as much as 6.5 percent on Monday after losing a preliminary ruling in a patent case with Apple Inc, with its announcement of a share buyback failing to stem the...

Taiwan’s HTC shares tumble after Apple ruling

Reuters | July 18, 2011 | Jonathan Standing Shares in Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC tumbled as much as 6.5 percent on Monday after losing a preliminary ruling in a patent case with Apple Inc, with its announcement of a share buyback failing to stem the...

Apple wins early patent battle against HTC

The smartphone war is being waged on many fronts. Of course there's the never-ending price war and battle for customers at the retail or carrier level, but smartphone makers are treading just as deep into the legal department. Patent disputes abound in the wireless...

HTC appoints president of global sales and marketing

DigiTimes | July 15, 2011 | Daniel Shen, Steve Shen HTC has appointed its incumbent president of North America and Latin America Jason Mackenzie to the newly-created position of president of global sales and marketing, effective immediately. Read the full article here via DigiTimes

HTC Falls for Second Day in Taipei After Apple Patent Case

Bloomberg-Businessweek | July 13, 2011 | Weiyi Lim HTC Corp. shares fell for a second day after Asia’s second-largest maker of smartphones was accused of infringing Apple Inc. patents in a case that may halt U.S. imports of the Taiwanese company’s phones and...

Samsung, HTC, Apple to show Q2 cellphone gains

Reuters | July 13, 2011 | Tarmo Virki, Miyoung Kim Samsung Electronics and HTC are predicted to be the big winners in the global cellphone market in the second quarter, benefiting from booming demand for their smartphones running Google's software. Read the full...

AT&T rolls out Facebook integrated phone

The first model of smartphone to carry a dedicated Facebook button on the keypad is launching this week from AT&T Mobility (T), which is taking pre-orders for the Android Honeycomb-powered HTC Status and billing the device as the inaugural phone to be integrated with...

HTC down after Apple’s new patent lawsuit

Reuters | July 11, 2011 | Clare Jim Shares in the world's No.5 handset maker, HTC Corp, tumbled more than 4 percent on Tuesday, after Apple Inc sued the company in a fresh complaint with a U.S. trade panel. Read the full article...