BROWSING: HTC

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...

HTC Flyer Tablet, Droid Accused of Infringing Apple Patents

Bloomberg Bussinessweek | July 12, 2011 | Susan Decker, Tim Culpan HTC Corp., 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 its new Flyer...

Challenges for Asia's tech firms

BBC News | The BBC's Cindy Sui visits one very successful Taiwanese firm - HTC - and examines the challenges facing other Asian technology companies. For more information visit BBC News here

Challenges for Asia’s tech firms

BBC News | The BBC's Cindy Sui visits one very successful Taiwanese firm - HTC - and examines the challenges facing other Asian technology companies. For more information visit BBC News here

HTC Sensation: Among the top droids

Times of India | July 7, 2011 Pros: Sharp and crisp display, fast performance, impeccable build quality, gorgeous and 'sensible' user interface in Sense 3.0 Cons: Barely audible speakers, not everyone will like weight & size ..... Read full article here via Times of India

Rogers first with LTE in Canada

Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) rolled out the country’s first LTE network late last week, getting a jump on its rivals.The launch was limited to the Ottawa region, with plans to expand coverage to Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal later this year and...

HTC ThunderBolt expensive to make, IHS reports

A teardown of HTC Corp.'s (HTCFX) ThunderBolt highlights the expense behind LTE phones, according to the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service. IHS said the ThunderBolt carries the highest bill of materials of any phone it has ever torn apart.With a bill of materials...

Spotlight: InterDigital

Few companies have seen as much technology change across the mobile space than InterDigital Inc., which for nearly 40 years has had a hand in developing the intellectual property for many of the advances that have propelled the industry. From its early years in...

Mobile industry projected to drive $1.3T globally by year's end

With more than half of 2011 behind us, Chetan Sharma Consulting is projecting the mobile industry to drive $1.3 trillion in activity by year's end. Mobile data is expected to comprise 24% of that market with revenues cresting above $300 billion worldwide for the...

HTC acquires S3 Graphics for $300M

HTC Corp. is adding 235 patents to its war chest in a $300 million deal to acquire S3 Graphics Co. Ltd. from VIA Technologies Inc. S3's patents cover a range of graphics visualization technologies used in PCs, gaming consoles and mobile devices, the company...

HTC posts record $1.56B in sales for June

Following rumors that implied HTC Corp.'s June sales would be down or flat, the Taiwanese smartphone maker has released record monthly sales a few days earlier than planned.Consolidated sales in June were up 87.8% from the same period a year ago. While the company's...

Reality Check: Q2 postpaid wireless – experiments, projections and pressure

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.One of the great things about summer, especially this year’s Midwest rainfest, is watching things grow. Trees,...

Latest Leak: HTC Glamor android phone for women spotted online

MSN News India | June 24, 2011 After HTC Bliss, pictures of HTC Glamor, another women oriented smartphone leaks online The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer is in news again. Rumored to have been developing an Android-based women-centric smartphone known as HTC Bliss in May, it now appears...

CDMA World Forum: Devices bring 100,000 jobs to Chinese province

GUANGHZOU, China – More than 100 CDMA handset manufacturers have a presence in Guanghzou, China, contributing more than 100,000 jobs to the province, said CDMA Development Group COO James Person. The CDG held its CDMA World Forum in conjunction with China Telecom's Device Trade Fair...

Nokia and Sony Ericsson written off within 18 months in new report

Two major handset makers have been given the proverbial kiss of death in an annual list of 10 companies not expected to last through the coming year.Sony Ericsson and Nokia Corp. (NOK) both drew the short stick in 24/7 Wall St.’s latest list of...

Reality Check: Still an Android world

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.June is a special month in the wireless industry. For the past four years, it has usually...

HTC Sensation Launched In India?

TechTree | June 10, 2011 | Chethan Rao The Samsung Galaxy S II was launched some days ago in India right after the iPhone 4 was launched, which not surprisingly, spoiled the iPhone 4's party a bit. If there ever was a competitor to the World's best smartphone,...

U.S. Cellular hones in on LTE launch plans, lays out year's device plans

U.S. Cellular Corp.'s (USM) LTE plans continue to take shape as the regional operator said it plans to roll out its first LTE equipped device in November, presumably following the launch of its initial LTE services.The carrier announced last month that it planned to...

HTC doubles its profits

Taiwanese phone maker HTC has more than doubled its profits since last year, thanks mainly to the firm’s focus on Android says the company’s annual report.HTC reported a $40 billion profit since May 2010 and said monthly sales have also been consistently doubling in...

Uplinq 2011: HTC opens Sense framework to third-party developers

SAN DIEGO — Fourth-generation networks and the smartphones and devices that take advantage of that new technology are going to “supercharge” consumers' experience with mobility, Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corp., said in his keynote at Uplinq.Smartphones will increasingly become digital wallets for consumers...

RCR Wireless News on the ground at Uplinq

RCR Wireless News will be attending this week's Uplinq Conference in sunny San Diego. The two-day event is expected to give Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) an opportunity to announce its latest plans for its services offering and continue to blend the technology trends that are...

HTC to provide unlocked bootloaders

It is not often that we hear about big companies bowing to customer pressure. All the more reason, then, why we should applaud HTC for doing exactly that.  After a sustained campaign by HTC customers and enthusiasts, HTC have promised to provide unlocked bootloaders...

Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7.1 Mango update

The word is out, and the Mango update is no longer a myth. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) previewed its free Windows Phone upgrade this morning.The update is for all current Windows Phone handsets, and should be available this fall. The updates will include features...

HTC prepares to launch Holiday smartphone

Bigger is obviously better in HTC Corp.'s opinion, as the Taiwanese firm prepares to launch a whopping smartphone sporting a 4.5-inch screen, 1.2 GHz dual core Qualcomm Inc. Snapdragon processor, 1 gigabyte of RAM and 8-megapixel camera.Read the full story at RCR Unplugged.