HTC
HTC One launch helps company’s April revenue grow 23.6% in one month
May 6, 2013 | Nick Gray+ | 2 CommentsHTC has reported NT$19.6bn ($660 million USD) unaudited consolidated revenue for the month of April, a 23.6% increase over revenue numbers from March, marking it the company’s best month so far in 2013. Total revenue for the first four months of the year sits at NT$62.4bn, with 31.4% of which …
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HTC stock nears three month high as analysts deem the HTC One an “impressive flagship phone”
April 29, 2013 | Nick Gray+HTC’s stock price saw a 4.5% bump today after Wall Street analysts changed their rating on HTC. Both Daiwa and HSBC upgraded HTC’s investment rating to a buy “citing the impressive flagship phone.” While’s HTC’s stock price has fluctuated quite a bit lately, the recent spike put’s the company stock at just 1.50 TWD shy …
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German court throws out a patent claim in Nokia vs HTC lawsuit
April 24, 2013 | Andy Medders+Jumping off the HTC One bandwagon for a minute and putting on a collard shirt and tie we want to talk about a recent minor win for HTC in the courthouse. Yesterday, a judge in the District Court of Mannheim, Germany dismissed a patent claim that focuses on the way …
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Metal-alloy chassis for the HTC M4 rumor suggests an HTC One Mini launch in late Q2
April 22, 2013 | Nick Gray+The HTC One may be the only true flagship device from HTC in 2013, but that doesn’t mean they company is going to sit back and hope for the best. A new report from DigiTimes claims that Catcher Technology will be the exclusive supplier of the metal-alloy chassis for the upcoming HTC …
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HTC Q1 profits hit record low, delayed HTC One to blame
April 8, 2013 | Nick Gray+ | 4 CommentsHTC has posted its Q1 earnings report for 2013, revealing the company’s lowest quarterly profits on record. For the first quarter of 2013, total revenues reached NT$42.8 billion with net income (profits) after tax shrinking to NT$85 million ($2.8 million USD). When the net income numbers are compared Q1 of 2012, HTC is looking …
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Marketing report shows HTC played things safe in 2012 – new marketing strategy could turn things around
March 25, 2013 | Nick Gray+The past 18 months have not been kind to HTC. After years of year-over-year record profits and sales, HTC’s fortunes quickly turned in late 2011. Competition from Samsung and Apple started to eat away at HTC’s market share and the evolution of the Android segment gave other players in the …
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HTC doubles marketing budget, leaves its ‘quietly brilliant’ ways behind
March 25, 2013 | Nick Gray+ | One CommentWhen HTC brought in Benjamin Ho to serve as the company’s new chief marketing officer, it was apparent that HTC was looking for a change. Based on the company’s financial situation, the HTC One is arguable the most important phone HTC will ever launch. To guarantee that phone’s success, HTC will scrap …
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