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HTC bucks the trend – resists producing low-end phones for emerging markets
HTC has reaffirmed its commitment not to produce “cheap” smartphones for emerging markets like China, India and various countries in Africa. Currently, HTC has a few handsets which sell for 2,000 yuan ($314) in China, but HTC has no plans on delivering handsets which cost 1,000 yuan or less to compete with the likes of…
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HTC has decided to purchase S3 despite initial setback
Last year we reported that HTC was going to purchase S3 to boost its’ patent portfolio. However, in November of 2011, HTC changed course and decided that it would hold off on it’s decision to acquire the S3 patents. Grace Lei, general counsel for HTC, recent stated: “We think S3′s patent portfolio is valid and…
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Peter Chou claims company strategy is correct – more time needed to turn things around
At HTC’s annual shareholder meeting in Taoyuan, HTC CEO Peter Chou reassured investors that “The company’s direction and strategy is correct, we need a bit more time.” HTC has been struggling to meet its sales goals for the past nine months, but the company is confident that the new HTC One line is strong enough…
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HTC Announces Teen Reviewer program. Hopes to gain valuable vision into the mind of teenagers.
In today’s society, the average age of a cell phone user appears to continually to drop as parents embrace mobile technology to communicate with their kids. HTC understands this and wants to use the youthful exuberance of our teenagers to help them improve their products. The Taiwanese company has announced via their Facebook page, that…
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HTC One S heading to India on June 15 for – powered by Qualcomm’s 1.7 GHz S3 processor
While we’ve been enjoying the HTC one S in Europe and the United States for a month or two, HTC is still rolling out the phone in markets across the globe. The latest region to get access to HTC’s flagship device is India, with a launch date expected for June 15th. Unfortunately, customers in India…
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ITC grants Apple motion – HTC not allowed assert Google’s patents against Apple
HTC can’t seem to catch a break is its ongoing patent battle with Apple. On Friday, an ITC judge granted an Apple motion which effectively stripped HTC of five patents which it acquired from Google last summer. The Apple motion was granted since the ITC judge claims that HTC failed to secure all rights to…
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Official HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE promotional material shows up at Verizon stores
The launch of the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE may be imminent. According to a few reports, Verizon stores across the country have started receiving promotion signs for the handset which indicates that the handsets should be hitting store shelves within the next week or two. The HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE was originally introduced at CTIA…