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HTC and Nokia settle all patent litigation with cross-licensing agreement
The patent infringement litigation between HTC and Nokia was settled today when both companies announced that HTC had agreed to a licensing Nokia’s patents. The agreement between the two companies is characterized as collaboration since HTC is bringing its LTE patent portfolio to the table as well. Unfortunately, Nokia still comes out on top since…
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HTC planning a 2014 resurgence with a new marketing approach and wearable device
The HTC M8 may be the one device currently grabbing headlines around here, but HTC’s strategy to turn the things around in 2014 will rely on much more than a single flagship device. HTC Chairman Cher Wang and chief financial officer and head of global sales Chang Chialin sat down with Bloomberg recently to talk about…
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HTC One, Butterfly S and Flyer used to debut COS (China Operating System)
Remember that rumors and leaks around HTC’s mysterious operating system for the Chinese market? It turns out that the operating system was real. Commissioned by the Chinese government and build by the Institute of Software at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, COS (an acronym for China Operating System) is intended to “break the foreign monopoly in…
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Will your HTC handset be updated to Android 4.4? Here’s what we think
Android 4.4 has been around for only a few months, but HTC is already off to a good start, releasing Android 4.4 builds for the HTC one Google Play Edition and the unlocked/developer HTC One here in the US. HTC has also posted its own Android 4.4 update page which highlights the update process and…
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German court dismissed Nokia patent suit against HTC
We may only be two weeks into 2014, but it appears HTC’s fortunes may be turning for the better. After posting preliminary numbers on a profitable Q4, a German regional court has decided to throw out Nokia’s patent suit against HTC. Nokia claims that HTC’s products infringe on one of its patents which allows phone…
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HTC Fetch; the find your phone accessory is now available
In August we brought you news of a couple of accessories HTC was bringing to the market and today, US residents can finally order the HTC Fetch we read about. After reading some of the reviews on HTC’s website it appears that HTC Fetch has already been available in other markets, but either way we’re…
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HTC posts preliminary Q4 earnings report with $10.3 million in profits
HTC closed out 2013 with its preliminary earnings report for Q4, highlighted by $10.3 million in profits. While HTC remained in the black thanks to $85 million in proceeds from the sales its remaining stake in Beats Audio, the latest numbers indicate that HTC managed to stay profitable in 2013. It’s unclear how long HTC’s earnings reports…