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Apple fails in emergency ban of HTC devices
The ITC has denied Apple their request to ban all HTC products that are allegedly infringing on their patents. This comes on the heels of Apple’s other ban request stating that HTC made false statements in the attempt to bypass the exclusion order issued last December. In their recent ruling, ITC stated “Apple has not…
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HTC’s bark recognition app may be a joke, but HTC could be working on S Voice/Siri competitor
In keeping with its pet theme this week, HTC has posted an image on Facebook which shows off a bark recognition application. The image above says it all. A dog barks and the app recognizes what the dog is saying. While some of you may find an app like this quite handy, HTC claims the…
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HTC to stop all sales in Brazil
The news for HTC in Brazil is very bleak. Due to lackluster sales, the Taiwanese company is looking to discontinue all sales in Brazil. When speaking to AndroidPit, a HTC representative stated that “after analyzing the sales numbers, we have decided to pull out of the Brazilian market.” Brazil is predicted to become one of the…
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HTC’s patent strategy to kick into overdrive with new purchases and applications
During HTC’s 15 year anniversary party, Cher Wang announced that HTC will be going on the offensive with its persuit of patents in order to give the company a fighting chance to compete with companies like Apple and Samsung. “We will apply for patents in different fields, and we will also purchase different kinds 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…