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ITC rules is Apple’s favor, HTC handset ban to go into effect on April 19
The International Trade Commission ruled yesterday that HTC handsets are indeed infrongign on Apple’s patent (#5,946,647) and has imposed a ban on HTC’s infringing handset which goes into effect on April 19, 2012. While the original patent dispute brought forth by Apple names phones like the HTC EVO 4G, HTC DROID Incredible, T-Mobile G2 and…
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Court ruling in Apple’s favor could force HTC to switch touch-sensor supplier
The maxTouch sensors from Atmel used by HTC may soon be replaced with similar products by Synaptics or Cypress Semiconductor. HTC may be forced to change its touch-sensor supplier based on a court ruling later this week. The issue is that Atmel’s sensors use “touch ITO pattern” technology which is very similar to some of…
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HTC hit hard, November revenues drop 20% year over year
The latest numbers from HTC show that revenue from the month of November dropped nearly 20% with new handset sales down 30% from the same month last year. It’s shocking to see HTC’s revenue numbers fall, but it wasn’t completely unexpected since HTC did issue earnings revisions for the quarter which predicted that Q4 would…
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ITC sides with HTC in FlashPoint camera patent dispute
The US International Trade Commission issued its final ruling in the FlashPoint patent dispute case, siding with HTC. According to the court documents, the trade commission did not find that any of HTC’s Android or Windows Phone 7 handsets infringe on FlashPoint’s 769 patent. FlashPoint filed its initial dispute against HTC with the ITC back…
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HTC introduces 5 new Android devices to the Chinese market
This week, HTC introduced five new phones for the Chinese market, delivering some of the more exciting HTC phones that have been available in the U.S. and Europe since the beginning of the summer. The five new phones include the HTC Attracted (HTC Rhyme), HTC Dual Engine S, HTC Eye-Catching 3D (HTC EVO 3D), HTC…
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HTC Sync now pulls data from iTunes into your new Android phone
In an effort to make its Android phones even more user friendly, HTC now offers iTunes syncing capabilities on a few of their devices. If you own the HTC Rhyme or HTC the HTC Sensation XL you can now sync your music, pictures, videos, and contacts you have organized in iTunes with your device. Just…
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HTC reports record breaking Q3 numbers, ships 13.2 million units
HTC’s official Q3 numbers are in and it looks like they have delivered on everything they promised. Revenue for the quarter was up 79% over last year, reaching NT$135.8bn with Net Income growing to NT$18.68bn, up 68% year over year. In Q3, HTC managed to ship 13.2 million units across the globe marking a 93%…