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HTC Pixel team is now officially owned by Google
Google is officially the proud owner of the Pixel team. The $1.1 billion deal between Google and HTC resulted in the transfer of 2,000 of HTC’s R&D team over to Google in addition to a licensing agreement which gives Google access to HTC’s intellectual property. Google has not mentioned where its new Taipei team will…
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Taiwan’s Investment Commission approved HTC/Google deal
Late Friday, Taiwan’s Investment Commission approved Google’s $1.1 billion acquisition of HTC’s ODM business which was originally announced in late September. With the approval granted, the deal between Google and HTC is expected to close in Q1 of 2018. HTC’s stock price jumped nearly 6% on Monday and is expected to continue to climb in 2018. The deal…
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Watch the Pixel 2 launch event right here
The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will be unveiled this morning at 9am PTD. While we pretty much know everything there is to know about the two phones, we’re sure that Google will have a few surprises for us built into the software which will likely make them the “must-have” Android smartphones of the…
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Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL front and back designs revealed
The official unveiling of the second generation Pixel devices isn’t until the middle of this week, but new images have hit the web (thanks to @evleaks), showing us the front and back sides of both phones. The image above is the Pixel 2 XL which features an 18:9 aspect ratio display. If the rumors are true,…
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HTC’s operating costs will plummet 30-40% once Google deals is approved
The deal HTC struck with Google last week still needs to be reviewed by regulators and likely don’t go into effect until early 2018, but it’ll a significant impact on HTC’s bottom line. Yes, an extra $1.1 billion in cash will definitely help HTC get back on its feet, but selling off half of its…
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What does the new Google partnership mean for HTC?
With the official announcement that HTC will be getting a $1.1 billion cash influx from Google, you may be wondering how things are going to play out for our friends at HTC. We don’t claim to have any insider knowledge in regards to HTC’s future roadmap, but the details that were unveiled in part of…
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$1.1 billion HTC/Google partnership officially unveiled
HTC has officially announced a strategic partnership with Google worth $1.1 billion. While rumors suggested that Google was interested in buying HTC’s smartphone business, the deal focused specifically on the team at HTC which has been collaborating with Google in building its Pixel phones and a non-exclusive licensing agreement which would give Google direct access…