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HTC execs talk tablets and wearables
In a recent joint-interview HTC’s top two executives, Cher Wang (Chairwoman) and Peter Chou (CEO) discuss their changing roles with the company and draws us a picture of what mobile looks like to HTC as they continue to climb the uphill battle in the mobile-space. Mr. Chou is handing over a sizable part of his…
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Peter Chou: ‘Give us some time and we will stage a comeback’
During HTC’s annual shareholder meetings, Peter Chou reiterated HTC’s commitment to growth. With HTC’s current market share sitting at roughly 4 percent, HTC is determined to enhance its brand recognition and improve customer loyalty as the company regains lost ground from Apple, Sony and other competitors in the smartphone sector. We managed to maintain a…
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HTC executive compensation dropped 51% in 2012 – Peter Chou denies he will step down if HTC One fails
HTC’s 2012 annual report has revealed that HTC executives took a dramatic pay cut last year as the company struggled to maintain profitability. The executive team pulled in a combined total of NT$660.5 million (US$22 million) in salary, retirement pay, bonus and profit sharing during 2012 – 51.3% lower than what was paid out in 2011. For…
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Full HTC One press event and highlight reel now available for your enjoyment
It’s been less than 24 hours since HTC unveiled the HTC One, but if you’ve craving a closer look at what happened at HTC’s press conference in London; we have exactly what you’re looking for. HTC has just uploaded two new videos which show the official unveiling of the HTC One and an overview of…
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Peter Chou shows off silver/white HTC M7 at company party
We always get a little bit of push back from you guys when we post exclusive stories from confidential sources without any physical evidence to back them up. At times, other sites are able to confirm the stories through sources of their own, but it’s even better if HTC’s CEO decides to back you up. During HTC’s…
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IDC: HTC ranked as number 4 global smartphone maker in 2012 despite disappointing year
Despite 2012 being a massively disappointing year for HTC, the company somehow managed to finish out the year in the number four spot in IDC’s top smartphone vendors. According to IDC’s numbers, HTC shipped 32.6 million smartphones in 2012, accounting for 4.6 percent of all smartphone shipped across the globe last year. Unfortunately, HTC’s shipment numbers came…
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HTC to enter the Myanmar market with six phones
HTC has announced that it will start selling six of its smartphones in Myanmar (Burma) with an intuitive, Myanmar language onscreen keyboard which will offer predictive typing. While a native language keyboard may not seem like a huge deal, HTC has worked closely with a local software company to develop the keyboard since there has been disagreement for…