HTC is gaining popularity because of their Touch series devices. HTC posted its third quarter earnings hits $1.2 billion in sales, up 30% though it suffers a 4.9% drop in profits due to shipment delays. This indicates that HTC is right behind Nokia and RIM in terms of the largest makers of smartphones. With the new Treo Pro and the HTC Dream/G1 in its kitty, HTC is set to lead the market.
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HTC reaches the mark of $1.2 billion in sales (Taiwan)
- October 8th, 2008
- 11:45 am
HTC plans to vend 1mln touch-screen mobile handsets by 2010 (Taiwan)
- October 6th, 2008
- 12:14 pm
HTC (High Tech Computer) is eyeing Indian booming mobile market. As it plans to vend one million touch-screen mobile devices to Indian consumers by 2010. According to Country Head, Ajay Sharma, the local mobile market had “only seen the tip of the iceberg” of what the company had to offer. HTC was expected to launch a number of new 3G devices to meet the growing needs of subscribers, Sharma stated.
Considering the current scenario, HTC sells 13 handset models in the Indian market, including 11 global systems for mobile communications (GSM) phones and two code division multiple access (CDMA) phones - priced between Rs10, 000 and Rs.30, 000.
Recently, HTC unveils the Touch HDTM, an entertainment-focused mobile handset. HTC also manufactures the Touch Viva, a 2.8-inch touch-screen mobile device that offers quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, a two megapixel camera and a MicroSD slot for expandable storage.
HTC looks forward to vend up to 2mln phones by the end of ‘09 (Taiwan)
- October 3rd, 2008
- 7:28 am
HTC is anticipating to sell between 1.5 million and 2 million phones powered by Google’s Android operating system by the end of 2009, media reported. T-Mobile USA is making public the G1 in the United States on Oct. 22, and HTC expects to sell between 400,000 and 500,000 units in the fourth quarter. The projections of HTC’s sales are quite below in comparison to those of Apple’s iPhone 3G. It is reported that Motorola may be launching Android phones in the near future, further boosting the OS’s market presence. HTC’s CEO said that of the G1 and Android will push development and applications of the networks for handsets in the future.
Google Android phone will vend at $199 (USA)
- September 18th, 2008
- 8:12 am
According to a media report, the first mobile phone to use Google Inc’s Android mobile operating software will cost $199. The phone is being manufactured by Taiwan’s HTC Corp and will be sold by Deutsche Telekom’s, T-Mobile USA unit. Google, HTC and T-Mobile USA refuses to comment on the pricing for the phone.
iPhone 3G sluggish sale disappoints (India)
- September 17th, 2008
- 1:08 pm
After so much publicity and hype iPhone 3G has not been a hit as was anticipated. Since the launch of iPhone 3G in India sales have not crossed the 5,000 mark yet. According to experts price is the biggest factor for its sluggish sales. According to a research analyst, People are really looking forward to the iPhone but the price is the factor. It the price is lowered a little bit, I think there could be a jump in volume, which you may not see in the other devices but the response in iphone will be quick. You lower the price, you see the rise in volume. Considering the pricing of iPhone in India is still a little cheaper than in the US. But it is still too expensive where market offers a wide choice. The iPhone is not seen as value for money where there are huge expectations from Samsung’s Omnia, scheduled to launch in India next month. For enterprise customers, the Blackberry probably reigns supreme with 200,000 users in India. Analyst said that the HTC Touch is selling like hot cake and the N95 from Nokia also has a clearer positioning and better features at a similar price point.
HTC introduces Touch 3G and Touch Viva (Taiwan)
- September 16th, 2008
- 6:57 am
HTC Corporation announced the introduction of the HTC Touch 3G and HTC Touch Viva. Following the league, The Touch 3G and Touch Viva utilize TouchFLO, HTC’s finger-touch optimized navigation experience enabling quick, one-touch access. The HTC Touch 3G and Touch Viva are powerful and stylish but also offer something to everyone, said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corporation and added: “Whether you’re a professional or a student you can now get an HTC touch phone with a beautiful touch user experience.”
The Touch 3G is a touch phone with powerful Internet capabilities including wireless download speeds up to 18 times faster than standard 3G. As part of this browsing experience users can zoom and pan Websites with one-hand. With the broadband users can navigate more easily. Allows searching and watching streaming video from YouTube, getting directions and mapping using Google Maps for mobile and also latest news with the integrated RSS reader.
Features:
- HTC TouchFLO with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
- Qualcomm MSM7225 CPU at 528 MHz
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- UMTS/HSPA at 900/2100 MHz with HSDPA support up 7.2 Mbps
- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
- GPS/AGPS
- 2.8″ QVGA touchscreen
- 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera
- 256 MB ROM / 192 MB RAM which is expandable using microSD cards
- 102 x 53.6 x 14.5 mm at 96 g
The Touch Viva is an affordable touch phone with the benefits of HTC’s TouchFLO, an easy to use phone and an optimized mobile Internet experience. In addition, with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, users can easily synchronize their calendar, contacts, emails and more with their personal computer.
Features:
- HTC TouchFLO with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
- TI OMAP 850 CPU at 201 MHz
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
- WiFi 802.11 b/g
- GPS/AGPS
- 2.8″ QVGA touchscreen
- 3.2 megapixel camera
- 256 MB ROM / 128 MB RAM which is expandable using microSD cards
- 104.5 x 59 x 15.75 mm at 110 g
Both the HTC devices will be available to the customers by early October 2008.
HTC Touch HD, a new competition for iPhone 3G (Taiwan)
- September 11th, 2008
- 11:59 am
HTC is growing it’s popularity in the handset market rapidly as it launches all new handset. The launch comes after Touch Diamond and Touch Pro Pocket PCs were highly appreciated. The new handset is named Touch HD and it seems to be the ultimate full-touch handset.
Specifications:
- TFT touchscreen display: resolution of 480 x 800 pixels (WVGA)
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
- TouchFLO 3D interface
- GSM and HSDPA connectivity
- Internal GPS
- 3.5 mm headset jack
- 1350 mAh battery
- 528 MHz Qualcomm 7201A CPU, 512MB of ROM and 256MB of RAM
- 5 Megapixel autofocus camera no flash
Sprint brings three gifts for it’s subscribers (USA)
- September 11th, 2008
- 11:22 am
Sprint has made three important announcements, all of which reinforce speed, simplicity and exclusive access for subscribers -benchmarks of Sprint’s Now Network:
- One Click, a simple and customizable user interface will be available on three multimedia devices - LG Lotus, Samsung Rant and Samsung Highnote.
- The launch of the much-anticipated HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro - two additions to Sprint’s list of 3G touchscreen smartphones.
- The upcoming arrival of several new iDEN devices, including the Motorola i576, extending Sprint’s leadership in push-to-talk technology.
These devices and One Click represent new value packed into Sprint’s Now Network, which already features Nextel Direct Connect’ssub-second connectivity, Simply Everything’s unprecedented worry-free pricing, and Sprint Mobile Broadband’s immediate access to exclusive content.
Sprint confirms of adding HTC Diamond and HTC Pro to it’s list of 3G touchscreen smartphones (USA)
- September 11th, 2008
- 7:05 am
Sprint confirms that it will be adding two new Windows Mobile-based HTC Touch phones to it’s list of 3G touchscreen smartphones including original HTC Touch and the bestseller Samsung Instinct.
The Touch Diamond will be available from late September in USA for $249.99. Adding $50 more the Touch Pro adds an expandable microSD storage slot and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard will go on sale from October 19.
The two HTC handsets will give a rise to the Sprint’s position in 3G smartphone stakes.
BlackBerry twofolds its market share in Q2 (Canada)
- September 9th, 2008
- 7:47 am
Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry persist to attract the mobile subscribers who are willing to have a smart phone. According to a recent survey for Q2 sales of smart phones, RIM doubled its market share to 17% on a yearly basis as it sold 5.3 million phones in the April-June period in contrast to 2.3 million sold last year in the same period. RIM is expanding its global reach. To pace up with the competition at the consumer level, company is anticipating to instigate smartphones based on new designs.
Nokia’s Oyj dominates the market wih the sale of 15.3 million handsets. However, Nokia’s market share plunges from 50.7% (a year ago) to 47.4 % . HTC shows solid growth this year by doubling its sales and even the company rushing to number 3 rank as compared to number 7 rank last year. Considering the global smartphones sales, growth is almost halved from the first quarter to 15.5%. It is expected that in Q3, the number in sales may improve with the availability of new touch smartphone models and introduction of Apple’s iPhone 3G.
