The flagging handset maker sold part of its mobile-phone business to Google and is expected to turn its focus to virtual reality. In early 2013, Gerald Fu decided to buy his first smartphone. He went with Taiwan’s HTC “because I thought it was better than a mainland Chinese brand and cheaper than an iPhone,” says…
Apple Partnering with Taiwan Firm for VR Apple is partnering with Taiwan’s HTC as part of its virtual reality development. At a major tech conference San Jose, California, Apple used the HTC Vive – the first VR headset launched by the Taiwanese firm – as part of a showcase of its virtual reality efforts, Central…
More bad news for Taiwan’s premier smartphone manufacturer HTC Corp. as the Taiwan Stock Exchange has removed HTC from its Taiwan 50 index following plummeting share prices. HTC’s share price, which declined 66.5% over the year on losses stemming from heightened competition and eroded earnings, was NT$61.50 as of September 23. The smartphone vendor will…
HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang faced some disappointing news as she closed her first month concurrently serving as CEO of the local smartphone maker, which she co-founded in 1997. For April, HTC reported a steep 39% year-on-year drop in sales and a 2% drop in share price. April income came to NT$13.5 billion (US$440 million), which…
The smartphone maker is diversifying its product lineup in an effort to reverse its fortunes. By Tim Ferry with Philip Liu Taiwan’s leading smartphone brand HTC last November launched its first own-brand, non-smartphone or tablet product: the Re, a mini still and video camera. Resembling a periscope, the L-shaped camera with one-button activation is aimed…
