Archive for the 'HTC' Category
While mobile PCs and portable consumer electronic (CE) devices comprised the lion’s share of Wi-Fi chipset shipments in 2008, mobile handsets and stationary CE categories are driving the market growth, reports In-Stat. In 2008, Wi-/Fi chipsets in mobile handsets grew by more than 51%. By 2010, In-Stat anticipates that this category will exceed 20% of the total Wi-Fi chipset market.
“A new segment of Digital Media Adapters (DMAs), over-the-top devices, is also generating a lot of attention,” says Victoria Fodale, In-Stat analyst. “Over-the-top devices access third-party home entertainment services that are delivered across a broadband network with ...
Posted on 19th May 2009
Under: Apple, Bluetooth, HTC, Nokia, WiFi |
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global Android smartphone shipments will grow 900 percent in 2009. Healthy support from operators, vendors and developers is driving adoption. Apple iPhone OS will be the next fastest-growing smartphone operating system in 2009, with a 79 percent growth rate.
Tom Kang, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said, “We forecast global Android smartphone shipments to grow an impressive 900 percent annually during 2009. The Android mobile operating system from Google gained early traction in the United States in the second half of 2008 and it is gradually spreading its presence ...
Posted on 13th May 2009
Under: Apple, Google, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Smartphone, T-Mobile, Vodafone |
Rogers Wireless today announced the exclusive Canadian launch in June 2009 of the HTC Dream(TM) and HTC Magic(TM) smartphones, the first cellphones in Canada powered by the Android platform, allowing for fast and easy access to a wide range of Google(TM) mobile services, including Google Search(TM), Google Maps(TM), Gmail(TM) and more.
"Who else but Rogers would be the first carrier to offer Canadians the first chance to join the mobile revolution with a choice of not one, but two, handsets powered by the Android platform?", said John Boynton, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Rogers Wireless. ...
Posted on 8th May 2009
Under: Email, Google, HTC, Wireless |
Verizon Wireless and HTC Corporation announced availability of the HTC Touch Diamond(TM) through business sales channels and online at www.verizonwireless.com. The ideal productivity tool for busy professionals, the HTC Touch Diamond combines a fashionable mobile design with the added benefit of the nation's most reliable voice and data network for fast e-mail and Internet connectivity.
Available color: Black
Key features:
* Brilliant 2.76-inch touch screen display for navigating Web pages on the built-in Opera browser
* 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera
* microSD(TM) card slot that can support up to 16 GB of memory for extra storage of pictures, videos and music
* ...
Posted on 14th April 2009
Under: Browser, Email, HTC, Internet, Microsoft, Music, Verizon, Video, Windows Mobile |
HTC Corporation today debuted its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap™. Designed with a set of features selected to deliver everything customers need without overwhelming them with things they don’t, the HTC Snap makes it easier than ever to stay in contact with life’s most important people.
A recent study conducted by Harris Interactive® and commissioned by HTC* found that 44% of US adults are often overwhelmed by the amount of email they receive, and over half (55%) of US adults prioritize five or fewer people with whom they communicate via email. In response to these issues, ...
Posted on 2nd April 2009
Under: Email, HTC, Microsoft |
"A few version of the HTC Magic won certification form the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday."
Posted on 30th March 2009
Under: FCC, HTC, T-Mobile |
"HTC has announced plans to roll out three new handsets this year using Google's Android operating system.
Peter Chou, chief executive and co-founder of HTC, told delegates at the Merrill Lynch Technology Conference in Taipei that his company is planning to release at least three Android handsets, one of which he described as a " second-generation smartphone"."
Posted on 23rd March 2009
Under: Google, HTC, Handset, Smartphone, Technology |
assisTek, the Leader in Innovative Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePRO) Solutions and Patient Questionnaires for Clinical Trials, announced that it has been awarded a contract to use their state-of-the-art smart phone technology to collect data from patients at home on electronic diaries in an upcoming large multinational clinical trial.
The smart phone chosen for the trial will be an HTC Fuze, which looks similar to the Apple iPhone. It provides significant advantages over past electronic diary solutions based on Palm technology.
Palm-based devices require patients to install, implement, and use a modem interface in their home on a daily ...
Posted on 23rd March 2009
Under: Apple, HTC, Smartphone |
HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced its latest personal navigation handset with inbuilt GPS in ME market. The new HTC Touch Cruise™, an update to 2008’s popular HTC GPS device of the same name, boasts a new, more compact design and a host of new capabilities to offer a richer and more intuitive experience in one powerful package.
The new HTC Touch Cruise is the first mobile phone to offer HTC Footprints, an application experience that enables people to permanently chronicle their special moments by capturing a digital postcard on ...
Posted on 18th March 2009
Under: Bluetooth, GPS, HTC, Qualcomm, Video, WiFi, Windows Mobile, Wireless |
2008 proved to be a Year of Two Halves. In the first half, mobile handset shipments happily chugged along at ~14% YoY. In the second half, 3Q handset shipments slowed to 8% before crashing into the Red in 4Q with -10%. The underlying root cause? “Sheer fear sapped the confidence of consumers, enterprises and corporate users across the board,” says Jake Saunders, Asia-Pacific Vice-President of ABI Research. “As a result, 2008 signed out the year with 1.21 billion handsets shipped for an annual growth of 5.4%. Just a year ago we had +16%”.
*Nokia 38.6%
*Samsung 16.2%
*LG 8.3%
*Sony ...
Posted on 30th January 2009
Under: ABI, Apple, BlackBerry, HTC, Handset, LG, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Smartphone, T-Mobile |
"Many of us have an idea of how we'd build the perfect smart phone. Maybe it's one part iPhone, two parts BlackBerry. Or a mix of Samsung's sleekness and HTC's crisp graphics."
Posted on 24th December 2008
Under: BlackBerry, HTC, Samsung, Smartphone |
"I got a close-up view of an Android phone today. It was an HTC phone, dubbed the G1. It is probably going to give the iPhone a run for its money as the coolest gadget of the season — it’s the first phone that runs Google’s Android software."
Posted on 18th October 2008
Under: Apple, Google, HTC |
T-Mobile today announced the international launch of the world’s first Android™-powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. Available soon only for T-Mobile customers spanning two continents, the T-Mobile G1 combines full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a mobile Web experience that includes the popular Google products that millions have enjoyed on the desktop, including Google Maps Street View™, Gmail™, YouTube™ and others.“We are proud that T-Mobile is the first operator in the world to launch an Android-powered mobile device,†said Christopher Schläffer, group product and innovation officer of Deutsche Telekom. “Since 2005, Google has been an ...
Posted on 24th September 2008
Under: Google, HTC, T-Mobile |
Sprint is making three key announcements, all of which reinforce speed, simplicity and exclusive access for customers – benchmarks of Sprint’s Now NetworkTM:* The availability of One Click, a simple and customizable user interface 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 robust Windows Mobile portfolio.
* 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 ...
Posted on 12th September 2008
Under: HTC, Handset, LG, Samsung, Sprint, Windows Mobile |
"Taiwanese handset maker High Tech Computer (HTC) Corp aims to expand sales in Japan through the launch of its products in the coming months by second-ranked carrier KDDI Corp and No. 4 EAccess Ltd."
Posted on 11th September 2008
Under: HTC |
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") today announced the launch of the HTC Touch/PPC 6900 Smartphone. This unique Windows Mobile 6.0 device features an easy-to-use touch screen platform that allows users to navigate the world with the swipe of a finger. Its robust 3-D interface provides one-touch access to messages, the Internet, voice dialing, multimedia content and much more.ACS customers can customize their HTC Touch to access contacts, listen to music, view photos, play games, stream video, stay on top of news, sports and weather, or do office work anywhere. The phone is sporty and compact with ...
Posted on 21st August 2008
Under: 3G, Bluetooth, HTC, Smartphone, Windows Mobile |
"T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google’s Android software, according to people briefed on the company’s plans. The phone will be made by HTC, one of the largest makers of mobile phones in the world, and is expected to go on sale in the United States before Christmas, perhaps as early as October."
Posted on 15th August 2008
Under: Google, HTC, Smartphone, T-Mobile |
HTC Corp., a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today unveiled its advanced next generation business phone, the HTC Touch Pro. Bringing a beautiful new angle to mobile business productivity, the HTC Touch Pro utilizes similar styling and functionality of the highly anticipated Touch Diamond and introduces a variety of business-focused enhancements that make getting work done on the go quick and easy."The HTC Touch Pro and Touch Diamond have created a new generation of HTC touch devices that make the promise of the one-hand, one-touch mobile Internet a reality," said Peter Chou, president and ...
Posted on 6th June 2008
Under: GPS, HTC, WiFi |
HTC Corp. today unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC Touch Diamond. Delivering unmistakable style and meticulous craftsmanship, the HTC Touch Diamond is defined by its compact size, game-changing Internet and its new captivating 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D. The result is an uncompromising mobile phone that sets a new benchmark for phone sophistication and shapes consumer expectations for how a phone can be used."Today we mark a new era in mobile phone evolution, an era where beauty and size integrate with uncompromising innovation at broadband speeds," said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corp. "The ...
Posted on 6th May 2008
Under: 3G, Bluetooth, GPS, HTC, Handset, Qualcomm, WiFi, Windows Mobile |
Sprint announced that it is offering the industry's first EV-DO Rev. A-capable handset as part of a software upgrade available for the Mogul by HTC. Introduced in June 2007, the Mogul is a Windows Mobile device operating on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network and is packed with advanced wireless capabilities to keep users productive and connected for personal and professional reasons -- all at SprintSpeed. The new software ROM and downloading instructions are available at www.america.htc.com/mogulupdate.EV-DO Rev. A technology supports faster data rates and higher system capacity enabling users to ...
Posted on 11th March 2008
Under: Bluetooth, Email, HTC, Handset, Microsoft, Music, Software, Sprint, Windows Mobile |
