Welcome Back, Steve: Apple CEO Jobs to Appear Onstage at D8
Apple (AAPL) CEO and Co-founder Steve Jobs will appear at the eighth D: All Things Digital, in an interview on the opening night, kicking off our tech and media conference that will also include famed...
View ArticleHTC CEO Peter Chou Live at D8
HTC, a company that once built devices for other brands, is today a powerful brand itself. And CEO Peter Chou is largely responsible for that. Over the past few years, Chou has transformed HTC from a...
View ArticleD8 Video: HTC CEO Peter Chou on Windows and Android
HTC, Taiwan’s largest mobile-phone maker, designs and manufactures devices for Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone OS and Google’s (GOOG) Android OS. To which is the company more committed? HTC CEO Peter...
View ArticleFull D8 Interview Video: HTC CEO Peter Chou
As promised, All Things Digital is posting the full videos from our eighth D: All Things Digital conference, held in early June. Here’s Walt Mossberg’s interview with HTC CEO Peter Chou, who heads the...
View ArticleHTC CEO Peter Chou at D8: The Full, Uncut Video
As promised, All Things Digital is posting the full videos from our eighth D: All Things Digital conference, held in early June. Here’s Walt Mossberg’s interview with HTC CEO Peter Chou, who heads the...
View ArticleAT&T and Friends Talk Up 4G Network, New Devices
AT&T said on Wednesday that it plans to speed up development of its next-generation cellular network, completing the LTE network by the end of 2013. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show,...
View ArticleVerizon Wireless Touts 4G Network, Shows Off Devices
Well, we didn’t learn much new about Verizon Wireless’s new network or devices at the Ivan Seidenberg keynote on Thursday, but he did say that the company would have a preview of its LTE device lineup...
View ArticleHTC Shows Off First Tablet, Android Phone With Facebook Button and More
HTC on Tuesday became the latest cellphone maker to “friend” Facebook in an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of the social network. At a press conference due to start any minute, the Taiwanese...
View ArticleHTC Sales Continue Steep Upward Trend
Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC issued another upbeat earnings report on Friday, as second-quarter profit and revenue more than doubled from a year earlier. The company said it earned 17.52 billion...
View ArticleHTC Promises "Major News Announcement" on Thursday
Taiwanese cell phone maker HTC has said it has some big news to announce on Thursday, scheduling a morning news conference with CEO Peter Chou. The conference call with reporters is slated for 8:30...
View ArticleSeeking Street Cred, HTC Investing $300 Million in Beats Electronics
Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC is making a strategic tie-up with Beats Electronics, investing $300 million for a majority stake in the digital sound company and working to incorporate Beats technology...
View ArticleFinal AsiaD Speakers: Apple's Phil Schiller and Former VP Al Gore
And then there was Schiller and Gore. That would be Apple’s SVP of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller and former Vice President Al Gore, who round out the stellar list of speakers at our...
View ArticlePhone Maker HTC Reports Tough Quarter and Forecasts Continued Pain Ahead
Taiwanese phone maker HTC on Monday reported a lackluster fourth quarter and predicted a further drop in sales and profit margins amid strong competition. For the fourth quarter, HTC said it earned...
View ArticleHTC Introduces the One Phone It Hopes Will Help It Regain Footing (Well, the...
Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC on Sunday announced the phone it is counting on to help it regain the rapid growth that has stalled out in recent quarters. “You want a phone that is sleek and...
View ArticleHTC's Bumpy Road Continues as First-Quarter Sales Drop 35 Percent
HTC on Friday released unaudited first-quarter sales figures that show the company continues to struggle amid competition from Samsung, Apple and others. The Taiwanese cellphone maker said that...
View ArticleHTC Bulking Up to Battle Apple's "Big Muscle"
HTC has decided not to appeal a February International Trade Commission ruling that found Apple’s iOS devices don’t violate its patent for power management. But don’t view that as a concession of...
View ArticleHTC, Apple Settle Patent Fight
So here’s the end of one smartphone patent fight: Apple and HTC have signed a peace treaty, and will withdraw all lawsuits against each other. The deal comes with a 10-year license agreement. Here’s...
View ArticleHTC Paying Apple $6 to $8 Per Phone? That's Crazy Talk.
Rumors that Apple’s recent settlement with HTC allows it to collect between $6 and $8 in licensing fees for each smartphone the Taiwanese company ships in 2013 are just that — rumors. Baseless, too,...
View ArticleHTC in a Long, Dark Tunnel With a Small Flashlight
For HTC’s leadership, the excuses for the company’s current predicament are many and varied. At various times over the past year, they’ve volunteered that HTC “lacks … strategic direction or sense of...
View ArticleHTC First: The Hardware Side to Facebook Home
While Facebook isn’t building its own phone exactly, it is creating all the tools a hardware maker needs to create such a device. In addition to making Facebook Home available as a software download,...
View ArticleHow HTC Lost Its Way With Smartphones
After product fumbles and two years of share price declines, HTC Corp. Chief Executive Peter Chou knows the inevitable question is coming. “I know you guys want to ask, will I quit,” Mr. Chou says in...
View ArticleHTC Reorganizes America Operations
HTC Corp. is establishing a new unit for “emerging devices” and putting its global sales president back in charge of its key America operations as reorganization continues at the Taiwanese smartphone...
View ArticleHTC Hopes New Mid-Tier Phones Will Help It Amid Tough Competition
While HTC has managed to regain some lost ground with its high-end HTC One, the company continues to struggle in other parts of the market. The Taiwanese phone maker said on its earnings conference...
View ArticleSamsung, HTC Mum on Any Interest in Windows Phone Post-Nokia
Despite announcing plans to buy Nokia’s phone business, Microsoft still has hopes other phone makers will want to build Windows Phones. As for whether the handset makers have any interest, we’ll have...
View ArticleHTC Chairwoman Takes More Active Management Role
The ground is shifting at HTC Corp. The Taiwanese smartphone maker’s Chief Executive Peter Chou is now temporarily focusing on product development and innovation, while Chairwoman Cher Wang has begun...
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