HTC
The High Tech Computer Corporation ( HTC) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of mobile phones and tablet computers.
History
HTC was founded on 15 May 1997, the company's headquarters is located in Taoyuan (Taiwan). The company focuses on the development and manufacture of electronic devices that combine the features and functions of a mobile phone and a portable computer with each other in different ways.
On 5 November 2007 it was announced that HTC has the connected initiated by Google Open Handset Alliance to the Linux-based Android mobile platform. In the U.S., the G1 was launched as the first Android device from HTC and T -Mobile on the market in the fall of 2008. The launch of Germany took place on 2 February 2009. On January 5, 2010, Google introduced before the smartphone Nexus One, which is also manufactured by HTC. One year later, HTC has been selected by the GSMA at the best equipment manufacturers in 2011.
Although initially only by HTC Android phones were sold with a locked bootloader, which made it impossible to upgrade it to a so-called custom ROM, HTC relented later. So no more bootloader be locked in the future, and already in circulation devices, a program was being developed to unlock.
2010 gave the computer magazine Chip the company to ' CHIP Award " Company of the Year " in 2010 '.
In the years 2012 and 2013, HTC also faced strong sales declines and even reported the first quarterly loss since going public in 2002. In addition, the departure of a number of senior executive came as a result of weak sales in the first half of 2013. By focusing on fewer devices series and in particular the series to the flagship HTC One HTC tries to counter this trend and to strengthen its market position.
Product spectrum
HTC introduced worldwide in 2008 approximately 70 percent of all Windows Mobile Smartphones ago. The devices are about the Subsidiaries Qtek sold (until June 2006) and Dopod (since 2006 majority owned by HTC ) and through various resellers (including Orange, T -Mobile, Vodafone, O2). In Germany the sale runs directly under the brand HTC. In Austria, the first devices were marketed in 2008 under the HTC brand name. Resellers provide and sell the devices with their own branding and name and are also responsible for customer service. The first Windows CE smartphone was the Xda ( 2002). On August 11, 2011, HTC bought audio with more than 300 million dollars in beats and holds 51 percent of shares. Founder Jimmy Iovine and Beats Audio are Dr. Dre. In addition to the already existing video streaming service " HTC Watch " HTC is planning its own music streaming service. In March 2012, belonging to the HTC headphone manufacturers Beats Electronics by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre took over the music streaming service MOG.
HTC sells its products fall into the following categories of equipment:
- Touch Phone: Mobile phones the new touch - family, which are controlled via a touchscreen display at your fingertips
- PDA -Phone: pin -controlled mobile phone design Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
- Smartphone: Mobile phone with extensive hardware keyboard, sometimes equipped with a touch screen
- Mobile computer ( pocket computer ): Microsoft Windows Mobile ( UMPC ) - very small portable computer with the operating system Microsoft Windows Mobile mobile phone features
Mid- October 2012, HTC has announced that it will want to establish a more tablet PCs. This was due to the success of the iPad. However, HTC has not ruled to re-enter the market as soon as an appropriate way to differentiate from Apple was found.
HTC also manufactures many products and models for other companies ( "OEM" Original Equipment Manufacturer ). The best known are the Google Nexus One, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, the XDA series of O ₂ ( Telefónica Germany ) and the MDA - or VPA- series of T -Mobile Vodafone respectively.
On April 4, 2013 HTC introduced as part of the Facebook event " Come See Our New Home on Android " phone HTC First before. This is Facebook's Android - surface prepared for a Home smartphone.
HTC Prophet as O2 Xda Neo
The One X, one of the top units in 2012
The HTC one with the Android operating system is the flagship smartphone of 2013
The aluminum unibody of the One has been praised by the press everywhere