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The rise and rise of HTC

by Julian Prokaza on Tuesday 30 September 2008 1 Comment

HTC Touch ProThe maker of the Touch Pro and T-Mobile G1, HTC, has announced it will ship an estimated 13 to 15 million smartphones this year - not bad for a maker that was outside the top five when the year began.

Having made it into the top three of the handset making elite - admittedly someway behind the leaders Nokia and RIM - HTC is toasting a very successful year. Its decision to ditch its re-badge image and market its own phones has seen it's 'brand value' soar to join Acer, Asus and TrendMicro as Taiwanese brands worth over a billion dollars.

The bulk of HTC's will, unsurprisingly be Windows Mobile models, but those in the know are also predicting that the HTC-made T-Mobile G1, which packs Google Android, will be selling at a rate of 200,000 a month by the end of the year, following its October and November on-sale dates in the US and Europe. That should give the bottom line a healthy boost.

[Via wmpoweruser.com]

Originally published on www.mobilecomputermag.co.uk, now incorporated into Broadband Genie
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    by Maninder Singh at 13:26 on 6 Oct 2008 | registered | 1 postReport abuse

    HiI have TyTn II pda from HTCI want to know which is the best pda from HTC.Thanks.

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