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Valve Offers New Lenses

by Bob Raikes

Valve has been involved with VR by working with HTC on its Vive headset and has also been developing the SteamVR platform. The company has now developed lenses that work with standard displays for …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Taiwanese Companies See Improved September Sales

by Yvette Raikes

Acer reported September revenue of NT$22.36 billion ($740 million), a rise of 11.5% MoM but down 0.8% YoY. This resulted in turnover to date of NT$170.24 billion ($5.6 billion), down 0.5%. IPC maker Advantech …

Tags:Acer| Delta| Financial Data| HTC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Vol 24 - Issue 38

VRChat Secures $4 Million in Series A Investment Round

by Andrew Fenn

Social VR app VRChat has secured $4 million in funding in its Series A investment round, led by HTC’s Vive group. VRChat has stated that HTC is now a strategic partner in the business, …

Tags:HTC| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Internet Speed Makes CE Like Pop Music

by Bob Raikes

I got back from IBC on Tuesday evening and seem to have been catching up with the news, ever since. There was plenty of news, with the HTC & Google deal taking the front …

Tags:Editorial| HTC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 35

Google and HTC Announce US$1.1 Billion Cooperation Agreement

by Damir Lokas

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) and HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2498) announced a definitive agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join …

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Google and HTC Announce $1.1 Billion Cooperation Deal

by Andrew Fenn

Long-time partners Google and HTC have announced a new agreement between the two companies which will see a proportion of HTC’s smartphone team cross over to Google. That was one of the options that …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 35

HTC Registers Vive Focus Trademark in US & EU

by Andrew Fenn

Dutch tech publication LetsGoDigital has revealed that HTC has registered ” Vive Focus” as a new trademark in the US and EU for a product. It is believed that the new trademark refers to …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 35

No Comment from HTC on Rumours of a Spin-Off

by Alan Spencer

No comment has been received from HTC on recent market speculation that the company is currently conducting a strategic assessment on its future, including options to sell-off the company or spin off its VR …

Tags:HTC| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 32

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Asus Reduces Smartphone Forecast

by Bob Raikes

Asustek is reported to have reduced its forecast for smartphone shipments from 20 million to 15 million this year as the company sees increasing pressure from Chinese vendors including Oppo in its home market …

Tags:Asus| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 32

HTC Confirmed as Pixel 2 Maker

by Bob Raikes

Filings with the FCC have confirmed that HTC will be making the smaller version of the Google Pixel 2 smartphone. The phone is also expected to have a feature called “Active Edge” which is …

Tags:Google| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 31

HTC Lowers Price for Vive Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Sales for virtual reality headsets have not been overwhelming so far. One potential obstacle is the price that makes buying a VR headset more of an investment rather than an impulse buy. HTC is …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 31

UPS Uses HTC Vive for Training

by Bob Raikes

HTC has done a deal with UPS for its Vive VR technology to be used for training couriers at nine training centres in the US, starting next month (see the video below). Supply chain …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 30