Anzu, which offers in-game ad services, raises $20M led by NBCUniversal and HTC, bringing its total funding to $37M
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HTC names former Orange exec Yves Maitre as its new CEO; HTC had $770M in revenue in 2018, the first time its annual revenue fell below $1B as a public company
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HTC begins taking preorders, only in cryptocurrency, for its blockchain phone Exodus 1 for 0.15 BTC or 4.78 ETH, about ~$960, and expects to ship in December
You have to buy it in bitcoin or Ether — HTC just announced actual specs for its much-hyped blockchain phone, the Exodus 1, and is letting people sign up for preorders.
Alphabet Q3: revenue of $27.8B, up 24% YoY, vs. $27.2B expected; net income reaches $6.73B, up from $5.06B YoY; Other Bets made $302M, lost $812M
and it looks a lot like Apple Jaikumar Vijayan / eWeek : Data Analytics, Machine Learning Drive Google's Cloud Growth, CEO Says Matt Rosoff / CNBC : This chart shows how Ruth Porat is exercising disci...
HTC cuts Vive VR headset's price by $200, to $599, to remain competitive with Oculus Rift
You knew HTC wouldn't let the Oculus Rift's price cut go unanswered for long. As of today, HTC has permanently lowered the price of the Vive headset by $200, to $599.
HTC reports Q4 revenue of $720.7M, down 13% YoY, and a quarterly operating loss of $116.8M, despite reducing the business' costs by 34% over 2016
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HTC Q1 revenue down 64% YoY to NT $14.8B, profits down 78% YoY
HTC is finding itself on the wrong side of a rapidly evolving smartphone market. — The Taiwanese company reported today that its revenues fell 64 percent in the first quarter and that profits fell 7...
HTC launches Vive X, a $100M VR startup accelerator, in Beijing, Taipei, and San Francisco
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Strategy Analytics: 12.8M VR units will be sold in 2016 for $895M; 77% of revenue will go to Oculus, HTC, Sony; 87% of units will be smartphone-based VR devices
VR headsets to generate $895M in revenue in 2016 — Market researcher Strategy Analytics said it expects global virtual …
HTC Cards $101M Loss In Q4 2015, Its Third Successive Quarter In The Red
HTC's (financial) struggle is real. The Taiwanese tech firm endured another rough quarter of business after it posted a NT$3.4 billion ($101 million) net loss for Q4 2015. Total revenue came in at N...