• HTC Cuts Another 1,500 Jobs In An Attempt to Increase Profits

    HTC Cuts Another 1,500 Jobs In An Attempt to Increase Profits

    HTC has recently announced that they are going to lay off another 1,500 employees from their Taiwanese manufacturing division.  Why are they doing this?  The answer is a bit shocking, but it’s to restore profitability.  Is this really the way to do it though? I guess when it comes to the bottom line, if a…

  • Can Google Build a Pixel Smartphone to Rival That of An iOS Device?

    Can Google Build a Pixel Smartphone to Rival That of An iOS Device?

    Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has officially finalized their purchase of HTC.  Technically, Alphabet only bought most of HTC’s mobile division, as well as around 2,000 engineers that have helped Google create three or four handsets released under the Pixel brand.  HTC will continue to make smartphones of its own, putting them in direct competition with…

  • Google is Buying HTC’s Research and Development Team for $1.1 Billion

    Google is Buying HTC’s Research and Development Team for $1.1 Billion

    HTC has finally announced that its “Powered by HTC” research and development division will be bought out by Google for $1.1 billion.  Powered by HTC is the team behind Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones.  According to HTC’s CO, Peter Shen, this will mean about half of their team will be joining Google.  But they…