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HTC is not Quitting the Smartphone Market
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HTC is not Quitting the Smartphone Market

It was recently reported that smartphone maker HTC will be quitting the market soon, however, the company has now refuted all these claims stating that it will continue to strengthen its smartphone business. With this, the company will even launch new devices in the year-end and in early 2019 as well. Along with this, HTC also mentioned that it will push new product lines with the integration of 5G, AI, and blockchain as well. The company will thus keep its smartphone business alive, even though the company isn't seeing the success it would've hoped with its flagship 'U' series. "In addition to continuing optimizing its VR platform and enriching its VR/ AR content, HTC said it will also exert efforts to integrate related technologies including AI, blockchain, and 5G to roll out new ...
HTC Quits the Indian Market, Chinese Players Dominate
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HTC Quits the Indian Market, Chinese Players Dominate

The technology company and smartphone maker HTC is reportedly quitting the Indian market. The major factor behind this exit has been reported as the wide invasion of the Chinese companies in the Indian smartphone market. The Chinese players such as Xiaomi, Redmi and Oppo cover almost 70-80 percent of the market in India. The company has told around 70-80 employees to leave. However, there are a few exceptions including chief financial officer Rajeev Tayal. After abruptly stopping the local manufacturing for almost a year now, the company is breaking all the distribution contracts in the country. An executive stated that HTC may look forward to entering the Indian smartphone market again as an online exclusive brand, but that will happen only after it’s able to turnaround sales global...