AllThingsD reports that Nokia said it had filed further cases in its patent dispute with Taiwanese phone maker HTC. The new suits, includes a second complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission and a federal suit in Southern California, are over existing legal actions that go as far back as last year. . Read More
AllThingsD reports that HTC's Chief Product Office has quit the company, following others, including Eric Lin, who is currently working for Microsoft’s Skype unit, and communications Chief Jason Gordon, who left on Friday. Kodera is a former head of products for Sony Ericsson, and joined HTC in 2010. . Read More
Bloomberg reports that AT&T Inc., the second-largest U.S. wireless carrier, said it’s considering whether or not to discontinue selling the HTC phone that incorporates Facebook Inc. social-networking features after reducing the cost by roughly $. Read More
The Verge reports that HTC is supposedly set to launch a smaller version of its current flagship smartphone, the HTC One. According to prolific phone leaker Evleaks, the device is codenamed "M4" and will include a 4.3-inch 720p display, an UltraPixel camera just like HTC One's, a dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, Android 4.2, and LTE connectivity. . Read More
TechCrunch reports that Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission is investigating charges that Samsung Corp. paid off students to attack competitor HTC’s Smartphones over the internet. . Read More
Bloomberg reports that Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest custom manufacturer of electronics, has started hiring at a Chinese factory as it gets ready to make a new Apple Inc. iPhone, said a person familiar with the plans. Individuals have been hired at Foxconn’s plant in Zhengzhou, eastern China, for the past month, bringing to end a hiring freeze enforced in February. Read More
Reuters reports that a German court has just ruled in support of Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia declaring some devices made by Taiwan's HTC infringed on its power-saving patent. . Read More
