HTC smartphone sales continue to fall

Despite all the efforts of the HTC attract the attention of customers to the company's products, the financial position of the Taiwanese manufacturer continues to be extremely difficult. According to recently published reports, in August sales volumes HTC dropped another 4 percent compared to July, and by 47 percent compared to the same period last year.

Against the background of stable growth of smartphone sales Samsung led Galaxy S3, as well as a quick release of the iPhone 5, it's clear that HTC plans to strengthen its position in the company of the world's leading manufacturers of smartphones and tablets have failed, and the company must urgently seek a way forward.


Taiwanese manufacturer can continue to try to produce high-quality smartphones, but in matters of marketing resources and well-established distribution network to the level of Samsung or Apple HTC still does not hold.

Experts predict that in the near future to companies like Sony and Motorola will be able to bypass HTC in shipments of smartphones. Nor should we ignore the ambitious Chinese newcomers in the face of Huawei and ZTE, which are also actively looking for options to expand its presence in the international market.

One of the possible directions of development that can improve the situation a few HTC, experts have called the making of devices on the new platform Windows Phone 8. If successful, the start of sales of these devices in the fourth quarter of the Taiwanese manufacturer is able to correct its order statistics of sales in the current year. But do not forget that there are competitors like Nokia and Samsung are not planning just to lose market share.

It must be noted that the recent rumors are increasingly linked with the name of the Taiwanese manufacturer of devices for the creation of brands such as Facebook or Beats, why HTC is always the option to return to their ODM-roots ...

Sales Galaxy Tab depressing

Many people continue to believe that sales of Galaxy Tab tablets are quite high and almost similar to the iPad.

However, thanks to the latest reports on sales, which the company lawyers were forced to give in the last trial against Apple, it became known that this is not the case.

According to information from these documents, the actual number of tablets sold to consumers amounted to only 262,000 in 2010, which is many times lower than the corresponding figures the iPad.


From the second quarter of 2010 to 2012, Samsung was able to sell to end users only 1.4 million tablets, which is many times lower than those measured, which officially declares the company in their press releases.

For comparison, during the same period, Apple was able to realize more than 29.7 million iPad.

Sales of Nokia Lumia 900 began before the time

Despite the fact that the official sale of its flagship smartphone WP-900 Nokia Lumia has not yet begun, some users are already happy owners of new items. U.S. operator AT & T has begun shipping the smartphone for some users, to make reservations.

Preliminary applications for the device were taken March 30, and on the shelves smartphone will appear on Sunday, but only in black. The white version of Lumia 900 will go on sale April 22.

Lumia 900 - the flagship smartphone, to which she has high hopes. Efforts to promote this model include television advertising, and a party in New York at Times Square, to be held on Sunday evening. She will speak before the public singer Nicki Minazh. According to the AT & T, the event should be louder than the launch of the new iPhone.

Nokia and AT & T believe that the smartphone will be very popular among users. It will move aggressively: the cost of Lumia 900 two-year contract will be only $ 100.

Global sales of Modern Warfare 3 have exceeded one billion dollars

A total of 16 days it took the company Activision in order to help out with sales of his new blockbuster Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

"Call of Duty has become so rare in the gaming industry a product whose popularity was comparable with other kinds of entertainment," - said director Eric Hirshberg Activision. He added that every year the number of fans increases game series.

The number of subscribers to a paid online service Call of Duty has exceeded 1 million. Free version of its uses six million gamers. Paid account cost their owners $ 50 per year.

Recall that the previous version of Call of Duty sparked outrage from the Cuban authorities, in connection with the fact that players are offered the script to kill the Cuban leader

HTC sales have fallen sharply due to strong competition from Apple and Samsung

In November, sales of smartphones Taiwanese manufacturer HTC Corp fell by 30% compared with October, against a background of fierce fighting with larger competitors - Apple and Samsung Electronics. According to Reuters, in November, consolidated sales decreased to 30.94 HTC billion Taiwan dollars ($ 1.03 billion) against 44.11 billion Taiwan dollars, received in October. In the November 2010 sales of HTC, the fourth largest producer of smartphones totaled 38.48 billion Taiwanese dollars. "It shows how volatile the market of mobile devices," - explained the founder of the Danish consultancy firm specialized Strand Consult John Strand. According to him, Apple fans want a new model of iPhone, HTC and the customers do not have the same desire for new phones HTC. Shares of Taiwanese smartphone for the last six months, fell by more than 60%. One of the greatest blows to him was the recent warning of a sudden, she does not expect revenue growth in the current quarter due to strong competition. This post has shocked the market, and investors, meanwhile, expressed concern that HTC, may have lost its flair for innovation, which for several years turned it into one of the most popular brands in the market. Note that according to research firm IDC, in the third quarter share of HTC in the smartphone market was 10.8%. In November it was reported that in early 2012 will introduce two new HTC smartphones.