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Android Smartphone Pioneer Hits Turbulence in Q3

10.03.10

High Tech Computer (HTC), which developed the first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system, saw revenue decline in the third quarter due to increased competition and weak sales in Europe.

The company's revenue fell 10 percent year on year to NT$34.01 billion (US$1.05 billion) and its net profit dropped to NT$5.70 billion from NT$6.99 billion, the company said Monday.

Increased competition in the smartphone market and the launch of the iPhone 3GS in particular have hurt many smartphone makers, analysts say. Apple slashed the price of the iPhone 3G to US$99 when it launched the iPhone 3GS in June, and put a low, $199 price tag on the new handset. The move helped Apple report record high quarterly revenue of $9.87 billion in its most recent quarter, which ended Sep. 26, as iPhone and Mac computer shipments hit all-time highs.

HTC's revenue has fallen in the months since the iPhone 3GS launched. The company's revenue in the second quarter, which ended June 30, was NT$38.20 billion.

Source: PC World

Mouse Computer Releases Three New Desktop PCs

MDV_ADG9010S

Mouse Computer has rolled out three new desktop PCs ‘MDV-ADG9010S, MDV-ADG8010S and MDV-ADS7110X’ for the Japanese market. The MDV-ADG9010S is the top of the range model that sports an Intel Core i7-960 3.20GHz processor, an ATI Radeon HD5850 1GB GPU, an Intel X58 Express chipset, a 1TB hard drive, a 12GB of DDR3-SDRAM (6 x 2GB), a DVD superMulti, 8 USB ports, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA and Windows 7 Home Premium OS (64bit). Meanwhile, the MDV-ADG8010S and MDV-ADS7110X feature almost the same specs as the MDV-ADG9010S but with lower CPU and less RAM. The MDV-ADG8010S offers an Intel Core i7-870 CPU with 8GB RAM, while the MDV-ADS7110X only comes with an Intel Core i7-860 CPU with 4GB RAM. The MDV-ADG9010S, MDV-ADG8010S and MDV-ADS7110X are priced at 189,840 Yen (about $2,106), 179,760 Yen (about $1,994) and 119,700 Yen (about $1,328), respectively.

MDV_ADG9010S

[Product Page via Akihabara]

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