"Taiwan-based High Tech Computer (HTC) has been chosen to manufacture Palm's latest Windows Mobile-based smartphone, the Treo Pro, according to sources at handset vendors.

HTC's experience manufacturing Windows Mobile-based smartphones is the main reason Palm selected the company to manufacture the smartphone for it, even thought they are competitors in the market. The smartphone is expected to launched in September this year.

With HTC also manufacturing Sony Ericsson's Microsoft-based X1 smartphone, which will launch in the fourth quarter this year, Palm's ODM business proportion among HTC's total handset shipments will rise again. However, HTC has noted that its own-brand business will still be the main focus.

Although HTC is manufacturing the new handset for Palm, Inventec Appliances is still Palm's biggest ODM partner."

Labels: htc, palm, treo

¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 8/23/2008 01:01:00 PM