HTC possibly halts all phone sales in BrazilJune 22, 2012 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reports indicate that HTC is canceling the planned launch of its One series in Brazil and ending all phone sales in the country, according to The Verge. As it's exiting the Brazilian market, a number of HTC's employees will lose their jobs, although the company will maintain a presence in the country to offer support for current devices. The news was first broken by Brazilian magazine Exame. When called for confirmation, a HTC representative told AndroidPIT that "after analyzing the sales numbers, we have decided to pull out of the Brazilian market." Brazil is becoming an increasingly important market for phone manufacturers, and its citizens bought 8.9 million smartphones last year. Analysts have predicted that Brazil will overtake the UK to become the world's fourth most important market for smartphone sales by 2016. HTC, however, has failed to gain traction in the country. According to StatCounter, which gives a rough guide of marketshare based on web analytics, HTC is behind Nokia, Samsung, Apple, Sony, LG, Motorola, RIM, and ZTE. The site indicates that its total marketshare in the first quarter of this year was 0.11 percent. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |