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HTC, one of the biggest advocates for the Android platform, has made some modifications to their management blueprints. The new setup is meant to put the handset manufacturer in a better position for market advancement. Changes include:

• Former VP of Sales and Marketing for HTC America, has been moved up to President of both HTC America and Latin America.
• Jougi Kodera has been hired on as HTC’s Chief Product Officer.
• Ron Louks Has been moved up to HTC’s Chief Strategy Officer.
• David Chen has been moved up to HTC’s President for European, African and Middle Eastern divisions.

It is HTC’s hope that the new management layout will keep them ahead of the curve when it comes to the mobile market. Full press release is below.

HTC Strengthens Management Team in Preparation For Future Growth

TAOYUAN, Taiwan, July 29 /PRNewswire/ — HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced a series of executive promotions and newly created management positions focused on building a stronger foundation for future growth.

“As the smartphone industry expands at this lightning pace, it is essential for HTC to grow its management capabilities from within while also adding outside expertise,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. “Today’s announcement is not just a signal of our current growth and progress, but of our vision for bringing unique smartphones to people all over the world.”

Ron Louks, Chief Strategy Officer

As HTC’s newly created chief strategy officer, Ron Louks will be responsible for driving new strategic initiatives, technology incubation and will work closely with HTC’s engineering and operation departments. Prior to joining HTC, Louks was the chief technology officer at Sony Ericsson.

Kouji Kodera, Chief Product Officer

As HTC’s newly created chief product officer, Kouji Kodera will be responsible for HTC’s global product portfolio planning and management. As a seasoned veteran of the mobile industry, Kodera has a strong track record of building device portfolio strategies. Prior to joining HTC, he worked for Sony Ericsson as its head of products.

David Chen, Chief Engineering Officer

Previously vice president of product development, David Chen has been promoted to chief engineering officer, David Chen will continue to drive HTC’s product development and engineering. As one of HTC’s first employees in 1997, Chen has played a key role in HTC’s success. Under his leadership HTC has successfully created many of the world’s first and most innovative smartphones.

With this announcement, Horace Luke, HTC’s chief innovation officer and John Wang, HTC’s chief marketing officer will work closely with Kodera and Chen to strengthen HTC’s overall product offerings around the world.

Jason Mackenzie, President, HTC North America and Latin America

Previously vice president of HTC North America, Jason Mackenzie has been promoted to president of HTC North America and Latin America. As president, Mackenzie will continue to drive HTC’s strategy and market growth in North America and Latin America where he has contributed to HTC’s strong performance. As one of HTC’s founding North American members in 2005, Mackenzie has led HTC’s strong growth in North America.

Florian Seiche, President, HTC Europe, Middle East and Africa

Previously vice president of HTC Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Florian Seiche has been promoted to president of HTC EMEA. As the founder of HTC’s EMEA operations in 2005, Seiche has grown HTC’s business and brand to be one of the top smartphone makers in EMEA.

HTC also announced that Jason Juang, a senior executive vice president at HTC, has left the company to pursue other opportunities.

About HTC

HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.

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HTC changes management scheme

LG has announced their plans to release an Android based tablet sometime in the fourth quarter of 2010.

According to LG, the new tablet will be in the family of Optimus (like Prime) devices. The Optimus family also  encompasses three smartphones, which includes The Optimus Z, with it’s 1GHz snapdgaron CPU and Android 2.1. The Optimus Z has already hit South Korea as of today.

What do you think of LG’s announcement to release a tablet? Do you think their device will be up to the task of competing with the iPad, or will it end up in the slew of other tablets released in Apple’s wake? Let us know what you think in the comments!

[via PC World]

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LG planning Android tablet in Q4

We all know the Droid 2 is supposed to be arriving soon, but exactly when is still a mystery. Well to sweeten your Android toothache a bit here are a couple of things to keep you drooling.

First up we have a digital copy of the Droid 2 guide manual. There’s a bit of interesting information in the guide about the Droid 2. First it does seem to have the same version of the Motoblur skin that the X has. The Droid 2 looks to have multi-touch abilities on the keyboard as well as SWYPE which is a great entry program to have. Finally if you look at page # you can see the Froyo version of the Google Search which leads us to believe the Droid 2 will be running Android 2.2

Download the guide here.

Next up we have some information from a Droid Life tipster that shows a Best Buy selling Droid 2 cases for $20.99. The price didn’t get me but the fact that they are already selling them before the phone is out has me thinking the launch time is getting closer.

[via droid life, droid life]

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Droid 2 User Guide for Download and Cases Spotted at Best Buy, Droid 2 Coming Real Soon?

The guys over at Droid Life posted a video of the Droid Incredible running Flash 10.1 with Froyo. This version of Flash was pre-loaded with the 2.2 update and not a beta of any sort. The playback was well for a lack of better words incredible.

This is the same build that will be coming to the HTC Evo 4G, so we can expect some great viewing going on with the high 4G speeds. I have been running Flash 10.1 on my Droid for a bit now (beta versions) and it really makes your web experience better. This is an added welcome to Android that I am sure everyone will love.

Click here to view the embedded video.

[via droid life]

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Droid Incredible Showing Off Full Flash 10.1 with Froyo 2.2

You want to know about the local sub shop down the street? Well, Google does, and they’re using their advertising platform to get you to wolf down that hoagie.

Google has now released mobile ads that will utilize your location to display relevant results. The ads will show as a small ad on the top of the screen, that, when tapped, will scroll down and give you location and extra information on the ad.

While Google already has location extension ads for mobile search, this is the first tome that Google is expanding the idea to mobile display ads.

The new ad concept has been rolled out for iPhone and Android devices.

[via techcrunch]

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Google rolls out display-based mobile display ads

Up, Up and Away. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s a Nexus One heading towards space. A group called the Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation strapped the phone to an Intimidator-5 rocket and sent it hurdling up 28,000 feet in the air above the Nevada desert.

The phone was attached to another project called ‘Clotho’.  The participants wanted to see how the effects of space, vibration, and the thermal properties in the atmosphere reacted on the phone. You can see the video of the rocket ride below.

Thomas Atchison, chairman of the Mavericks Foundation stated “The purpose of flying the Nexus One is to find a low-cost satellite solution”, “The radio, processing power, sensors and cameras in smartphones potentially have the same capability as those in satellites.”

Click here to view the embedded video.

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A Nexus One Takes a 28,000ft Trip Straight Up Into the Sky

The folks over at PCWorld have put together five solid reasons why Android is going to win the mobile war. Even though we already knew that, let’s look at their reasons:

1. Flexibility – Android users have a lot of freedom to do what they want. Developers enjoy similar freedom (Although that’s not always a good thing)
2. Strength in Numbers – There is an Android device for every preference and budget. What a huge phone perfect for browsing the web and watching media? Grab a Droid X or Dell Streak. Want something a little more managable? Grab a Galaxy S or Droid Incredible.
3. DIY Tools – Google’s App Inventor allows regular, non-programmer people to start creating apps. Yes this will create a lot of fluff apps, but surely it will create some great ones as well. People love apps, so the more, quality apps there are, the better.
4. Focus on Users - Apple bumbled the whole “Antennagate” thing, there’s no denying it. Apple’s monopoly over the iPhone experience eventually leads to not caring as much about the users. Android doesn’t have this problem
5. Google Factor – Sure there are other Linux-based mobile OS’s out there such as Intels MeeGo and Samsung’s Bada, but none of Google’s support, which is worth a lot. Market research firm ABI predicts that Linux-based handsets will account for 33% of the market by 2015. Google is activating 160,000 Android devices every day and they gained 4% market share from Feb ‘10 to May ‘10, while Apple lost a percentage point. Not to shabby

Note I’ve summarized the reasons that PCWorld listed, but what do you think about these reasons? If you’d like to read the extended reasons hit up the link and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!

[via PCWorld]

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Android will win mobile contest, thanks to Linux