– HTC provides Q2 revenue forecast: HTC’s CFO Hui-Ming Cheng said in an investors conference last week that it expects Q2 revenues between $1.14 and $1.17 billion (NT$37.5 and 38.5 billion), representing at least a 19 percent increase over Q1 and at least an 8 percent increase compared to the same period a year earlier, reports digitimes. Margins may increase slightly, but HTC is expecting the average selling price to drop around 5 percent. In Q1, the average price was $364, which was down 6.2 percent compared to a year ago.
— RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) makes push API available: Research In Motion announced today that it is making tools available to developers, so that they can integrate push technology into their applications. Now, developers will be able to push content updates to their apps, much like how emails appear without a user having to go out and look for new messages. RIM said companies, like The Hockey News are working with the APIs to send fans the latest scores. Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is rolling out a similar feature this summer with its upcoming software update. (Release.)
— AT&T (NYSE: T) lists top 10 apps and games: AT&T released a list of the top-performing applications based on sales from the first three months of the year. The 10 top apps were: AT&T Navigator; AT&T Mobile TV; Napster (NSDQ: NAPS) Mobile; XM Radio Mobile; MobiTV; WikiMobile; Shazam (MusicID); Make-UR-Tones; My-Cast Weather; and MobiVJ (music videos). The top 10 games were: Tetris; Bejeweled; Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile; PAC-MAN by Namco; Ms. PAC-MAN by Namco; Jewel Quest II; Diner Dash; The Oregon Trail; Midnight Pool 2; and Platinum Sudoku. Release.
— Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) changes PR firms for Windows Mobile: With a handful of major news events coming up for Microsoft, such as the launch of its Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, and its mobile application storefront, it has a lot riding on its public perceptions. To that end, AdAge.com reported today that Microsoft has awarded its mobile business to longtime agency partner Waggener Edstrom, which will partner on the account with Seattle-based marketing firm Wexley School for Girls. Starting July 1, the two agencies replace Weber Shandwick, which has been managing the account for the past five years. A Microsoft spokesperson told AdAge that the review was routine.
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