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HTC CEO sheds off some company duties to focus on innovation Oct 21st 2013, 06:35, by Juan Carlos Torres If there was any doubt that HTC was in some hot water, this news should probably dispel all that. HTC CEO Peter Chou has stepped back from some of his duties in order to focus on putting the company back on the smartphone map. The situation isn’t as bad some other smartphone manufacturer out there, but HTC is definitely experiencing a fall from grace. The HTC One, which we found to be quite impressive in our in-depth review, failed to boost the company to the top as much as it had hoped. Its marketing campaign, which involved hiring big shot Hollywood actors, which surely cost a lot, was a flash in the pan. Its latest smartphone, the giant HTC One Max, arrived late and left us feeling quite underwhelmed. It should come as no surprise, then, that HTC would undergo a bit of reshuffling. CEO Peter Chou will be relinquishing some of his duties, handing them over to HTC chairwoman and co-founder Cher Wang. She will now also be handling sales, marketing and supplier relationship, along with her other existing duties. Co-founder H. T. Chou has also returned to the company to steer the ship of some phone projects. It seems that Peter Chou, however, will still retain the title of CEO, for whatever reason, and will be focusing on innovation and product development, which sounds all too vague at this point. HTC has not yet given an official statement regarding this and it remains to be seen if there will also be changes further down the line. SOURCE: Reuters Twitter #Music rumored to shut down in the near future Oct 21st 2013, 05:49, by Juan Carlos Torres It seems that the Android community has little to be envious of iOS users when it comes to Twitter #Music after all. Inside sources are now saying that after just six months in operation, Twitter is planning to close the service. Twitter launched #Music back in April with a focus on helping users discover music. It curates a playlist of music based on artists that you follow. It also presents users with music and artists played by friends via a #nowplaying hastag, popular and trending artists and the like. Users can play sample music but need a premium Spotify or Rdio subscription to purchase the full tracks. There are various probable reasons why Twitter is suddenly shutting down #Music. One is that the service has not been able to maintain the initial hype that it experienced after launch, questioning its sustainability. The other reason might be that project lead Kevin Thau was appointed COO of Twitter founder Biz Stone’s Jelly stealth startup, leaving #Music to run on autopilot. It could also be speculated that not addressing the thousands of Android users might have also caused Twitter #Music’s sagging popularity. But perhaps it really just couldn’t stand head to head with more established services like Spotify, Rdio, Songbird, or even Google Play Music. VIA: SlashGear

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