HTC merges VR and smartphone departments in the US, lays off employees in the process

Despite being far from bad, the HTC U11 couldn't help the Taiwanese company in avoiding financial deficit

HTC is definitely not in its best shape, but things seem to be getting even worse. Just a mere week after Chialin Chang resigned as president of HTC's smartphone business, the Taiwanese company has reportedly laid off a big part of its US team, leaving only employees responsible for the company's global affairs.

This is just another drop in the ocean of bad news regarding the company. HTC had a pretty ...