HTC Loses Design Chief, Faces Patent Troubles - Mobiledia

HTC announced its chief innovation officer has left the company, leaving the smartphone maker with patent infringement issues and questions about its future. Horace Luke, who came to the HTC from Microsoft in 1996, issued his resignation on April 30, but the company had not confirmed the news until now. Luke reportedly left the company for personal reasons, and HTC isn't giving further details.