New York TimesGoogle Is Buying HTC's Smartphone Expertise for $1.1 BillionNew York TimesHTC employees were already working with Google on smartphone development before a $1.1 billion deal that was announced on Wednesday. Credit Paul Hanna/Reuters. SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced late Wednesday night that it is spending ...Google bites off big piece of HTC in $1.1B bet on devicesChicago TribuneGoogle to acquire HTC's Pixel smartphone division in $1.1 billion dealReutersHTC Messed Up Its Google DealBloombergQuartz -Fortune -VentureBeat -Varietyall 198 news articles »