We hear rumors and see sources claiming the American international electronics commerce company, Amazon have partnered with the Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones and tablets, the High Tech Computer for the creation of upcoming Amazon smartphones.
According to the reported sources, three different devices are in development in the HTC plants, where one of it have entered into the advanced stage of works. We previously also read rumors of the American's plans of building two new smartphones, one with the newly rumored 3D interface and one was reportedly being offered for free. Accordingly as dates moved, Amazon exec's made it clear that the company is not offering any smartphones this year neither anything for free to anyone.
There's still no official words yet from both these company's on these rumored statements of their partnership for future Amazon smartphones. But the HTC's Chief of Marketing, Ben Ho responded like this, "We have been very focused on building our own brand, but we have also been very open to co-branding and collaborating with carriers and other technology brands."
Source: Financial Times, THE VERGE