Tarmo Virki

HTC, which rose from obscure origins making phones for others to become one of the world’s top smartphone companies, is facing a test of its mettle.

Targeted cyber attacks will pose a growing threat to companies around the world this year after the Stuxnet worm hit Iran’s nuclear programme in 2010.

Nokia and Microsoft teamed up on Friday to build an iPhone killer in a desperate attempt to take on Google and Apple in the smartphone market.