Chinese electronics giant HTC (News - Alert) has reportedly purchased Dashwire, a company that builds a cloud-based mobile device syncing platform called DASHWORKS.

The acquisition, which is reportedly costing HTC about $18.5 million to purchase Seattle-based Dashwire’s shares, will help the handset giant acquire a way to easily transfer files such as music, video and images between PC/Mac and the company's Android (News - Alert) smartphones. It will also give HTC a browser-based remote dashboard that will allow access to data and control of apps loaded onto the device, reported Slashgear this morning.

With Dashwire's technology, users can remotely access a plethora of information – including contacts, e-mail, text message, voice mail, calendar and social networking content – and sync it all in the cloud, allowing it to be accessed from various devices, helping them personalize their mobile experience better.

“Cloud services are key to delivering the promise of connected services to our customers,” said Fred Liu, president of engineering and operations for HTC. “People want access to all of their important content wherever they are on any device. The addition of Dashwire's cutting-edge sync services and deep mobile cloud experience strengthens our ability to deliver these services in a more powerful way.”

Though HTC has yet to say very much about exactly what it intends to do with Dashwire's technology, some analysts believe the company will use it to expand its existing HTCSense Web-based portal which allows users to use their Android-based phones and tablets to log in, track their phone’s location, lock it, read SMS messages and send them, and access contacts, said Slashgear.

It may be just what HTC needs in an era when consumers are having a hard time differentiating Android-based smartphones from one another.

HTC is only saying, “HTC expands cloud services with Dashwire long-term investment.”

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