| 2010 is looking like a very strong year for the Google | | | | uses a resistive touch screen. All three phones make |
| Android operating system, and no other mobile phone | | | | use of the HTC TouchFlo 3D user interface. |
| manufacturer is on top of the game like HTC. Google | | | | HTC and Google |
| has been busy working with HTC on the | | | | Windows Mobile is not the platform that HTC has |
| much-anticipated Nexus One mobile phone and HTC | | | | strong ties to. In fact, despite the fact that it was |
| has an HTC-branded line of Android smart phones | | | | Microsoft that initially helped the Taiwanese company |
| coming as well. | | | | grow, it is with Google whom they are now starting to |
| While many people may not realize, the HTC | | | | dominate the mobile phone market. Without a doubt, |
| Corporation has been playing a very important role in | | | | the Google Android operating system is the most |
| the mobile phone industry. Despite not being one of the | | | | celebrated mobile OS available. |
| top three mobile phone manufacturers, HTC has | | | | Since early on, HTC has been part of the Open |
| remained an integral part of many mobile technology | | | | Handset Alliance -a 50 company strong business |
| milestones. | | | | alliance that focuses on developing mobile |
| Working With Microsoft | | | | technology-based open standards. The Google |
| The HTC Corporation started out as the "High Tech | | | | Android is the main product of the OHA and all |
| Computer Corporation" and has been in operation | | | | companies help in the continued evolution of the |
| since 1997. Despite its many years in the industry, the | | | | operating system. HTC has been a very active |
| company remained rather stagnant until they were | | | | participant in the alliance; it was the Taiwanese |
| selected by Microsoft Corporation to develop smart | | | | company that made the very first Android mobile |
| phones that used the Windows Mobile Operating | | | | phone available for the market, the HTC DREAM |
| System. The appointment as a "hardware platform | | | | (better known as the T-Mobile G1). Since the G1's |
| development partner" gave HTC the much needed | | | | launch in 2008 until December of 2009, HTC has |
| boost to get into the global market. From 2004 to | | | | continuously been manufacturing high-profile Android |
| 2005, the company gained 102% increase in sales | | | | devices such as the Hero. |
| revenue -totaling 2.2 billion dollars. Business Week | | | | More Androids to Come |
| called it one of the fastest growing IT companies of | | | | Sometime around late November, a portion HTC's |
| 2005. | | | | 2010 mobile phone line up was leaked to the public. |
| Until today, HTC still develops mobile phones that use | | | | The leak revealed the three above mentioned WinMo |
| the Windows Mobile operating system. The HTC HD2 | | | | phones, and five high-end Google Android devices that |
| uses the latest version of Windows Mobile, version 6.5. | | | | promise some of the best hardware to be seen in an |
| It combines the features of WinMo with HTC's very | | | | Android yet. HTC will also be releasing an updated |
| own Sense user interface which makes using | | | | Hero with a physical keyboard named the Espresso. |
| Windows much easier. For 2010, HTC has the Photon, | | | | Of course, the biggest news of all is the fact that HTC |
| Trophy and the Tera mobile phones. The Photon and | | | | will be manufacturing the Google phone, the HTC |
| the Trophy use capacitive touch screens and the Tera | | | | Nexus One. |