| It comes as to no surprise to many people that HTC | | | | part of the group, along with other major companies |
| will be releasing the Nexus One Google phone. After | | | | such as LG, Samsung, Motorola, T-Mobile, NTT |
| all, it was HTC that released the very first Android | | | | DoCoMo, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and |
| phone, the HTC Dream. But before the Taiwanese | | | | more. Less than a year later, HTC announced that it |
| company was ever a part of Google’s grand | | | | will be releasing the HTC Dream under the name of |
| scheme to conquer the mobile phone industry, HTC | | | | T-Mobile G1 –the world’s very first Android |
| was originally focusing on developing devices using | | | | mobile phone. |
| Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system; and | | | | Despite being a relatively new operating system, the |
| prior to that, the company had its own local hurdles to | | | | Android gained popularity and acclaim that brought it |
| face. | | | | quickly to the ranks of the iPhone OS, WinMo, |
| HTC Before Google | | | | Symbian, the BlackBerry OS and the Palm OS. Today, |
| HTC Corporation originally stood for High Tech | | | | the Google Android operating system is one of the |
| Computer Corporation –the name was later | | | | most successful mobile platforms available. Since then, |
| changed to just HTC. The company started operations | | | | HTC has continued to produce other Android devices |
| back in 1997 and have been continuously contributing | | | | such as the HTC Droid Eris and the HTC Hero. |
| innovations to technology. HTC was the very first | | | | HTC’s Future Androids |
| company to produce a colored palm-sized PC back in | | | | So far, HTC has already confirmed their Android |
| 1999. The company got its first major break when it | | | | phone line-up for next year and more importantly, the |
| was selected as Microsoft’s hardware platform | | | | HTC Nexus One. The Nexus One is a much |
| development partner for Windows Mobile. | | | | celebrated mobile phone due to the fact that despite |
| From 2000 to 2006, HTC has been developing many | | | | being manufactured by HTC, the device will be |
| “first” Windows devices for the market such as | | | | carrying the Google-brand, making it the very first |
| the very first Windows Pocket PC to the very first | | | | next-generation Google phone. Since Google’s |
| Microsoft 3G device. With the partnership with | | | | announcement that they will be making their own |
| Microsoft, HTC’s profits continued to grow. The | | | | phone, everyone was wondering which manufacturer |
| growth of the company was not just entirely because | | | | would be making the device. Since HTC already made |
| of Microsoft, HTC also developed many major | | | | the very first Android, it makes sense that they will |
| devices of their own as well. The HTC Advantage | | | | also be making the Nexus One. |
| and HTC Shift took the concept of portable | | | | HTC will also be launching its own high end Android |
| computers to a whole new level and combined touch | | | | smart phone, the HTC Bravo. This device will have a |
| screen technology with keyboards to create an | | | | 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.7 inch AMOLED |
| unparalleled user experience. | | | | capacitive touch screen and a 5 mega pixel camera. |
| Entering the Alliance | | | | The Bravo will be launched with four more Android |
| When Google created the Open Handset Alliance in | | | | smart phones. |
| 2007, HTC was one of the very first members to be | | | | |