Android dominates the smartphone market

Google's Android software for mobile devices was running on 75 percent of smartphones shipped in the third quarter, as the search company extended its lead over Apple, according to research firm IDC.

Apple's iOS system, used in iPhones, was second with a market share of 15 percent. Apple's new iPhone didn't come out until late in the quarter, while Samsung Electronics Co. and other Android makers had major releases earlier.

A year ago, Android had just 58 percent to the iPhone's 14 percent. Gains came largely at the expense of BlackBerry and Symbian phones, according to Thursday's report from IDC.

While Android phones dominate unit sales, 90% of profits in the smartphone market is held by two companies, Apple and Samsung.

Apple still manages to make more profits (twice as much actually) in the smartphone market than all the other operators combined.

New HTC Touch Mobile Phone with Touch Screen

Full Specifications of HTC TouchPhone

• Processor : TI's OMAP 850, 201 MHz
• OS : Windows Mobile 6 Proferssional with Direct Push Email and HTML email support
• Memory : ROM- 128MB, SDRAM- 64MB DDR
• Dimensions : 99.9 mm(L) x 58mm(W) x 13.9mm(T)
• Network : GSM/GPRS/EDGE Tri-Band: 900, 1800, 1900
• Device Control : HTC TouchFLO 5-way navigation control
• Connectivity : Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth® 2.0, HTC ExtUSB (11 pin mini USB and audio jack in one)
• Display : 2.8'’ LCD touch screen with backlight, 240 x 320 dots resolution with 65,536 colors
• Camera : 2.0 mega-pixel CMOS color camera
• Battery : Rechargeable Li-Ion battery with a capacity of 1100 mAh
• Standby time : Up to 200
• Talk time : Up to 5 hours
• Audio : Built in microphone and 3-in-1 speaker, Windows media player supported formats - AAC, eAAC, MP3, WMA, WAV, QCELP, MPEG4, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
• Expansion slot : Micro SD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

HTC launches new HTC Touch Phone. The phone comes in two colors. alluring wasabi green and elegant soft black. The phone responds to the touch of a finger across the screen. It can differentiate between a finger touch and stylus input, and responds accordingly. Touch FLO is the technology called by the HTC found only in HTC phones. A simple move of finger over the display results an animated 3-dimensional interface of three screens, which are contacts, media & application comes up.

HTC phone has both the functions of professional and entertainment facilities. It uses Windows Mobile 6 Professionsl Operating System which allows users to use Internet Explorer, Messenger, Office Mobile, Outlook Mobile etc. The Onboard 2.0 megapixel CMOS color camera takes pictures briliantly.

The phone has only three buttons and the rest of the space is covered by the giant 2.8 inch LCD touchscreen with 240 x 320 resolution and 65K color screen with backlight. The three buttons on the phone are - a call, a hangup and a d-pad for moving around.

The built quality is nice and fits well in the palm of your hand. Its smaller than the iPhone.

The overall impression is good. But it forces you to swap to landscape mode if you intend to use QWERTY keyboard and still endup using your fingernail, for best result use the stylus tucked away at the back.

http://www.htctouch.com/