Analyst: Google OS to go on HTC handsets

Taiwanese handset maker HTC is expected to ship about 50,000 cell phones by the end of this year that use a mobile operating system from Google, according to a Fortune article that cites a report from a UBS analyst.

The phones won't be for sale until next year; the initial shipment will go to developers, says analyst Benjamin Schachter. Google is likely talking to other handset manufacturers, he says.

Google has declined to comment on rumors of its phone plans. Google is hosting an analyst day on October 24, and Schachter expects the company to talk about its phone strategy then.

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Eat that, Apple! S60 goes touchscreen

S60 (a.k.a. Symbian Series60) has gone touchscreen! Isn't that wonderful news? Or am I the only one who feels that it's a long overdue announcement on Nokia's part. At the recent Symbian Smartphone Show held in London, the Finnish company showed off its new S60 touch interface that brings several added features to the handheld platform. It includes support for tactile feedback, backward compatiblity to run existing S60 apps (without any modification), detection of motion, orientation, proximity, light as well as the capability to display Flash videos on the S60 Web browser. The new technology is expected to be available to device manufacturers only in 2008.

When exactly? We are not sure. And Nokia is certainly not going to give more specific details. Hopefully, we can see the first products based on the touchscreen Series60 platform before the Apple iPhone reaches Asia. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed.

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Hyundai wants you to talk to your watch

By now, you should realize that there are tons of gadgets out there in the market and some of them are capable of making you look downright silly, for example, talking to your watch. Step in the Hyundai W-100, a timepiece that doubles as a mobile phone. Make no mistake here. This is no ordinary watch that tries to be some third-grade handset, but is one that has a 1.3-inch touchscreen LCD (stylus is hidden somewhere on the strap apparently), 1.3-megapixel camera, microSD expansion slot and Bluetooth stereo. And to convince you that you really should part with your hard-earned money, the watch-cum-phone is bundled with a pair of wireless Bluetooth stereo headset and a 256MB memory card. There is no mention of audio quality, but for toys like these, you really can't ask for much yeah? No indication of pricing or availability, though. Shucks.

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Psst. Is yours real?

Ever wondered if the phone you're using is the real thang? Of course, no one wants to be a victim of an exploding counterfeit charger or at the receiving end of embarrassing jokes from brutally honest friends. So how can undiscerning consumers tell the real from a stash of fakes? Here's what some of the vendors advise and we encourage our readers to note the following points when purchasing a new handset.
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More leaked shots of the HTC Juno

We've seen a version of this PDA-phone in the form of the Dopod C750 meant for China. Now, gadget blog Gizmodo has more blurry images of this handheld also known as the HTC Juno or T-Mobile Shadow as it will be known in the US.

The pictures show the device having a keypad very similar to the QWERTY version of the HTC Touch Dual. Put beside a BlackBerry Pearl, the Juno seems quite compact for a touchscreen PDA-phone. It is supposed to have 128MB RAM for running applications, support for microSD cards up to 4GB and stereo Bluetooth.

We were not able to get in touch with HTC at press time for further information. But seeing how prolific the manufacturer has been of late, we won't be surprised if official information becomes available soon.

Via Gizmodo

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