Mar

HTC and the Coming Times

admin

2010 is looking like a very strong year for the Google Android operating system, and no other mobile phone manufacturer is on top of the game like HTC. Google has been busy working with HTC on the much-anticipated Nexus One mobile phone and HTC has an HTC-branded line of Android smart phones coming as well.

While many people may not realize, the HTC Corporation has been playing a very important role in the mobile phone industry. Despite not being one of the top three mobile phone manufacturers, HTC has remained an integral part of many mobile technology milestones.

Working With Microsoft

The HTC Corporation started out as the “High Tech Computer Corporation” and has been in operation since 1997. Despite its many years in the industry, the company remained rather stagnant until they were selected by Microsoft Corporation to develop smart phones that used the Windows Mobile Operating System. The appointment as a “hardware platform development partner” gave HTC the much needed boost to get into the global market. From 2004 to 2005, the company gained 102% increase in sales revenue -totaling 2.2 billion dollars. Business Week called it one of the fastest growing IT companies of 2005.

Until today, HTC still develops mobile phones that use the Windows Mobile operating system. The HTC HD2 uses the latest version of Windows Mobile, version 6.5. It combines the features of WinMo with HTC’s very own Sense user interface which makes using Windows much easier. For 2010, HTC has the Photon, Trophy and the Tera mobile phones. The Photon and the Trophy use capacitive touch screens and the Tera uses a resistive touch screen. All three phones make use of the HTC TouchFlo 3D user interface.

HTC and Google

Windows Mobile is not the platform that HTC has strong ties to. In fact, despite the fact that it was Microsoft that initially helped the Taiwanese company grow, it is with Google whom they are now starting to dominate the mobile phone market. Without a doubt, the Google Android operating system is the most celebrated mobile OS available.

Since early on, HTC has been part of the Open Handset Alliance –a 50 company strong business alliance that focuses on developing mobile technology-based open standards. The Google Android is the main product of the OHA and all companies help in the continued evolution of the operating system. HTC has been a very active participant in the alliance; it was the Taiwanese company that made the very first Android mobile phone available for the market, the HTC DREAM (better known as the T-Mobile G1). Since the G1’s launch in 2008 until December of 2009, HTC has continuously been manufacturing high-profile Android devices such as the Hero.

More Androids to Come

Sometime around late November, a portion HTC’s 2010 mobile phone line up was leaked to the public. The leak revealed the three above mentioned WinMo phones, and five high-end Google Android devices that promise some of the best hardware to be seen in an Android yet. HTC will also be releasing an updated Hero with a physical keyboard named the Espresso. Of course, the biggest news of all is the fact that HTC will be manufacturing the Google phone, the HTC Nexus One.