Android Handset Invasion Coming This Year

Never mind all of the hoopla surrounding Apple's iPhone: Today, Google's Android made some noise, too, in the form of news snippets from handset makers.

Take HTC, for example. The company's CEO, Peter Chou, was asked Tuesday to confirm a report that HTC will release five Android-based handsets this year. He replied that HTC will launch "at least" three. Bloggers have already gotten their hands on a leaked product lineup from the company and speculate that the HTC "Hero" will be another Android-based phone.

And a product lineup from Samsung was leaked in Amsterdam last Wednesday--one showing an Android-based phone. Rumors say that the handset has a capacitive touch-screen display and full Google integration. Two versions are expected: One for Europe and one for U.S. HSPA networks.

Smart-phone customers will certainly have plenty of options to choose from this spring and summer. With Apple's iPhone 3.0 update launching in June, it is pretty certain that Apple will release new hardware, too. It will be interesting to see how the forthcoming next-generation Android devices will stack up against the iPhone's third-generation hardware and software. And don't forget the Palm Pre--it's expected to make a huge splash on the smart-phone scene in the April-to-June time frame as well.

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