HTC to ship at least three Android devices in 2009
HTC Magic
(Credit: Andrew Lim/CNET UK)GSMA 2009 was clearly a snoozer, in terms of Google Android news, but with the CTIA Spring 2009 just a couple of weeks away, there's hope for some announcements at the show. While we can't say for sure, here's something that might interest you.
According to HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou, the smartphone manufacturer plans to release at least three Android devices in 2009. Keep in mind, this number includes the HTC Magic, which was announced at GSMA for the European market, so we're looking at a minimum of two more.
This information came to light at the Merrill Lynch technology conference in Taipei, Taiwan, when a reporter asked Chou if there was any truth to the rumor that HTC would ship five Android smartphones this year. Although he answered that the manufacturer would release "at least" three, he declined to comment any further.
With Samsung, Garmin, Sony Ericsson, and several other companies also working on Google Android devices for 2009, it looks like we're in for a busy and exciting second half of the year.
(Source: PC World via Engadget Mobile)
Bonnie Cha is a senior editor for CNET, covering smartphones and GPS. When she's not testing the latest gadgets, you can find her chasing after her crazy lab or surfing in the chilly waters of Northern California. E-mail Bonnie. 
- by DarkHawke March 23, 2009 4:25 AM PDT
- I'm beginning to wonder if anyone will step up and provide credible competition for the iPhone this year. I love what I've seen of the Pre, but then again, I loved what I saw of the PS3, and we've seen how well THAT came out! I know, I know, different companies, but do we yet have a firm release date, even as we close in on the end of Q1? Now we get rumors of new Android handsets, but the only two we've actually seen (only one of which is available) seem as feature-crippled as the first-gen iPhone. Meanwhile the iPhone 3.0 software looks to fix about 90% of that platform's common deficiencies, and the likelihood of a 3.0 hardware release in the next three months is quite high. I'm by no means an Apple fanboi, but while they seem to be (finally!) getting the iPhone's act together, we're getting next to bupkus from the competition. I'm definitely in the market for a smartphone of the iPhone's calibre, but if no one else can crank out the equal or better by July, I know where my dollars are going.
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