But, do you know what it also did to the price of all the smartphones? Initially, the original iPhone was quite expensive at $599. Then, when it launched 3G model in 2008, they reduced it down to $199 and that magic price has stuck for a very long time. In order for any other phones to compete, they cannot price their phone above $199 even for a brand new phone that have more expensive features than iPhone. They just can’t. Of course, I’m only referring to the phones that are subsidized by the carriers for signing minimum 2 year contract with data services. Only the unlocked phones are priced higher.

Whether you like it or not, Apple and its iPhones had significant impact on the wireless industry. And for the consumers. Before the iPhone, not many people were willing to pay $30 on top of their voice plan for the data. Now, it’s very common for people to have unlimited data plan. And because of all the data that people use, carriers are forced to upgrade their infrastructure.

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“We are not a party to this lawsuit,” the Mountain View, California, company said in a statement. “However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it.”

HTC is not a small company but relative to the sizes of Google and Apple, it’s small. So, why is HTC fighting Apple and Google’s war? Google used to the preferred partner of Apple. Google’s CEO used to be on Apple’s board. That has all changed when Google started making their own OS called Android and started selling their own phone, Nexus One, running the Android OS. Apple in return have decided to cut out Google as the default search engine on iPhones, and even bought a mobile advertising company to compete against Google.

Two big guys fighting over the market. Nothing new. What I’m interested in is, why are they using HTC to fight their war?

What do you read into this? Apple is no stranger to law suits but would they go after a company that they feel zero threat to their bottom line or only those who can actually steal some of their potential customers? I’m thinking more of the latter. HTC has been putting out model after model that have some unique features not yet found in Apple’s own iPhones, which only gets refreshed once a year. I’d say Apple is feeling the heat from the competition.

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This is very interesting since Verizon already has Motorola DROID as its first Android based phone. Will the users stay with Motorola DROID or will they opt for Nexus One, which is superior spec in every sense, instead?

What do you think?

What is your favorite OS?

Meet HTC Desire, the latest Super Android phone from HTC. It packs 1Ghz Processor, 3.7 inch multi-touch screen, AMOLED display, and running the latest Android 2.1 OS.

Check out the Detailed Specifications
Physical
Size: 119 X 60 X 11.9 mm
(4.7 X 2.36 X 0.47 inches)
Weight: 135 grams (4.76 ounces) with battery
Display
Type: AMOLED capacitive touch screen with pinch-to-zoom capability
Size: 3.7 inches
Resolution: 480 X 800 WVGA
CPU Processing Speed
1 GHz
Power & Battery1
Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1400 mAh
Talk time:
— WCDMA: Up to 390 mins
— GSM: Up to 400 mins
Standby time:
— WCDMA: Up to 360 hours
— GSM: Up to 340 hours
Camera
– 5 megapixel color camera
– Face detection capability
– Auto focus and flash
– Widescreen photo capture
– Geotagging
Connectors
– 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
– Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
Platform
Android^TM 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense
Storage —
ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 576 MB
Expansion slot:
— microSD^TM memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
— Supports up to 32 GB
Network Bands
Europe:
— HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
— GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Asia Pacific:
— HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
— GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Internet
– 3G: Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed Up to 2 Mbps upload speed
– GPRS: Up to 114 kbps downloading
– EDGE: Up to 560 kbps downloading
– Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
Tethering
– Internet sharing through USB
Bluetooth
– Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
– A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
– FTP and OPP (object push) for file transfer
– Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery
Application Profile
Sensors
– G-Sensor
– Digital compass
– Proximity sensor
– Ambient light sensor
HTC Widgets
– Bookmarks, Calendar, Clock, Footprints, Friend Stream, Mail, Messages, Music, News,
People, Photo Album, Photo Frame, Search, Settings, Stocks, Twitter, Weather
– Downloadable widgets
Social Networking
– Facebook^TM integration
– Friend Stream
– Photo sharing on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter
– Video sharing on YouTube^TM
– HTC Peep for twittering
Special Features
– Automatically lowers the ringer volume as soon as the phone is picked up
– Mutes the ringer when the phone is flipped face down
– Backs up certain data and settings to the microSD card automatically, such as SMS/MMS
messages, bookmarks, Wi-Fi passwords, and more
Multimedia
– Photos application for viewing photos and videos
– Music
– FM Radio
– Audio supported formats:
— Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma
— Recording: .amr
– Video supported formats:
— Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv
— Recording: .3gp
Location
– Internal GPS antenna
– Google Maps
– HTC Footprints^TM
Recommended Windows System Requirements
– Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, or Windows XP
– HTC Sync