Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC has launched a touch-screen phone (HTC Touch) which uses an Microsoft OS and, naturally, is being reported in relation to the soon-to-be-released iPhone. It’s in the UK now and will go to the rest of Europe and Asia this month, reports RCR News. Of course, touch screens aren’t new — Apple drew attention because of its “multi-touch” technology, which claims to make touch screens actually usable. This sort of claim would normally be met with howls of derision, or at least healthy scepticism, but Apple has a reputation for pulling great interfaces out of its hat. HTC also talks about its new touch technology, TouchFLO, which works OK for moving but doesn’t appear to have the pinch-to-zoom capability of the iPhone. The HTC video demos are here, the iPhone ads are here.
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