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Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is on a roll with Android OS. HTC introduced the third Android based device by the name “HTC Hero”, on Wednesday. This is a touch screen phone with a new UI (user interface) design.
HTC Hero contains an anti fingerprint coating on its screen for smudge resistance and a Teflon coating on its external body.
HTC Hero is first Android based smart phone to support Adobe Flash, as described by Adobe Inc. HTC also announced that it will integrate the upcoming Flash Player v10 for smart phones in their next generation of mobile phones. Apple iPhone does not support Flash, while Palm has said the Palm Pre will be Flash friendly through firmware updates at the end of this year.
HTC Hero will allow users to add widgets to bring the information they want to the surface. Such as the twitter feeds, weather data, email or calendar app etc. The HERO will also have a profile feature called ‘Scenes’ that will let the users create different customized content profiles around specific functions or at specific times.
HTC Hero has an inbuilt universal search functionality that looks through emails, contact list and other information.
HTC Hero has a 3.2 inch display screen, GPS (Global Positioning System), digital compass, a 5-megapixel auto focus camera and expandable MicroSD memory slot to add extended storage.
The HTC Hero will be available in Europe in July 2009 and in Asia later in the summer. The North American version is expected later this year. So far the price of HTC Hero is not announced.