HTC is the abbreviation for High Tech Computer Corporation, a manufacturer of Microsoft Windows CE portable devices based in Taiwan. It was founded as an outsourcing company on May 15, 1997. Today, it is marketing its own HTC brand of products and is supporting its own operator-branded products as well. The Open Handset Alliance is a consortium of which HTC is a member. These corporations are committed to making their products conform to standards that will allow the open-source Android operating system to run. An Android-based phone will be released by the end of 2008. › Continue reading…

Your Laptop Could Detect The Next Earthquake
By downloading a free program, you and your laptop could help researchers pinpoint earthquakes and even sound an early warning to surrounding areas.

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