HTC Unveils New Smartphones, Pushes Into Services

HTC has unveiled details of its push into the increasingly important mobile services sector and introduced two new handsets using Google’s Android operating software. The launch came a day after Nokia, launched three new smartphones at its annual showcase conference in London.

HTC which also uses Microsoft’s Windows operating system in its phones is battling for the position of fourth-largest smartphone maker with much larger cellphone maker Samsung Electronics.

“We’re excited to be taking the HTC Sense experience beyond the phone to a whole new level with a series of connected HTC services,” said Peter Chou, Chief Executive, HTC.

HTC’s mapping offering, built together with navigation software firm Route 66, enables the downloading of map data onto the cellphone - thus cutting data transfer costs for consumers.