HTC Puts New Face on Latest Google Android Phone, Hero

Smartphone developer High Tech Computer (HTC) introduced a completely revamped user interface (UI) on its latest smartphone running Google Android software, the HTC Hero, highlighting the importance companies see in making users love the software on their handset.

HTC's new UI software was designed so people can customize the handset to meet their own needs, from choosing a clock style to putting the most often used functions on the home screen, such as a Wi-Fi switch, weather gauge, or a widget for Twitter feeds or friends' Facebook status . The software also allows users to customize dozens of other screens for different aspects of life, including work, family and play, and keep them a few taps away on the touchscreen.

The dual-mode WCDMA/GSM smartphone has a 3.2-inch touchscreen with 320x480 pixel resolution, a 5-megapixel autofocus camera, an expandable MicroSD memory card slot, GPS, a digital compass and 3.5mm stereo headset jack.

The HTC Hero will be available across Europe in July and in Asia later in the summer. A North American version of the handset will be available later this year, the company said.
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