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I just read about the HTC Touch<\/a> and, whilst I haven’t seen one in the flesh, my existing phone is out of contract in a month or so and do have to say I’m seriously tempted.<\/p>\n

This is what the BBC had to say about the device<\/a>:<\/p>\n

As far as I can see, for UK users, the HTC Touch has at least two of advantages over an iPhone:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. It’s available here, now.<\/li>\n
  2. It’s about 40% less expensive than the iPhone is predicted to be, without a contract<\/a> (and just over \u00c2\u00a350 with a \u00c2\u00a330 monthly contract on Vodafone<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Of course, it also runs Windows Mobile and lacks the Apple wow factor but I can live without an iPhone. For those who just don’t fancy the idea of running Windows on their phone – there is the Symbian-based Nokia N95<\/a>, which includes a 5MP camera on it’s spec-sheet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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