HTC Flyer up for pre-order in the UK

By George Wong on 03/17/2011, filed in Home > Tablets

HTC Flyer up for pre order in the UK

HTC’s debut Android tablet, the HTC Flyer was introduced to the world during this year’s Mobile World Congress and wasn’t given a release date then. But now, according to online retailer, Clove Technology, we can expect the tablet to arrive sometime in mid-April. The 7″ Android tablet has been put up for pre-order on their website for about $968 (£600). Judging from the price alone, it doesn’t look too good for HTC. Fortunately, Clove Technology has mentioned that the prices haven’t been finalized yet and are bound to change. After all it only has a 7″ screen, a single-core processor, it doesn’t run the latest version of Android (Honeycomb) and its selling factors, the OnLive cloud-gaming service and HTC Scribe writing technology don’t feel like they’re worth that much money. Head here to check out our hands-on preview of the HTC Flyer.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

HTC: High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones and tablets. The company started as an ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) that was building devices for others, but went on making HTC-branded smartphones based mostly on Microsoft's Windows operating system (OS) for mobile. In 2009, it began to shift its core focus away from Windows mobile devices to Android-based ones. In 2010 the company went back to the Windows Phone eco-system.

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