Worried that the iPhone is going to force you into the Apple world if you want to be truly cool? Phone-maker HTC has you covered. The HTC Touch (photo [1]) is a new phone that has many of the features anticipated in the iPhone, and one feature that the iPhone won't have--Windows Mobile 6. The 2.8-inch, 320 x 240 color screen accepts gestures, and supports them with three buttons below the screen. No U.S. carrier has yet grabbed the HTC Touch as an iPhone alternative [2], but the U.S debut isn't until Fall. In the meantime, U.K. visitors can pick up an unlocked GSM version for around $605. Until then, consumers will have to wait for HTC, Motorola [3], and other vendors to bring their next-generation phones to the U.S. market.

For more on the Touch:
- see this article [4] from DailyTechRag
- and read the complete report [5] at PC Magazine