HTC is quickly becoming the leading manufacturer of Android devices, as it unveiled Wednesday its third

with the Linux-based operating system. The HTC Hero has a 3.2-inch capacitive touch screen, but it won't have the same Android user interface that comes with devices like the T-Mobile G1 or the upcoming myTouch 3G. HTC has layered its own UI, called Sense, on top of the Google-backed Android in order to add gesture controls, widget support, and quick-launch icons for things like e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, or other Web-based applications.

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