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Another day, another tablet. HTC announced the availability of its Flyer tablet today at Mobile World Congress. It features a 7-inch display, aluminum unibody, 1.5-GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of Flash storage. No word yet on pricing. Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.

The Flyer will ship in Q2 2011 with Android Gingerbread 2.4 on board. HTC says it'll be indistinguishable from 2.3 as far the end user is concerned, though we all know it won't be quite as good as the 3.0 stuff.

What happens when you combine a Nintendo Game Boy, fake white iPhone 4, and HTC Aria into one device? The strange-looking gadget above. In other word, "starting with the HTC Aria, builder Goteking stuck the phone inside a hollowed out GameBoy case, then attached the fake iPhone4 to the back." Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.

While the iPhone doesn't work as a phone, it's not there just for show. Goteking hollowed it out and installed a scrolling LED display that can be read through the thin plastic case of the fake phone.

A batch of HTC Thuderbolt pictures have surfaced ahead of CES 2011 next week. This smartphone is set to be Verizon's first 4G LTE compatible handset and "really just looks exactly like the Desire HD." Click here for more pictures.

[via DROID-Life]

Introducing the HTC HD7, a svelte Windows Phone 7 handset with a "4.3-inch WVGA (800 x 480) TFT screen, 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8250 system-on-chip, 576MB of RAM, and 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash." Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.

Beyond those enhancements, American buyers will be greeted with preinstalled Netflix, Slacker, and T-Mobile TV entertainment apps, along with 16GB of built-in storage.

Designed by Andrew Kim, the HTC 1 concept takes a minimalist approach to smartphone design. In addition to its ultra sleek casing, "the new UI (Sense mono) takes a cleaner, more thoughtful, high-end approach as well, joining Synergy like functions (combined messaging) with a Helvetica heavy interface that looks streamlined and mature." Click here for first picture in gallery.

[via Engadget - DesignFabulous]

Finally, the white-colored HTC EVO 4G has arrived at Best Buy stores nationwide. This Best Buy-exclusive "will remain at $199.99 on a 2-year contract." Click here for first picture in gallery.

We're told that Sprint will eventually gain access on August 8th, with other retailers snapping it up in September.

The iPhone 4 launch is still days away, so what did the team at PhoneArena do? They pit the HTC EVO 4G against Apple's iPhone 3G S to see which smartphone reigns supreme. Video comparison after the break. Click here for the first picture in gallery. Here's the bottom line:

Ultimately, these two devices are able to compete on the same scale, but users will have to see which handset offers the values that relate closely and match up perfectly to their lives.

AT&T has announced the availability of the HTC Aria. Powered by Android 2.1, it features a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display, "600MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 processor, proximity sensor, integrated GPS, a digital compass, light sensor, 512MB ROM / 384MB RAM, a microSD card slot (2GB included) and a 1,200mAh battery good for up to six hours of yapping." Available June 20th, priced at $129.99 with new 2-year service agreement. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

[via Engadget]

The HTC / Sprint EVO 4G is now on sale, priced at "$199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new line activation or upgrade." Just to recap, this smartphone features a 4.3-inch display, 1-GHz Snapdragon processor, 8.0-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi personal hotspot functionality, and Google Android 2.1. Video review after the break.

I keep telling myself that I still want this phone because of the awesome screen and the Froyo Android release will cause unicorns to dance on the phone and fix the battery problem.

YouTube user "MADCODERYT" said goodbye to HTC's Sense UI, and hello to Android 2.2 Froyo on his EVO 4G. Unfortunately, "root is naturally required for the 2.2 port to work -- and there will undoubtedly be some hurdles to overcome to make this totally usable." Video after the break.

The largest distribution of the EVO so far has come at the hands of Google itself, which provided the Android 2.1- and Sense-equipped handsets to attendees of its recent IO conference.