Apple has iPhone, Microsoft has Touch (HTC)
It was just 2 days ago that Apple announced that iPhone would be launching 29th June in the US. Now HTC has also announced that their new phone HTC Touch (running Windows Mobile 6) would be released in Asia soon. Score 1 for HTC in getting this phone to us sooner 
Availability
The HTC Touchâ„¢ is now available in the United Kingdom and will be released later this month in Asia and throughout Europe. The North and Latin American version of the HTC Touchâ„¢ will be available in the second half of 2007.
Source : http://www.htc.com/press_room/03-press-070605.htm
Some links to get you started
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3899
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/06/htc_wants_to_re.html
Seems all rather coincidental that “touch” has suddenly become the new buzzword for user interface interaction for everyone!