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Mere days after the unveiling of T-Mobile Pulse, a bargain mobile running on Google’s Android operating system, HTC has responded with their own handset for the cool youth market – the HTC Tattoo.

A mid-range device with full customisation as its mantra, the Tattoo brings the flexible and connected ‘Sense’ experience from the HTC Hero without the smartphone price tag and pronounced jawline…

The idea of bringing the slick touch user interface of Android to a socially mobile demographic that will embrace it is a smart one, and the Tattoo might just have the looks and specs to do it justice.

The HTC Tatttoo offers a 3.2 megapixel camera, 2.8″ VGA touchscreen and a full suite of connectivity with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a 3.5mm audio jack.

With an early October release date and a nice line in colourways, changeable fascias and Sense UI (that reminds us, Nokia, please bring back XPress On covers!), the Tattoo is HTC’s forth Android phone, and could be Taiwanese firm’s best chance of getting Android into as many hands as possible.

Pay monthly prices and prepay availablility of the HTC Tattoo will be made available nearer release, but word is that the handset will definitely be made available for free on a contract.

Check out full HTC Tattoo specifications on Omio.com.

Yes, I know many of you though this day would never come.

The official Facebook app has finally launched on the Android Market, and it allows for all the poking, liking, following and status upadating that the full desktop version of the famous social network offers…almost.

We’re giving it the benefit of the doubt as it is version 1.0, but the Facebook app lacks messaging and has been having teething problems on various Android handsets, particularly the HTC Hero.

Still, this is still an app in it’s infancy, and considering that this application was “never going to happen” at one point, let’s just enjoy the miracle of Facebook and Google playing together nicely, shall we?