HTC has announced that it has released an update to Windows Mobile 6.1 for the European users of its TyTN II smartphone, a device marketed as the AT&T Tilt in the USA. For now, at least, there is still no update for the Tilt.
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HTC will be working on Bharti Airtel in India to launch an EDGE version of HTC Touch Diamond. Bharti Airtel will start selling the non-3G version in mid-June with a price of about $640 USD.

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The HTC Touch Dual is now on sale at Best Buy. The HTC Touch Dual is a new slider phone that also has a touchscreen (as the name suggests). It won’t come cheap, at $549.99 unlocked, however it is a pretty well-endowed cell phone. There’s always the possibility of a US carrier picking this one up as well, which would bring down the costs quite a bit.

The HTC Touch Dual features include: standard numeric keypad, lacks WiFi but features 3G HSDPA 3.6mbps, Windows Mobile 6.1 & has a second generation TouchFLO interface. The HTC Touch Dual is a pretty decent cell phone overall - a little pricey, but still worth the money.

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The Rogers HTC Shift X9501 is now on sale. The Rogers HTC Shift X9501 is a brand new UMPC, running the full Windows Vista Business Edition OS. In other words, is basically an Internet-ready small laptop. While it won’t come cheap, CAD $1600 on 3 year contract, it’s definitely got some features to back up the big price tag.

The Rogers HTC Shift X9501 features will include: “SnapVUE technology, which allows the user to load a basic operating system, to check emails, messages, and contacts without the need to boot the heavier Windows system, thus helping to improve the battery life. Shift features a 7” touch sensitive screen, 40 GB of storage, a full QWERTY keyboard and a touch pad. As it has a quad-band GSM and tri-band HSDPA receiver, it can work worldwide.” Unfortunately, the Rogers HTC Shift X9501 won’t replace your cell phone, and I’m sure you wouldn’t want to hold it up to your ear for long periods of time anyway.

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HTC will introduce in Europe market the P3470 (Pharos). P3470 is a PDA phone running the WIndows Mobile 6 OS. The EDGE-enabled P3470 is running at 200MHz processor with 128MB RAM and 256MB ROM.

Rogers Wireless has launched the HTC Shift in Canada.

This high-end UMPC is availabe for $1,599.99 on a 3-year contract on minimum $50 Flex Rate Data Plan. Here are some of the device's main characteristics:

7" "slide-n-tilt" touchscreen; 40GB hard drive; Wi-Fi; Quad-band (850...

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HTC Touch Diamond Will Have Opera 9.5 23 May, 2008 Posted by SolSie As News, Windows Mobile (0) Comment Opera seems to hold off on the release of Opera 9.5 until the HTC Diamond launch. In a press release, Opera officially announced a customized version will be featured on the upcoming HTC device. The new Opera will enable easy one-handed viewing and effortless navigation and promises to deliver without compromise your browsing experience. The HTC-specific version of Opera Mobile 9.5

Best Buy Mobile is planning to begin offering the HTC Touch Dual this weekend. This touchscreen slider is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and features a 2 megapixel camera with video capture.
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This is the new HTC Touch Diamond and its light, small and sports TouchFLO 3D.

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While you're out buying goods for your Memorial Day BBQ, why not swing by Best Buy and pick up a HTC Touch Dual? Yes, the Touch Dual will be available in stores and online starting this weekend for a nice chunk of change--$549 ...

Today, HTC announced that the Touch Dual will be available unlocked at Best Buy locations and online beginning this weekend. It will cost $549.

MobileReview reviews the HTC Diamond: “The HTC Diamond gets the company as close to the concept of a mass-market Windows Mobile powered device as they have never been before. The truth is, there aren’t that many factors that may hinder the cell phone’s success. Among them are a quite hefty price tag and HTC being a relatively unknown brand (the average user will never put it in a league with Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung). As for the rest, the HTC Diamond is free of almost all constraints and limitations that hampered its predecessors.

The HTC Diamond is a mixed bag design-wise, but it represents a logical leap forward in all other departments, aimed to hit the mass-market hard and appeal the users outside the circle of Windows Mobile specialists.”

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Opera today announced the availability of Opera Mobile 9.5 on the new HTC Touch Diamond. The customized HTC-specific version enables easy one-handed viewing and effortless navigation. Page viewing and panning allows users to scan and navigate pages quickly while Opera Zoom enables users to dive into the page and get closer to the content they want. Turning the device sideways automatically rotates the Web page view from a portrait to landscape view.

Opera Mobile 9.5 makes multi-tasking easier than ever before with improved tabbed browsing. In addition, productivity tools like the ability to save pages for offline browsing, Web address auto complete and password manager allow for a more enjoyable experience. In addition, Opera Mobile 9.5 gets users closer to family and friends as it allows users to easily share images from online photo albums or any other Website through MMS or e-mail.

Other features in Opera Mobile 9.5 include:

• Tabbed browsing
• Improved text wrap
• Landscape mode
• Call phone number directly from Web page
• History and bookmarks
• Copy text

“Opera Mobile 9.5 on the HTC Touch Diamond will bring to customers the most powerful Web browser yet on a mobile phone,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “Opera is on the road ...

Instead of previous forecast of 2 million units, a chinese newspaper “Commercial Times” reported that the CEO Peter Chou now expects to see 3 Millions units sold in the next 7 months starting June.

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Just a couple weeks ago, HTC announced the HTC Touch Diamond. Since then there has been quite the uproar of anticipation for the hot Windows Mobile Phone. I am excited to see the reports floating in and here is what I have been waiting on, a full review. Mobile-Review.com has gotten their mitts on this device and provides us with a complete review. Head over to check it out. --- Related Articles at Mobility Site:HTC Diamond Keyboard Hacked and Available…HTC Touch Diamond - OMGThe Diamond

Even before they release the iPhone, Rogers will have a mobile game changer for their customers. HTC, maker of Windows Mobile smartphones, presents a breakthrough in user interface: Microsoft Origami(TM) Experience 2.0 via the HTC Shift X9501.

Shift has a 7-inch touch screen that tilts to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. It has WiFi, triband HSPA and Bluetooth and a front camera for video conferencing. It’s a hard-disk portable, packing 40GB of storage space. Soon HTC will even add TeleNav GPS. This Windows Vista-running UMPC will not come cheap. You can take it home for $1,599.99 for a three year term and a minimum $50 Flex Rate Data Plan.

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World's first mobile computer with push email combines the power of Windows Vista and the speed of Canada's most reliable wireless network
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HTC plans to release a Windows Mobile 6.1 update for its TyTN II smartphone in the near future, but if you can't wait you can get it now from MoDaCo.

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DigitalBurn reviews the HTC X7510 Advantage: “The HTC X7510 Advantage is not likely to be my every day device, due to its size, but I can certainly see where it would be great on business trips where I don’t need a laptop to do photo processing. A device like the HTC X7510 Advantage can offer me enough computing power to cover live press events and take care of issues back at the home office without the extra weight and bulk of a laptop. But with a price tag of well over US$1000, I feel few people are going to be willing to drop the required coin to pick up one of these gadgets. Add to that the fact that the device can not be sold in the U.S. due to some Qualcomm chipset issues, and well, it doesn’t look like you’ll be seeing an HTC X7510 Advantage on every street corner any time soon.But regardless, the HTC X7510 Advantage is one of my favorite devices that have crossed my desk so far this year. It’s very different, maybe even a bit odd, but it is very cool none the less.”

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HTC's X7510 Advantage is a new Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone that has a real focus on data. It is big and heavy, but with features like a 5" VGA display, and tri-band HSDPA data, it has loftier goals than just voice.
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India, one of the most populous countries in the world, is full of Nokia fans. This they have in common in Chine. But while the Chinese love their iPhone clones, India is a fan of Windows Mobile. Why else would HTC place second in India’s smartphone market? Can’t be the form factor. Anyway, Nokia’s market share is effectively 90 % and HTC, along with RIM, Sony Ericsson and Motorola have to share the remaining 10%

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HTC presents its latest entry-level smartphone, the P3400i.

It looks slick and stylish, runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS, and features a variety of multimedia apps and services, such as media player, email client, mobile office, and even Windows Live Messenger, ...

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Alltel has corrected the U.S. carriers' mistake of giving a single color to their HTC Touch smartphone.

Previously available only in Grey, the Alltel Touch now comes in a Burgundy flavor ...

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If the Chinese calendar used tech instead of animals, this would definitely be the year of the touchscreen phone. But before you go off to celebrate, make sure you get the right one

HTC announced they plan to manufacture and sell 2 million Touch Diamonds by the end of the year.

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A burgundy Alltel HTC Touch is now available. The burgundy Alltel HTC Touch joins the original gray colored cell phone, and makes Alltel the first carrier in the US to offer multiple shades of the handset. The phone is available immediately for $129.99 after rebates and with a 2 year contract.

The burgundy Alltel HTC Touch will have the exact same features as the original color: large touchscreen, 2 megapixel camera, Windows media player, microSD, EV-DO / CDMA, Stereo Bluetooth & Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional. Overall, the burgundy Alltel HTC Touch has a decent set of features for the price.

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The HTC Touch Diamond promises to be one of the most potent iPhone killers of 2008. Apple rivals are actually getting good at iPhone killing and the Touch Diamond is a well-crafted piece in the genre. The packaging of a cellphone, as you may well know, is a significant part of the mobile experience. The Touch Diamond comes in a unique pyramid-shaped package… did we dare say Apple-like?

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Eprice has posted several photos of the new HTC Touch Diamond unpacking.

Here you can see what is included in the package. Note that the smart leather case presented by phonemag is not included in the retail box.

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The HTC Touch Diamond gets unboxed by ePrice. The HTC Touch Diamond is expected to arrive in the next couple of months, so now you can know what’s inside the box waiting on you. The contents include: the handset, a charger, headset, USB cable, a manual or two, and the software.

The HTC Touch Diamond features include: a large 2.8″ touchscreen display in a thin 11.5mm (.4″) package. Tri-band GSM, dual-band WCDMA, WiFi & built-in GPS receiver are include as well. The HTC Touch Diamond also sports a 3.2 megapixel camera, 4GB internal storage, Bluetooth 2.0 & miniUSB port.

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Briefly: HTC held a press conference in Taiwan yesterday.

The spokesman announced that the company's new Diamond smartphone will be available there in June for $772 sans contract.

Note that the price may change depending on the region.

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eprice.com.tw has the chance to unbox a HTC Touch Diamond, and showing what’s included in the retail box. While phonemag has shown you how the clever leather case can clear away your fingerprint, the leather case is not included in the retail box and the staff is not sure if it will be available together with the HTC Touch Diamond. Check out the unboxing photos inside.

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A Sprint HTC Mogul firmware update is coming! The Sprint HTC Mogul firmware update is still in beta form, which basically means the real deal is just around the corner. The new update will include Sprint TV & Windows Mobile 6.1 - yes, they are actually giving all Mogul owners something to cheer about.

The Sprint HTC Mogul firmware update beta is floating around right now, but always use caution when updating to pre-release firmware. However, if you just can’t wait to get your hands on the new Sprint HTC Mogul firmware update - go for it. Good luck.

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HTC has just presented their new HTC Diamond in a press conference in Taiwan yesterday. Available in late June, a HTC Diamond without mobile subscription contract will cost about $772 USD. According to one of the staff, the price might be different in different region.

Other than the Diamond presentation, HTC CEO has even did a drop test to make sure his HTC Diamond is as hard as a diamond (watch video below). Event reports can be read from here (chinese) or here (chinese)

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The people at xda-developer did it again, you can now install the new HTC Diamond virtual keyboard in your Windows Mobile device.

The hacked software should work with most Windows Mobile pocket pc phone. Currently the keyboard support Italian and English, once you install it is default to Italian language, you can change it easily at the setting option.

You can download the hacks here, a new development on more languages support can be found here too.

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The upcoming HTC Touch Diamond is now featured at the FCC site.

This could mean that the U.S. release is not far away from now, or is it? We'll see, but it would be a shame if this beauty won't make it stateside, after all this is the best HTC smartphone yet (IMHO).

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The HTC Touch Diamond was spotted on the FCC’s website today. The HTC Touch Diamond is an upcoming handset, that may land in the US soon.

The HTC Touch Diamond will feature: a large 2.8″ touchscreen display in a thin 11.5mm (.4″) package. Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) and dual-band WCDMA (900/2100MHz) offer full connectivity, and WiFi allows you to use the HTC Touch Diamond at your favorite HotSpot. There’s a built-in GPS receiver, as well. There’s also a 3.2 megapixel camera, 4GB internal storage, Bluetooth 2.0 & miniUSB port. More HTC Touch Diamond details coming soon.

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Only the most passionate cell phone geeks know that the Federal Communications Commission holds a treasure trove of information on upcoming handsets. Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its SAR rating, the agency's online database offers a lot ...

No, this is not an Android. HTC finally launch HTC Touch Diamond yesterday. Roarrr, this is a buzz handset for this Tuesday. If there are no other cool gadget release in the next four days, I assume this topic will become the first place in our next carnaval. Just to make you cool and calm, please understood that this is not an HTC’s-supposed-to be Android-based handset. Hmmm, Google must be upset about this. Or perhaps, they could even happier since HTC possibly will give the best stuff fo

Diamond is very precious and how about HTC Diamond? Is it precious like a diamond? Let’s see the feature that HTC Touch Diamond have. It come with quad band HSDPA 7.2, Windows Mobile version 6.1 operating system, mobile TV with orange color up to 61 channels, youtube application, VGA screen, Opera web browser (I like this one), and many more ‘One Touch’ feature like one touch music and one touch navigation. The HTC Touch is different with HTC Sirius and HTC Shift smart phone which have singl

We have the official specs of the new HTC Touch Diamond smartphone. Impressive or not very - you be the judge. The handset should be available for European customers in June, with US availability scheduled for the second half of the year.

Size: 102 x 51 x 11.33mm; Weight: 110 g; Connec...

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Is it a Google Phone? Is it the 3G iPhone? Is it something MacGyver put together using a matchbox and his pants? Nope, it's none of those, it's HTC's latest smart phone, the Touch Diamond, which aims to take a bite out of Apple's iPhone ...

One of the most advanced handsets that we have ever seen, the HTC Touch Diamond is certainly impressive. But can it compete against the next generation of the Apple iPhone?

A few weeks ago HTC sent us a seriously mysterious press invitation. Today we found out what on Earth was going on -- you'd better read on

Shiny Video Review: Susi breaks the brand new HTC Diamond 3G touch-phone

HTC Touch Diamond

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As expected, HTC officially took the wraps off the HTC Touch Diamond at a press conference in London Tuesday and great googly moogly, does this thing look hot! Not only does it look sexy from the outside with its sleek, black casing, but the Touch ...

Here is a quick hands on video on the new HTC TouchFLO 3D UI, overall the transition between the menu is pretty impressive, although we still can see some lagging on the Windows Mobile. The most funny part is when the HTC staff accidentally jump out from the TouchFLO to the original Windows Mobile interface, someone is actually screaming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaXA9un7YE

 

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HTC, being a Windows Mobile phone, does not have the same marketing clout as Apple, but they have come up with the most impressive new handset this year. The HTC Diamond boasts a very snazzy user interface using their proprietary TouchFLO on a Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system.

The screen is VGA and is undoubtedly the most impressive screen resolution on a cellphone to date. The user interface, dubbed TouchFLO 3D is really quite impressive. You will have a good look at it below. Other features have not been announced and shipping date will not be soon enough for new HTC fans. And, oh, the phone will come out first in Europe.

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Today HTC launched the newest member of its Touch family of smartphones, the Touch Diamond. We spent a bit of time getting all touchy feely with it and have posted a series of photos showing off the phone's new glossy user interface.
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Orange Selects HTC Touch Diamond as the First Platform for its Flagship Orange Multimedia Experience
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