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Latest Mobile Windows News: Editorial: why it is good that HTC Diamond Touch has no memory card slot !? May 10, 2008; [with touch-screen] Yes, it is good. You don't believe? Just look at this image: HTC Diamond goes to USA with FCC ID NM8DMS and model name DIAM100 May 09, 2008; [with touch-screen] All phones that will be sold in USA must go first throug type approval at FCC... So when will HTC Touch Diamond land in USA? This is the answer: Full video of HTC event on May 6th 2008 May 09, 2008; [with touch-screen] Some other videos from this event does not include FAQ session or include phone demonstration videos in place of the video recording of the room in which this event took place, but here we present a video of this event in real version - as if you would be sitting in the audience yourself! Including zooming-in on faces of the speakers! Here is the video in an embedded Flash player (press "play" button to view): HTC Touch Diamond has no HSUPA (fast uploads) ! May 08, 2008; [with touch-screen] HTC's very own very official product page of HTC Touch Diamond is now online and in specifications section it says, that this phone can do uploads only up to 384 kbps: Up to 384 kbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds ... what means: no HSUPA... but at least (according to HTC) this phone has an ultra-sensitive GPS receiver: After Orange, HTC spreads their diamonds to more operators: O2 and T-Mobile May 08, 2008; [with touch-screen] We were the first site on the Internet, that published photos of HTC Diamond branded by T-Mobile (taken by our reporter at T-Mobile's stand at CeBIT), but at that time (in March 2008, at CeBIT 2008 tradeshow that is 3 times bigger than CES in USA) we didn't know that it will be HTC's diamond!
Now also O2 is joining the diamond party... and like Orange, it uses its own variant of HTC TouchFLO 3D interface, but in blue instead of orange.. Video : chit-chat with Horace Luke from HTC May 08, 2008; [with touch-screen] Previously we have published audio recording of our chit-chat with Horace Luke from HTC, but this time we present Horace Luke in video - albeit only a short one (10 minutes, rationale: our SDHC memory card was full!). The newly released HTC Touch Diamond has a stand-alone YouTube application (developed by HTC in cooperation with Google, that now owns YouTube) and Horace Luke was demonstrating this application and smooth YouTube playback during the main presentation at HTC event on May 6th 2008, so it is only proper that we present video recording with him also through YouTube: HiConcept for Windows Mobile released May 08, 2008; [with touch-screen] The full name of this product is "HiConcept - A Great Toolkit" (note "great" in the name!) and it costs 19.95 USD... and essentially it is a combination of various home screen plugins and utilities similar to several other products. If you are Windows Mobile phone doesn't have such kind of software yet, or you are not satisfied with bundled sotware, this program may be of interest to you: HTC Touch Diamond in action - in videos May 07, 2008; [with touch-screen] Updated 2nd time: new videos added! Here are some interesting videos that present HTC Touch Diamond in action: HTC to release ROM update for HTC TyTN II with improved graphics drivers May 07, 2008; [with touch-screen] When? Keep reading... HTC event May 6th 2008 - in high-quality stereo AUDIO May 07, 2008; [with touch-screen] We will yet publish a full video recording of the HTC event's main part - the presentation with several speakers and we will publish also video snippets with Horace Luke (snippets because 8 GB SDHC memory card in our video recorder has been filled and we couldn't record more). ... but in meantime here are raw audio files from this event, that we publish hereby unedited in high stereo audio quality for you to enjoy: High-resolution official photos of HTC Touch Diamond May 06, 2008; [with touch-screen] Why would you like to see some reduced in size images or images with somebody's logo on them, if you can see high-resolution and original photos of this new phone? Here is overview:
HTC beats Nokia: HTC releases as the first one a touch-screen phone with tilt sensor - HTC Touch Diamond ! May 06, 2008; [with touch-screen] Nokia plans to release a Symbian S60 touch phone with tilt sensor but there are some issues and this phone is being delayed, and it is HTC, not Nokia, that releases as the first such phone! ... and this phone will be available to all operators and also to all customers without operator branding. The name of this phone is "HTC Diamond" (but it will be sold through operators under different names too) and the most important new feature of this phone is tilt sensor, meaning that you can play games like this (this game will be included in the phone but developers will be able to develop their own games that take advantage of tilt sensor):
... where you can move balls by tilting the phone in various directions! Apart from that you can do many other useful functions like rejecting incoming phone call, rotating Internet browser, etc. with use of this function - it is not just a gimmick useful in games. It is a new revolutionary feature first seen in a phone powered by Windows Mobile (note: previously we postulated to Microsoft to include tilt sensor API in Windows Mobile)! Apart from revolutionary tilt sensor, HTC Touch Diamond brings something wholly new to HTC manufacturing: stylish design! And this design is meant not just in hardware but also in software. Work on HTC Touch Diamond started at HTC in November 2006 - exactly then when Horace Luke :
... has left Microsoft and joined HTC (in other words: when HTC poached him from Microsoft). Everything that we wrote about Horace Luke appeared to be spot-on! But first things first, so let's take a look at a box in which HTC Touch Diamond will be sold (note: it looks like pyramid! ... or a diamond): Out and about - going to HTC event in London today ! May 06, 2008; [with touch-screen] While we strive to provide broad coverage of events on both sides of the pond - USA and Europe - our focus is on depth and multimedia (both video and high-quality audio) rather than on live delivery. Nonetheless we will provide a live coverage of today's HTC event to a certain extent: Do you need protection? May 05, 2008; [with touch-screen] Much has been discussed in Windows Mobile forums about screen protectors. Most agree that they are important, but which is the best? That decision is become a little harder. Listen to Kirk Feller, and watch him demonstrate BodyGuardz, a seemingly indestructible shield for your screen or your entire device. Photos of HTC Diamond and specifications - leaked May 03, 2008; [with touch-screen] HTC Diamond will be officially unveiled on May 6th, 2008 but today first real photos of this phone leaked! HTC Diamond looks like, er, a diamond:
The specifications of the HTC Diamond according to the leak are: Previous page   |
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