HTC Touch Diamond and LG Viewty Add a Touch of Color

"Some older phones get some fresh colors. For those of you who don't want to upgrade to the LG Renoir but want to spice things up, you can grab yourself an LG Viewty in white. You will have to hit up your favorite importer as the snow white Viewty is only available in Korea. If white is not your style, then you can check out the HTC Touch Diamond in a rainbow of colors spotted at Phone & Phone's website. Hit the jump to catch a glimpse of the colorful Diamonds that the French seem to fancy."

HTC Touch HD Quick Sizemodo: Pretty Close To The iPhone

French Gadget Site GeekInc, got an early HTC Touch HD unit to play with, and took a bunch of pics to show for it, including a couple of size comparisons against the iPhone. As you can see, they're pretty much the same size, save for some backend tapering. Their own impressions more or less coincide with our own hands-on, in that TouchFlo was super smooth, the screen was huge, and it appears the Touch HD camera handles low light pretty well. Check out a few more images below, and for a bunch more, check out [GeekInc].

Android-powered HTC Dream to sell for $199 on T-Mobile

With under a week to go before the HTC Dream is officially unveiled in the Big Apple, the Wall Street Journal has given us something juicy to gnaw on for the time being: a price. Unsurprisingly positioned to compete directly with the iPhone 3G, the Android-powered HTC Dream / G1 will go for a cool $199 (with 2-year contract, obviously) when it launches on T-Mobile, though there's no word yet on what it'll run sans subsidization. So, how do you like dem Apples?

HTC announce 3 new devices

HTC have just announced three new devices!

The three devices are the HTC Touch Viva, Touch 3G and Touch HD

First up is the HTC Touch Viva which is similar to the original Touch device with Quadband and a 2 megapixel camera.

Second device is the HTC Touch 3G device

This is the innovation of the original Touch device but has a 3.2 Megapixel camera and Windows Mobile 6.1 professional.

The device which is getting most of the attention though is the HTC Touch HD. Images of this device got leaked earlier in the week but it’s great to see HTC now confirm it!

The Touch HD has a 3.8-inch wide, WVGA (480 X 800 pixel) screen with a 5 mega pixel camera! It also has integrated GPS and a 3.5mm headphone socket.


You can get all the details on HTC Website HERE

One More HTC Phone, HTC HD

HTC has officially unveiled its new iPhone killer called HTC HD. The name HD has not been coined to get the initial hoopla. It actually means what it says here and it is all set to raise the bar of entertainment capabilities that present smart phones have including iPhone. Its specifications will leave you with an open jaw andit will soon be available for real in your nearest HTC store.

HTC HD has a 3.8″ screen which sports a resolution of 800×480. The 3G enabled phone has HSDPA connectivity which means you might be able to surf HD movies on this phone too. It has a 5 megapizel camera to keep the shutterbug inside you busy and rolling. More specs of the phone are given below:

* Processor Qualcomm® MSM 7201A™ 528 MHz
* Operating System Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
* Memory ROM: 512 MB; RAM: 288 MB
* Dimensions 115 mm x 62.8 mm x 12 mm (4.35 in x 2.5 in x 0.47 in)
* Weight 146.4 grams (5.164 ounces) with battery
* Display 3.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 480 x 800 WVGA resolution
* Network HSDPA/WCDMA:Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz; Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
* Device Control HTC TouchFLO™ 3D; Touch-sensitive front panel buttons
* GPS GPS and A-GPS ready
* Connectivity Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
* Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
* HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0)
* Camera
o Main camera: 5 megapixel color camera with auto focus
o Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera
* Audio Built-in 3.5 mm audio jack, microphone, speaker, and FM radio
* Ring tone formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV;40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
* Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion or Lithium-ion polymer battery. Capacity: 1350 mAh
o Talk time:Up to 390 minutes for WCDMA; Up to 310 minutes for GSM
o Standby time:Up to 450 hours for WCDMA; Up to 390 hours for GSM
o Video call time: Up to 120 minutes (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
* Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SDHC™ capable)

More details at the HTC product page.

HTC S740 hands-on

You certainly wouldn't know it from the deluge of Windows Mobile Professional devices in every segment of the market these days, but believe it or not, Microsoft's still trudging along with the Standard edition for the handful of us who still favor the smallest package possible (and a physical numeric keypad, for that matter) to a touchscreen. HTC -- which has always had a penchant for packaging WinMo in as many form factors as it possibly can -- has distilled Standard into what can only be described as its ultimate execution in the S740, a bangin' little candybar that carries over the Touch Diamond's distinctive styling elements to a decidedly slimmer package.

We had a chance to put our hands on an S740 recently, and let's just put it this way: if there's a phone that could convince us Windows Mobile Standard was the way to roll, this would be it, no questions asked. It's stunningly beautiful, has one of the best displays we've ever seen on a device of this size and form factor, and you're still packing a full QWERTY keyboard should the need arise. We're told that the matte keypad will be replaced with a glossy one on the final production device, which is only going to bump the chic look yet another notch. Strong work, HTC -- now just cut us an American version to sell unlocked through Best Buy, and we'll call it a day.

HTC Releasing Touch Diamond in White

Yesterday HTC quietly released a new HTC Touch Diamond into the mix: it seems it's identical in every way to the current Diamonds on the market now, it's just got a new look. I like the white quite a bit, largely because it would help hide the ridiculously smudge-prone surface that HTC wrapped the diamond in. Want to see an even bigger version? Here's the full resolution image.

Ports of Touch Viva's new TouchFLO 2D appear for older HTC devices

With HTC's Opal will come an entirely new flavor of TouchFLO, so it seems, with leaks of the updated skin already leaking out onto -- you guessed it -- xda-developers. The name "TouchFLO 2D" is being thrown around on the interwebs, and as the name implies, the package looks like a flattened version of the TouchFLO 3D we're now well acquainted with that's presumably been optimized for use on devices with lower resolutions, meeker processors, or a combination of the two. That makes it a prime candidate for adaptation to older phones, of course, and that's where the whiz kids at xda-devs come into play: without so much as an official reveal on HTC's part, it's already been verified for use on a who's who of handsets from the past couple years ranging from the original Touch to the TyTN II and pretty much everything in between. As usual, proceed with caution -- but if you take the plunge, do let us know how it treats you, alright?

T-Mobile to sell Dream starting late October, sez WSJ

Lining up nicely with most (but not all) of what we've been hearing, the Wall Street Journal is spouting off about some "people familiar with the matter" who are claiming that the Android-christening Dream will go on sale late in the month of October. What's more, these same folks say that we can expect a formal announcement about the worst kept secret in Seattle on September 23, though exact pricing is yet to be determined. That would leave about a month for anticipation -- "Dream Fever," if you will -- to build to a nice, rolling boil, which is important considering rumors that HTC looks to push somewhere between 600,000 and 700,000 Dreams before the year's out. Assuming the sticker shock is kept to a minimum, there's only one question left to be answered: white, black, or brown?

HTC wars: Touch Pro, Touch Diamond and S740 go head to head

Now that the cat's out of the bag it was no trouble tracking down HTC's S740 this morning, and just for kicks we rammed the phone up against the Touch Pro, which we subsequently rammed against the Touch Diamond and an iPhone for a generally violent display of smartphone force. It is worth noting that while the S740's keys are similar to the Touch Pro's, they're not quite as deep or clicky, which leads to a rather sub-par typing experience by HTC's standards. That glossy mirror finish on the phone screens isn't doing them any favors either -- even when wiped smudge free it seems to impede viewing -- and we must say the Touch Pro's matte finish makes the Diamond and iPhone 3G look cheap in comparison. Oh, and when asked about the Dream, the HTC rep quickly replied "we don't know anything." It was worth a shot, right?

HTC's Android-driven Dream revealed in glorious spy photos

Sure, we've seen some blurry videos and managed a few stolen glimpses when Andy Rubin demonstrated this beast, but now we've gotten our hands on a slew of pictures showing off a very real T-Mobile-branded Dream in all its Android-running glory. Not only does this confirm the design spied in those FCC docs as well as show off that nearly-done version of Android, but it seems to confirm the fact that this will be headed to T-Mobile, and sooner rather than later judging from the looks of the above device. Needless to say, our inner-geeks are completely geeking out right now. Hit the gallery below for a handful of other views of the phone. [Warning: read link is a forum, requires registration, and is in Chinese]

Windows Mobile 6.1 Comes to the AT&T Tilt

HTC and AT&T have just released a free Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade for the AT&T Tilt. This brings the latest version of Microsoft's operating system to this widely-used smartphone.

Among the enhancements are:

* Threaded SMS
* Microsoft Voice Command
* OneNote Mobile
* PTT Button now reassignable

HTC TiltThis ROM upgrade is available now on HTC's website. It is a free download.

More About the AT&T Tilt

For the benefit of those who are now interested in learning more about the Tilt because of this upgrade, this smartphone is practically loaded down with features.

Among these are 3G cellular-wireless networking and Wi-Fi, a GPS receiver, a built-in landscape-oriented keyboard, and a 3 MPx camera.

What's a ROM Update?

The ROM is where the operating system and built-in applications are stored. Changes made to the files in ROM are permanent and will survive the device undergoing a hard reset.

Updating the ROM will erase everything that's on the smartphone, so it's important to back up any files before installing the new version of the operating system. This doesn't apply to files that are on a removable memory card.

HTCExtFun - Changes your Keyboard Automagicly

This is for those of you that have the HTC Touch Diamond or Touch Pro. Those devices have a sensor in the Stylus slot that senses whether or not the stylus is slotted or not. This software allows the device to change keyboards on the fly depending on whether the stylus is out or not. When it’s out, it assumes you are using it. (What if it’s lost) Here is a nice demo video of this software in action.

Palm chose HTC over Inventec for Treo Pro?

We thought it was funny in a nerdy, chortle-quietly-to-ourselves sort of way when we realized that HTC would essentially be competing with itself this fall in the very upper echelon of the Windows Mobile market by releasing the Touch Pro and making the X1 for Sony Ericsson. Now it seems that they're adding at least one more player into the mix -- just for sport, we suppose -- if DigiTimes' claim that the contract for Palm's Treo Pro has gone to HTC is correct. Recently, Palm has favored Inventec over HTC for many of its models -- though the on-again, off-again relationship with Peter Chou's company stretches all the way back to the Treo's early days, so there's definitely some precedent. That, and the fact that HTC seems to really know what it's doing lately.

Sprint readying a red HTC Touch Diamond?

We won't even front with you -- we have some serious doubts about this one, but with all those other red handsets that have emerged on Sprint over the years, we suppose that image above has a sliver of credence. We've no details whatever outside of two more shots of the red HTC Touch Diamond (or Victor, to be proper) in the read link, but these could very well be someone's best shot at using Photoshop to gain 15 minutes of internet fame. What say you, dear readers? Real or fake?