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    HTC Mega Becomes Touch2 WinMo 6.5 Smartphone

    Touch Diamond2 Apps Ripped for Original Touch Diamond, Touch Pro

    HTC Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2 Feature Bigger Screens, Better Battery Life

    Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones

    Leaked HTC T8290 Has Touch HD Resolution, WiMax, Sharp Corners

    HTC Touch HD Pretty Much Never Coming to the US

    Family Portrait: HTC Touch Phones

    Actual HTC Opal Spyshots Surface (Touch's Twin)

    HTC Touch HD Looks Big and Beautiful

    HTC Opal Leaks, The Sequel to the HTC Touch
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    Image of Mega-Japan Mega-Japan
    09/02/09

    In reply to HTC Mega Becomes Touch2 WinMo 6.5 Smartphone
    That's great. More REAL phones.
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    Image of Renegade Renegade
    09/02/09

    @Mega-Japan: yea, real stinky, how is M$ not done with Windows Mobile 7?

    You can cover it up with touch-flow all you want but all you've got is a painted turd of an OS
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    09/02/09

    @RenegadeIrishman_IsFullOfStars: No, all you have is probably the most advanced of all the cell phone OS's underneath (true multitasking, native copy/paste from day one, etc.), but which is behind in the interface department. So, you take TouchFlo3D, which is an improved interface, and put it on top of Windows Mobile, which is the most advanced underlying OS, and voila. You now have a phone more powerful than the iPhone that also looks and works as good or better (in most ways). Not even the iPhone has a 3D interface.
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    Image of Renegade Renegade
    09/02/09

    @badasscat: you cant just slap an interface on an OS without it being coded for it or It results in poor performance and integration. I'm not a Microsoft hater in any way I just think their phone OS is way outdated. I didn't mean to imply that they were incapable, merely that they were late. I used humor though, so as to entertain the masses.
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    Image of Paul Harrison Paul Harrison
    03/09/09

    In reply to Touch Diamond2 Apps Ripped for Original Touch Diamond, Touch Pro
    I click the CAB i want but it takes me to a page full of letters etc.. how do i install these on my Diamond?
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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    03/09/09

    @Paul Harrison: save it, transfer it to your device (via bluetooth or cable) and run it from there.
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    Image of zsakul2 zsakul2
    03/09/09

    In reply to Touch Diamond2 Apps Ripped for Original Touch Diamond, Touch Pro
    i have a htc touch diamond and the keyboards the worst part i want a physical one that can connect to it =(
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    03/09/09

    @zsakul2:

    [www.thinkgeek.com]


    It's a frickin' Laser Beam!

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    02/16/09

    In reply to HTC Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2 Feature Bigger Screens, Better Battery Life
    I think people need to understand Microsoft's strategy when it comes to WinMo (and a lot of its business). Microsoft has said that it believes more in expanding the user base instead of just converting existing users. Hence, it aims heavily at emerging markets like India, China, as well as Europe.


    A similar strategy was employed during 2002-3. Apple was running the "Switch" campaign which got a lot of press but, after a year, it was discontinued after Apple lost marketshare. This wasn't because Apple sales were down; more people were buying PCs than Macintosh computers during that time (an argument can be made that at this time Microsoft and Apple were to some degree in competition in pre-Boot Camp days). Apple was trying to convert (PC) users instead of creating new users.


    We're not going to see a lot of phones here because this isn't where the fight is. It's in China and India.

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    Image of not_a_virus.exe.vbs not_a_virus.exe.vbs
    11/07/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    Enabling quadband support with a cooked ROM that is.
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    11/07/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    Does anyone know if the rumor of enabling quadband support for the Diamond or Diamond pro is true? I need 1900 and 850 where I am at.
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    Image of PhilR8 PhilR8
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    I've been running DCD's 3.2.6 rom on my Mogul for months now with very few problems. In fact, my phone has been running so smoothly that I have decided to hold off on upgrading to the Touch Pro.


    PS PPCGeeks.com is another great rom community, even if they mainly focus on CDMA devices.

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    Image of Selcouth14: + 28 Selcouth14: + 28
    11/06/08

    I know I've mentioned the great work the guys over at xda have been doing a few times on this site so it's great to see you guys recognize them too. Kudos.
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    11/06/08

    @Selcouth14: Add 28 for the answer: Yeah, I figured that Giz would have known about (and been occasionally hyping) XDA off and on for several years by now.


    I think this is only like the second article I recall seeing that mentioned anything about xda...

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    Image of jerkyjones jerkyjones
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    ppcgeeks and ppckitchen rule for cooking your own custom rom.


    WinMo 6.1 on a PPC6700 doesn't compare to the Touch Pro, obviously, but it's a hell of a lot better than what it'd be otherwise.

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    11/06/08

    @jerkyjones: ppcgeeks and ppckitchen rule, if you don't mind using reposts from xda with badly copied instructions...
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    Image of Norcross Norcross
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    I've been running Kavana's 6.1 ROM for my Dash, and it's been nearly flawless. Gave me the ability to read SDHC cards (original ROM couldn't), added more apps, and they even included a bit of overclocking, too.


    on a side note, when did T-Mobile ever carry the Diamond? How did I miss that?

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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    11/06/08

    @Norcross: Oh, I'm in the UK. T-Mobile has totally different phones here.
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    Image of mhlaxp mhlaxp
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    I've been getting roms from XDA for a while.


    Word of warning to those new to flashing roms: read up on instructions first to avoid bricking your phone or installing a radio you don't want. All the info is out there, if somewhat scattered.

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    11/06/08

    @mhlaxp: YES! you should spend at least 20 minutes trying out the search feature before you ask ANY question.
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    Image of ZetaCrossfire ZetaCrossfire
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    so im getting the touch pro tomorrow... would i do this before i upload all my contacts info ect from my old phone?
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    Image of Norcross Norcross
    11/06/08

    @ZetaCrossfire: yep. consider it the same as reformatting and reinstalling an OS on your computer. Wipes it completely clean.
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    Image of ZetaCrossfire ZetaCrossfire
    11/06/08

    @Norcross: do you know what the chances are for it screwing up my phone?
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    Image of vkewalra vkewalra
    11/06/08

    @ZetaCrossfire:

    I'm assuming it's the same for the other HTC winmo phones as my HTC Titan, but you have to install a bootloader program before you do this. If you have this bootloader program installed you can always put the phone into bootloader mode and install a different ROM. So it's relatively safe.
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    11/06/08

    @vkewalra: The boot loaded is not a program that you have to load, it is a built in system state, sorta like going into the BIOS on a PC...
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    11/06/08

    @bpapa9013: loaded=loader


    I've never directly used a Titan, but I have updated ROMs on MDA, WING, TILT, DIAMOND, and several cross carrier derivatives of those phones, and I have NEVER needed to install a boot loader. Just power down, hold the camera button and power up (while still holding the camera button) and you'll pop right into the three color boot loader.

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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    11/06/08

    In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Cooked Software Revives HTC Phones
    actually, juicy's rom over at ppcgeeks for cdma based touch dimaonds/pros is really good. it stick to the stock rom as closely as possible.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    11/06/08

    @Anonymoose: There are dozens of roms on XDA that are basically different stock ROMS with all of the carrier bloat-ware stripped out.


    Don't know if I have ever seen any CDMA ROMS on XDA tho...

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