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HTC Touch Diamond Gets Classy Desktop Dock, Headphones

The HTC Touch Diamond is pretty classy already, but this desktop cradle/desktop dock gives it a nice house on your desk for it to sleep and dock. From the looks of it, it's even got earbuds and a 3.5mm jack for you to connect to a set of speakers as well. The footprint looks slightly large compared to say, an iPhone dock, but we can throw some crap on the floor to make room. [Clove via Tracy and Matt via Tech Digest]

2:00 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Jason Chen
3,971 views, 32 comments

Latest by elislider: zunephone anyone? anyone? *crickets* more »

touch diamond

HTC Touch Diamond Lands on FCC, Puts Up Mission Accomplished Banner

The Touch Diamond, HTC's 2008 flagship phone, just hit the FCC. This means that it's well on its way to one of the four carriers, most likely either AT&T or Sprint first, judging from the way the original HTC Touch played out. As Addy said in the hands-on, it's the most iPhoney of Windows Mobile phones yet, and feels much like a tiny iPhone for people who have small hands. [FCC]

2:00 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Jason Chen
3,340 views, 16 comments

Latest by ibelli: That schematic looks like a living room floor plan. more »

htc

Hands-On with the HTC Touch Diamond (Verdict: Slightly Sluggish, But Has Nice UI Touches)

The HTC Touch Diamond—iPhone Killer or just another Windows Mobile device? It kinda reminds me of a mini-iPhone. A couple of nice design features: the animated weather display (you can have up to six places' weather forecast bookmarked) makes me think of the widget on my MacBook; the click-wheel in miniature that lets you zoom in on the screen; and there's a very nifty little feature that automatically switches the phone onto silent mode when you lie it on its front. UI was much more attractive than I was expecting, but the touchscreen takes quite a bit of getting used to: it's sluggish to the touch, compared to the hot-butterish iPhone, but the HTC rep assured me that it's not a final version of the software, and everything should have been ironed out by the time of the European and Asian launches next month. So, to answer my questions, No, and No.

10:18 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Addy Dugdale
25,491 views, 39 comments

Latest by wpns: Oh, and after my less-than-stellar results with my Touch I can certainly trust HTC to fix any software problems that might crop up. How stupid am I again? more »

htc

HTC Touch Diamond: the Blurb, Specs and Official Pics

We came, we saw, we blogged, or Venimus, Vidimus, Blogimus, as they used to say in Roman times. HTC's press release for the Touch Diamond is after the gallery.

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8:45 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Addy Dugdale
20,306 views, 46 comments

Latest by OliverTwist: @LagunaSol: I typed "black" when I meant "white." And then I ran far, far away. more »

smartphones

HTC Launches the Diamond—Small and Very iPhone-esque

So, this is the Touch Diamond. It's small, slim, "a holistic experience," according to Horace Luke, HTC's Chief Innovations Officer, and "just like your life." Out in Europe and Asia next month, we should get our hands on it later on this year, and it's the closest thing so far to an iPhone that hasn't come out of Cupertino. Not surprising, since Luke and his team wanted the design to be worthy of MoMA. I'm just not sure about the diamond design on the back. Here is a gallery, the specs and some of the choice quotes from the presentation:
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7:40 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Addy Dugdale
16,042 views, 46 comments

Latest by dekigo92: How is that at all iPhone-esque? It looks nothing like it in my opinion. Everything with a screen is NOT a clone of the iPhone! We could go ahead and say the iPhone was a palm-pilot clone because it's flat more »

htc

Live From the HTC Launch in London

Well, we're here. This is the Soho Hotel in, er, Soho, where HTC is launching something (although I think we all know it's going to be the Diamond.) Come back in a bit for the juicy stuff.
UPDATE: Check our our coverage and the official specs and pics.

6:00 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Addy Dugdale
4,634 views, 10 comments

windows mobile

Giga-Byte GSmart Windows Mobile Phones Have a Fancy Smart Touch UI

It took a year for Giga-Byte to follow in HTC's footsteps, but the upcoming GSmart Windows Mobile smartphones will have a brand new UI on top of the standard WinMo affair. The interface is called "Smart Touch," and will be more finger-friendly—more oriented toward gestures and finger-navigation—lending itself to launching your commonly used programs directly from the home screen. The Chinese version of this has been available since April, but suffers from some incompatibility issues that most likely won't be in the European release version coming sometime after May. [The Unwired via Into Mobile]

1:20 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Jason Chen
1,955 views, 13 comments

Latest by ninjatales: Video's been deleted. Thanks a bunch YouTube. Always finding ways to disappoint. more »

t-mobile

T-Mobile 3G Rollout in NYC Could Come as Early as May 1st

Sources for Boy Genius are confirming an earlier rumor stating that T-Mobile's 3G network will get a May rollout in NYC. The sources also update the rumor pointing to May 1st as the actual drop date. [BGR]

5:15 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,919 views, 12 comments

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HTC's First Big Ad Push Focuses on Fingering

This is HTC's first big TV ad in the US. Rather than focus on their devices individually, HTC's going for a general "brand" awareness. Seeing as how they've previously marketed their phones under the four big providers' own names (AT&T TilT, T-Mobile MDA, Verizon 6700), it's a smart step in breaking away from their control. This particular ad, one of a few that will hit print and online outlets, is underwhelming. It wants compare the HTC Touch with the iPhone (implicitly), but if you've read any of the many reviews of the device, you'll see that it's nowhere near as usable. If we were HTC, we'd focus more on their slide-out QWERTY devices that are like Sidekicks, but for businessmen.

8:30 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Jason Chen
2,012 views, 18 comments

Latest by hanswurst0815: Anyone else thinking of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"?+ Watch video more »

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Mystery No-Name HTC Revealed In Pic

The phone blogs are abuzz with this sighting of HTC's lineup, showing both existing models and a mystery or two on the bottom row. Boy Genius thinks the first, third and fourth are the same, but I'm wondering if the first is a slide-out key version of the second (a P3470), while the third and fourth are something else entirely. In any case, it's a peculiarity that will hopefully be clarified soon, as it's also a damn nice looking phone. WinMo, Android or whatever, we'll be ready to have a look. In the meantime, your guess is as good as ours. (Hint, hint.) [BGR]

2:30 PM on Sun Apr 20 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,384 views, 23 comments

Latest by podgedog: wonder if they will have video drivers installed this time.... more »

t-mobile

T-Mobile's 3G Network Rolling Out May in NYC, Coincides With 3G HTC Touch Dual?

We've been waiting for 3G on T-Mobile longer than we've been waiting for The Police to get back together, and it looks like May will be the month that all this patience finally pays off. TmoNews is pegging the first launch to be in NYC, and spreading to the rest of the country's major cities throughout the rest of 2008 (list after the jump). Of course, it's just a rumor so far, but it does seem to coincide with this HTC Touch Dual Into Mobile found on the FCC, which is supposedly headed toward T-Mobile and features 3G HSDPA. We'll post as we learn more, though we're hopeful that this could finally be it for T-Mobile users to not pull down mobile data at 1996 dial-up speeds. [FCC via IntoMobile - TmoNews] More »

1:52 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Jason Chen
6,184 views, 27 comments

Latest by charger08: i iphone will never work with tmobiles 3g network at&t and tmobile has 2 different 3g spectrums, and it is rolling out but that htc neon is not getting launched with tmobile if you read the info from fcc it more »

lightning review

Lightning Review: Verizon XV6900 (aka HTC Touch)

The Gadget: Verizon XV6900, their version of Sprint's Touch by HTC, which is a pretty compact Windows Mobile 6 smartphone overlayed with HTC's custom TouchFLO for finger touchiness.The Price: $299.99 online after $100 rebate with two-year contract.

The Verdict:

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11:34 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By matt buchanan
22,584 views, 43 comments

Latest by RobotVampire: Yes, I am 12 (at heart), and mobile IE sucks big time in my opinion. It locks up at least once a day, nothing else has ever caused my phone to lock up, only mobile IE, hence, ball suckage. more »

windows mobile

TouchBrowser Brings iPhone Finger-Flicking Browsing to Windows Mobile

Desktop-like browsing is already headed to Windows Mobile in version 6.1, but can you use your finger with it? Like on the iPhone? Not exactly. For that, you'll have to install TouchBrowser. Along with being able to pan around a page to get your Britney Spears news with your finger, there's even a proprietary onscreen keyboard that takes up almost the entire display. Would you pay $14.95 for this? Only if you're building the world's lamest iPhone replica on your HTC Touch. [Makayama]

8:20 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Jason Chen
4,135 views, 27 comments

Latest by Crescent: chen I willl come to your house and cut you!!! more »

haptic

Crazy Novint Falcon Touch Controller Gets Official EA Support, Maybe Worth Buying

I messed around with Novint's Falcon haptically endowed globe/joystick at Tokyo Game Show last year. It was neat, but not going to replace my mouse—in part because game support was lacking. Now it'll be supported in real, live games from EA: Madden NFL 08, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, Need For Speed ProStreet, Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142. But! Even if you're already one of the suckers lucky souls who already owns a Falcon, it'll cost you another $10 to patch a game to get all touchy-feely with it. FWIW, there are definitely better tactile experiences out there for 10 bucks. [Level Up]

11:45 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By matt buchanan
3,346 views, 7 comments

Latest by rdldr1: Thats funny, EA supports this touch controller while its EA sports division virtually abandons the PC gamer market. more »

smartphones

Verizon Sets Date For XV6900 Availability

Verizon's version of the HTC Touch, the XV6900, will be available online and in B2B channels on April 16, and will hit stores by April 30. [Verizon Wireless]

11:20 AM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,184 views, 17 comments

cellphones

Verizon's CTIA Phone Lineup: Remakes and Sequels

CTIA comes but twice a year, and it gives the telecoms and phone makers a chance to show off their coolest stuff. Verizon Wireless apparently has its hands full with the whole open-network thing, because instead of unveiling something potentially sweet like the LG VX9700 or VX8560, its lineup of CTIA phones looks pretty ho-hum. Yes, there's a new BlackBerry Curve 8330 and a slimmer enV, but even those and the other handsets from HTC, Motorola and Samsung suffer from a re-heated leftover vibe: More »

3:00 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Wilson Rothman
17,520 views, 19 comments

Latest by Samifumi: I find it very difficult to purchase phones from Verizon knowing I'll likely never use the phone again if I leave the network and on resale the phone will be worth less because it is for use on one network. Although more »

iphone

iPhone Pwnage Tool to Be Released Tomorrow Someday

The iPhone Dev Team's Pwnage tool is set for public release tomorrow. The tool allows you to upgrade any iPhone with the latest firmware from Apple, modified to make it work with any compatible carrier in any part of the world, and install any application, as well as adding custom payloads, additional software like SSH, FTP, and other applications.

Update: Due to legalities the Pwnage tool has been delayed. We'll keep you updated with any release information as we get it. [iPhone Dev Team]

11:00 PM on Sat Mar 29 2008
By Haroon Malik
17,176 views, 45 comments

Latest by chtom: It looks like it may be delayed more than a week. The new press relase isn't good:[iphone-dev.org] more »

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MacBook Touch Concept Based on Apple's Latest Transparent Displays Patent

Gizmodo reader David Mcmillan has sent us a heads-up about his MacBook Touch concept, based on one of Apple's latest patents: using a transparent multitouch display that can work as a control surface on two sides, both while the device is open and closed. Could this really be the holy grail of tablet computing? Judge from the gallery shots and tell us your opinion after the jump. More »

9:10 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Jesus Diaz
89,402 views, 46 comments