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Wow. Just wow. Let’s face it, one of the things that makes the HTC Diamond so sexy is its interface - and now for people who have SPB Mobile Shell 2.1 installed, like me, we can now have sexy PDAs too!!

I will definitely be downloading this HTC Diamond inspired theme first thing tomorrow morning and posting shots for you HTC Diamond fanboys to drool over as you painfully wait for your HTC Touch Diamonds to finally be released. Muhahahahaha!

For those with Windows Mobiles devices who don’t have SPB Mobile Shell, click here to download a free trial from Handango.

Peeps with SPB Mobile Shell 2.1, proceed straight to XDA-Developers for the HTC Diamond theme file.

Via Solsie

Engadget have got a whole stack of photos of the HTC’s hot hot HTC Touch Diamond. Upon closer inspection the back cover lives up to it’s “Diamond” name with shapes that look like and shine like sought after jewels. This is definitely one of 2008’s best phones and I am anticipating that HTC will receive many rewards for it’s design and function.

Via Engadget

Yes, we know, the HTC Touch Diamond is yet to be released. However, being touted as iPhone’s fiercest competitor thus far, it’s all the rage nowadays—not that I’m complaining; it seems to be quite promising. And indeed, the folks at CNET Australia seem to agree; based on their review of the handset, at least. CNET is all praise for HTC Touch Diamond’s interface and aesthetics, stressing the need for both for a smartphone to really hit it big.

However, just as the CNET review lauds HTC Touch Diamond’s user interface (TouchFLO 3D), the reviewer is also critical of the lack of a tactile keypad. Not that the iPhone needed any to be popular, but since the handset is somehow similar to Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X1, the lack of a physical keyboard is a disadvantage. Those who’re disappointed over the feature (or lack thereof) need not despair though; HTC is reportedly improving the smartphone’s on-screen keypad interface. Bottom line of the review is that the HTC Touch Diamond is a mashup of the iPhone and the Xperia X1 and is actually “a product capable of superseding them both”—whether it will or will not though, remains to be seen.

via CNET.com.au

I missed out on a HTC Touch Diamond Goodies Bag by not being in London this week

Get an almost minute-by-minute commentary of the HTC Press Event in London (BGR link below) which has just officially launched the new HTC Touch Diamond.

Features of the HTC Touch Diamond revealed:

Windows Mobile 6.1

VGA Screen

Quad-band HSDPA 7.2

One-touch navigation, including single-finger dialing

An accelerometer that rotates pictures as you rotate the phone

One-touch music playback with an animated music browser

A heavily-animated weather forecast app

Full-featured desktop-like web browser (Opera) with zoom-in tech that actually reformats to fit the screen upon zoom, although Microsoft promises IE 6 coming soon for it

Youtube app and content playback

Available in June in Europe via Orange and the “rest of the world” sometime later

Orange music store, games, wallpapers, and ringtone downloads

Orange mobile TV with up to 61 channels

No normal headphone jack - gotta use HTC’s proprietary USB dongle

“Better battery life” than their other devices (although it uses a smaller battery than the Touch - we’ll keep our eye on this) — will offer a bigger battery at a later time for those who are experiencing battery life issues

No pricing info just yet

Via The Boy Genius Report and Engadget

HTC Touch Diamond Screen Protector Link

There’s been a lot of talk about HTC lately. Two points of interest that have particularly set the PDA world in a tizzy:

1. the upcoming HTC Diamond and

2. the “special” HTC event set to happen on the 6th of May.

Regarding the HTC Diamond, news has come in that it will have a VGA touch screen, have a 3 mega pixel camera, WiFi, Windows Mobile 6.1 and QWERTY keyboard. See the picture above. **Take note that this is not an official photo however from the looks of it, it could encourage many a’ people to be upgrading their gadgets!

Via xda-developers and Engadget