Here’s a video of Microsoft’s answer to the iPhone OS and they’ve dubbed it “Windows Phone” – no longer Windows Mobile. If we’re still talking Windows Mobiles versions, this would have been version 6.5.

I like how they’ve fixed the Start Menu, which although previously aesthetically consistent with the PC operating system, for the small screen it was hard to select options and was sometimes confusing. The new large icon approach is much more intuitive and simpler to use.

Also like the “My Phone” functionality which backs up all your data to some off site server which allows for easily data upload / download and also re-setup of new Windows devices.

Overall, some great changes and I hope to be able to test this out more thoroughly in the upcoming months.

What are your thoughts?

Via MobileWhack

Here’s a video by Phonedogs of the HTC Touch Diamond2 with all the nifty improvements we talked about a couple of days ago. Very impressive indeed.

YouTube – HTC Touch Diamond2 overview

My oh my. Mobile World Congress is always full of juicy announcements and HTC didn’t let us down this year, with press releases on their new flagships the HTC Touch Diamond2 and the HTC Touch Pro2.

This post will specifically address the HTC Touch Diamond2 as I want to give credit to all the hard work HTC has done with this model alone.

First of all, behold the new version of the HTC Diamond:

Still a looker ain’t it?

What’s new about the HTC Diamond2?
Not only did HTC take feedback about the flaws of the previous version of the Diamond but they actually did something about it. The biggest problem with the old was battery life. A 900mAh battery meant that there was just enough juice to get you by on a busy day. With the HTC Touch Diamond2′s 1100mAh battery, they were able to get another 50% of standby time when used in WCDMA.

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