For those of you still salivating at the HTC Touch Diamond, the forthcoming release of the QWERTY keyboard-toting stepdaddy the HTC Touch Pro is likely to provoke a techgasm. If you’re hanging off buying the earlier HTC’s until the Pro reveals itself wait no more - check out this video review…

You dont have to be a business user to know the smartphone market is getting HOT! And when it comes to anticipation there are two phones that matter and today they go head to head, mono et mono. Who will emerge victorious? Who is the people’s champion? Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 takes on HTC Touch Pro in a battle for your affections. Let us know your favourite.

	XPERIA X1 Dimensions 52.6 x 110.5 x 17 millimetres (2.1 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches) Weight 158 gramms		Touch Pro Dimensions 51 x 102 x 18.05 millimetres (2 x 4 x 0.7 inches) Weight 165 gramms
	Connectivity GSM 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS 900/1900/2100 WiFi 802.11b, 802.11g (54Mbit/s)		Connectivity GSM 900/1800/1900, UMTS 900/2100 WiFi 802.11b, 802.11g (54Mbit/s)
	Keyboard Slide-out QWERTY-type keyboard, 42 keys		Keyboard Slide-out QWERTY-type keyboard, 57 keys
	GPS Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS function		GPS NMEA 0183 ( Qualcomm MSM7201A gpsOne)
	Camera CMOS sensor, 3.1MP		Camera CMOS sensor, 3.1MP

So What’s your verdict?

With all the talk surrounding the imminent 3G iPhone its possible the HTC Diamond is missing the attention it so richly deserves but that may be about to change.

This booting video demonstrates the understated genius of HTC’s Touch FLO 3D UI in action and I’m sure I’m not the only one now drowning in my own techie drool. Enjoy the video.

The much aniticpated HTC Touch Diamond is now shipping from TimTechs.com and TimTechs.ca and as one of the most aniticipated phones of 2008 you will want to get in quick.

DIAMOND The business professional

›Built-in GPS with A-GPS
›Pocket Office(Word, Excel, Outlook, PDF viewer)
›HSDPA, WiFi, EDGE, GRPS and Bluetooth connectivity

The HTC Touch Diamond has a weath of connectivity and business applications to ensure that when you leave work you can take your office with you.

Get it now while stocks last here.

Finally we get a video demo of the much anticipated Google Android OS and the interface is as good as expected but the question remains is it running on the HTC Dream?

The ease of use of the OS recalls that associated with the iPhone Mac OS fluid, responsive and a pleasure to touch but with the advantage of being an open-source platform. The phone used in the demo runs on the Qualcomm MSM7201A platform and packs 528MHz CPU, 3G HSDPA 3.6Mbps, 128MB of RAM and 256MB of flash memory.

If this is the anticipated HTC we are all hoping it is we are in for a treat with a capacitive touchscreen display by Synaptics and a display that offers high resolution finger input and multi-touch capabilities.

Check out the OS and possibly the HTC Dream in action.

Here’s a video of the device/os interacting with Google Maps Street View in compass mode.

A closer look at Google Maps.

And when you know where you are going why not tuck into the pill-muching adventures of PacMan?

The Android cometh.

Those still in awe of the iPhone’s internet browsing make take pause at the latest video demo of HTC Touch Diamond’s one-handed internet navigation.

Utilizing the 3D Touch interface TouchFLO 3D, 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and a customized browser that enables ease of navigation and one-handed zoom and pan the Diamond breezes through your favourite content with a minimum of fuss.

Sounds to good to be true right? Check out the video.

Undressing the HTC Diamond is like meeting a new best friend and HTC is counting on the touchscreen marvel making 2 million other such friends in 2008.

The gorgeous iPhone contending smartphone packs a 3D TouchFLO interface that has got the chattering classes choking on their tongues, a unique design and a beautiful VGA screen set to make using this HTC WinMo phone a dream.

They are already on their way to a feeding frenzy with Telecom operators snapping up early purchases - Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom plans to order 20,000-30,000 Touch Diamond handsets alone for a population of 23 million people.


First Taiwan, then the world.

Possibly the most talked about new phones of 2008 go head to head for your amusement. We brought you the iPhone versus the HTC Touch Diamond previously now watch it take on Sony Ericsson’s key release the XPERIA X1. Enjoy!

While HTC are letting it be known they expect to ship 2 million of their Touch Diamond in 2008, the rest of us are just thinking where’s my Diamond keyboard?

Rest easy friends you too can access the Diamond Keypad, Keyboard and QWERTY using a .cab, some installation and your stumbling attempts at Italian and you are just minutes away from a future of endless data entry options Enjoy the download here.

Roll over iPhone when it comes to touchscreen phones in 2008 there’s only one word that matters, and that’s Diamond.

When your not feverishly flicking through the latest leaks on the 3G iPhone maybe you can spare a moment for HTC’s contender and check out this hands-on video with the new kid in town.