In the oddly reasoned world that is the cellphone industry, a manufacture can go to just about any length to gain a marketing advantage even though it may not make sense to the layman. You see, the original ROM that HTC had released with the initial shipment of Touch Diamond handsets, disabled the phone’s support for the 850MHz band and HTC then

Sprint customers who own either HTC Touch or Mogul can now update their handset to Windows Mobile 6.1. he Touch will now support Sprint's high-speed EV-DO Rev A. network, and will take advantage of the popular Opera web browser, and improved GPS functionality.

Xda-developers have somehow managed to enable the supposedly lacking GSM 850MHz spectrum on the HTC Touch Diamond smartphone. Full detail at their site

HTC released their new P3702 Victor in Taiwan. Basically HTC P3702 Victor is the same Touch Diamond only with a black flat back cover instead of Diamond-like one. This might be a good option for those who want a customized version of the Touch Diamond.

HTC Touch Diamond, complete with CDMA and EVDO radios, has already been announced by Telus Mobility, it's not a huge stretch of the imagination to have the iPhone-fighter finds its way into the hands of an American provider as well. This is in line with earlier rumors that Sprint and Verizon were in the running for some Diamond action.

HTC brings on another wonderful PDA phone, the HTC Touch Pro. Yes, it’s the successor of HTC Touch, and if you remember, that phone is already awesome. So can you even imagine how cool this new Touch Pro?

Well, here are some clues: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS, a 2.8-inch VGA display with touchscreen user interface and HTC TouchFLO’s 3D interface, an integrated 3.2 megapixel camera module, a 512MB of onboard memory, a 288MB of RAM, a microSD card slot, built-in GPS functionalities, TV output, Bluetooth connectivity, and a 1350 mAh battery.

T-Mobile brings new HTC smartphone to Europe under the name "MDA Compact IV". It has the latest version of HTC's 3D touch interface. Compatible with the networks MyFaves plan, the MDA Compact IV will be available in Europe from May 2008 priced at €111 ($169) with a new Relax 100 plan. T-Mobile broadband customers in Germany will also be able to use the handset to schedule recordings via the network’s new IPTV service.

Main features are:

• Windows Mobile 6.1;
• HSDPA/HSUPA at speeds of 7.2 Mbps;

Here are the official specs of the new HTC Touch Diamond smartphone. The handset should be available for European customers in June, with US availability scheduled for the second half of 2008.

HTC will announce their new devices at London. PHONE Mag team will be doing a live blogged for the entire show at http://live.phonemag.com. Visit the site if you want to get the first hand info on the new release, it should begin in 30 mins!

You can clearly read HARRIS on the front of the Census phone from HTC which got approved yet again by the Federal Communications Commission. By the look of it, it’s pretty evident that it is not a phone that would hit the stores across USA for retail sale. Instead,