your fingers. It is well integrated with 3.2 megapixel camera and handwriting recognition technology. Its buit-in GPS system makes your ride easy to give you direction to your destination. Apart from these technologies, HTC Diamond has several in-built capabilities.

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Today I am doing a research on mobile Phones, as I am going to upgrade my mobile very soon, hay that’s an advantage working in a Mobile company, you get to upgrade to the top of the range phone for free! not really.

 In all honesty I should say every one at work was looking for the new handset to upgrade as our CEO (Tom Alexander) promised to give all Orange employees new handsets.

I am specifically interested in the smart phones, one of the most popular smart device is the Blackberry, in case you don’t know who makes them, its Research In Motion, also known as RIM.

Blackberry Mobile phones are very common today because they support push email technology, mobile telephone, text messaging, Internet faxing, web browsing

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 If you’re a person who needs access to his important email, on the move, then its the right choice.

As blackberry can give you the access to your emails, prity much any place, example in your home, office, or even if your just stuck in the traffic congestion, you can access your important mail email where every you get a network coverage.

 Another unique feature of Blackberry is all the data sent or received by the device is in a compressed format which is decompressed and then shown to the user, so this feature not only saves you time of download but also saves you decent amount of money, anyway  for me my Boss  pays the bills so lets not bother about it.

But the phone which stuck my eye is the HTC Diamond, I am not a big fan of HTC mobiles, as they use to be so big, I remember my work mates started bugging me, asking me if I got my brick today, well all I wanted to tell is it was too big to be called a Mobile phone, you can call it a phone but in all honestly it was no near to Mobile.

well things has changed now as the Touch Diamond is the lates device from HTC which not only looks good but works swiftly even though it has the MS Windows Mobile O/S. well that's really amazing isn't it ?

HTC have not only managed to give the device  sleek look but have packed it up with really amazing features,

to start with as its running windows Mobile it has a good user friendly interface,  runs windows mobile 6.1 which makes it more robust. As it has 4 Gb internal memory, lest hope that it does not freeze due to lack of memory, it comes with 3.15 MP camera, a GPS receiver and also support push email technology. and off course has all the features of PDA/ Organizer.

OK  so the bottom line is this is prity much a computer!

yes but with a missing mice isn't it ?

Ok now you guys would be thinking why  don't I talk about the I Phone. just to remind you that Orange do not sell the I Phone in the UK, what a shame!

Ok, just before you go don't forget to have a look the you tube video demo of the black beauty Diamond, hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing this article.

well guys its time to go to bed now good bye and sleep tight.

(if you want to have know more about htc touch diamond you can logon to www.htc.com )

(if you want to have know more about blackberry you can logon to www.blackberry.com )

before i go let me tell you some thing all my colleague are intrested only in the new  HTC touch diamond, so do not want to be left behind.

well if you guys have any suggestions or comments please feel free to use the box below 'Submit Comment'.

Som det ble vist på videoen om HTC Touch Diamond, så var navigeringen mildt sagt treg. Selv om telefonen jeg viste frem var en tidlig versjon, så har flere kommentert at versjonen som selges i dag også er litt treg.

Dette er noe HTC er smertelig klar over, og at har allerede kommet med en ROM-oppdatering på telefoner som shippes fremover. Det vil si at TouchFLO 3D ikke oppdateres for eksisterende brukere, men for de som kjøper telefonen i tiden fremover.

TouchFLO 3D er ikke bare en idag-plugin, men HTC's GUI (user interface/brukergrensesnitt), og noe HTC satser stort på særlig med tanke på fremtidige Windows Mobile-telefoner.

Selv om jeg ikke har fått testet telefonen etter ROM-oppdateringen, har jeg pratet med flere som har gjort det og det blir sagt at HTC Touch Diamond er merkbart raskere!

Good news all around :-)

-Petter Tancred Olsen

When I heard that I was about to cry and then storm the Rogers headquarters and knock some sense into the people that made that decission. What's the point of having an iPhone if you can't download pages and YouTube vids as much as you want? I mean Rogers is giving you a measily 400MB with their $60 package. OMG are we still in the 90's?

So Rogers, I will NOT get the iPhone because of you crappy packages. Also Apple take note since I'm not the only one taking this route.

Now I still want a nice phone and I might have to settle for second best when it comes to screen size and storage capacity, but I will have unlimited bandwidth.

I am looking at Telus's "HTC Touch Diamond". It looks amazing and I've only heard good things about it.

My other choice is Bell Mobility's "Samsung Instinct".

The only reason I will take a smaller screen is because Telus offers UNLIMITED data for $30/month. Wow!! That's sweet! Did you hear that Rogers... I said it's sweet!

Just like these sweet potatoes:

I'll keep ya'll posted on what I decide.

So Rogers, your main competition have consumer smart phones with unlimited plans that are actually affordable. How much longer do you think you can justify your pricing for the iPhone? Because if you're banking on the fact that people will buy it because it's an iPhone, you're in for a rude awakening.

UPDATE: This link indicates they're getting the Samsung Instinct as well. No word on data plan pricing for it, but I don't expect Rogers like pricing.

The HTC Touch Diamond looks amazingly stunning with its sultry appeal and stylish touch screen. Other desirable features include a cool 3D interface, Windows Mobile 6.1, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 3.2-megapixel camera with Flash.

On the downside, it looks somewhat sluggish. Call quality too is below par. However, I hope HTC resolves some of the performance issues many experienced before the smartphone is released in the USA.

Natürlich hat er auch Macken (bei hoher Speicherauslastung durch viele laufende Programme ist er nicht der Schnellste, manche Tastenbelegungen sind eher gewöhnungsbedürftig), aber das tritt in den Hintergrund, wenn man das Gesamtbild sieht.

Der Test folgt noch diese Woche auf der World of PPC!

I love my iPhone, a lot.  But with everyone trying to get a piece of the touchscreen phone pie, Apple's competition is becoming very fierce – and smart.  HTC has been in the touchscreen phone game a long time, far before anyone murmured the sacred words 'Jesus Phone'.  And the Windows Mobile platform, though traditionally non finger-friendly, has been around the block a few times as well, and is hugely popular in the business world. But none of these reasons, though important, are why HTC's latest offering will do well here in Asia.  So why will the HTC Touch Diamond dominate?!

Because it has a great name -- HTC Touch Diamond.  Diamond!  And also because it is expensive.  Let's face it; we live in a pretty materialistic society, which in Hong Kong is probably multiplied by a factor of 100.  And these past two weeks, promotion for the HTC Touch Diamond is being layered on thick, very thick.  Telstra, which owns the service providers CSL and one2free, currently have exclusivity to sell the Diamond, and they are doing a superb job.  Retailing for $473 with subscription and $730 without (both are unlocked), nearly every major street has vivid advertising and competent sales staff pawning this device off on the masses. Not that much convincing is needed to sell this gem -- it is insanely beautiful, and shockingly light when compared to my current (non 3G) iPhone.  When I played around with one a couple weeks ago, it honest-to-goodness felt twice as small and half as light as my current iPhone.  Seriously Cupertino, get your act together.  I can understand you want to cut costs by keeping the same LCD screens, but making the 'new' 3G iPhone thicker than the 'old' model, with no front facing camera? Please.

Yesterday I overheard a group of women at a local club talking about the Touch Diamond like it is a multiple orgasm inducing super-vibrator; this made my ears tingle with joy.  Maybe it could be a super secret sex toy, seeing as the phone has a 'G-Sensor' that automatically rotates the screen, just like the iPhone, depending on how you fondle it.  If that doesn't make you want to go out and buy one this instant, I don't know what will.  Sure, the interface transitions aren't as fast as on a well groomed iPhone, but it is downright blazing when compared to Symbian based phones like the Nokia N61, and even somewhat speedy when matched up against previous Windows Mobile phones.  The TouchFLO 3D interface displayed on the VGA resolution 2.8" TFT-LCD screen is very pretty, harmonizing perfectly with the black and luxurious style of the phone – a refreshing change from the iPhone.  Oh, and did I mention it is 3G with a front facing camera?  And it can send MMS messages, forward text messages, and copy/paste.  No crippled Bluetooth either.  Yeah.

You know what, I could go on all day about pros and cons for each device, but my theory is that none of the features really matter all that much.  The average consumer isn't going to know all the quirks of each phone, and will buy it solely on how it looks and what people tell them to buy (many people prominently wear/display cell phones around their neck on a lanyard here, can you do this with a heavy iPhone)?  CSL and one2free's huge marketing blitz, coupled with the fact that the HTC Touch Diamond is unequivocally the first decent, fully featured, fantastic looking, finger-friendly Windows Mobile phone (they had the HTC Touch to practice on), makes me think it will do very well in Asia.

Yes, it costs a lot more than the $199 iPhone 8GB, and has half the storage-- but it is incredibly small and light, much more so than pictures portray.  The price will go down very soon as well, within two months, as is customary for big phone launches.  And though I hate to admit it, many people have the mentality "more expensive, more better".  And people are wary of trying a new phone platform they aren't comfortable using.  That being said, I know the iPhone will still sell very well– I just don't think it will be able to dominate the market the way Apple expects.  I'll leave you with this; I clearly remember speaking with someone that bought the iPhone when it first became unlocked and available here (meaning black market), and he told me "I don't really like the iPhone, I only got it because it is the expensive 'cool thing' to buy and I want to be seen with one". I laughed, he didn't.

The solution? Apple should release a "luxury" Asian version of the 3G iPhone that costs twice as much as the white version, with double the memory.  Apple says, "Twice as fast. Half the price."  I say, "More Bling. Twice the price."!

Een cliché als een huis, maar de laatste tijd oh zo waar. Brandstofprijzen en andere energieprijzen, allemaal persoonlijk geen last van, want ik tank amper 1 keer per maand.

Deze maand komen bij ons ineens alle grote rekeningen bij elkaar: die van mijn American Express (mijn HTC Touch Diamond'je), die van Jo zijn MasterCard (een wasmachien, strijkijzer,...), factuur van Proximus, mijn autoverzekering, de afbetaling van Jo zijn auto, de factuur van de garage (jaja, mijn papa is garagist maar ik betaal braafjes mijn onderhoud -met korting- maar 't was ne vree grote deze keer: 120.000km + distributieriem),...

Zonder in details te treden: als we geen som geld opzij hadden staan, zouden we amper rondkomen deze maand. En dat zonder grote afbetalingen...

Enfin, nu kunnen we nog is zot doen, maar na de verhuis in september is 't afremmen geblazen!

HTC Touch memang laku di Indonesia. Karena itulah HTC berencana mengeluarkan seri Touch lain di Indonesia, yaitu HTC Touch Diamond. Touch Diamond menawarkan teknologi terbaru yang disebut 3D interface, di mana tampilannya berkesan 3 dmensi (lihat gambar). Layarnya berukuran 2,8 inci. Sistem Operasinya menggunakan upgrade dari Windows v6.0. Kali ini digunakan versi 6.1. Prosesornya menggunakan Qualcomm 528 Mhz. Memorinya hanya memori internal sebesar 4GB, RAM 192 MB, dan ROM 256 MB tanpa memori eksternal. PDA ini juga sarat akan fitur multimedianya, seperti Kamera 2 Megapiksel, Radio FM with RDS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, dan dapat mengakses internet dengan kecepatan sampai dengan HSDPA (3,6 Mbs). Bodi  hape ini juga tidak telalu besar. Hanya 102 mm (P) X 51 mm (L) X 11.35 mm (T). Beratnya hanya 110 gr dengan baterai. Menggunakan baterai Li-Ion 900 mAh sebagai asupan dayanya. Bagi para penggemar PDA yang mempunyai model stylish dan simpel, PDA ini layak dijadikan pilihan.

HTC Touch Diamond kommer i butikkene 26.6.

Jeg har fått sett på og testet telefonen, og den er niiice! Den er også bestilt, og jeg kommer tilbake med mer informasjon når jeg får den.

--Petter Tancred Olsen