HTC's Touch Diamond finally arrives
SO, HTC's much-rumoured Iphone killer, the Touch Diamond, has finally arrived. It will ship in Europe next month (June) but the US version isn't due until Q3-Q4 2008.
This particular smartphone boasts HTC's new '3D' UI which the company is
calling Touchflo 3D. The motivation behind Touchflo is clear. It's supposed to
enhance web browsing courtesy of the fact that users can pan and zoom using just
one hand.
Plus there's motion sensing in that just turning the device will rotate the
display around from portrait to landscape mode.
Another facility aimed squarely at increasing its internet credentials is the Touch Diamond's support for high-speed 3G in the form of HSDPA at 7.2 Mbit/s. That speed is currently only available in some UK postcodes from Vodafone.
Curiously,the press blurb claims that this handset also supports high-speed 3G uploads in the shape of a HSUPA capability. The INQ isn't aware of any truly commercial HSUPA services at present. So that's one hell of a claim.
Perhaps Orange has something up its sleeve on the HSUPA front as its Olaf Swantee specifically endorsed the Touch Diamond at its launch.
Despite the INQ attempts to extract further information, an HTC spokesperson refused to confirm or deny whether this announcement is linked to a BT launch set for tomorrow (Wednesday).
That move is supposed to unveil BT's answer to the infamous Crackberry and the supplier of such a device to BT is heavily tipped to be HTC itself.
BT, of course, commissioned the original Windows based mobile in the shape of the XDA from HTC. Shame it didn't protect its IPR, though. µ
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Wonder if they can be bothered to write video drivers for this model, or just do the "bugger that idea, default to the software renderer and let's go down the pub" approach they took with the last batch of HTC phones?
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ex-loyal HTC owner
There is some world beyond Britain. 
Cosmote has been offering 7.2 Mbps HSPA speeds for some time in Greece (actually in Athens).
Portugal has had HSDPA at 7,2Mbps Downlink and HSUPA at 1,4 Uplink for some time now, courtesy of Vodafone, TMN and Optimus...
It's supposed to enhance web browsing courtesy of the fact that users can pan and zoom using just one hand."

Why's it important to be able to browse the web using just one hand, then? :D
Some people only have one ;(
I've had mine for just under a week now, and I haven't experienced any problems. So far I love it. I'm still trying to learn how to use all the features, as there are many. Everything seems to be working as it should. This is my first touch phone, so I don't have anything to compare it to. The touch seems very responsive, navigating through it is easy. I don't think I get the fastest internet here, but it's way faster than my last phone. Opera loads pages up quickly. There's a bit of a learning curve for me with this, but the process is fun.
see more at http://www.AllTouchDiamond.com