New HTC Touch Diamond on May 6

Thanks to an article on Taipei Times, we now know that the device to be launched during the European event on May 6 is a new Touch phone codenamed Diamond. Revealed during an investors' conference, the company's financial executive Cheng Hui-min touted it as "the most important product for HTC this year". That's saying a lot, considering the company has had a string of successful products and currently dominates the Windows Mobile market.

Rumors have been rife regarding this launch, and an updated, improved TouchFLO interface is expected. The Diamond may not even be the only model to be announced, as a codename Raphael has been popping up as well. The frequency of rumors should continue to increase as we get closer to the date. We'll bring you more information as it becomes available.

Via Brighthand

Spy shot of HTC's upcoming handhelds

All hail the camera-phone. While you may not get crystal-clear images, the opportunity to snag shots like this one is, without doubt, its greatest use. The Boy Genius Report has a photo of some new HTC devices arranged below its current lineup. You may not be able to see the fine details, but it's obvious that some of those are unreleased products. There's even speculation that one of them is not running Windows Mobile, but Android instead.

According to CNET UK's Andrew Lim, HTC will be holding an event on May 6. Could this photo be showing the product that will be announced then? Well, we won't know till then, or until the next spy shot comes in--preferably one that was taken with a half-decent camera-phone like the Sony Ericsson K850i or Nokia N82.

Credit: IntoMobile | Via The Boy Genius Report

First watch crams in Windows Mobile 5

Despite the best efforts of many industrious Chinese startups, multifunctional wristwatches are still far from commonplace--whether they provide music, video, phone service, or all of the above. But no market (or device) is too small for the ubiquity of Windows operating systems.

Epoq, which has already had a video watch on the market for some time, has developed what is believed to be the first wristwatch running Windows Mobile 5. Its EGP-WP98B claims to have an OLED touchscreen, 1.28GB of memory, Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth, VoIP support, and--get this--handwriting recognition. And a faux alligator wristband, of course. But as Mobile Magazine says, it might be a tad difficult to get full use out of Windows on a 1.4-inch display.

Via Crave CNET | Picture credit: Mobile Magazine

True number portability comes to Singapore

Are you unhappy with your mobile operator, but unwilling to change because you don't want to change your phone number? If you are in Singapore, come June 13, you'll be able to say goodbye to your operator and still keep your number, thanks to the full number portability service initiated by the island-state's communications regulatory body, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA).
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Willcom D4 UMPC impresses

This is another one of those Japan-only products which we can only dream of having. Willcom, an operator there, has just launched the Sharp-made D4, a UMPC based on the recently launched Intel Atom CPU.

Aside from having cellular capabilities, the D4 has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, too. Its 1024 x 600 screen resolution means you can view most Web pages without having to scroll horizontally, unlike the 800 x 480 HTC Shift, the product which most resembles the Willcom in our region. It's even lighter than the Shift, at just 470g. Considering it has almost all the same features including a slide-out keyboard, that's quite a feat.

This device will be available in Japan from June and is not coming to a store near you. Not unless Sharp sees the unquenchable lust of a million gadget geeks and mercifully decides to make one for the rest of the world as well.

Via Akihabara News

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