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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

Not even a fortnight after HTC’s Touch HD went official in Germany, out pops a review from Deutschland calling it the bes. thing since sliced bread. Okay, so maybe our translation skills are a bit off, but one thing’s for sure — it was hailed as the first “iPhone killer to deserve that name.” Right off the bat, reviewers praised the TouchFLO 3D interface for masking Windows Mobile, and of course, the expansive display was drooled upon numerous times. Additionally, critics praised the Opera browser while scolding Internet Explorer, and while it’s hard to say for certain whether the battery life was remarkable, it definitely seemed to get their vote of approval. Of note, the 3.5-millimeter headphone jack was also loved, making us weep while thinking of what could have been with the T-Mobile G1. At any rate, it seems pretty clear that the Touch HD is plan to rock some socks off, but we’re trying to push it out of our minds until it becomes available on this side of the drink. Too bad that approach isn’t working at all.

[Via WMPowerUser]

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Tags: 3d Interface, Battery Life, Best Thing Since Sliced Bread, Fortnight, G1, Gsm Edge, Hd, HTC, Internet Explorer, iphone, Millimeter, Nbsp, Opera Browser, Reviewers, Right Off The Bat, Socks, Stocks, T Mobile, Translation Skills, Vote

Filed under: Handsets, ASUS, Windows Mobile, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

On Friday, ASUS declare its latest entry into the highly competitive and exciting world of tweaked Windows Mobile phones, with the introduction of the P552w. The full-touchscreen device boasts a speedy 624MHz CPU, a 240 x 320 QVGA display, HSDPA / UMTS radios, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 (with A2DP), 256MB of flash memory, 128MB of DDR, plus support for microSD / SDHC cards. What’s really of note, however, is the inclusion of a skinned UI utilizing a technology called “Gester,” which is controlled via slides of the finger, pinching, and flicks (think HTC’s TouchFlo). The company is tacking on a few pieces of proprietary software as well, such as “EziPhoto” and “EziMusic,” and claims that the device has “seamless Google integration.” Clearly ASUS has backed away from that 3D interface we saw at Mobile World Congress this year, though we suspect the new UI — dubbed “Glide” — bears more than a passing resemblance to it. No word yet on release dates or prices, but you’ll know when we do.

[Via Electronista]

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Tags: 3d Interface, Flash Memory, Flicks, Gester, Google, HTC, Inclusion, Memory 128mb, Mobile Phones, Mobile World, Nbsp, Proprietary Software, Radios, Release Dates, Resemblance, Slides, Touchscreen, Ui, Umts, World Congress

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, HSUPA

Call it Raphael no longer! HTC has officially thrown the cover off its Touch Pro today — the QWERTY slider sibling of the recently-unveiled Touch Diamond — which should cover the bases for those who loved the Diamond’s keen looks but decided they’d go our of their gourds without a full set of physical keys at their disposal. Under that glossy black shell lies WiFi, HSPA with a solid 7.2Mbps on the downstream, Bluetooth, 2.8-inch VGA display, Windows Mobile 6.1 featuring HTC’s TouchFLO 3D interface, a 3.2 megapixel camera, a half gig of ROM, and 288MB of RAM. It’s not plan to win any “world’s thinnest” records with an 18.05mm waistline, but those five rows of textual healing don’t come without a price. The first batch of devices will be Europe-bound in “lat. summer” with 900 / 2100MHz 3G alongside the quadband GSM and EDGE; North and Latin American versions are promised for later in the year.

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Tags: 3d Interface, 3g, Black Shell, Bluetooth, Display Windows, Edge North, Gig, Gourds, Gsm Edge, Hspa, Htc Touch, Latin American Versions, Nbsp, Quadband, Qwerty, Raphael, Sibling, Slider, Umts, Waistline