Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/26/htc_touch_diamond_three/
Windows Mobile 7 to arrive on HTC smartphone?
Touch Diamond 3 uncovered
Posted in Phones, 26th January 2010 16:30 GMT
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HTC’s Touch Diamond 2 bagged the Editor’s Choice award [1] among Register Hardware’s top Windows Mobile smartphone of 2009. But it appears the firm is already working on a successor, this time designed to run Windows Mobile 7.
The successor will be known as both the HTC Diamond 3 and the Obsession.
HTC had planned to launch the phone in June, but delays have caused it to push the unveiling back to later in 2010, “reliable sources” told [2] website WMPU.
The delay may have been caused by Microsoft. The software giant originally planned to unveil WinMo 7 – described as a major revision of the mobile OS – in 2009, but unspecified delays forced Phil Moore, Head of Mobility at Microsoft UK, to admit last month that the OS’ launch had “been put back until late next year [2010]”.
Those reliable sources also claim to know that the Obsessive will run on a 1GHz Qualcomm CPU, support 3G connections and offer 4GB of on-board storage with the option to slot in Micro SD cards of up to 32GB.
HTC is also said to have fitted the smartphone with a 5Mp camera and given it a multi-touch 3.7in OLED touchscreen.
We will bring you more news about the rumoured HTC Touch Diamond 3 as it comes in. ®