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A red HTC Touch Diamond? Could be... This actually looks like a photoshop render, but with all the previous red handsets released by Sprint it is quite possible we'll see one of these live. I sure hope so...

An updated firmware build version 1.93 for the HTC Touch Diamond has been released today in the UK and other European countries. The new ROM improves on camera navigation, text alert speed, tab-switching speed and a new city selector in the weather tab.

Available for download now.

Briefly: Canadian Telus announced its upcoming release of the HTC Touch Diamond on August 14th. Prices are as following:

• $150 on a 3-year contract;
• $350 on a 2-year contract;
• $400 on a 1-year contract;
• $450 full retail

Available data plans:

• $15 - basic email and IM;
• $30 - email

FCC approved a new version of the HTC Touch Diamond smartphone, which supports U.S. 3G spectrum bands, namely WCDMA 850/1900.

They also confirmed the presence of Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and Wi-Fi.

Unfortunately, no launch details were provided. Stay tuned for more info...

After the appearance of the unofficial HTC Touch Diamond ROM that enables support for the 850MHz GSM, the manufacturer decided to release an build of its own, which btw not only adds support or the aforementioned spectrum, but includes a number of minor changes and fixes as well. It is available for download at the company's website.

Xda-developers have somehow managed to enable the supposedly lacking GSM 850MHz spectrum on the HTC Touch Diamond smartphone. The modified ROM is available at their site.

However, though now you'll be able to use the phone anywhere in the U.S., you will still have enjoy the "lightning fast" speed of the EDGE data network, as 3G is not supported on this device.

HTC has released the new P3702 Victor in Taiwan. Basically, it is the same Touch Diamond only with a black flat back cover instead of Diamond-like one.

This might be a good option for those who want a customized version of the Touch Diamond. I mean, atleast you won't bother keeping the back cover clean all the time.

As expected, the CDMA version of the HTC Touch Diamond smartphone passed the FCC. So far it was announced only by Canadian Telus, but with the FCC's approval on their hands nothing prevents other CDMA carriers in the U.S. from getting it.

For those with deep pockets Continental Mobiles came up with a diamond-clad Nokia N95.

The handset will be yours for an insignificant amount of £10,000 ($19,813), and will sport a silver front-panel covered with "4.42ct of brilliant-cut, VS1 quality, color G-H, naturally mined diamonds."

It takes three weeks to make one of these, so if you want one then hurry up, coz you're not alone.

GSMArena has posted a thorough 9-page review, where they compared two high-end touchscreen smartphones - HTC's Touch Diamond and Samsung's i900 Omnia. Reviewers have carefully examined everything, including UI, hardware, features and overall usability. If you're interested, just follow the source link.