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The long-awaited HTC Touch HD has been released today on Orange UK. I must say the price is very reasonable: £49.99 on an 18 month £40/month plan, which includes 250MB of browsing traffic.

Want a cool touchscreen handset, but hate the iPhone? Then HTC Touch HD is the one for you.

Expansys UK has announced that it has the HTC Touch HD, but if you want this handset you might wa to be quick, as there are only 100 units in stock. The device isn't cheap, £524.99 a piece, though it will come cheaper (£446.80 ($705)) if you buy from outside of the UK, as you won’t need to pay VAT.

To order one now go to ExpansysUK website.

The HTC Touch HD has gone for sale in the U.K. and is available now for £514.99 ($821) with no contract. Don't expect it to arrive to North America, but if you're an american staying curently in Britain, don't forget to pick his one up before you return home.

Today O2 Germany has officially announced that the much-anticipated HTC Touch HD that will be available on their network in the middle of November. They will have it exclusively for 4 weeks. The phone will cost 289.99 Euros along with a 24-month contract.

Orange announced it would be releasing the unticipated HTC Touch HD smartphone next month in the UK, followed by France and Romania shortly after.

The carrier be offering the handset for GBP79.99 with an 18-month agreement, or for GBP40 with a monthly contract.

Different sources report that the release of the highly anticipated HTC Touch HD will take place on November 6th. So if you're eager to get one, be ready to throw away no less than 649 Euros.

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS;
• 3.8" WVGA (800 x 480) screen with tactile feedback;
• 3.5mm headphone jack;
• HSDPA data;
• Built-in GPS;
• 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor;
• 5Mpix camera with autofocus (but no flash!);
• Front-facing VGA camera;
• 288MB RAM/ 512MB ROM;
• Bluetooth 2.

A portion of bad news: HTC announced today that thier anticipated Touch HD won't be released in the U.S. because of the large amount of time needed to launch the North American 3G version into mass production. Tough luck... However, they say the've got some other cool devices coming up soon. How do you like that?

The authors of the review complain that the device has no flash and that it's relative large, but overall the Touch HD is a "must have" handset. Check out the video review below (in Deutsch), or read the translation of it by Google.

Some sources report that HTC’s Touch HD will be soon available from the Italian carrier TIM. If you're already glad you're an Italian, don't get too excited as the price of €849 (about $1195) will most likely cross out all your intentions. But no one cancelled the carrier's subsidies, right?

News Brief: The FCC has given the nod of approval to the highly anticpated HTC Touch HD. The handset sports the model number BLAC100, and will be also known as the Blackstone.