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The unlocked version of the HTC Touch Cruise is now available through Best Buy in the U.S. It costs $549.99 and is expected to start shipping in 1-2 weeks.

Apparently, the Android-powered HTC Magic might soon be available via the Italian carrier TIM. It is already featured on the company’s website and will be going for 449 Euro, most likely on May 4th. On May 5th the handset will be released on Vodafone.

A live photo of the HTC Touch Pro2 with T-Mobile USA branding has surfaced today, indicating that the handset is destined for the U.S. market. To strenghthen that belief notice that the QWERTY keyboard doesn’t have European characters like € on it... Nice!

You can expect the device to be released as the T-Mobile Wing II on July 22.

It looks like there's a new Android-based HTC device on the horizon. According to an unofficial source HTC is planning to release the handset called Hero on October 11th 2009. The following was said by a forum user claiming that he works for a company:

"I work for a wireless developer firm and I have just received word from the US carrier (cannot disclose who yet) that the release date for the HTC Hero (Android) is October 11th 2009.

HTC has issued two hotfixes for its Touch Diamond smartphone, which should should remove a couple of annoying bugs related to audio disfunctions, icluding music playback skipping, and problems in Sounds and Notifications settings. Check out the hotfixes here:

Hotfix 1
Hotfix 2

Vodafone has notified its subscribers via email that the HTC Magic is now available for pre-order. Although most users already know about that, notifications are always useful if you don't keep track on the new and upcoming handsets.

U.S. Cellular has officially launched the HTC Touch Pro smartphone on its network. The handset is available for $249.95 on a two-year contract and mail-in rebate, and offers the following features:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS;
• VGA touchscreen display;
• TouchFLO 3D interface;
• Full-QWERTY slide-out keyboard;
• Wi-Fi;
• Bluetooth;
• GPS;
• 3.

According to different sources, T-Mobile will soon be offering the HTC Snap, a BlackBerry look-alike with a front-facing QWERTY keyboard. BlackBerry fans should really consider this one.

Here are the details:

• Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900;
• 3G Network UMTS 900 / 2100 for Europe and Asia;
• UMTS 850 / 1900 for North America;
• OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.

We finally have some info on the future approximate price on the upcoming HTC Touch Pro2. The device will start selling this June in Singapore for SGD1328 ($880), so expect to see a similar price point when it lands in other markets. Now, how many of you will be able to afford it?

P.S. The HTC's Touch Diamond2 will also be available for purchase in Singapore in mid-May for SGD1088 ($725).

For those interested, a manual for the new HTC Touch Diamond2 has leaked online. Download it here to find out more about the phone and about the eagerly-awaited TouchFlo3D2.