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It is a no brainer that HTC will take steps to defend itself fully against Apple's actions, and in their own words, "HTC strongly advocates intellectual property protection and will continue to respect other innovators and their technologies as we have always done, but we will continue to embrace competition through our own innovation as a healthy way for consumers to get the best mobile experience possible.”  This coming from the company that brought us the first 3.5" color touchscreen smartphone in the world in the form of the O2 XDA, alongside other list of accolades which include the first Windows PDA, first Windows phone, first 3G CDMA EVDO smartphone, first gesture-based smartphone (take that, Apple!), first Google Android smartphone and first 4G WIMAX smartphone. This court battle looks set to be interesting.

T-Mobile USA just announced yesterday that they will be making the HTC Touch Pro 2 availalbe from August 12th onwards. This handset is more than ready to take over where the HTC Touch Pro left off, and the US release comes quite late long after the handset was made available to folks living across the Atlantic as well as in Asia. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, the HTC Touch Pro 2 will come with a 3.6" WVGA tilting touchscreen display, Wi-Fi connectivity, a 3.2-megapixel camera to capture those impromptu shots, a full QWERTY keyboard as well as 3G support and GPS navigation to help you get around. Too bad when it comes to color choices, the Touch Pro 2 in the US will only come in mocha. There is no word on pricing as at press time.

The Touch Pro2 features a high-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen VGA display, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, an improved battery life, expandable memory, 2 speakers, 2 microphones, a touch-sensitive zoom bar and gravity, proximity and ambient light sensors. HTC is introducing the HTC Straight Talk that delivers an integrated email, voice, and speakerphone experience: users can transition from email to conference calls and thanks to its new and innovative acoustic design using asymmetric speakers, noise suppression and full-duplex acoustics, the Touch Pro 2 become a conference room speakerphone when it is flipped over. The Touch Pro2 will be available across major global markets beginning in early summer.

HTC is unveiling its new Diamond 2 in Barcelona. The new smartphone has a better battery life than its V1 (50% more), a 3.2-inch high-resolution wide-screen VGA display (800x480), a 5 MP auto-focus camera and is 13.7mm thick. According to HTC, the TouchFLO 3D experience combined with the new Push Internet technology, the Diamond 2 offers a touch experience optimized for the one-hand use. To get even more sophisticated, this stylish mobile is equipped with a gravity sensor and an ambient light sensor. The HTC Touch Diamond2 will be available in Europe and in Asia in early Q2 2009, global availability will come later in the year.