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According to the latest news, Verizon is set to launch a sexilicious handset. The HTC Whitestone - originally thought to be the Touch Diamond 2 way back when - will actually be launching as the HTC Imagio - one of the names that were trademarked in July. It's scheduled to hit Verizon on October 6th - the same day Windows Mobile 6.5 gets released. The Imagio is set to have: a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 528MHz Qualcomm CPU, 512MB of ROM, a 5MP AF camera, aGPS support, and 256MB of RAM. Although it's not mentioned this handset should have a microSD card slot.

On a side note, Verizon looks like they will also be releasing another handset in October. The HTC Predator looks like it will be running Android and will be available sometime next month (October).

[WMExperts, WMPowerUser, Boy Genius]

We know that the HTC Whitestone (right side) is coming to Verizon and it will reportedly hit the US carrier in Q4 (September / October) of this year. The Whitestone is similar to the HTC Touch Diamond 2, but it does have some different features. The Whitestone will have: a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP AF camera, aGPS support, 512MB of ROM, 256MB of RAM, a 528MHz Qualcomm CPU, and WinMo 6.1 on-board - possibly WinMo 6.5 when it gets released though.

Telstra Australia will be launching the HTC Leo / Firestone. We don't know the price or when it will launch, so just wait for it.

HTC Whitestone To Verizon: WMPowerUser
HTC Leo To Telstra Australia: WMPowerUser

China Mobile has just announced another Windows Mobile handset that they will release. They're calling it - possibly just a codename - the HTC Qilin, which looks surprisingly like the HTC Whitestone that we know and love. It almost looks the same, but the specs are almost identical. The HTC Qilin is reportedly going to have: a 3.6-inch touchscreen WVGA display with a 480 x 800 resolution, a 5MP AF camera, 512MB of ROM, 256MB of RAM, a TI OMAP 3430 600MHz CPU, GSM/EDGE/GPRS TD-SCDMA connectivity, WiFi 802.11 g, and aGPS support.

I don't know what's with the WiFi support, since it is being launch in China. This handset will be running Windows Mobile 6.5 and will be available by the end of the year - possibly a December launch.

Update on August 25th: According to The Unwired, the HTC Qilin will be released as the Dopod T8388

[WMPowerUser]

The HTC Whitestone that is looking amazing has just got FCC approval. You can check the official FCC filing here. The Whitestone is going to be released on Verizon and it has: a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, aGPS support, a Qualcomm 7600 528MHz CPU, and it is going to be running on Windows Mobile. We don't know when Verizon will release this, but we know that this is a CDMA / EVDO handset.

[Engadget Mobile]

Similar to the HTC Whitestone render that we saw last week, this is another one and it looks slightly better. No more silver / white frame in this render, this time it's sporting a carbon fibre frame, according to WMPowerUser. It looks sexy, even with the Verizon branding on it. However, the HTC logo is not located on the handset in this photo.

[WMPowerUser]

Five days ago, we saw new photos of Verizon's HTC Whitestone / Touch Diamond 2. It looks like it will have: a 3.5mm headphone jack, a kickstand, a 3.6-inch touchscreen display, and a 5MP camera.

Yes, we've heard that Sprint would launch the HTC Touch Pro 2 on September 3rd, but the latest rumour says that it will be on September 8th. Just in case you forgot, T-Mobile launched this handset today for a whopping $349 USD and Verizon and AT&T's are on the way as well.

HTC Whitestone: WMExperts
Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2: Phone Arena

As you may or may not know, the HTC Touch Diamond 2 is going to be launched by Verizon as the HTC XV6975 - or could this actually be the Whitestone? Whatever it is, above is the new rendered form of it. It looks quite different from the Touch Diamond 2 that we all know and love, but it looks sexy. Like I said, this could be the Whitestone, since the specs are a little bit different from the Touch Diamond 2. This handset has: a 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen display, aGPS support, a 5MP AF camera, a Qualcomm 7600 528MHz CPU, 512MB of ROM, 256MB of RAM, GSM / CDMA connectivity, and it will also run WinMo 6.1. It will, of course, be upgradeable to WinMo 6.5. If you remember, the Touch Diamond 2 has a smaller 3.2-inch touchscreen display. Anyways, the release date for the Touch Diamond 2 / Whitestone / XV6975 on Verizon is said to be September / October.

I've talked about the HTC Mega before and what you see above is what it will supposedly look like. The HTC Mega has: a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display, GSM / HSDPA connectivity, GPS support, a 3MP camera, a Qualcomm 7225 528MHz CPU, and 256MB of ROM and RAM. It will be running on WinMo 6.5 and will have the new Touch FLO2D UI that we saw just over a week ago.

Last, but not least, is a picture of the HTC Tachi. This phone will be sold in China via China Telecom, under the Dopod brand name. It'll be running Windows Mobile.

[Unwired View]

It looks like the HTC XV6975 has just been approved to hit the market, according to the GCF. The HTC XV6975 is Verizon's model number for the HTC Touch Diamond 2, so it looks like it will make its debut on there. Look out for another announcement regarding the price and exact availability of this handset in the, hopefully, near future.

Update: According to Unwired View, the HTC XV6975 could either be the Touch Diamond 2 or the HTC Whitestone (below). A recent Engadget Mobile post, has also mentioned that it will be the HTC Whitestone as well, so it looks like they're unsure too.

[Engadget Mobile]