MacNN | Diamond News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Diamond, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ AMD claims 5970 as fastest video card ever http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/ati.radeon.hd.5970.boasts.3200.cores/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/atiradeonhd5970.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD on Wednesday bragged of the graphics performance crown with the launch of the ATI Radeon HD 5970. The card uses two 5800 series chipsets on one card to provide the most performance possible. While each has the speed of a 5850 with a 725MHz primary clock speed and 1GHz GDDR5 memory, the 3,200 stream (effects) processors, 160 texture units and 2GB of memory give it as much performance as two 5... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/ati.radeon.hd.5970.boasts.3200.cores/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT Seminar schedule reveals two Verizon handset launches http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/26/verizon.handset.leak/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/blackberrystorm-teaser.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As the BlackBerry Storm and HTC Touch Diamond draw closer to a release with Verizon, the company's internal product training schedule was leaked Friday, hinting at likely release dates for the products. Engadget reveals that the list shows over a dozen seminars, including sessions for the Storm and Touch Diamond, showing a required completion date of November 2nd and December 3rd for the two devic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/26/verizon.handset.leak/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:45:00 GMT HTC intros Touch Diamond in snow white http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/16/htc.white.touch.diamond/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/htctouchwhite.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HTC has quietly added a new color for its Touch Diamond handset, according to a Tuesday report on The Unwired. Joining the red backing offered exclusively on Sprintės version and the original all-black handset, the Touch Diamond will soon be available in a snow white color. Apart from the new color, no other changes to the companyķs best-selling handset were announced, so the same 2.8-inch touchsc... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/16/htc.white.touch.diamond/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:45:00 GMT Telus gets Touch Diamond first in North America http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/touch.diamond.for.telus/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/htctouchdiamond-telus.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Telus today made a surprise announcement that it will be the first North American provider to carry the Touch Diamond, HTC's new flagship touchscreen phone. The news jumps Telus ahead of expected announcements from Sprint and Verizon and makes the Canadian firm the first known to get the CDMA version of the Diamond, which should have advanced 3G access through EVDO Revision A while keeping nearly... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/03/touch.diamond.for.telus/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:30:00 GMT AMD readying water-cooled GeForce killer? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/01/amd.water.cooled.4870/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/amdradeonhd4850.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AMD is gearing up for the launch of a special Radeon HD 4800 card designed explicitly to push past the GeForce GTX 280 in sheer performance, according to a new leak. The unnamed hardware would use the extra energy headroom of the card along with a custom water cooling system to clock the card well above the company's best individual card, the 4870: the core would reach 950MHz or more, while the v... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/01/amd.water.cooled.4870/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:30:00 GMT HTC ups Touch Diamond shipments by 50% http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/22/htc.to.ship.3m.diamonds/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/htctouchdiamond.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HTC is boosting its shipments for the Touch Diamond based on a sharp spike in the likely demand for the device, company chief Peter Chou has said at a Tokyo conference. The Taiwan-area phone creator now plans to increase shipments of the Windows Mobile phone from its earlier two million-unit forecast to about three million, or a full 50 percent higher than before. Where it took the original Touc... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/22/htc.to.ship.3m.diamonds/ Thu, 22 May 2008 18:45:00 GMT HTC forecasts over 2m Touch Diamond sales http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/14/diamond.to.sell.over.2m/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/htctouchdiamond.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HTC CEO Peter Chou is confident his company's newest product, the Touch Diamond, will sell more than two million units in 2008. Last year, HTC sold about two million units of its original Touch handset. Still, the numbers represent only about half of all iPhones Apple sold last year, with the company hoping to sell 10 million in 2008.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/14/diamond.to.sell.over.2m/ Wed, 14 May 2008 19:55:00 GMT HTC Touch Diamond already at FCC http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/09/htc.touch.diamond.at.fcc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/htctouchdiamond-fcc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HTC's Touch Diamond smartphone has already appeared at the FCC through a filing published today. Though the phone was only announced as shipping for the second half of 2008 in North America, the device has already been passed through the US agency for approval in the US, including its operating frequencies and placement of an FCC label.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/09/htc.touch.diamond.at.fcc/ Fri, 09 May 2008 16:15:00 GMT HTC intros Touch Diamond ahead of 3G iPhone http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/06/htc.touch.diamond/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/htctouchdiamond.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HTC this morning at a London press event unveiled its anticipated Touch Diamond, the company's first major update to the core Touch model since its unveiling a year ago. The phone is the first to incorporate HTC's new TouchFLO 3D interface and uses it to access messaging, media, and other features without reverting to a stylus or the directional pad; common operations such as calling should be us... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/06/htc.touch.diamond/ Tue, 06 May 2008 11:55:00 GMT Official HTC Touch Diamond shots leaked http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/03/htc.touch.diamond.photos/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/htctouchdiamond-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HTC's Touch Diamond smartphone has been all but completely revealed today through a set of photos leaked today by NewsMobile. The sequel to the original Touch is now known to earn its Diamond name through a subtle, angular geometry on the back that recalls Nokia's Prism lineup. The Diamond will also be narrower than the original, but will also be taller courtesy of dedicated Back and Home button... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/03/htc.touch.diamond.photos/ Sat, 03 May 2008 22:50:00 GMT