Windows Phone Italy

Lately Windows Mobile Italy has scored a few scoops, thanks to its own exclusive and confidential sources, providing the Italian website with some very valuable unpublished details concerning the latest breed of Windows Mobile smartphones just announced by HTC and respectively named HTC Touch HD, HTC Touch Viva and HTC Touch 3G.

After having been the first to reveal the HTC Opal's real name [Automatic Translation], during the current week the Italian web portal has scored some more scoops by revealing the (not yet officially announced) pricing and availability schedule for Italy as well as a few more exclusive details concerning the available colors of all three devices.

For instance, according to the official press release the HTC Touch HD ("BlackStone") is to be made available in Europe during Q4 2008 and then to be launched later on other worldwide markets, while Windows Mobile Italy revealed that the Touch HD [Automatic Translation] is said to be available in Italy in December 2008 at a price (TBC) of € 849, solely through Italy's main mobile operator TIM.

As for the Touch Viva ("Opal"), which will be available in the only color named Storm Gray, HTC is going to launch it throughout Europe in October. In Italy the HTC Touch Viva [Automatic Translation] it will be priced € 279.

The HTC Touch 3G ("Jade") will share the same launch schedule with the Touch Viva and will be available in October 2008. While the available colors are Sophisticated Black, Noble Gold, Spark Blue and Modern Brown, only the gold and blue colors will make it to the Italian market, with the Touch 3G [Automatic Translation] being priced at € 499.

Oct. 27, 2008 UPDATE. Luckily HTC seem to have changed their mind avoiding great disappointment from their potential customers, rlowering the price of the HTC Touch HD which, for instance, can be purchased from the TIM website for "as low as" € 599. [thanks stesa for the tip]