Europe and Taiwan must be rocking the latest HTC flagship cell phone already, now that April 2009 is almost done with us, but seems like HTC just can’t let the Touch Diamond2 hit the streets.  We now have news that the high-end smartphone is ready to capture Malaysia too, according to a recent press release, and if HTC sticks to its words this time, Malaysians should be getting cosy with their Diamond2s by the middle of May 2009.  The price falls in the same ballpark as the European and Taiwanese versions, going for about 2599 RM (roughly $722).  We know you love your tech HTC, but can we have a go at it too?

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With the WWDC right around the corner and hopes riding high on the next iteration of the iPhone or at least a decent OS update, the iPhone 3G is still a popular cell phone that every carrier wishes to carry on their network. The latest carrier to jump on the iPhone bandwagon is Maxis, which finally brings this touchscreen device to Malaysia.  The network operator will be offering both the 8 and 16GB models under their iValue plan, which start from RM100 (about $27).  That’s not all as Malaysians who are ready to bear a RM375 burden per month for a period of 24 months will take home the iPhone 3G 8GB for free under the iValue 4 plan.

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