HTC is planning the launch of three new Windows Mobile-based smartphones, the Whitestone, the Mega and the Tachi (or Taichi?). The Whitestone is basically the GSM/CDMA dual mode version of the HTC Touch Diamond2 and will be released as Verizon Diamond 2 (XV6975) in the US.

Microsoft officially announced the Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, replacing version 6.1, at the MWC 2009. The WM 6.5 features a new user interface and a richer browsing experience. At the same time Microsoft introduces …

Here are some new screenshots of the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 OS. You can find Zune-ish and Vista-ish feel on the WinMo 6.5 UI.

More shots after the cut:

This is Samsung’s unannounced C6625 candy-bar style QWERTY smartphone, which is now available for pre-order for GBP 249.99. The Samsung C6625 is a Windows Mobile-based smartphone with a 2.6-inch 320×240 LCD display, …

Folks over at ppchome.net has got Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional installed on a legacy phone. As seen on screenshots (more after the break), it looks like the WM6.5 is not really different from the WM6.1.

After the break, there is also a video showing WM6.5 in action on the HTC Blue Angel:

Taiwanwese company Mobinnova, who is also the partner of Sony Ericsson in producing next XPERIA, introduces the ICE PDA smartphone. The Mobinnova ICE features a 3-inch touchscreen display with the unique mobiFeel technology that allows users to feel its response through fingertips.

TechFaith, a Chinese mobile communication technology company, is shipping its PC CDMA mobile smartphone Moffet to Mexican market. As the first of its type to enter Mexico, the PC CDMA Moffet features a 2.8-inch touchsceen, WiFi, Bluetooth, and …

We have seen the QiGi i6 PDA phone that runs dual systems, here is another, the HKC Pearl. Like the QiGi i6, the HKC Pearl  run both the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and Google Android.

Here is a video preview on the QiGi i6 Android smartphone. The QiGi i6 is a smartphone that can run both Android and Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. Powered by Marvell Monohans 624MHz processor, the QiGi i6 features a 2.8-inch touchscreen, a 2 Megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and a microSD card slot.

Watch the clip after the break:

Qigi, another Chinese phone maker, announced the new i6 smartphone that can run both Android OS and Windows Mobile 6.1. i6 is available in two versions, the i6 goal running the Android and the i6 Win running the WM 6.1.

Two versions of the i6 are basically the same sporting a Marvell Monohans 624MHz processor, 2.8-inch 65k color LCD touchscreen, a 2 Megapixel camera, integrated support for GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and microSD card slot. Qigi’s i6 supports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks, but without 3G.

Live shots of the Qigi i6 Goal after the break: