No amount of oohing, aahing or drooling can convince HTC to bring this 480x800 monster to American shores, according to the Taiwanese company. That's a shame, because it was looking pretty good. The company passed the news on through Twitter, which is the corporate equivalent of breaking up with your girlfriend with a text message:

Sad news, US. we looked into it- by the time we could bring Touch HD to the States, it would be old news. We do have other cool stuff coming.

The G1 is admittedly more exciting, but this thing is set to be one of the best Windows Mobile phones available. Import options will be available sans 3G support, which nobody will want anyway.

[Twitter via WMExperts]

Read More »

Our good friends at Kotaku AU have offered their readers some insightful advice on beating the "You're not American or Japanese so you have to wait for everything cool" blues. In particular, importing Rock Band, the game that lets even your grandmother think that she can rock out all night, before finding some groupies for some post-show celebrations.

The guide is very basic, and won't point you exactly where to go for your purchases, it does break down what you'll need, when you can get it and what systems it will work for. If you can't wait for that feeling of euphoria you get after belting out a drum solo on easy medium hard, this should be your first point of research.

[Kotoku AU]