As the clock ticks by I keep getting updates and rumors on when the Touch Pro 2 is going to be released. The rumors keep flying June, July, August.  The strongest rumor seems to be August 12 on TMobile’s network (originally it was suppose to be today July 22). This is somewhat surprising, considering ATT has been the carrier who often takes the lead on HTC’s high end phones. TMobile is aggressively keeping their name out there as the carrier who will release the phone first.

While I am eagerly waiting for the release, I wont be shocked if the release doesn’t happen till closer to Thanksgiving.  I know this would be very disappointing to many including me.  Unless HTC is changing things, I have usually seen about a 6 month waiting period from the European release versus US based release of their Windows mobile phones.  At least as far as ATT is concerned, Thanksgiving has been the time when they have historically had big splashes.  Carriers could also be waiting for Windows Mobile 6.5, so that devices can ship directly with this build. Consumers have been complaining about windows 6.1.

Lets hope I am dead wrong and we all have our 3G Touch Pro 2 phones by August 12.

For years now HTC has been making their phones with just a mini USB port. This basically meant it was a major pain if you wanted to use your normal 3.5 mm headphone. I have bought and lost so many mini USB to 3.5mm audio adapter over the past 3 years. This doesn’t include the many times the adapter was left at home or in a friends car leaving you without headphone use for the day.

HTC has now committed to including 3.5 mm audio jacks on future devices that are not already road mapped. This change comes after years of crying from many dedicated HTC customers.  A recent youtube video shows the a version of the new Touch Pro 2 with the 3.5mm audio jack.