Inject some Diamond2 goodness into your HTC Touch Diamond!

You’re going to have to shell out some cold, hard cash to get HTC’s upcoming HTC Touch Diamond2 smartphone in your pocket, but you can get some of the Diamond2’s software goodies without spending a single dime. The updated Diamond-successor sports nothing less than a 5-megapixel camera (with autofocus), GPS, WiFi, and 3G data connectivity. And then there’s the gorgeously high-res 3.2-inch WVGA resistive touchscreen and touch-sensitive zoom bar. For some, the cost to upgrade to a Diamond2 is worth the upgraded feature-set. For others, a nice little software upgrade should suffice.

The HTC Touch Diamond2’s updated TouchFLO 3D UI includes a lot of new applications and a few tweaks that promise to deliver an even better user experience than did the original Diamond. Thankfully, the apps have been ported to the Diamond via a bunch of ripped .cab files.

Diamond owners need simply download and install a few CAB files to inject some of the Diamond2’s TouchFLO-essence into the already-aging Touch Diamond (the mobile world moves fast, don’t it?). The following apps have been ported from the Diamond2 to the Diamond:

CAB: HTC Calculator 1.0.1822.4128  Updated:  28FEB2009

CAB: HTC Album 2.5.1820.4127 w/ Social Networking  Thanks to herg at XDA  Updated: 25FEB2009

CAB: Opera v9.5 build 15613  Updated:  25FEB2009

CAB: Diamond2 Sensor with apps regedit  Thanks to herg at XDA for additional apps  Updated:  25FEB2009

CAB: Diamond 2 QuickGPS 1.0.1911.1733

CAB: Diamond 2 Keyboard With Arrows  Thanks to savage25rcracer  Updated:  28FEB09

CAB: Diamond 2 Keyboard Without Arrows  Thanks to savage25rcracer  Updated:  28FEB09

CAB: Diamond 2 Keyboard With Arrows in Landscape Only  Thanks to savage25rcracer  Updated:  28FEB09

CAB: Diamond 2 Email Wizard  Updated: 28FEB2009

CAB: Diamond 2 Volume Control 2.1.1911.2331  Updated 04MAR09

Find the CAB files at everythingdiamond.info.

[Via: WMPowerUsers]