The Smartphone Round Robin took quite the unexpected hiatus -- I've been awfully busy these past few weeks and truth be told it was Windows Mobile itself that helped me manage my increasingly hectic worklife. In case you missed it, here's my Video of the Fuze, including some details on how I've decided not to use TouchFlo 3D.  Now that I'm back on Windows Mobile, it's time to explain why it's a great OS. Although the Round Robin contest is now over (we'll announce the winners tomorrow!), I'm betting you all will have plenty to say about this year's take on WM.

So read on!

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Some good news out of HTC. The Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer reported that its monthly profits for November were a record $528.57 million.

That’s a 10.8 percent increase on the month, and a 22.1 percent increase on the year, reports UK-based The Telecom. [via]

Two phones are cited for the strong showing: The Windows Mobile-powered Touch Diamond, and the T-Mobile G1, running Android.

By comparison, The Telecom notes that sales in the smartphone market were up 11.5 percent for Q3, and that Nokia — still the world leader — saw negative growth for the quarter.