Android 2.1 adds new features to Gmail app [Video]

January 5, 2010

There’s been a lot of buzz today surrounding the official launch of the Google Nexus One smartphone. As most of you know the Nexus One will be arriving with Android 2.1 in tow, this brings with it a host of new features. This includes some nice new additions to the Gmail application,
As we know [...]

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Desk Genie Non-Slip Charging Stand Review

January 3, 2010

The Desk Genie is an interesting mobile phone accessory. As the name suggests, the Desk Genie is a mobile phone holder that charges pretty much any mobile phone out there whilst also acting as a two-port USB hub and 8-in-1 card reader. It comes with a non-slip surface that holds your phone in one place. [...]

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Mugen Power releases 3200mAh battery for Sprint HTC Hero

December 30, 2009

Mugen Power, one of the most reliable third-party providers of mobile phone batteries, has listed a new high capacity 3200mAh battery for the Sprint HTC Hero. The 1800mAh extended battery was listed some time ago, but this new battery will give you over two times the capacity compared to the original Sprint Hero battery rated [...]

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HTC Espresso’s new Sense UI caught on video

December 29, 2009

Following on from our last post regarding a possible new Sense UI from HTC, we now have some video evidence. The latest ROM build of HTC’s rumoured Espresso handset is caught running on a HTC Hero handset.
The translucent app icons didn’t seem to go down well, judging by your comments on the last post, [...]

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HTC’s new Sense UI leaked

December 21, 2009

The latest HTC Sense UI has been spotted from a leaked HTC Espresso ROM that was running on the HTC Hero handset. We’ve touched on the HTC Espresso before; rumours point to it being a QWERTY version of the HTC Hero. The new Sense overlay has translucent squares holding the app icons, you also now [...]

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HTC updating Hero straight to Android 2.1

December 18, 2009

There has been some confusion as to whether HTC Hero owners will be seeing the Android 2.0 (Éclair) or Android 2.1 (Flan) update when it eventually releases. However, Sprint has confirmed that the Sprint HTC Hero will get updated straight to Android 2.1.
This is likely to mean that European (GSM) HTC Hero owners will [...]

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HTC intros new Sense Widgets on Android market

December 17, 2009

Great news for us HTC Hero and Droid Eris owners, HTC has just placed four free widgets onto Android Market. The widgets will only work for Android handsets using the Sense UI. Here are descriptions of the four, as listed on Androlib:

Battery: Tap the widget to see more battery information.
Dice: Tap the dice first, [...]

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Evernote for Android released

December 16, 2009

The Evernote application for Android is now out of beta. The Evernote app accompanies the online portal and allows you to take notes, recordings and photos and sync them online instantly.
This release also includes location-awareness, which optionally geotags every note, recording and snapshot with the details of where it was created. These notes can [...]

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Further details on HTC Legend (Hero successor) emerges

December 14, 2009

The first high-resolution picture of the HTC Legend, widely tipped to be the HTC Hero successor, has emerged courtesy of ai.rs. It’s quite a nice design, with metallic frame, AMOLED display, LED flash and a 600MHz processor. HTC have also ensured that the distinctive chin remains.
The handset is expected to come with Android 2.0 [...]

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Sprint HTC Hero to receive Android 2.0 update in “1H 2010”

December 11, 2009

The big question that all HTC Hero owners worldwide are asking themselves is when can they expect to see the Android 2.0 (Eclair) update. As all HTC Hero phones are on Android 1.5 (Cupcake), the jump to Eclair is a big one and is much anticipated. We now have an idea of what to expect [...]

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HTC Droid Eris OTA updates pushed out

December 10, 2009

Verizon has now begun distribution of the latest OTA update for the HTC Droid Eris. The new update will upgrade the ROM to 1.16.605.1. It seems that this new update is to fix minor bugs including better switching between normal & 3G networks.
The OTA update will ask to confirm the download and the installation, [...]

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HTC Legend: HTC Hero successor to launch in Q1 2010?

December 7, 2009

A whole portfolio of HTC smartphones were allegedly leaked today, including five Android handsets. There appear to be some exciting models on the horizon (if the leak is true) including the HTC Bravo that sports a 3.7-inch AMOLED display, 720p HD video recording and Divx support. Another handset called the HTC Legend appears to be [...]

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HTC Espresso unearthed: Hero + QWERTY Keyboard?

December 5, 2009

We already have so many iterations of the HTC Hero that there’s surely room for one more! This time round, HTC is rumoured to launch a new Android handset called the HTC Espresso. The handset appears to have the same hardware as the HTC Hero but will come with a sliding qwerty keyboard.
The leaked [...]

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HTC Droid Eris getting Éclair update in Q1 2010

December 4, 2009

Verizon’s HTC Droid Eris will be getting an OS update in the first quarter of next year according to Information Week. We don’t know exactly which update the Eris will see, but it will include Google Maps Navigation.
“The Droid Eris currently using Android 1.5, can and will be upgraded to newer a Android operating [...]

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Buy a Verizon Droid get an Eris free [Limited offer]

December 3, 2009

Since Verizon’s HTC Droid Eris is basically a rebadged HTC Hero, we thought some of our readers may be interested to know of this limited offer we’ve come across. Apparently if you order a Verizon Droid before Monday, you can claim an Eris for free.
Obviously, you’ll need to sign up to two contracts but [...]

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