HTC Hero ROM update hits Scandinavia; other regions to follow tomorrow?

September 11, 2009

The long-awaited ROM upgrade for the HTC Hero looks like it’s coming to an end. HTC has made the latest update (v 2.73.405.5) available across Norway, Denmark and Sweden earlier today. The update is said to increase performance of the handset as well as offering touch focus for the 5MP camera.
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Pandora app lands on Android Market

September 9, 2009

The big-hitting Android Market releases seem to be coming thick and fast right now. We’ve already seen Spotify and Facebook apps launch, now it’s the turn of Pandora – a (currently) US-only personalised radio application that allows music to be streamed to the handset.
The app supports the creation of custom playlists, individual track ratings [...]

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Official Facebook app finally hits Android Market [Video]

September 9, 2009

Facebook for Android has now officially been released. The application has been criticised in some quarters for not being as fully featured as hoped. For example, there is no support for Inbox, Friends and Chat. However, on the positive side, you do get a home screen widget, news feed as well as the ability to [...]

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HTC Hero FlexiShield Skin Review [Video]

September 9, 2009

The HTC Hero’s distinctive chin has probably caused case manufacturers quite a few headaches. After all how do you create a slick case and take account of the HTC Hero’s chin at the same time? Well it looks like the FlexiShield Skin has the answers and MobileFun were kind enough to send us one to [...]

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HTC Hero announced for India

September 8, 2009

HTC has announced that the Hero smartphone will be launching in India shortly. The HTC Hero is the second Android handset to be released in India, following the recent launch of the HTC Magic.
Airtel customers across India will get free 100MB data downloads per month for six months, along with six customised utility apps [...]

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Spotify app hits Android Market [Video]

September 7, 2009

The ad-supported Spotify music streaming service has today launched its much-awaited application on the Android market. Whilst, Spotify is currently only available in Europe it has gone from strength to strength and a US launch is pencilled in for the end of the year.
The Spotify app is free to download now but there is [...]

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Best Buy HTC Hero pre-orders start on September 13th

September 7, 2009

For those of you in the US wanting to get hands-on with the HTC Hero, you can either go directly through Sprint or via Best Buy retail stores. Pre-orders are set to start on September 13th at Best Buy stores with a $50 deposit. The advantage of going through Best Buy is that they are [...]

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Sprint’s HTC Hero caught on video

September 4, 2009

Whilst we’ve seen plenty of pictures of Sprint’s HTC Hero over the last few days, we hadn’t seen any video footage, until now. The video below shows David Owens from Sprint talking about the HTC Hero smartphone & Android. We also get glimpses of the phone whilst navigating the home screens. Well worth a watch [...]

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New Android Market planned for v1.6 release [Video]

September 4, 2009

The Android Market will be getting refreshed with the launch of Android 1.6. There are a number of changes over the current Android Market. Apps will now be broken down into ‘Top paid’, Top free’ and ‘Just in’. Also, four new applications sub-categories have also been added: sports, health, themes, and comics.
Another big change is [...]

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OFFICIAL: Sprint launches redesigned HTC Hero on October 11th

September 3, 2009

Sprint has finally officially confirmed the HTC Hero’s launch, ending weeks of rumours. Interestingly, it seems pretty much all of the rumours were correct. The HTC Hero has had a significant makeover, losing its distinctive chin the process. Also, the launch date has also been confirmed as October 11th, with pre-orders starting today.
The press release [...]

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Sprint officially announces HTC Hero for the US

September 3, 2009

There’s no smoke without fire and after all the rumours pointed to a Sprint release for the HTC Hero it looks like it’s true. The news came through the Sprint Developer Network:
Announcing the HTC Hero, which will be the first Android device running on the Sprint network.
By the end of September, the Sprint developer program [...]

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Sprint’s HTC Hero to get plastic surgery, missing chin?

September 1, 2009

All of the rumours we’ve seen so far, point to a Sprint (CDMA) release for the HTC Hero handset in the US. Whilst some (minor) modifications may have been expected, we’re completely surprised from news coming out of 8080.net this morning.
The website claims that the CDMA version of the HTC Hero will get a complete [...]

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MoDaCo releases custom ROM based on leaked build

August 29, 2009

The guys over at MoDaCo have released a custom HTC Hero ROM that is based on the leaked 1.79.482.3 build. As far as I’m aware this is not the actual upcoming HTC update but includes improvements over the current ROM nonetheless.
You’ll need root access to install the update and you can find more information at [...]

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Root your HTC Hero in one click [Video]

August 29, 2009

The guys over at The Unlockr have put up a guide on how you can root your HTC Hero smartphone in just one click. There is a full list of instructions on the website but if you need a little more assistance, they have also posted a video to help get you over that finish [...]

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Twidroid gets major revamp including new Pro version

August 29, 2009

One of the better twitter apps on the Android marketplace called Twidroid has had a major update. Users probably won’t notice too many changes in version 2.5.4 but that’s because most of the changes are in the back-end. However, this means that you have to uninstall your current version before installing the latest one.
The guys [...]

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