Official Twitter app arrives… for Android 2.1

May 1, 2010

Everyone seems to have their own personal preferences when it comes to choosing an Android Twitter client. Twidroid and Seesmic are my current faves, but Twitter has now launched its own official app in the Android Market to shake things up. However, HTC Hero owners shouldn’t get too excited, the app is currently only available [...]

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Skyfire 2.0 browser for Android brings quasi Flash support

April 29, 2010

Skyfire has launched v2.0 of its Android browser that brings with it a new “SkyBar” that gives you automatic Flash video streaming. The browser doesn’t actually play Flash natively, it goes through Skyfire’s servers which are then converted to formats that the mobile is happier to stream, such as HTML5. So if you come across [...]

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HTC says sorry for Éclair delay

April 26, 2010

Following on from the two-month delay to the Android 2.1 (Éclair) update on the HTC Hero, HTC has finally issued an apology to its Hero customers. “The integration of Éclair on the HTC Hero took longer to develop than anticipated and we apologise for this delay. We are committed to meeting our customers’ demand for [...]

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White HTC Hero’s changing colour?

April 22, 2010

A CrunchGear reader recently sent in a picture of his white HTC Hero that seems to change colour as the phone heated up. He sent it HTC to get a change of chassis on March 7, but to date has still not had it back (great customer service HTC). As I changed from a 1st [...]

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Oh dear. HTC delays Android 2.1 Hero update to June

April 21, 2010

This is going to get ugly. HTC has apparently confirmed with TechRadar that European HTC Hero owners will not see the mythical Android 2.1 update until June. Yes, you read that right, another TWO month wait. This is the statement they received from HTC: “HTC will be providing a free update to Éclair for European [...]

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Google Maps Navigation hits UK

April 21, 2010

Google has finally made available its turn-by-turn Google Maps Navigation (with voice directions) from today. Up until now it has only been available in the United States, so today’s release will hopefully see Google Maps Navigation release across other European regions shortly too. Whilst initially only for Android 2.0+ devices, Google has also made Navigation [...]

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Sprint Hero’s Android 2.1 update due “early May” says leaked memo

April 16, 2010

This looks more definitive than any of the other leaked dates we’ve seen so far for the mythical Android 2.1 update. According to a leaked Sprint memo, both the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment handsets will be getting the Android 2.1 update in early May. Here’s the blurb: Summary: The wait is almost over! The [...]

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HTC ‘confirms’ Hero Android 2.1 update coming at “end of April”

April 15, 2010

Yes folks here we are again, another round of stories on the web suggesting a new date for the Android 2.1 HTC Hero update. The latest is that the update (at least for GSM Hero handsets) will land by the end of April. Here’s what HTC replied to an enquiring (and probably frustrated) customer: “Some [...]

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Official XDA-Developers Android app out now

April 8, 2010

Great news xda-developer fans, a dedicated Android app has been released that lets you view its forums, respond to posts, start new topics, check your PMs and subscribe to your favourite threads. This will be good to keep an eye on all of the good modding/root work going on with the HTC Hero. The app [...]

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TELUS HTC Hero delays Android 2.1 update to May?

April 7, 2010

Canadian carrier, TELUS, is apparently pushing back the Android 2.1 update for the HTC Hero to May according to sources at MobileSyrup. Whilst TELUS never gave an official release date, it was widely tipped to hit users in April (much like it currently is for European/Sprint HTC Hero owners). TELUS is delaying the release due [...]

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HTC Desire video unboxing

March 30, 2010

Okay, I know that this is the HTC Hero Blog, but I couldn’t help but share my excitement in unboxing the company’s latest and greatest Desire smartphone. This little beauty comes with a 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, 3.7-inch AMOLED display and Android 2.1. In the video I also compare the Desire to the HTC Hero to [...]

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Google has a plan to tackle Android fragmentation

March 29, 2010

Whilst us HTC Hero owners await the move from Android 1.5 (Cupcake) to more contemporary times i.e. Android 2.1 (Éclair), one of the issues it has brought up is just how fragmented the whole Android ecosystem really is. Apart from us on Android 1.5, new handsets such as the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will launch [...]

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Latest rumour mill on HTC Hero Eclair update

March 27, 2010

It’s becoming almost farcical now, it seems that nearly every day we are hearing different dates bandied around as to when we’ll see the fabled Android 2.1 (Eclair) update for the HTC Hero. The good news is that most of these dates point to sometime in April, but there’s still no official word from HTC. [...]

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Sprint HTC Hero Android 2.1 update due in “coming weeks”

March 20, 2010

Earlier this week we heard about possible release dates for the Android 2.1 update on the GSM HTC Hero. Sprint Hero users were left in the cold from that piece of news, but now we have official word on timing from Sprint via a leaked memo. According to the screencap attached after the break, Sprint [...]

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HTC Hero Android 2.1 update schedule leaked?

March 17, 2010

I think we’ve all accepted that the Android 2.1 update for HTC Hero handsets is not landing this month. April is looking more likely as per our last post and that rumour seems to be gaining ground. A member of the xda-developers forum called yrreP has posted what he says is the Android 2.1 update [...]

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