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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2011
Now here's where it gets interesting. In HTC's response to questioning from U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., it listed some 6.3 million "active devices" that have Carrier IQ installe...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 25, 2011
The GSM version of the HTC Hero is in need of a CyanogenMod maintainer, so it has been dropped by the CM team. Ciwrl sends word that while they have tried to keep the Hero on the supported devic...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 25, 2010
The 2.32.651.2 OTA for the Sprint Hero is still rolling out, and so are some bug reports. I'm hearing and seeing a bit too many reports of things like serious lag, to the point of a battery pull...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 19, 2010
When we brought your the first pictures of a Cox HTC Hero back in May, we were expecting it to only be a test device -- it's not a young phone, after all. But Cox has just launched its wireless ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Nov 16, 2010
HTC has been on quite a roll this past year, and UK-based T3 (a technology and gadgets magazine) has rewarded the company with their prestigious "Technology Brand of the Year" award. Editor...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 09, 2010
Consumer Reports magazine last updated its smartphone ratings in August -- and a lot has changed since then. But one thing that definitely hasn't changed is that Android dominates the ratings. It's a...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Sep 29, 2010
The Fall season brings new colors of leaves, the return of children to school, pumpkin pie (om nom nom), and new TV shows. If you've had your boob tube set to CBS in the past few weeks, you've pr...
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by Dallin Hampton
Sep 24, 2010
Two days, seven device updates pushed or announced. If that doesn't overload your systems and make you giddier than a schoolgirl, what will?!? From GPS fine-tuning to pulling the training wheels off ...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Sep 24, 2010
If you own an HTC Hero and you're tired of your GPS and dialer acting up, it's time to update your phone -- now. Software version 2.31.651.7 is hitting the phones as we speak, well, as we type. We go...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 24, 2010
Top o' the news - OS update apocalypseDroid X Froyo update available now! (Update: Plus, root instructions)Update coming for the Evo 4G, will fix gmail sync, calendar edits (maybe more)Rooted version ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 22, 2010
Looks like the rumors are true, folks -- the Evo 4G update that's coming down the pike may well be fixing the 30FPS graphics issue that's been plaguing us all from the start. We were slipped th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 07, 2010
The unrevoked team has announced that version 3.2 is now available for download, and support for Froyo has been added. This brings the list of devices supported by the flashing tool to:Sprint EV...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 16, 2010
Sprint has again updated its Sprint Football Live application, and it wants to remind everyone that the services are free to every Sprint data subscriber. Back in April, Verizon wrangled the off...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 06, 2010
Consumer Reports' latest smartphone ratings are in September's issue of the magazine (you know, those things made out of wood pulp), and eight Android phones made the "Recommended" list. And...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 04, 2010
Always had a special place in our hearts for the HTC Hero, even if it is a little long in the tooth. But dress it up in black, and we'd be more than happy to put this guy in our bag as a backup ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 20, 2010
For those of you with an HTC Hero on Cellular South, let it be known at Android 2.1 is now ready for you (albeit a little later than we'd expected). It's not an over-the-air update, unfortunately...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 09, 2010
It's always great to see Android spreading it's robo-love to the smaller guys, and starting today Credo Mobile is carrying the HTC Hero (CDMA). The Hero, running Android 2.1, will be offer...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 05, 2010
Better late than never, HTC has released the Linux kernel source code for the HTC Evo 4G and both GSM and CDMA HTC Hero updates. This should allow the development community to address and improv...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
If you use a custom ROM on your Android phone, you should know about CyanogenMod. If you don't, go hit Google now, then come right back. (pretty freakin' sweet, huh?) With the drop of the ...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 28, 2010
For all of you HTC Hero (European style) owners that have been holding on to your beloved device and hoping for the big 2.1 update, your time has come. Reports appear to be trickling around of an OTA ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
We imagine there are quite a few pitchforks being raised right about now. Sprint dropped the bad news on Twitter that while the new Evo 4G will be getting Android 2.2 (which was already announced...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2010
Those of you joining Android from other platforms -- and we know who you are -- may well be familiar with The Missing Sync, a longtime leader in personal information management. And if you're looking...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 19, 2010
If you weren't quite up to installing the leaked Android 2.1 update for the Sprint HTC Hero, fair not -- it's now all official and everything on Sprint's Web site, sort of. It's listed as being r...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2010
It's no great secret that Cox (as in Cox Cable) is working on on its own wireless service. And low and behold, it appears that Cox may have been using at least one Android phone for what likely is n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 14, 2010
When it rains, it pours. Just got word of a new leak for the HTC Sprint Hero. No way of knowing if this is the final 2.1 version, but this one is signed with release keys so you will lose ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2010
Here we go again, folks, with another Sprint Hero Android 2.1 update. After at least one false start, Best Buy is now expecting the ROM to ship by May 21. Of course, that could be any time between no...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 04, 2010
When we last left the saga of the HTC Hero ROM update, we were expecting it to come sometime this week. And the above leaked screen shot says that the update -- which we're hoping beyond hope is ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2010
You know how these Android 2.1 updates go -- you'll get it when you get it. But this Sprint screen leaked at XDA Developers points to the Samsung Moment getting Eclair today -- which is growing m...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2010
While you slept, Cyanogen released his Android 2.1 ROM for the HTC Hero Dream and Magic (that's the G1 and myTouch 3G, respectively). Most of the bells and whistles are there, save for the new launch...
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by Ali Fazel
Apr 16, 2010
Sprint users, rejoice! The much-anticipated Android 2.1 update is coming to the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment in early May. Maybe now everyone will stop jumping at every rumor out there......
