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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 Jesse Potter
Nov 19, 2010
A bit of good news for all you HTC Hero owners out there. Sprint just announced a maintenance release that should begin rolling out sometime today. HTC Hero Maintenance Rel...
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by Sean Brunett
Oct 26, 2010
Good news for HTC Hero owners in Canada, as the 2.1 (Eclair) update for the TELUS version is now available for download. The Hero is not even available to buy new, but owners who have been devout...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Aug 04, 2010
According to NPD, one of the largest consumer market research companies, Android phones smartphones (or superphones, as Google likes to call it), has out sold the BlackBerry in Q2's sales. Almost ever...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 05, 2010
There's a new software update from HTC for all of us holding on to the Sprint Hero. This updates the Android 2.1 system from 2.27.651.5 to 2.27.651.6. To get the update, open settings and ...
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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 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 Jerry Hildenbrand
May 07, 2010
Sprint has left new official word about the 2.1 eclair update for the still popular (but last generation) Samsung Moment and HTC Hero handsets. It's not likely to make anyone happy, but it...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 06, 2010
Remember that little update thing all us Sprint Hero users were waiting for on May 7 -- Tomorrow? According to the admin at Sprint's official forums, it ain't coming. No details of a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 22, 2010
Don't kill the messenger. The Unwired reports that during a Google event in Europe today, HTC announced that the Android 2.1/Eclair update for European Hero will be released "later this sum...
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by Ali Fazel
Apr 12, 2010
Android 2.1+ Along with the update to Android 2.1 comes enhanced Exchange ActiveSync support. This is great news for business users, especially the enhanced security features. There is one thin...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 06, 2010
Today some Sprint subscribers got a text letting them know that the new Sprint Football Live app was ready and waiting for download. I went ahead and grabbed the update (after rolling back to th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 26, 2010
Good news for HTC Hero owners, sort of. HTC has announced on Plurk that they will be rolling out the Éclair goodness for Taiwanese users on April 26th. My own source at HTC America can’...
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by Casey Chan
Mar 25, 2010
Ah, the good ol' update about updates. How many times will we do this dance until we realize we're not getting anywhere? Well, this time around, it looks like the Sprint HTC Hero may receive an update...
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by ericatomars06
Feb 28, 2010
We've got some good news and some bad news about those waiting to receive Adobe Flash 10.1. The good news is that it's expected to be released on Android phones coming "mid year". &nbs...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 10, 2010
This week seems to be the week to announce Android 2.1 update happenings, doesn't it? In this week alone, we've seen the Droid receive confirmation that it'll be rolling out 2.1 within the week,...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 29, 2010
Sprint had previously informed us via Twitter that they would update all of their Android devices to Android 2.0 in the first half of 2010. That was great news--back in October. And then they re...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 14, 2010
We can't confirm this report but there's some word floating around that the European HTC Hero will receive the update to Android 2.1 in February. The timeframe we got was February 15-17 but obvi...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 12, 2010
You already know that the HTC Hero comes in many different flavors: the European GSM version of the HTC Hero, the Sprint HTC Hero, and the Droid Eris but this latest one might be the best flavor...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 17, 2009
Looks like Sprint is going to jump Android 1.6 and 2.0, and head straight to Android 2.1 for the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment. Which is really the most logical solution considering 2.1 is out and...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 02, 2009
If you have a HTC Hero, and have been insanely jealous about Android 2.0 not being available for said HTC Hero, and can't wait for HTC to update said HTC Hero with said Android 2.0, fear not, yo...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 30, 2009
Hey HTC Hero users, maybe you won't be left in the dust after all. A HTC Hero has been caught in the wild running Android 2.1--yeah, you read that right, not Android 1.6, not Android 2.0--but Android ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 20, 2009
It wasn't quite Android 2.0, but the recent firmware update released to the Sprint HTC Hero did have some bug fixes that are certainly worthwhile. Here's the official change log:HTC Hero Softwar...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 19, 2009
Sprint has decided to join the party of releasing commercials for Android devices and market the Sprint HTC Hero as a highly customizable phone with access to thousands of applications. The Sprint ad ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2009
According to our readers, an update for the Sprint HTC Hero has arrived. Unfortunately, it's not the Android 2.0 software update we've all been itching and crawling for but rather the 'maintenan...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 17, 2009
We had already reported on the potential price drop of the Sprint HTC Hero to $99.99 but now it's officially official. Best Buy has just announced that the Sprint HTC Hero and Samsung Moment wil...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 16, 2009
Though we're sure all you Sprint HTC Hero users would really appreciate an Android 2.0 software update right about now, it looks like HTC isn't ready to deliver Eclair to you just yet. Instead, ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 08, 2009
One of the features we were most looking forward in the DROID was the 5-megapixel autofocus camera. After having middling experiences with previous Android smartphone cameras, we were very hope...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 05, 2009
Verizon has officially made the DROID Eris, Verizon's version of the HTC Hero, well, official. Like previous reports, the DROID Eris will release on November 6th for the low, low price of $99 (a...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 05, 2009
The DROID Eris, Verizon's version of the HTC Hero, has been unboxed and looks generally ready to go for the November 6th launch. Why Verizon doesn't want to officially announce this device is be...
