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Motorola Gives The Finger To Aussie Dext, Quench, Backflip Owners

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9:30AM September 23, 2010 | Nick Broughall

One of the great things about Android is that, like the iPhone, it’s an upgradeable OS. Except when either the telco the phone uses or the handset manufacturer decides that offering that upgrade is too much trouble like Motorola has done with most of its Aussie Android handsets. More »


Please Stop Making New Phones With Old Firmware

5:40AM August 25, 2010 | Brian Barrett

We’ve reached the point where buying a “new” Android phone could still mean you’re using firmware that’s 18 months old. There’s got to be a better way. More »


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HTC Hero Hands-On

9:50PM June 24, 2009 | John Herrman

The Hero feels more substantial than HTC’s previous Android handsets, but the hardware—and the software, to a certain extent—will be familiar to anyone who’s used the company’s other hardware. It’s all just a bit, well, nicer. More »