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HTC Hero Getting Android 2.0 Update
11:40AM Rosa Golijan | According to HTC’s Twitter feed, the tragically flawed HTC Hero is getting a sprucing up with an update to Android 2.0. Will the OS actually shine through this time, or is HTC’s Sense UI gonna continue running the show? [Twitter]
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3:50PM Nick Broughall | I don’t read Chinese, nor do I own an HTC Magic. But it looks like the promised Sense UI ROM update for the HTC Magic has been made available on the HTC Taiwan site. If you own a Magic and are game to have a play around with the ROM on your phone based solely on a website in Chinese, let us know whether or not the update works…
[HTC Taiwan – Thanks Unimaginative]
Is The Sense UI Now Available For HTC Magic Phones?
3:50PM Nick Broughall | I don’t read Chinese, nor do I own an HTC Magic. But it looks like the promised Sense UI ROM update for the HTC Magic has been made available on the HTC Taiwan site. If you own a Magic and are game to have a play around with the ROM on your phone based solely on a website in Chinese, let us know whether or not the update works…
[HTC Taiwan – Thanks Unimaginative]
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2:01PM Matt Buchanan | Take the most daring Android phone yet, but make it faster, stronger and better (but blander). You have the Sprint take on the HTC Hero, which happens to be the best Android phone you can buy. More »
Sprint Hero Review: Faster, Stronger, Uglier
2:01PM Matt Buchanan | Take the most daring Android phone yet, but make it faster, stronger and better (but blander). You have the Sprint take on the HTC Hero, which happens to be the best Android phone you can buy. More »
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HTC Hero Firmware Update Available Now, Fixes Sluggishness
1:20AM John Herrman | Would-be Hero buyers, look at the bright side: HTC will have ironed out most of the problems with the original. Like the slowness! Which you can now murder, to death, with an update. More »
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Android Hacking For The Masses
6:40AM John Herrman | Reasons to hack, or “root,” your Android handset: Custom OS upgrades, PC tethering, full-phone SD backups. Reason not to: It’s really scary. At least it was, until now. More »
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Upcoming Software Update Fixes The HTC Hero’s Only Real Problem
3:55AM John Herrman | Well, this changes things. Right after it came out, Matt called the HTC Hero “tragically flawed.” Why? Because the otherwise fantastic Sense UI was slooooow. HTC, presumably run by competent, rational human beings, has fixed this. More »
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5:30PM Nick Broughall | Aussie tech journo, smartphone nut and one-time Giz AU guest editor Jenneth Orantia has written a superb guide to flashing the HTC Magic with the HTC Hero’s ROM, so you can enjoy the the benefits of the new user interface without having to buy a whole new phone. More »
How To Run The HTC Hero’s UI On Your HTC Magic In 8 Easy Steps
5:30PM Nick Broughall | Aussie tech journo, smartphone nut and one-time Giz AU guest editor Jenneth Orantia has written a superb guide to flashing the HTC Magic with the HTC Hero’s ROM, so you can enjoy the the benefits of the new user interface without having to buy a whole new phone. More »
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HTC Hero Coming To Sprint
1:44AM Sean Fallon | Earlier rumours suggested that the HTC Hero might be headed to Sprint in October. This appears to have been all but confirmed through this shot taken directly from the HTC support site. More »
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2009 Hasn’t Been So Great For HTC (Wait, What?)
11:26PM John Herrman | By most measures, HTC looks like a company that should be cleaning up: they own the market for Android phones, the press watches their every move, and they’ve got popular handsets on nearly every carrier. So what’s all this about? More »
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