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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Gadgets

Build Your Own Life HUD With A Smartphone And Cardboard

1:34AM John Herrman | A cardboard box, sliced to pieces, taped together, fastened to a pair of work goggles and capped off with an HTC Magic: this is what DIY augmented reality looks like, right now. More »
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Software

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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Sunday, August 16, 2009
Phones

HTC Hero “Sense” UI Officially Coming To The Magic

12:03PM John Herrman | The HTC Magic is getting an official update to the Hero’s wonderful “Sense” UI, but there’s a catch: the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, which is basically the same freakin’ phone, probably won’t get the update, for lame licensing reasons. More »
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Phones

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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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Phones

Vodafone Announces HTC Magic Pricing, Beats 3

1:00PM Nick Broughall | Gus over at Lifehacker’s got the goss on the pricing for Vodafone’s version of the HTC Magic, and it looks like they’ve trumped their new bedfellows 3 with a better valued deal. More »
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Phones

T-Mobile G2 (HTC Magic) Review: Most Improved Award

7:20AM Jason Chen | Not only does the T-Mobile G2/HTC Magic/Google Ion phone improve on original T-Mobile G1 in just about every way, it manages to do it while cutting down significantly on the size. The only thing it doesn’t have going for it is a hardware keyboard. AU: Worth noting that this is a US review (obviously). I had a Vodafone HTC Magic delivered yesterday afternoon, and will look to see whether anything changes locally over the next week or so.
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Phones

Android Might Be the First Robot Japan Doesn’t Love

5:20AM Matt Buchanan | This got to be a pretty familiar trope with the iPhone in Japan: It’s just not advanced enough, since it’s missing things like bill payments, RFID, mobile TV and other crazy stuff. Analysts are saying the same dim fate awaits Android when it floats in on the HTC Magic. More »
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Phones

3’s HTC Magic Pricing Announced

12:43PM Nick Broughall | After this morning’s HTC Magic event, Vodafone announced the phone was launching on June 15 (without pricing), and now Three has said they’ll be releasing their version of the handset in mid June for free on a $99 cap plan. More »
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Phones

HTC Magic Australian Launch

10:30AM Nick Broughall | I’m here at Walsh Bay for the Aussie launch of the HTC Magic. Stay tuned for more as things get interesting… UPDATE: The event’s all done, but it was all about the phone, not the carriers. There were, however some interesting elements discussed… More »
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Phones

Vodafone Accepting Pre-Registration For HTC Magic

2:48PM Nick Broughall | Following on from our HTC invite for an event next week, Vodafone have just sent out a press release stating that they are now offering Pre-registration for the HTC Magic phone. More »
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