The HTC Desire is coming soon to U.S. Cellular, and it may very well be packing Android 2.2 (better known as Froyo), as Vodafone UK’s version of the Desire is getting an over the air firmware updated next Monday. Although there’s no promise that such an update would cross the pond, Android 2.2 features portable hotspot functions, updated camera and album user interface, and a couple of other improvements. We’re still ... Read More
Vodafone’s HTC Desire Getting Android 2.2 Froyo on August 23
HTC Fiesta and Paradise surface, go holidaying on Android island
HTC hearts Android. They've released a lot of droids but still have unannounced phones - the HTC Fiesta and Paradise will pad HTC's portfolio with even more Android. The HTC Paradise seems like an Aria with a QWERTY, while the HTC is a bar touch phone. Found, believe it or not, on Craigslist, those two AT&T samples have only surfaced before as names from UA profiles. Not much is known about ... Read More
HTC Sync 3.0 adds auto Media Sync for Wildfire
HTC has announced the availability of HTC Sync version 3.0, which comes with a new media sync feature that lets HTC smartphone owners sync music playlists (and more) with their PCs, via USB. HTC Sync 3.0 currently works only with the HTC Wildfire (which ships with Froyo in China). But don’t worry, HTC says other devices will get the new version of Sync in the near future – devices running Android ... Read More
Official Android 2.2 (Froyo) upgrade for Sprint HTC EVO 4G rolling out
The official upgrade for Sprint's EVO 4G smartphone from HTC is being rolled out now according to a few lucky recipients. The firmware upgrade is for the device's operating system, which moves the EVO 4G up to Android 2.2 aka Froyo. The upgrade is being pushed out over-the-air now and is the first carrier to offer Android 2.2 to its customers. Users who cannot wait can also choose to manually initiate ... Read More
Android 2.2 Froyo comes to the HTC Desire!
After much speculation, HTC have finally spilled the beans and released the following statement, confirming the arrival of Android 2.2 Froyo on the hugely popular Desire; “The Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for HTC Desire will start rolling out across Europe this weekend. As well as including the complete set of Android 2.2 features, the update will contain a few special additions of our own through the latest iteration of HTC Sense”. “The ... Read More
HTC Launches Own Branded Devices in China
HTC has announced four phones for China, some of which may seem familiar to those elsewhere in the world. The Wildfire, Desire, Tianxi (HD2), and Tianyi (looks like a Wildfire with a trackball) will all be coming to China Mobile under HTC’s name, nixing the Dopod brand HTC had traditionally used in the area. In North America, HTC’s marketing has been extensive, and really high-quality; we can only assume that HTC ... Read More
HTC Hero gets Android 2.1 update on Cellular South
We’ve almost missed this, but it’s important – hence we’re going with it, even if we’re late. Cellular South has recently made the Android 2.1 update available for its HTC Hero users. As you know, version 2.1 is much better than its predecessor, packing such things as Google Maps Navigation, pitch-to-zoom capability, support for Yahoo! mail, improved battery life and so on. In addition, alongside the new version of Google’s mobile ... Read More
HTC Vision could be renamed to G1 Blaze, go to T-Mobile
It's been a few weeks since we last heard of the QWERTY-packing HTC Vision Android phone, but new rumors have surfaced. The latest gossip says the Vision is heading for T-Mobile and a potential market name. We first encountered the HTC Vision back in May when it became clear that it will have a 480x800 pixels screen, which we later found out to be 3.7" big. The other details that came ... Read More
HTC Wildfire Now Available in the UK on Vodafone
The HTC Wildfire is now available in the UK on the Vodafone network. Vodafone is the first network to offer the phone which is ready for ordering today. Price wise you can pick one up for free on just a £20/month contract. This is a 24 month contract and you do get a decent amount of minutes, text and data as well. With this particular plan you get 300 minutes, unlimited ... Read More
HTC Droid Eris Gets Discontinued
The HTC Droid Eris, Verizon's HTC Hero version, was officially introduced to Big Red subscribers in November 2009. Now, just over six months later, the phone will be discontinued as Verizon and its partners are moving to bigger, better things. But we were all expecting that, didn't we? The HTC Droid Eris is definitely a dependable device, certainly a worthy purchase but really inferior to what's currently available in the Android ... Read More














