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

Bad news. There’s no way around it: this is just bad news. If you’ve been keeping up with the torrid love affair that HTC has with Android 2.1, then you know that the much needed update from Android 1.5 to Android 2.1 has been long overdue. And teased, and rumored, and even confirmed at one point or another over the last several months. Dating back to October, actually. But, now, ... Read More

HTC Hero in European region will now have to wait for 2 more weeks for the Android 2.1 upgrade.This update which has been long anticipated by customers was supposed to get released on April 4, 2010. HTC stated that it will start rolling out updates for the European versions of HTC Hero on 16 April 2010 now. Also, it stated that the Nordic/Greek/RUS/UKR/SA Devices will get the upgrade first, followed by ... Read More

The HTC Hero (also marketed as T-Mobile G2 Touch in the UK, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary, and Era G2 Touch in Poland) is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series. Notably, it is the first phone of that series to feature a 3.5mm audio jack, multi-touch capability and the HTC Sense experience. The phone was announced on ... Read More

HTC has pulled no punches about the fact that it intends to bring Heros up to Android 2.0 (or is that 2.1?) spec at some point, though neither Sprint nor Verizon had quickly followed on to assure customers that there'd be upgrades ready and waiting for their versions (sure, technically, the Droid Eris is a different internal HTC codename than the Heros of the world, but they're basically brothers from ... Read More

Due to porting issues with the Sense UI, Android 2.0 has yet to come to the HTC Hero although HTC and Sprint promise a forthcoming update. There’s no telling when the update will come along but the above screen shot was supposedly taken on an HTC Hero running Android 2.0. Does this mean that Hero owners will be skipping 2.0 all together and be jumping right to 2.1? Either way, free turn-by-turn ... Read More

HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone technology and design, today unveiled two new handsets – the HTC Tattoo and Hero.  These devices join HTC’s innovative range of handsets developed under the HTC Sense philosophy and technology. Harvey Norman is the exclusive mass retail partner for the HTC Hero and Tattoo for the immediate launch period. Further retail distribution channels will be announced in due course. The HTC Hero ... Read More

If your pockets are just beggin’ to be filled with an HTC Hero, your options thus far (assuming you’re in the US) have been limited. You could get one through Sprint or wait for Verizon’s Hero-esque Droid Eris – but either of those options means you’re on a modified, round-bodied Hero rather than the angled, chin-tastic Hero that nearly 70% of our readers prefer. You could import one of the ... Read More

Rumors have been circulating of Telus picking up the iPhone for some time now but we haven’t had official confirmation from the carrier as to when we will see the device. Luckily, they have announced that they will be offering the iPhone on November 5th of this year. You’ll be able to pick the iPhone 3G for $99.99, the 16GB 3GS for $199.99 and the 32GB 3GS for $299.99 on 3-year ... Read More

HTC's definitely been a major name amonst the gadget cognoscenti for a while now, but it looks like the company's gearing up to go mainstream -- this is the first print ad from the new HTC You campaign that's launching today. Considering HTC's recent slew of high-profile handset launches like the Hero, HD2, and Tilt2 and equally-promising upcoming products like the Dragon and Droid Eris, we'd say this marketing push ... Read More