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Nov

20

2011

Ice Cream Sandwich AOSP Builds Arrive For Many Devices [Courtesy of XDA]

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by Stacy Bruce
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Many of you felt let down when Google’s Mobile Product Manager, Hugo Barra, announced that the big G had no plans to update the Nexus One to ICS because the device was cited as being “too old”. This news didn’t sit well with XDA members either, and because the released ICS SDK-port for the Nexus [...]

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Oct

2

2011

The HTC Hero Gets Some Sense 3.5 Love [Courtesy of XDA]

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by Joe Sirianni
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One of my favorite things about the developer community, primarily the folks over at XDA, is the fact that thanks to their blood sweat and tears, devices rocking 2+ year old specs can easily be revitalized by porting current and up to date ROM’s to them.  The latest and greatest to receive the makeover is [...]

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Sep

14

2011

HTC Kingdom coming to US Cellular as the HTC Hero S

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by David Laborde
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  The HTC Kingdom (a.k.a Sprint EVO Design 4G), is coming to US Cellular as the HTC Hero S. While the name may have changed, the phones specifications appear to remain the same.  The Hero S should weigh in with the following specs: Android 2.3.4 4″ qHD (540 x 960) display 1.2 GHz Snapdragon S2 [...]

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Nov

19

2010

Cox Wireless to offer two Android devices: HTC Hero and Desire

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by Tyler Cunningham
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Cox is becoming the first U.S. Cable company  to offer mobile phone service, beginning in three initial markets: Orange County, California; Omaha, Nebraska; and Hampton Roads, Virginia. They will be offering a slew of devices, including two  Android offerings in the HTC Desire and HTC Hero. The Desire will run $69.99 with a two year [...]

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Sep

29

2010

Android phone controls yet another robot (video)

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by Tyler Cunningham
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Last month, we brought you a story about a developer controlling a Hexapod robot with an HTC Hero. The Android robot control extravaganza continues, this time with a Nexus One controlling a hacked Sensetta rover. The video shows more of the makeup of the robot itself more than the actual control process, but it’s still [...]

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Sep

27

2010

TELUS discontinues the HTC Hero

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by Tyler Cunningham
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Less than a year after its initial release in November of 2009, TELUS has announced they will no longer be selling the HTC Hero. The move is likely influenced by the addition of higher-end Android devices to the TELUS lineup, including the  HTC Desire, Motorola Milestone, and the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy Apollo. You may be [...]

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Jul

28

2010

HTC Hero for Cellular South Gets Android 2.1 Update

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by Michael Murphy
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Over at CellularSouth’s website, there’s a shiny new update for owners of the HTC Hero.  If you’re still waiting on Android 2.1, head over and hit the advertised button to serve yourself and nice helping of Eclair. Thanks for catching up guys…and I’m not just being snarky, that’s sincere.  Everyone should be on 2.1 by [...]

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