Jun
15
2010
We wrote about the 2.1 update possibly coming to the UK a little over a week ago. Well apparently good things come to those who wait. HTC Europe has begun pushing out groundwork for the 2.1 update OTA to Hero owners today. If your phone receives the update, you will see a notification on the phone and [...]
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Jun
9
2010
The hotly discussed ‘will they, won’t they’ yesteryear debate of Ross and Rachel from friends pales in comparison with the saga of the HTC Android 2.1 Eclair update. With a large number of users stuck on older version, figuratively belching fury at HTC in disgust, there are more noises being made of a June release [...]
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Jun
7
2010
It would seem that the long-awaited Android 2.1 upgrade may be making the journey towards the West sooner rather than later – if recent reports are to be believed. After reports last week of the 2.1 update being made available to customers in Asia, Pocket Lint has reported that a statement advising a June arrival [...]
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Jun
4
2010
Hero owners rejoice! Android 2.1 is coming to a handset near you! Oh wait, you didn’t read the fine print. This is currently for Asian customers only. Sorry, but don’t worry, it will be available worldwide soon enough. As you know the Hero was stuck on Android 1.5, so this was a much needed upgrade. [...]
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Sep
3
2009
The official developer portal for US carrier Sprint has today announced that the HTC Hero will be the first Android device to run on the Sprint network. The HTC Hero has for a long time been rumored to appear on the Sprint network, with reports last month that the handset was being tested internally at [...]
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Aug
17
2009
HTC have announced that the HTC Hero ‘Sense’ user interface will be made available for the HTC Magic handset. Announced at a press conference in Taiwan, HTC revealed that the update will be available from their official website at some point in the future. However, due to licensing reasons the update will not be available [...]
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Aug
5
2009
Back in June it was rumored that the HTC Hero was being tested within the wireless carrier Sprint, and could be ready for release by the end of the year. Well, Engadget have recently discovered a page on the official HTC website that pretty much confirms that rumor. [singlepic=288,467,440,,] An official support page has been [...]
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Jul
28
2009
UK mobile phone retailer The Carphone Warehouse are currently offering the HTC Hero for sale in Mocha brown and a rather bright pink finish. Both models are available free as part of an 18-month £45 contract with Orange. At present the HTC Hero is also available in an exclusive graphite finish on the Orange UK [...]
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Jul
21
2009
The HTC Hero handset is now available to order from the Orange UK website. Following a recent Tweet from an Orange representative, the Hero handset has now been added to the Orange online store and will be available Orange’s high street stores from tomorrow. Orange will be the first mobile network to launch the HTC [...]
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Jul
15
2009
T-Mobile Germany have pushed back the launch of the G2 Touch (HTC Hero) back a month into August. Originally planned for launch in July, the official T-Mobile Germany website lists the G2 touch as being ready for consumers from the beginning of August. Just last week, T-Mobile UK’s official twitter feed confirmed that the G2 [...]
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