Category: HTC (Android)
The HTC Hero. It's great, but recently an update appeared to make it even greater (I'm declaring that a word). It's been available for generic Hero devices since September 15th and for Orange customers since September 20th. But what of those T-Mobile ...
Gadget of the year? According to Stuff Magazine it's the HTC Hero. We reviewed this phone some months back and made the dangerous claim that it was "a true iPhone contender". Let's admit it, it is. Stuff states.. "No smartphone floored us in the way ...
If you own a HTC Hero then you'll no doubt have heard of the new updated ROM which gives a smoother, faster response and extra features. The down side is that, until now, it was only available to those buying the phone directly from HTC. For those buy...
So, the new HTC Hero update is out and the world is now a happier place.. isn't it ? Well no, of course not. This update is only for "direct from HTC" phones, so if you bought your handset from Orange or from T-Mobile (as the G2 Touch) …
Well, it seems like forever but finally the official UK HTC Hero Update is now online. Strangely the release date actually shows last Friday, but it's only just popped up on the UK site. As usual you'll need to enter your serial number and we're assum...
Oo.. What's this then ? The long-awaited HTC Hero update? Well yes, but it's the Nordic update - version 2.73.405.5. It's the official version and upload method for HTC Hero owners in Nordic countries, so if you got yours direct from HTC head over an...
Thinking of getting a Tattoo? No, not that type of Tattoo. It's the new Android device from HTC. Announced today it's the Android phone for the masses. Although many will see this as an "entry level" device it'll come complete with the innovative HTC ...
The Touch HD is a Windows Mobile device that we reviewed some time back. It's got a huge, crisp screen and GPS with WiFi, Bluetooth and a 5 megapixel camera. Just a year later and there's already discussion of the Touch HD 2. Great yes? Well, wait. Re...
The recent announcement of the Sprint Hero has raised a few eyebrows due to the lack of "chin". We've never had so many emails about a chin before ! (OK, so we had 3, but that's all chin-related, which is weird in itself). Coolsmartphone member "badas...
OK, remember the whole "Hero doesn't quite work right on Vodafone" story we posted ? It looks like Paul over at MoDaCo has sorted it. Now, there's already a work-around for FlickR and Facebook but the Twitter client (Peep) refused to work properly whe...
The American network Sprint has today announced the launch of the HTC Hero. It does indeed lack that "chin" we've come to love / hate here in Europe and you'll be able to buy it on October 11th through their website, shops and Best Buy for $179.99 aft...
Pictures of a HTC Hero have appeared on the web, minus the distinctive Jimmy Hill chin. This is apparently the CDMA version of the Hero that's due to arrive on Sprint soon, complete with re-jigged button layour and flatter profile.The usual specs are ...
As you know, I was lucky enough to borrow an unlocked Hero to review recently. I tested it on Orange and got 2 bars of HSDPA signal - I was happy enough with that. However, after finding out where the transmitter was with CellFinder it turned out to …
For those hard-core tweakers out there (and we do mean hard-core, as this will probably upset your network / carrier greatly), you can now get a custom HTC Hero ROM from MoDaCo. It's an updated version of the ROM (1.79.482.3) which makes it as quick a...
Something must be going right when both iPhone and now Blackberry tweakers are copying the HTC Hero interface! There's now a HTC Hero theme for a range of Blackberry handsets, including the 8900, 9000 and 9630. This one includes calendar and message p...
Got a new HTC Hero unlocked? Want to use it on Vodafone UK? Hold up there cowboy, here's something you should know. Widgets on the HTC Hero interface don't seem to play nice with the Vodafone network. Apparently it's all down to ports being blocked on...
Now, I'm probably talking to quite a small number of people here, but for those of you with a gleaming new HTC Hero and the all new Windows 7 then you might be having problems gettign the two to talk. A work-around has now been published which should …
Regular readers will no doubt have read our HTC Hero review. The device has been fully blessed with the HTC software tweaks we've come to expect on Windows Mobile kit from HTC and now, using the codename "HERO200", it's heading it's way across the Atl...
Check it out - it's the new HTC Click in full video goodness. The Click is the cheap and cheerful Android device we mentioned a month ago and it's shown here without the funky HTC TouchFLO / Sense interface but with the Android "Donut" build 1.50.999....
Paul from MoDaCo has been slowly torturing us this afternoon with juicy bits of info relating to the HTC Hero update. This, from what we've heard, should improve the speed and responsiveness of the Hero. Paul has managed to get the update (or a test b...
This isn't really ground-breaking news, but following weeks of hearing about HTC Sense it's important that we make something clear. The HTC Sense experience is just that - the experience. Part of that is the HTC TouchFLO system, but it's not the whole...
This is a Ford Fiesta from a number of years ago. It's obviously not the newly spied HTC Fiesta. Evidence of it has been spotted on this internal HTC link. It's showing a 240x320 screen from what we can make out and is also known as the HTC …
A URL which we'll not mention (but is not too hard to stumble across) on the HTC website is now showing the HTC Hero as coming onto the Sprint network in the USA. The same HTC support pages also show the Touch Pro2 and Snap ready for Telus. …
Read our HTC Hero review? All ready to buy? Good. If you're interested in the unlocked one then we've got a £10 discount code for you to use at the checkout. Just enter "HEROCSP" and a tenner will automatically come off the final cost. You'll also ge...
OK, this one has taken us some time. We managed to bag the HTC Hero back in June but we spent all the time we could answering your questions via our video blog but then, after getting some time with a second unit, we managed to finish off …
We're still putting our finishing touches to the HTC Hero review. Let's just say it's an epic review and leave it at that. If you're looking for a network-free and completely unlocked one there's now a limited supply up for grabs on devicewire.com. Th...
The Twittersphere has revealed that the T-Mobile G2 Touch (aka HTC Hero) should be available today from T-Mo with tghe device appearing in stores later on this week. There's still nothing on the T-Mobile website but there's at least a reference to it ...
It looks like HTC are on a mission to bring the Android platform to the masses with the HTC Click. Pitched at the cheaper end of the market this will echo the Windows Mobile cheap-and-chearful Viva - it even looks similar. If HTC can bring the HTC Sen...
Right, unless we're going completely bonkers it looks like the HTC Hero is now fully available on the Orange website. This Android-powered device has been in my pocket for a week or two recently and, although I'm still a Windows Mobile fan, it's impre...
A few weeks back we managed to grab the HTC Hero for a week and gave it a full workout. Now other sites are getting their mitts on it, and you can see two of them side by side - the graphite and white one - at hdblog.it. …
Ok, so it looks like the Hero is going to take a little longer. The Android-powered device has already had loads of coverage here at coolsmartphone.com and on YouTube but it's now being pencilled in for the first week in August. This delay applies to ...
We knew that the Hero would be available in a range of colours. The white one will be coming to devicewire.com unlocked, with the graphite one coming to Orange. Now it seems that a pink one is coming to Carphone Warehouse. During our time with the HTC...
Day 6 of our week with the HTC Hero is now published. Today we have a look at Android Market, the Adobe Flash integration, Twitter, playing a game and a few more of your questions. We've only got one more day with this phone and I will try …
Apologies in advance if you've not received a response to emails, I'm off the net all weekend but there's just been time to get day 5 of our week with the HTC Hero online. This time we take a look under the battery cover and answer a few …
Day 4 of our "Week With" series is now online. Today we show you more of the camera, video recording, the YouTube app, more of the on-screen keyboard, more browsing action, how to add shortcuts to programs, screen rotation and more. Plus, don't forget...
Day 3 of our week with the Hero is now online and we have some great news. I'm getting a tripod ! No, not that sort of tripod - one for the camera, so these one-handed wobble-cam videos could be a thing of the past very soon. Today …
Day 2 of our HTC Hero video blog is now online. Today we took at the insides of the phone - the HTC Sense interface. I've got no manual and no instructions - this is all stuff I've learnt in the first few hours with the phone. HTC …
The HTC Hero has just popped up on the Orange Shop in it's exclusive graphite colour. Prices start from a big fat nothing depending on the contract. This is the Android-powered device that HTC revealed last week with the HTC Sense GUI. THe specs inclu...
Yesterday we were in London to witness the launch of the latest Google Android-powered handset from HTC. The HTC Hero has a new HTC interface inside called "HTC Sense" and brings the smooth and quick interface we've seen on Windows Mobile with HTC Tou...
Carl Paulsen has just mailed in after spotting this interesting option on the new HTC Hero Product Tour. If you wait for number 4 to pop up it shows an interesting option we've not seen before. Now, we don't want to be mean, and we KNOW the HTC …
