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more about #hero switchblade saints: Twidroid? Matt remember when you said seesmic was your new must use twitter app? [gizmodo.com] more » Carrick1973: I just wish the price would come down on the Hero, even for the friends and family or SERO plan, it's still 280 bucks, and then you have to wait a co... more » ForestFire0: So I was considering upgrading my Sprint phone to something running Android this Christmas, but I wanted to wait for 2.0. Now that I see I have to wa... more » fallenturtle: That's a more exact date then us T-Mobile Behold II users have. :/ more » Killjoy: And how could I possibly have forgotten? The essential Android game for 2009 is Zombie, Run! more » Bueller: Thanks, Matt for a great article. I've been looking for a listing like this to help me decide if I really want this phone. Also, can this phone hand... more » cc82: I'd disagree that a task manager is mandatory for keeping an Android phone speedy. I used to run TasKiller on my Hero, but uninstalled it after doing... more » nachobel: Ok this image is creepy as shit. It's like It meets Droid. :/ more » TheSonOfKrypton: DDDDRRRRROOOOIIIIDDDDD! more » davesousa: lots of those i recognize as internal code names for already existing devices. more » sammm789: I've heard of the Bravo from some guy on the xda developers forum. If you look back at that guys past posts he had info and photographs of the HTC HD2... more » tande04: A lot of those where ones we've heard of too. Sapphire after all was the MyTouch. Memphis was the one that basically looked like a MyTouch with a key... more » w0ng3r: Yummy, I wonder when they'll be announced, is there a CES coming up sometime? 20 is alot of phones though, is HTC really ditching winmo? or are they j... more » seanpat12: I hope it speeds up the Hero. more » Mikestan: So which pastry is this version going to be named after? more » Red_Flag: I've been with Sprint for awhile (out of contract now, so I'm supposed to get a discount...) Is the Best Buy deal restricted to new contracts or does... more » zachadoo88: Wow, I am with Verizon now and was probably going to order the Eris tomorrow, but now, I am seriously considering switching to Sprint. What to do, wh... more » Sugartits: Can I just get a data plan with the phone? No texting and voice? Because google voice is on Android no? #htcdroideris more » wkm001: Have fun paying for the required $30 data plan. Does anyone else realize you can get an iPhone for $99 and be required to pay for a data plan? I wou... more » Samantha Buck: So the upgrade to 2.0 will be downloadable? I don't want to buy this phone if HTC will come out with another 2.0 phone for Verizon a month later! #ht... more » -
#androidapps
The 30 Essential Android Apps
In a year, Android's gone from shaky upstart to mobile juggernaut. And nowhere is that more apparent than the apps—the Marketplace is positively bursting, with over 14,000 apps. Here are the ones you need, the essentials. More » -
#android
Leaked Shots: Android 2.1 Running on HTC Hero
We haven't heard from HTC after its promise to update the Hero to Android 2.0, but maybe that's because it's updating the Sense UI for Android 2.1 (expected by year's end) instead. Click to zoom in on the screens: More » -
#dealzmodo
Sprint's HTC Hero Takes Inevitable Price Dip to $100
After the HTC Droid Eris, a rebadged Hero, debuted on Verizon for $100, Sprint's Hero couldn't well sit at $180 and expect to sell—and now Best Buy has stepped up, selling the Hero at $100 with contract. [Engadget] -
#smartphones
HTC Droid Eris: Last Month's Killer Android, Now 99 Bucks on Verizon
HTC's Droid Eris, one of the worst-kept secrets in recent memory, is coming to Verizon November 6th for $99. Essentially a rebranded Hero, it shows just how fast time flies: Last month's Android champion is this month's killer budget option. More » -
#cameras
GoPro Hero HD Camera Review
The GoPro Hero is my favorite sports cam. Cheap, impossibly rugged, with endless mounts for cars, bikes, helmets, chests, surf and snowboards. The new HD version does HD, 60FPS and recharges. I love it even more now. More » -
#android20
HTC Hero Among First To Get Android 2.0 Update
According to HTC's Twitter feed, the no-longer-tragically-flawed HTC Hero is getting a sprucing up with an update to Android 2.0. Will the OS actually shine through this time, or is HTC's Sense UI gonna continue running the show? [Twitter] -
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#review
Sprint Hero Review: Faster, Stronger, Uglier
Take the most daring Android phone yet, but make it faster, stronger and better (but blander). You have the Sprint take on the HTC Hero, which happens to be the best Android phone you can buy. More » -
#guitar
Logitech's New Wii Drums and Guitar Ignore Recession
I love me some Guitar Hero, but I'm not sure enough to upgrade to Logitech's wireless drum and guitar for the Wii. Having the best is cool, but $200 for the guitar and $230 for the drums!? More » -
#htchero
HTC Hero Hits Sprint Oct. 11 With New Face, $180 Price Tag
That Sprint's first Android phone's going to be the HTC Hero is about as unsurprising as news gets, but you know what is surprising? They've given it some invasive plastic surgery, and priced it squarely below their own Palm Pre.
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#htchero
Software Update Fixes the HTC Hero's Only Real Problem
Well, this changes things. Right after it came out, Matt called the HTC Hero "tragically flawed." Why? Because the otherwise fantastic Sense UI was slooooow. HTC, presumably run by competent, rational human beings, has fixed this. More » -
#android
Android Donut Build Out: Full Multitouch, Universal Search, Automated Backups AND Better Performance
Google's dropped new code for Android Donut and it sounds too good to be true. People at XDA Developers are reporting it has system-wide multitouch, universal search, text-to-speech, automated backups, a new camera app, and somehow, supposedly better performance. More » -
#android
How To: Install the HTC Hero's UI On Your Sad Old G1
The tireless tinkerers over at XDA have assembled a definitive guide to loading the Hero's custom-baked Android build onto G1s. It's fairly involved and a little risky, but hardly unfamiliar territory to HTC fans. [XDA, GetYourDroidOn—Thanks, Patrick!] -
#review
HTC Hero Review: Ambitious, But Tragically Flawed
It's the Android phone we've been waiting for. Almost. More » -
#blockquote
HTC's Chief Innovator: 'The iPhone is Slippery Like a Watermelon Seed'
In an interview with T3, HTC's Chief Innovation Officer Horace Luke justifies the impressive Teflon coating on the HTC Hero by saying that the iPhone is slippery as hell. The obvious solution, of course, is seedless watermelons. More »
