Sprint customers and Europeans who have unlocked versions of the HTC Hero have been granted an over-the-air Android Eclair update. HTC is not leaving other Hero owners high and dry either because an official ROM upgrade can be downloaded directly from its servers. More »

From Htcyou: In a blatant demonstration of passive disregard for its valuable customers, Sprint has callously declared that its Samsung Moment and HTC Hero will never see Android 2.2 FroYo. More »

From Htcyou: Not long after Virgin Mobile snatched North America’s debut of the HTC Legend, another Canadian GSM carrier has received the coveted aluminum unibody smartphone. Bell Mobility is selling the Legend for $79.95 with a 3-year contract or $399.95 CDN out the door, commitment free. Canada 2, USA zero. More »

From Htcyou: Sprint just seeded Android 2.1 for the Samsung Moment, so an HTC Hero upgrade cannot be too far off. However, for those who must have Eclair on their Hero right now, there is an unofficial ROM floating around that works. More »

From Htcyou: Since it is a slow news day, I thought that I would highlight an inexpensive (equivalent of $278 USD) Chinese Android smartphone that, not coincidentally, resembles the HTC Hero but is thinner at 10.7 mm has a newer 600MHz Qualcomm 7227 processor. More »

Today, Apple filed a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against rival smartphone manufacturer HTC and has requested that all HTC phones be pulled from sale in America. In its suit, Apple has cited almost every model that HTC makes. More »

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From Htcyou: Adobe’s MWC appearance revealed something big: only smartphones with ARM Cortex-A8 or faster processors will run Flash 10.1 properly. Also, 50Mb of free RAM is required, but all current Android devices have this covered; unfortunately, in North America, only the Nexus One and Motorola Droid have the CPU requirements, so this means that the HTC Magic (myTouch), Dream (G1), Hero, Motorola CLIQ, and other top selling Android phones will not be supported. More »

From Htcyou: Fresh rumors have AT&T; landing the coveted HTC Desire, and Sprint getting the Legend, which would be rebadged as the Hero 2. More »

From Htcyou: After a lackluster start to the new year, HTC is hoping that a robust Q2 will propel the company to a resurgent finish to 2010. HTC had expected Q1 revenues to be lower than the previous quarter, but with the eagerly anticipated releases of the Desire, the Legend, and other unconfirmed Android smartphones in the spring and down the line, business should be bustling from here onwards. More »

From Htcyou: With Valentine’s Day just a few days off, you should already have your sweetheart’s present packaged and signed, but just in case you are tardy this year, here are five gift ideas for your Android lover. More »

From Htcyou: HTC expected a tough 2009. In the last quarter of 2008, unconsolidated revenues were NT$47.38 billion but then dropped significantly the next year: 2009 Q3 revenues were only NT$34.01 billion but rallied to a healthy NT$41.08 billion in Q4. More »

From Htcyou: Pundits are suggesting that the Bravo is going to be part of HTC’s unveiling during the Mobile World Conference on February 15th. The Legend is all but officially set to replace HTC’s Hero, while the Bravo is virtually a Nexus One clone. Today, a photo of the smartphone was leaked. More »

From Htcyou: HTC’s entire Android based smartphones line-up for America presently includes the Droid Eris, T-Mobile G1, myTouch 3G, Hero, and the Nexus One:

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Has the iPhone lost it’s luster? This past week, after all the Droid and HTC news with Verizon, I’ve been considering leaving AT&T and the iPhone behind and moving to an Android based phone on the Sprint network because of the Employee family plan discounts (which are awesome).

I currently have an iPhone 3G, pay for a text messaging plan, and data, while sharing the minutes with my family (4 extra lines). The monthly bill comes out to around $170 (after taxes), and that’s not including data or texting on any other phone besides mine. At the same time, the Sprint Everything Plus Referral Program, offers 1600 minutes, unlimited texting and data for every line (5 lines) for around $155 before taxes (should be between $175-180 after taxes). That’s a big difference considering my siblings all want texting on their phones and one of them needs data cuz she’s doesn’t use her computer much. So, what’s holding me back from going through with this plan? The high ETF fees. More »

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Is the iPhone falling behind? That’s the question that is running through many of our minds at this point. With the release of the new Droid, its obvious that other phone manufacturers are capturing the mesmerizing features of the iPhone UI into their own. The new HTC Hero touch screen interface resembles that of the iPhone. The touchscreen ease is about the same and it allows excellent personalization which the iPhone lacks. More »

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