Chief of HTC Sweden said in an interview made by IGN.se, that the successor to the HTC Hero will be announced on February 15th, and should be available in stores shortly after that. It is weird how HTC has been able to keep the specs of this thing a secret, but I guess we’ll hear a lot more of this in the coming few months.
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Good new tho the HTC Hero users, HTC is working on bringing Android 2.0 to your phone! Don’t know if any other existing HTC phones will also be updated in the process, but at least the Hero will be.
Here is the quote from Engadget:
Yes, we are working on an Eclair update for the HTC Hero. Because Eclair is a significantly enhanced release, it will require some time to update Sense for this new version of the Android OS. Please be patient while we work to provide you with a tightly integrated experience like the one you are already enjoying on your Hero.
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There is a lot of discussion going on about HTC Hero, and it’s problems with SMS. The problem seems to be in the ability to receive messages. People seem to have random problem with SMS messages never getting though.
For instance on the Sprint Forum you can find many topics that relate to this issue. No word yet on a possible fix. The problem isn’t carrier bound, since it’s appearing in both the States and in the UK.
Check out the Sprint Forum here.
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The HTC Hero was named “Gadget Of The Year” by Stuff Magazine. Congrats to those who own the chin-machine ;)
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The phone in the image is most probably a HTC Hero with a smooth redesign. The biggest thing that is missing is the chin at one end of the phone.
HTC is known to take one phone and redesign it for different carriers. So this one could be a HTC Hero but designed for instance for Verizon or Sprint.
