http://www.htcherocentral.com Powerful, but different Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:48:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While it has not been officially announced that the HTC Hero will NOT get the Froyo (Android 2.2) update, it looks like Hero owners should not hold their breath waiting for the update. It may never come. But that is not such a big deal. Froyo is faster, but the UI tweaks ... http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=173 GOOD NEWS! If you have a Sprint Hero and a PC, you can download the update from HTC directly. If you have a Mac, bad news, you need to use a PC, since the installer is a .exe file. The download is QUITE large (118 MB) and as everyone is swarming the ... http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=164 May 7th came, and as expected there was NO UPDATE! We are calling for the middle of June, right around the time of the release of the Evo. There is a new rumor calling for a May 21st (Friday) update, but again, it's just a rumor. Of course, we'll be checking our handsets ... http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=160 A number of rumors websites are posting screen images of Sprint Internal Customer Service websites which purport to an Eclair update in Early May. We will immediately report when the update is available, but keep a few things in mind: These rumors are just... well, rumors! Every month since October 2009, there ... http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=154 Many rumor sites have offered a numerous dates on when the HTC Hero would be updated to 2.1. April 26th was a mentioned date, but that is here, and there is no update. It seems that June is the projected "preparatory" rollout. What will Eclair offer us HTC Hero owners? Quite a ... http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=142 I discovered this issue recently, and if you come across it, the fix is simple. Problem: Plug in standard headset and the "headset" icon does not come on. Further, when listening to music, it doesn't come thru the headset. Issue: The firmware that detects the headset plugged is wonky (it's a technical ... http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=140 There is a problem with the MESSAGE application on the Sprint HTC Hero Phone. The application fails to release it's connection from the network and keeps the CPU running, which drains the battery faster. While it appears as an HTC Hero Battery issue, the real problem is an application that ... http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=129 So I headed down to my local Best Buy, where you can get the new HTC Hero. Testing out the browser, I decided to see how this site renders... not bad! Overall the phone felt solid and polished... I was impressed. http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=123 Sprint HTC Hero Apple iPhone 3G Cost $ 180 $ 99 Monthly cost $ 70* $100 (approx) Display 3.2 inch 320×480 pixels 3.5 inch 320 by 480 3G Yes Yes Processor 528 MHz Qualcomm processor 620 Mhz ARM External Storage Yes No Bluetooth Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo support WiFi Integrated 802.11 b/g WiFi Camera 5.0 megapixel auto focus camera 3.0 megapixel, fixed focus GPS Yes Yes Trackball Yes No headset 3.5 mm 3.5 mm Removable Battery Yes No when the battery dies while travellin you pop in ... http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=92 The HTC Hero is coming to Verizon, as soon as possibly November. This is a picture of Verizon CEO Eric Schmidt holding Verizon's version of the phone. Verizon is modifying the phone, just as Sprint did for it's US rollout. http://www.htcherocentral.com/?p=86