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3's HTC Hero with Spotify now available

Spotify has announced on its blog that the previously-promised Spotify Phone is now available from 3 UK, in both its retail stores and online.

The deal comprises of an HTC Hero preloaded with the Spotify Android app, a 24-month subscription to Spotify Premium,...

PHOTOS: Verizon Droid Eris by HTC hands on

HTC and Verizon have confirmed the rumours that the second "Droid" handset alongside the Motorola Droid will be called the Droid Eris and be created by HTC. 

The new handset will offer a virtually identical feature set to the Sprint HTC Hero and feature a 3.2-inch...

HTC Hero becomes Verizon Droid Eris by HTC

Verizon and HTC just dropped a bombshell on Sprint and its HTC Hero offering, marketing a virtually identical handset for $80 cheaper in the US, in what is sure to create a price war in the run up to the holidays.

The new handset, The Droid Eris by HTC, has been...

Android 2.0 HTC Hero Inbound

HTC has confirmed that it will be bringing Android 2.0 to the HTC Hero.

"The rumors are true! Hero will be getting an Eclair update. We ask for your patience as we update Sense for the fancy new Android OS", the company said via its official Twitter feed.

No...

HTC Hero "in short supply"

HTC is struggling to meet demand for its flagship Android handset, the HTC Hero, according to the company's VP Asia-Pacific Jack Tong. Sales in Europe and Asia are very strong he said, which is causing production difficulties.

"The tight production will not be...

Spotify and 3 deal confirmed

Spotify and 3 have formally announced the partnership that Pocket-lint detailed last week. As previously reported, 3 will begin selling the HTC Hero with a Premium Spotify subscription bundled in - which normally costs £10 per month.

The tariff costs £35 per month...

3 to launch Spotify phones in the UK

3 has been announced as the first UK mobile operator partner for Spotify, following negotiations earlier in the year, and will be pushing out the music subscription service bundled with handsets before Christmas. The HTC Hero will be the first phone to come with the app...

Google introduces quick search box for Android

Google has written a blog post and put together a video about one of the biggest new features that comes with the Android 1.6 update (better known as "Donut") - the Quick Search Box. This is a system-wide search engine for your device, meaning that it can look through...

Sprint's HTC Hero goes on sale

US cellphone users can finally snap up a HTC Hero on Sprint's network as the phone has officially gone on sale in the US.

The new handset, exclusive to Sprint, is a reworking of the European HTC Hero model, without the chin.

Offering a touchscreen interface,...

HTC Magic to eat Android 1.6 Donut update within days

Vodafone has confirmed that HTC Magic customers in the UK will be getting the latest Android OS update on Monday 19 October.

"Donut (Android 1.6), the latest version of Google’s Android operating system, is making its way onto the HTC Magic, with the UK...

Verizon to offer Android; CEOs leak new phones

US mobile phone carrier Verizon is the latest company to announce that it is hopping into bed with Google to develop a range of Android powered handsets.

The news, announced on Tuesday, comes as Microsoft launches its Windows Phone, or Windows Mobile 6.5 operating...

Orange HTC Hero ROM update out

HTC has released a ROM update for Orange customers using the newly launched HTC Hero.

Although the official HTC update has been available for almost a week for Hero owners who bought the phone outside of an Orange or T-Mobile contract in the UK, the two UK...

PHOTOS: Sprint's HTC Hero

HTC's Hero has launched in the US with a slight face lift - losing the "chin" it features here.

We have hands-on pics of the new model and can reveal it will feature the new ROM and Android 1.6 when it goes on sale from 11 October.

Peruse the...

Orange and T-Mobile holding back HTC Hero update

Following our post about HTC releasing its ROM update to UK HTC Hero owners, we were inundated with a hail of comments saying that the software update - which promises considerably improved performance and touch-to-focus functionality for the camera - wasn't available for...

HTC Hero gets firmware update

HTC has added new firmware for the Android-based HTC Hero smartphone to its UK site, following similar launches across the rest of Europe. The 2.73.405.5 ROM should pump up the speed of the handset, as well as adding touch-to-focus functionality to the camera.

Sprint HTC Hero confirmed in US

It's been pretty much taken for granted for some time now, but today Sprint, the US operator of the Palm Pre, has confirmed that it will be stocking the HTC Hero in October.

The handset, that is already available in the UK will come with the same feature set...

US-bound HTC Hero loses its chin?

While over in the UK we're sitting pretty with four Android handsets on the market, the US is suffering with just two. There are plans to rectify that by bringing the HTC Hero stateside, but the latest indications are that it might arrive without its iconic chin.

Samsung: "well under $100" android phones coming soon

Samsung could have a sub $100 Android handset in the market by next year, the company has implied.

In what seems to be an off the cuff comment to the New York Times at the launch of the company's new eco phone, the Samsung Reclaim, senior product development...

PHOTOS: HTC Hero - Mocha Brown

Here are a few pics of the "Mocha" HTC Hero, which isn't quite as brown as we were expecting. There's even a comparison shot with a brown Zune, thrown in there, for proof.

The "Mocha" Hero is only available from the Carphone Warehouse, and its sister site,...

HTC Hero goes pink and brown

Carphone Warehouse is to offer the new HTC Hero in both pink and brown colour schemes the company's sister site, mobiles.co.uk has confirmed.

Exclusive to mobiles.co.uk, the new colours, first discovered by Pocket-lint at the beginning of the month, will be...

HTC Hero launches 22 July on Orange

Orange has revealed that the HTC Hero will be available from its high street shops as of 22 July. Orange Comms bod Conor Maples spread the news in a message on Twitter.

The news comes as a shock reversal of previous statements. Orange told one Pocket-lint reader,...

HTC Hero delayed until August

The HTC Hero - the latest and greatest Android-based phone to be announced - appears to have been delayed until August, as Pocket-lint reported it might well be way back in June.

Although getting any firm answers about a date from HTC, Orange or T-Mobile (who...

T-Mobile: No HTC Hero in USA for us

T-Mobile has said that it has "no plans" to bring the newly announced HTC Hero to the US, instead deciding to concentrate on the launch of the myTouch 3G (aka the HTC Magic) at the moment.

T-Mobile "has no plans to bring the HTC Hero to market" the CTO of T-Mobile...

Carphone shows pink HTC Hero

Carphone Warehouse's coming soon info page for the HTC Hero appears to show the handset in pink.

Whether this is an exclusive colour variant for the retailer or some poor colour balance we've been unable to find out, but the handset shown does look a distinctive...

Daily Tech Deal: HTC Hero with £30 of free vouchers

Following a similar deal for the N97, Expansys are trying to make the most of the launch hype around HTC's new effort, the Hero.

As reported earlier in the week by Pocket-lint, the Hero will be available SIM-free, so for anyone in the market for that non-contract...