HTC Magic (21 articles)
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HTC Magic conjures up Froyo update
HTC Magic conjures up Froyo update 14 December 2010 11:12 GMT TweetWhat do you mean you don't remember the HTC Magic?
Sure you do, it was the Android phone marked as the G2 that arrived in the UK via Vodafone back in May 2009.
Okay, so it may have only boasted a 528MHz CPU with 288MB of RAM, which...
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Vodafone HTC Magic comes with malware?
Panda security claims to have found botnet-infected handset 9 March 2010 13:05 GMT TweetSecurity software company Panda claims to have identified that brand new HTC Magic phones distributed by Vodafone might be carrying and distributing malware without the user's knowledge. The company has written a blog post claiming that a brand new...
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T-Mobile myTouch 3G gets Swype, more memory and 3.5mm jack
Saves you punching the keys 10 February 2010 16:27 GMT TweetT-Mobile has unveiled a new version of the T-Mobile mytouch 3G first announced last year.
The new device, still to be called the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, will replace the original T-Mobile myTouch 3G and sit alongside the Fender version, while...
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HTC Magic finally gets Sense UI
ROM update brings interface to handset 29 January 2010 14:20 GMT TweetWe might still be waiting for an updated version of Android on the HTC Hero, but the company has delivered on at least one of its promises - bringing the Sense UI to the HTC Magic, by means of a ROM update.
HTC says: "This ROM upgrade for your...
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Magic, Milestone & Hero all to get Android 2.1
"Everybody will get 2.1 when it’s open source, within a couple of days" 6 January 2010 15:24 GMT TweetGoogle's Andy Rubin caused a bit of a stir at last night's Nexus One conference when he said that everyone will be getting Android 2.1 when it's open source - i.e. in the next couple of days. This will be music to the ears of Android early adopters...
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Google introduces quick search box for Android
Search the entirety of your phone's database 12 October 2009 11:21 GMT TweetGoogle 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...
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HTC Magic to eat Android 1.6 Donut update within days
New features landing shortly 9 October 2009 22:47 GMT TweetVodafone 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...
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T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition takes wooden approach
Special edition handset for the holidays 7 October 2009 6:22 GMT TweetT-Mobile has announced that it will be launching a wooden myTouch 3G in connection with Guitar maker Fender for the Holiday season.
Called the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition, the handset, which is supposedly "perfect for music lovers",...
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Sense UI appears on Brazilian HTC Magic
Interface coming to "with Google" handsets? 22 September 2009 11:05 GMT TweetHTC's "Sense" UI may become available on Google-branded HTC Magic handsets after all, if the appearance of the phone on HTC's Brazilian site with the interface pictured is anything to go by.
Previously, the official line was that Google would... -
HTC Sense UI is coming to HTC Magic...
...just not ones with "Google" written on the back 17 August 2009 2:03 GMT TweetHTC has confirmed that it will be allowing users of its Magic handset to upgrade the user interface to the newly announced Sense UI announced at the same time as the company's latest Android handset - the HTC Hero.
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HTC sells over a million Magics
Android handset proving popular 13 August 2009 12:09 GMT TweetHTC's CEO, Peter Chou, has revealed that the company has surpassed a million sales of its "Magic" Android-powered smartphone. The announcement was made in a chat with Chinese industry website DigiTimes.
The HTC Magic was the second Android... -
HTC Sense interface coming to HTC Magic?
CEO hints at existing devices getting new interface 24 June 2009 20:21 GMT TweetHTC has confirmed to Pocket-lint that its new Sense interface found on the Android-touting HTC Hero, would be available on other devices the company has already released.
"HTC Sense will be available on some other existing devices", confirmed... -
VIDEO: Dynamo does HTC Magic tricks
Magician stuns punters with phone-themed illusions 15 May 2009 11:26 GMT TweetDespite our initial dismay imagining the marketing meeting that must have gone on behind Vodafone HQ doors for this idea ("so, the phone's called 'Magic', what kind of PR stunts should we pull?") it seems magician Dynamo genuinely raised some eyebrows...
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HTC Magic review
REVIEW
Can the Android compete?
6 May 2009 9:22 GMT
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So the G2, or HTC Magic as it is now called, has landed in the UK on Vodafone rather than T-Mobile. But does it bring with it the dawning of a new operating system and a must have phone? We got dialling to find out.
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Vodafone HTC Magic now available on 1st!
In stores from Friday 28 April 2009 16:14 GMT TweetIt seems Vodafone's first Android phone, the HTC Magic is actually going to be early to the party, despite its delay "due to a last minute hardware change".
Originally due to launch mid-April, the touchscreen handset saw a delay to the...
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