As an owner of a T-Mobile G1 I can share some of Google’s suggested (by others) disappointment with the relatively low-specced phones currently available but to start competing with manufacturers who have spent considerable sums adopting your operating system doesn’t really make much sense – it’s like Microsoft suddenly deciding to start selling their own range of desktop and laptop PCs while expecting Dell and HP to continue buying OEM licences for Windows.
I don’t understand is why a respected, groundbreaking manufacturer such as RIM would decide to play ‘me too’ with a handset designed for just about anybody but RIMs high level corporate users.
The HTC Hero is coming to UK mobile network 3 as the network announces a three way partnership with music service Spotify and Hero manufacturer HTC.
Owners of T-Mobile’s G2 branded HTC Hero phones have been using the operator’s forums to express disappointment at a delayed update to the phone’s firmware.
Phone maker HTC, currently wining plaudits for their Hero mobile phone, confirmed on Tuesday the release of a second handset to feature Android and Sense UI. Positioned as a phone to bring Android “to the masses”, the handset features a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, 3.5mm stereo headset jack and expandable microSD memory.
The Hero is a great phone which deserves a look and far more media attention, there are enough innovations to make this a worthy alternative to the iPhone and HTC’s visual enhancements should make the Hero the default choice for anyone planning on an Android-powered phone.
HTC yesterday unveiled their newest Windows phone, the Touch2 which includes Windows Mobile 6.5® and new services like Microsoft My Phone and Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
The touch-based handset includes a variety of HTC enhancements including TouchFLO, an enhanced user interface that includes integrated weather updates and quick touch access to a variety of the most [...]
Orange business customers can now opt for the HTC Touch Pro2 smartphone which combines multimedia and powerful business tools with smart styling.
eXpansys are now offering the HTC Hero off network for £399.99 and are promising buyers £30 worth of eXpansys vouchers to spend on accessories for their new phone.
A lot of people have been excitedly touting the new HTC Hero as an iPhone killer but I’m not convinced.It has an obvious advantage over the iPhone in that it’s going to be available in the UK from both Orange and T-Mobile, but although it’s not quite as ugly as the G1, it retains that dreadful ‘chin’ from the earlier model and still looks functional rather than stylish.
