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Following up, Sprint has confirmed that it is working on a firmware update for the Hero designed to address issues with daylight savings time correction and SMS issues present at the launch of the device.
The update does not constitute an upgrade from the current Android 1.5-based build and there are still more fixes to be [...]

Best Buy and its Mobile subsidiary have begun discounting the Sprint HTC Hero down to $99.99 after new 2 year agreement without additional rebates necessary, matching Verizon’s current pricing on the HTC Droid Eris.
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Following up the launch of the Motorola DROID, Verizon has also launched the HTC DROID Eris.
As previously reported, the DROID Eris is functionally identical to the Sprint Hero with pricing set at $469.99 Retail/Month-to-Month, $269.99 after a new 1 year agreement and $199.99 after a 2 year, with the $100 mail-in rebate bringing the totals [...]

This morning during a press event in Taiwan, HTC CEO Peter Chou once again confirmed US availability of the HTC HD2 Windows Mobile device, with the launch being made on a “major US carrier” in early 2010.
The device is expected to launch on T-Mobile according to a leaked internal employee slide first reported on last [...]

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On the same day as the launch of the Motorola DROID, HTC will be launching its DROID series device in the HTC Eris for Verizon, which will also mark the debut of the DROID branding as a series of devices on Verizon Wireless.
The HTC Eris is functionally identical to the forthcoming [...]

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An image found on USCellular’s site suggests the carrier will be launching its version of the popular HTC Touch Pro 2 and will also be the first CDMA carrier to offer both Windows Mobile 6.5 and HTC’s highly praised Sense UI according to the above image.
Current CDMA versions of the Touch Pro [...]

HTC has just posted the kernel source code for the HTC Hero on its dedicated developer portal. This follows weeks of demands from open source developers regarding the availability of the source code from the manufacturer, as HTC originally stated that it was waiting on its own developers to provide the source before making it [...]

An internal T-Mobile employee slide has surfaced detailing features from the forthcoming HTC HD2.

The T-Mobile version is expected to be launched on the carrier before the previously stated Q1 2010 US release timeframe and will herald new services for the carrier such as ebook downloads and streaming television/movies over its forthcoming 21 Mbps HSPA+ network [...]

SRDO, or Sprint Relay Data Only, has become popular amongst those looking for a post-SERO value plan. Led originally by PhoneNews.com’s coverage, the plan has been tacitly embraced by Sprint as a not-so under-the-table offering of a data-only plan for tech-savvy consumers.
The $30 plan offers unlimited data, text messaging, and 5 GB of Phone As [...]

Following up, Sprint has launched the HTC Hero after months of speculation and the first reveal by PhoneNews.com.
The Sprint version of the Hero is functionally identical to the reference GSM version with the same 3.2-inch multitouch capacitive display, 5.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, microSDHC slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, HTML browser and the Sense UI [...]