I had a little chuckle and a little frown at this unboxing video. Unboxing videos are generally crap, but this one is worth a look. It’s a bit long, but skip ahead to about the 1 minute mark for the action. Nobody likes to see a brand new phone ...

HTC has a new ROM upgrade for your Hero. Version 2.73.405.5 is up now at the HTC UK site, for owners of Orange, T-mobile, and other UK Hero users. To upgrade, head over to the HTC support page for full instructions on installing the new firmware. The ...

All of you should know what the HTC Hero is, arguably the sleekest, most powerful and sexiest Android handset available on the market today. You’ve seen the pictures, the videos, the specs. We all drooled over the HTC Sense UI, and some of you may ...

Engadget posted a story Tuesday showing a support page on HTC’s website all but confirming the HTC Hero coming to Sprint, which has been the rumor for quite some time now. They didn’t post a direct link but a quick Google search or some URL ...

As the story goes, way back in April, a post over at xda-developers claimed the HTC Hero would be launching in the US on Oct 11th and everyone pretty much brushed it aside. Now we have a bit of photo “proof” from the same poster, which backs ...

The HTC Hero (aka T-Mobile G2 Touch) is now available from T-Mobile UK as well as Orange UK for the low, low price of FREE with select voice/data plans. Here’s the T-Mobile offering: And from Orange: Another little interesting tidbit is this pink ...

Gizmodo and Engadget both recently posted picture galleries showcasing the upcoming HTC Hero alongside it’s brothers, the T-Mobile G1 and the T-Mobile myTouch 3G (aka the Dream and the Magic). If you still haven’t gotten your fill of HTC ...

If you thought “Rosie” aka Sense UI on the HTC Hero was hot, wait till you see what Sony Ericsson has in store for us on the rumored upcoming Xperia “Rachael” handset. Posted over at an unofficial Sony Ericsson blog is the above ...

The HTC Hero was approved by the FCC for the US, and it’s carrying AT&T’s 850/1900 MHz 3G bands. This doesn’t rule out the rumor of Sprint being a carrier of the Hero, but it seems more than likely AT&T will be the first to release ...

Although not yet available for preorder yet, the HTC Hero has appeared on the Orange UK website. Sporting the sexy graphite, which I think looks better than the white. According to their earlier statement, it should be available within a week or two, ...