Sprint HTC EVO 4G Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update is OTA Now

Don’t be late to install sweet Android 2.3 Gingerbread update to your HTC EVO 4G if you are a Sprint mobile users. It is over the air now and you can easily download it from your Android 2.2 froyo EVO 4G. This software update also fixes the Gmail ans SMS problem found in HTC EVO 4G. There is also a new tweak for the power management software of EVO 4G.

All the reports claim that Android 2.3 update procedure went smoothly on HTC EVO 4G. Cheers for Sprint.
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Radio Shack Pre-orders HTC EVO 3D for $200 for Sprint, $500 for contract Free

A leaked advertisement from HTC informs us that Radio Shack will pre-orders HTC EVO 3D for $200 on a 2 years contract for Sprint US. But the contract free price of this 3D android mobile phone is sweeter to see, only $500. Best Buy also taking the pre order at the same time.

But you must prefer Radio Shack to buy your HCT EVO 3D if you have one HTC EVO 4G or HTC EVO Shift. Because all the current owners of these two Sprint labeled will receive $100 for trading their used handsets, which can be used towards the purchase of the coveted EVO 3D.

But the release date of HTC EVO 3D is still remains as a mystery.
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HTC EVO 3D coming for Sprint US- Powerful CPU with Android 2.3 Inside

US mobile carrier Sprint announces many exciting Android running EVO phones and tablet in this month. Earlier they announced Android 2.4 Gingerbread running 7-inches tablet- HTC EVO View 4G. It has 1.5 GHz processor onboard. It is scheduled to release in Q2 of 2011. Now another EVO device comes to light. In spite of 4G it comes with 3D display and camera. 4.3 inches 3D 16M LCD screen resolution must be amazing to everyone- 540 X 960. It is considered as the 3D version of HTC Pyramid.

HTC EVO 3D Specification at a Glance-

• Glass free 3D display.
• 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Adreno 220 GPU.
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
• Gigantic 1730 mAh Li-ion battery.
• Combined USB & HDMI port.
• 1/4 GB internal memory, 32 GB microSD slot.
• Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps / HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps.
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX 802.16 e, DLNA.
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, EDR.
• 5 MP autofocus camera, dual-LED flash, Stereoscopic photos in 2 MP.
• Video 1080p@24fps in 2D and 720@30fps in 3D.

This 3D mobile phone is expected to release in Q2 by Sprint in US. Price or contract deal is not published yet. If you want to signup for HTC EVO 3D release notification from Sprint then fill out the form of this page.

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HTC Hero Feature Review at a Glance: Advantages, Disadvantages & Price Update Details

Can you remember Hero labeled HTC phones? I am talking about HTC Hero, one of the 1st Android powered smart phones running Android 1.5 Cupcake. HTC released this great value phone one and half years ago. But now competing with the other super phones having dual core NVIDIA Tegra processor HTC Hero might be little bit old dated now. But still it has the capability of satisfying you. In this HTC Hero review I will notify you about its feature, specification and advantages & disadvantages at a glance.

At first I shall inform you about HTC Hero specification-

• GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 and 3G HSDPA 900/ 2100
• 3.2’’ 320 X 480 pixel 65k TFT capacitive touchscreen
• Google Android 1.2 Cupcake OS
• Multi touch input method, Accelerometer sensor
• Sense UI and Trackball
• Qualcomm MSM 7200A 528 MHz CPU, 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
• MicroSD Card Slot
• GPRS, EDGE class 10, 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2.0 Mbps
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0 and miniUSB v2.0
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera featuring touch focus
• A-GPS, Digital Compass.
• Scenes quick profile switcher
• All the available Google Android services
• 100,000 of Android market apps
• 1350 mAh Li-Ion battery

Ok. That’s a lot for a two year android phone. Isn’t it? If you miss something there then the next section for you. Here I will note the key features of HTC Hero at a glance.

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 2G and 3G network support.
• 3G with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 2Mbps.
• Android OS v1.5 with HTC Sense UI.
• 3.2" capacitive touchscreen of HVGA 320 X 480 resolution.
• Qualcomm MSM 7200A 528 MHz processor, 288 MB RAM.
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with video recording
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and GPS receiver.
• Trackball navigation which is easier to me.
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and turn-to-mute
• Digital compass for automatic navigation of maps
• Multi-touch zooming in gallery and web browser
• Same Standard miniUSB port for charging and data
• Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) and 3.5 mm audio jack.
• microSD card slot with support for up to 8GB cards, and you will get 2 GB card free with every HTC Hero.
• Direct access to the official Android repository
• Web browser capability with Flash support
• Tethering support right out-of-the-box

But compare with the other Android phones of that time it seems that HTC Hero misses a lot. You will be surprised to see the missing feature list of hero I think. Here I go-

1. No front facing video-call camera.
2. No FM radio.
3. Camera functions are the most disappointing. No camera flash, dedicated shutter key. Even camera features are outdated. Even java sets functions are too good compared with HTC Hero.
4. Video camera features are also worse than you imagine. HTC hero records CIF@15fps in 352 X 288 pixels resolution.
5. Multimedia features continue the lacking’s of HTC Hero. No DivX or XviD video support and poor MP4 playback performance - barely watchable in video resolution above QVGA. And no TV-out port. Overall video play back performance is horrible.
6. Without rooting no Bluetooth file transfers are possible.
7. Full file manager feature are not here in HTC Hero.

So now the time to make our final decision for HTC Hero. Now a days you must have many other options. Android 2.2 is the industry standard now. But when it comes to price comparison htc hero is become harder to reject. It is surely one the very fast devices which deployed Android OS to mobile successfully. And some of htc hero’s disadvantages can be solved by firmware upgrade and bug fixes. After all HTC Hero is one of the first phones that runs Google Android OS successfully.

Amazon sells htc hero at the price of $399.99 for unlocked version . To check their best price click here now. You can also get HTC Hero totally free of cost when you signs a two year deal with Sprint. Check the official deal now at Amazon.

UStronics sells unlocked htc hero at $564.95. They also offer extended warranty time up to four years for htc hero phone.

But Welectronics offer seems best to me. They offer low price HTC Hero just at the price of $374.99. So go there for your desired htc hero now.

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4G HTC EVO Shift Goes Sell On january 9- US Sprint Contract Price Is $150

2011 will be the year of 4G evolution for the top mobile phone manufacturers and operators as well. Upcoming 4G capable HTC Evo Shift 4G will land on US soil by Sprint, according to leaked RadioShack promo photo. And this one photo has so many things we eagerly waiting to know. Sprint will sell this Android based 4G mobile phone at $149.99 with 2 years contract. $450 is the price for the EVO Shift 4G sans any carrier obligations, though you'll probably want to stick with Sprint to make use of that WiMAX radio contained within.

It has a huge 3.6’’ TFT capacitive multi touch screen. HTC evo shift 4G also have a QWERTY keyboard inside as slider. It will support up to 32 GB of microSD memory card. It has a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g device inside with WiMAX 802.16 e router. 800MHz CPU runs this 4G handset. We are not yet sure about its Android OS version.

We hope that it will comes to light at 9th of January 2011.
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