We’ve seen the phone itself and we’ve seen its rather sexy Sense UI, but we haven’t seen is a proper unboxing of the device. What you see above is just that, an unboxing of the highly anticipated HTC Hero.

As you can see the unboxing features a pretty bland white box which is likely to chance once the handset hits retail.

After the HTC Hero’s unboxing, Android Community played around with the phone and came to a conclusion, “It’s perhaps the best Android device to-date”. That sure sounds promising.

UPDATE: There was a problem with the video so head here to watch the unboxing.

Tags: Android, Android 1.5, htc hero, Sense UI, unboxing, Uncategorized

It seems that T-Mobile has recently announced that they are delaying the release of the Android 1.5 from May to June.

However, G1 owners need not be too discouraged as the updated was delayed just a week with a T-Mobile forum moderator by the name of Dominic giving the following statement:

We’d like to provide an update on the rollout of Android 1.5 for T-Mobile G1 customers.  
We are working diligently to get Android 1.5 out as soon as possible, while aiming to ensure a consistent, positive experience for our customers. We’re finalizing the build this week to ensure optimal functionality and smooth delivery. Therefore, the rollout schedule has been reset by approximately a week, and we expect all G1 customers will have the update by early June.

Your device will notify you when the update is available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

So, mark your calenders, Android 1.5 will officially be released for the T-Mobile G1 in early June.

Tags: Android 1.5, Cell Phones, Cupcake, G1, Google, HTC, HTC, OS, software, T-Mobile

That Cupcake or the Android 1.5 update is going to arrive soon but we all knew that. We were still waiting for an official released date and it has been finally leaked. T-Mobile will release the Cupcake update over-the-air starting with May 11. Not everyone will receive the update at once since T-Mobile will roll it out in phases. By the end of this month all Android users should have their devices upgraded, so don’t get all scared if you aren’t among the first lucky ones to get it.
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Tags: Android 1.5, Cupcake, Google, OTA, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Update

That Android 1.5 Cupcake update is here for everyone to enjoy. Those lucky dev phones owners got it just a few days ago and now the rest of the mortals will also receive it. G1 users can play now with all those new features coming with Cupcake as T-Mobile decided to push out the update. If you have a G1 you will be able to install it so go ahead and start backing up your current files. In case you can’t seem to be able to get that update notification make sure your revert your customized ROM to default. After that you should have no problem officially getting Cupcake installed on your phone. Hit us up in the comments section and tell us how it works for you!

Tags: Android 1.5, Cupcake, G1, Google, Mobile News, Mobile Software, ROM, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Update

So blurry pictures ain’t your thing, eh? We’ve got less haze and more Android shine this time, with some sweet Vietnamese rock music in the background to soothe your senses.  The I7500 as we already know, is a top-notch device and the third ever cell phone to be running Google’s Android operating system ( this one’s running version 1.5) and a slew of features that include a 3.2-inch OLED touchscreen, 8GB of internal memory with microSD support on top, a 5-megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and 3G/HSDPA network support.  Ready to land in Germany for €300 (or $390) this July.  Enjoy the video below…

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Tags: Android 1.5, Cell Phones, Google, I7500, Samsung

The Cupcake or that Android 1.5 update, is finally available for dev phones. If you own an HTC G1 you can get the update straight from HTC’s website. The general public will get Cupcake later in May but by that time developers can take it out for a spin and see how everything works out for them.

Simply go to HTC’s website and you will get all the necessary information about version 1.5: tools, instructions, radio, system and recovery images. All you have to do is get them by following the link below. And make sure you drop a line or two telling us what Cupcake finally feels like!

via HTC

Tags: Android 1.5, Cupcake, Dev Phone, G1, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Portable Devices

The European market is about to get three more Android handsets and they aren’t coming from HTC. Samsung is the maker and its first Android phones should all be launched in Europe by the end of the year. The first phone should be launched by June but we don’t have any details yet. At least one of them will come with full touchscreen support and we’re expecting Samsung to use Android 1.5 on it. Android 1.5 SDK has been unveiled to developers and we’ll be waiting for it to make its public appearance soon. Will Android 1.5 be ready by June? Will Samsung launch these three Android smartphones in other markets too? We will keep you posted once we find out more.

via android arena

Tags: Android, Android 1.5, Europe, Google, Samsung, Samsung, SDK, touchscreen