Dec 27

HTC Espresso’s updated Sense UI shown off on video

Posted in: Android, HTC, leak, leaks, rumor, rumors, sense, Today's Chili, video

We’d been itching for some video of the mysterious HTC Espresso’s updated Sense UI ever since we saw those intriguing screenshots last week, and here we go: a leaked version of the ROM has been hacked onto a Hero and given a run-through. Overall, things seem to be slightly cleaner all around, and that new launcher bar at the bottom looks quite handy, but we’re still not totally sold on those translucent app icon surrounds. CES is right around the corner (and MWC is right after that) so we’re hoping to find out more soon — check the video after the break for now.

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HTC Espresso’s updated Sense UI shown off on video originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 21

HTC Espresso’s revised Sense UI spotted?

Posted in: Android, HTC, rumor, sense, Today's Chili, ui

Among the seemingly thousands of Android-powered HTC handsets rumored for the first half of 2010, little is known of the mysterious Espresso — the codename was found in a 2.1 ROM and a sketchy report claims that it’ll have a QWERTY keyboard for an MWC announcement, but other than that, we’re in the dark. Anyhow, Italian site hdblog.it now claims to have some shots ripped off the Espresso’s display, and at a glance, you can tell this isn’t quite the Sense we’re used to from the Hero. The bar along the bottom now features direct access to People — a feature we’d already heard would be revised for HTC’s next round of Android phones — and app icons have apparently been graced with translucent surrounds that are… well, not exactly pretty. We’ve got to keep our opinions in check until we actually see a shipping ROM, of course, so hopefully those talks of an MWC unveiling in February pan out.

HTC Espresso’s revised Sense UI spotted? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 17

HTC debuts widgets for Sense-equipped Android phones

Posted in: Android, android market, AndroidMarket, hero, HTC, sense, Today's Chili

HTC was already in the Android software game by virtue of the fact that it drops a fully-customized UI and widget suite on some of its models, but this is new: they’ve migrated over to the Market. Now, what’d be insanely awesome here is if you could, say, buy Sense for $9.99 and install it on any Android device, but yeah, not so much — what we’ve actually got here is a four-pack of free widgets that are compatible with the Hero and Droid Eris. Dice, Today in History, Tip Calculator, and Battery are each downloadable individually; none are particularly exciting or different than what’s already available in the Market, but they’ve all got that famous HTC high style and the exclusivity of knowing that Motorola, Acer, Samsung, and Huawei riffraff can’t use them. All four are available now.

HTC debuts widgets for Sense-equipped Android phones originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 13

HTC Legend still looking good — as a render, anyway

Posted in: Android, HTC, rumor, sense, Today's Chili

We got a pretty good glimpse of HTC’s rumored Legend back in that huge roadmap leak a few days back, but now we’re circling back for a better shot (and a few more details) of the probable Hero successor in all its roughly-rendered glory. High-end aficionados are probably still going to want to set their sights on the Bravo (or the Google Phone, Nexus One, Passion, what have you), but this sucker won’t be a slouch, either — it looks like it’s signed up for a 600MHz MSM7227 and, more importantly, a WVGA display (turns out it’s only HVGA). We’d already known this from the last leak, but what’s new here is the presence of HTC People II and Footprints II, suggesting that Sense is going to get some sort of refresh to commemorate the launch. Add in the alleged metal casing, and we bet this thing’s gonna be a looker in the flesh; needless to say, March can’t come soon enough.

Update: As friendly tipster M. Schmidler points out, since the time of writing the source has corrected the resolution to be HVGA instead of the previously thought WVGA. Frowny face.

HTC Legend still looking good — as a render, anyway originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 03

Huge stash of HTC Android codenames found within 2.1 ROM

Posted in: Android, hero, HTC, htc sense, HtcSense, leak, rom, sense, Today's Chili

You know that leaked HTC Sense ROM with Android 2.1 underneath? Well, somebody did some digging and found a wild stack of HTC Android handset codenames buried within. It starts in the realm of the familiar, with mentions of Dragon, Passion, Dream and Hero, but then it starts to get a little wild. Here’s the full list: Bahamas, Bravo, DesireC, Dragon, Dream, Espresso, Halo, HeroCT, HeroC, Hero, Huangshan, Incredible, Legend, Liberty, Memphis, Paradise, PassionC, Passion, Sapphire and Supersonic. Pretty wild, right? There’s no telling what exactly this list implies, other than the fact that Passion and Dragon are indeed on the books, and that HTC’s naming department can really let the superlatives fly, but we’re sure all will be made clear over the next year or two.

Huge stash of HTC Android codenames found within 2.1 ROM originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 01

HTC Hero gets a leaked Android 2.1 ROM with Sense

Posted in: Android, hack, hacking, hero, htc sense, HtcSense, rom, sense, Today's Chili

We just saw some leaked shots of a Hero running Android 2.1 with HTC Sense a couple days ago, and now it looks like you can get in on the action yourself, thanks to a leaked ROM now up on XDA-developers and AllDroid. Installation appears to be pretty straightforward, but there are some steps involved, so make sure you backup and set aside some time to get things right — and let us know how it all goes in comments!

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HTC Hero gets a leaked Android 2.1 ROM with Sense originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 05

DROID ERIS hands-on and unboxing!

Posted in: Android, droid, Features, hero, HTC, sense, Today's Chili, verizon, Verizon Wireless, VerizonWireless

Hey look, it’s a Hero! We’ve got the brand new DROID ERIS for Verizon in hand, and it’s not hard to see which particular family of phones it hails from. Still, Verizon has its own twist on the form factor, almost scoring a compromise between the “shiny” Sprint Hero and the more angular, matte GSM Hero. Confusingly, the capacitive touch buttons along the bottom of the ERIS’ screen are a haphazard twist on the DROID’s arrangement (though it’s really Motorola that’s the non-standard one here), but the phones don’t look completely unrelated. In all the rounded, black matte body of the ERIS sort of “fades away” and you’re just left with a nice, bright LCD — it’s not making a statement, which is sort of the statement. There’s also an iPhone-style face proximity sensor for turning off the display during calls, and HTC has multitouch pinch-to-zoom on here, something Motorola hasn’t seemed to manage. Sure it can’t stack up to the DROID for aggressiveness or sheer specs, but it’s got it’s own sort of budget-friendly charm that’s not overshadowed by the DROID’s bombastic ways, and two out of three Engadget editors agree that the HTC keyboard beats the pants off the stock Android keyboard.

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Nov 04

HTC’s HD2 has landed at Engadget (hands-on)

Posted in: Features, hands-on, HandsOn, HTC, sense, Today's Chili, Windows Mobile, windows mobile 6.5, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5


That’s right… the HD2 has landed. Actually, we took the phone over to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon the other day, but didn’t get a chance to show it off, so here we are. Sure, you’ve seen this guy in action in earlier videos… but it’s still nice to get a look at this monster up close. We’re still blown away by the fact that this is a Windows Mobile 6.5 device — the skinning job that HTC has done here is nothing short of a miracle. So far we’ve found the phone to be snappy and responsive, but we’re currently putting it through its paces. We’ll have a full review shortly, but for now, feast your eyes on the photos below — and start saving for that imminent US launch.

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Oct 26

Sense UI update for HTC Magic makes the scene in Taiwan

Posted in: Android, cellphones, firmware, HTC, sense, Software, Today's Chili, update, upgrade
If our ability to guesstimate Chinese website contents based on sketchy machine translation software is correct, it looks like HTC Magic owners in Taiwan are finally getting that Sense UI update they’ve been teased with since mid-August. Further blurring the lines between the aforementioned handset and the Hero, it is unknown whether or not the update will ever come to carriers besides Chunghwa Telecom, or how long that could even take. One thing we are fairly certain of, however, is that phones “with Google” will probably remain without this update, into perpetuity. Sorry, myTouch! If you’re one of the lucky few, hit that read link to get started.

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Oct 25

HTC You ad campaign unveiled (update: video!)

Posted in: ad, advertising, HTC, sense, Today's Chili

HTC’s definitely been a major name amonst the gadget cognoscenti for a while now, but it looks like the company’s gearing up to go mainstream — this is the first print ad from the new HTC You campaign that’s launching today. Considering HTC’s recent slew of high-profile handset launches like the Hero, HD2, and Tilt2 and equally-promising upcoming products like the Dragon and Droid Eris, we’d say this marketing push hasn’t come a moment too soon. As for the ad itself, while it’s not exactly a knockdown punch, it certainly suggests that HTC sees Sense UI as its ace in the hole — we’ll see how that plays out as Android 2.0 phones like the Motorola Droid come out and make stock Android sexy again.

Update: And the commercials have gone live on YouTube as well — we gotta say, we’re pretty into them. Check ’em after the break.

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HTC You ad campaign unveiled (update: video!) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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