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HTC's hipsteriffic invitations for a June 24th event in London contained precious few clues (DUDE'S WEARING A ROSE), but the Economic Daily News is now reporting something totally reasonable: it's for the Hero and Lancaster, HTC's presumed next Android phones.
Curiously, the paper refers to the two phones as one device, in two versions differentiated only by a keyboard.
The HTC Hero will be available in two versions, with and without a QWERTY keyboard. The model with a keyboard will be named HTC Memphis, or HTC Lancaster for sale by AT&T exclusively in the US for six months starting the third quarter, the paper indicated.
It certainly looks like there'll be a bit more than that to set the devices apart, and for the sake of variety, I hope there is. In any case, we'll be there. [Economic Daily News via Digitimes]
http://gizmodo.com/5278510/report-htc-announcing-hero-lancaster-android-phones-on-june-24th
Looks like we won't be getting the Hero, or we have to wait until after the 6 months AT&T has it exclusively?

that phone is UGLY!! the mytouch 3g or what ever their calling it . looks way better

The version without the keyboard will probably be Hero, since the Lancaster is the one for AT&T.

G-Fetus6 said:
that phone is UGLY!! the mytouch 3g or what ever their calling it . looks way better
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how about this one?
http://ow.ly/b3EG

Anyone noticed that at least the Lancaster version has only a 240x320 display?
If this is also true for the HTC Hero version, it would be a clear disadvantage.

G-Fetus6 said:
that phone is UGLY!! the mytouch 3g or what ever their calling it . looks way better
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LMAO!!!!..............You are absolutely right. And why do they intend on doing the "Chin" thing on these devices. I mean im not really complaining(Lie) but i really want to know why and what purpose dos it serve.......lol im just saying.

this means that we're gonna have a better hero build with bluetooth that works

Android 2.2 Froyo for magic??? Source Phandroid & Neowin

Quoting Phandroid: Link
"I was a bit skeptical when a user from 4chan claimed to be an “android trusted tester” and posted screenshots of a MyTouch 3G supposedly running Android 2.2 Froyo – afterall we know how easily those “About” screens are faked. But after some trolling (”No one cares, take this $#!* to XDA”) and small talk (”is it nice”, “hurr”) the OP follows up with a picture that has me (at least partially) believing. Well, not ONLY believing… also yearning for the arrival of 2.2..."
Quoting Neowin: Link
"As we now know, Google's next iteration of the Android operating system is rumored for release at Google I/O next month. To make matters even more interesting, Phandroid has posted some pictures showing a HTC Magic running Froyo. The images are not confirmed to be real, but assuming they are, Android 2.2 will add a new level of convenience to the Android Market.
One of the pictures shows a feature to "Allow automatic updating" within the Market. The example shown is with Google Maps. Assuming this picture is legit, Google is really taking their app store seriously and listening to the suggestions of its users. Whether this new feature will only work for specified applications (such as Google branded ones) remains to be seen. Such a feature has the potential to cause problems for users if the wrong apps are allowed to automatically update themselves. Developers could be able to force ads into their apps, as well as push malicious code."
And some SS (courtesy of Neowin and Phandroid):
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This mean that we will be able to run Froyo on our devices??? Would this be fake or real???

who knows if its real, but i doubt we will get 2.2 before any of the big boy phones like nexus, milestone, x10 ect ect...
we'll be getting 2.1 (well 32A anyways) sometime this summer..
i wouldnt hold your breath for 2.2 ...

Why was the Epic not released with Froyo

Why did that not have froyo on the phone when it was released? Froyo was out for a while before the phone was released, so does anybody have any idea why they didn't start out with froyo? Did they like ecairs better than ice cream? Who knows?
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Because they didn't.
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The development cycles on these phones is 6 or 7 months if not longer. When they started on the phone, FroYo probably wasn't to manufacturers yet. It is not easy at all to change course with software projects. And incredibly expensive to chunk everything that you have and start over. So they build it on eclair, and work on FroYo when its released, also you have all of the politics involved about which phones in your lineup gets updated, how many developers to put on each piece of hardware. I don't think most people realize the amount of planning that goes into any software written for profit. You'd probably **** your self if you saw some of my Gantt Charts, time lines, flow charts and other various wastes of paper that are done before a single line of code is typed (with the exception of prototyping) You can't just take a leap and start coding, switch gears 11 times, then hope to ever hit a deadline or budget. There isn't a lot of cost in the actual product of software, but the minds that power it are not cheap labor.

muyoso said:
Because they didn't.
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marcusant said:
Why did that not have froyo on the phone when it was released? Froyo was out for a while before the phone was released, so does anybody have any idea why they didn't start out with froyo? Did they like ecairs better than ice cream? Who knows?
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muyoso said:
Because they didn't.
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lmao!!!!!!!!!

lazydazed said:
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You have ruined my day posting Barry pic.

Google Nexus S: Unboxing and Hands-On

Google Nexus S: Unboxing and Hands-On
Slide Show of the Unboxing

The reviews are basically going to say what's been echoed throughout the boards: The pros, more or less, being that the device will be fast and will run the latest/cleanest Android build directly from Google. The cons, more or less, will be about everything everyone's complaining about (lack of HSPA+, expandable slot, and some other downgrades).

Reviews
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2010/12/08/google-nexus-s-review-first-look/
http://hubpages.com/hub/Samsung-Nexus-S-by-Google-Review
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Photos from the camera.
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http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/5188/google-nexus-s-first-review

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/google-nexus-s-en.shtml

http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-20025101-251.html
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/37219/samsung-google-nexus-s-photos

I think it's gorgeous. Not so about your link spam S:

http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/samsung-nexus-s-unlocked/4505-6452_7-34431171.html
In the video you can see that it has around 13.3GB (SD like)

You guys need to stop posting these reviews... your making me want this device way too much!

No video?
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Cant wait for Thursday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSj_F5y9q1U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaEdY0oUX9Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JQz7EOHAwE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og91woBM7pk
There's another software overview here of 2.3 from IntoMobile.
I can't help but notice the major scrolling lag at 2:58 onwards when he enables the Maps live wallpaper. Really disappointing to see the performance issues still not resolved. I guess we keep on waiting for proper GPU acceleration to fix that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw9Q-_3MvxI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_pz3nQVJa8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xClO6d-S86w

Has any of them tried to pop in an at&t sim card and check for 3G service?
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All the reviews are essentially saying the same thing. The pros being more or less the Google experience, untouched and unaltered; super fast; and direct Google updates. The cons being what every one has/is complaining about: lack of HSPA+ support, not a huge improvement giving the context of near-future devices, NFC has potential but nothing major for the moment, lack of expandable SD slot, lack of HD recording, etc.
There are no more surprises. People are getting this phone primarily for Gingerbread and future direct/clean updates, but not much else.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/5199/google-nexus-s-samsung-review
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/cel...The+Pulse+of+Mobile+Technology)#axzz1880xaWl3

DJTaurus said:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/5199/google-nexus-s-samsung-review
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/cel...The+Pulse+of+Mobile+Technology)#axzz1880xaWl3
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Damn DJ you are a Machine!
Thanks for taking the time to post these reviews its real helpful

ap3604 said:
Damn DJ you are a Machine!
Thanks for taking the time to post these reviews its real helpful
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Google fires Nexus S into space !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm5oFJf2Q0o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2DbEpaRfcc
New unboxing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJE9Eu3CjP8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTQ-c7QJdYQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrOjtjqHSoE

Ice Cream Sandwich screen shots. Real?

Below are some screen shots of Ice Cream Sandwich. More in the Album linked below.
Looks pretty legit.
Thoughts on ICS?
Album: http://imgur.com/a/GAB2X
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There real an it has some i candy it looks nice now an also i watched video an it was butter
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The closer and closer we get to the Unpacked event we get to see their sweets. Either way the UI is nice and I hope they changed the media player and Music

I found this about a half hour ago, saying that and Samsung are going to postpone http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...d-Google-cancel-Nexus-Prime-phone-launch.html unpacked.

Saw the video and I really really like the UI a lot!! Hopefully the prime will go to tmobile in December or even January, hope it does.... I prefer this because it will be the latest and the greatest smartphone with its non-capacitive button design and latest OS..

if that's real, it looks alright. though, i'm surprised at kernel 3.0.1. the switch to 3.0 was just over two months ago, so it would surprise me to see it on android already (considering Ubuntu is still on 2.6.38 and Fedora is using 2.6.40, i would think the full linux distros would be changing the kernel version to 3.0 before android).

Hopefully with Google improving Androids UI, less manufacturers would mess with it.

^^ the manufacturers will always have their own signature of android launcher to differentiate their devices from the rest.. I don't mind it at all as long as they make the UI better and add useful functionality into it..
Is ICS gonna be 2.4 or 4.0?

I just wish that manufacturers would make their launcher work like any other third party launcher instead of integrating it like they do.
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If it's a straight Google phone, won't the launcher be ICS stock?

Just something I noticed. Where is the "battery use "in the settings?
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I think the fonts are better than current Android versions, but I'm not that impressed.
It's still asking for OEMs to molest it, as well, which is unfortunate.
Not enthused.

N8ter said:
I think the fonts are better than current Android versions, but I'm not that impressed.
It's still asking for OEMs to molest it, as well, which is unfortunate.
Not enthused.
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Lol who cares about fonts performace is where its at
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