01.25.2010

Update for the HTC magic and Dream to fix 911 problem available

An update for the HTC Magic and the HTC Dream from Rogers is finally available to fix that 911 issue. For the HTC Magic there is an added enjoyment. You will receive the 911 fix and Android 1.5 with the Sense UI.

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01.17.2010

HTC Dream sales halted at Rogers

Due to a problem with the HTC Dream’s GPS and software that does not allow 911 calls, Rogers, after offering upgrades of the HTC Dream to a HTC Magic, has now halted all sales of the Dream and has advised all owners of the Dream to turn off GPS satellite tracking on their phones.

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01.13.2010

Rogers is ready to upgrade HTC Dreams to HTC Magics

Rogers pulled through and now if you are a Rogers customer and purchased a HTC Dream through December 31, 2009 are eligible for a free upgrade to the HTC Magic. To get your Magic, one will need to call Rogers Customer Care (1-888-Rogers1) or visit Rogers.com. Offer is only valid until January 26, 2010 and customers do have to sign a new 3-year contract.

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01.09.2010

Rogers to offer upgrade from HTC Dream to HTC Magic

Have an HTC Dream that is stuck at Android 1.5 because Rogers couldn't update it along with the HTC Magic ? Well you could maybe in the future get the HTC Magic instead. A Rogers rep claims that Rogers is going to provide a promotion that will allow Dream owners the chance to receive an HTC Magic. Rogers is still supposed to be working on getting this promotion together so keep watching for your chance.

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01.06.2010

HTC Magic and HTC Dream owners can look forward to Android update from Rogers Wireless

Owners of the HTC Magic and the HTC Dream can look forward to an Android update from Rogers Wireless. In the next few weeks, Rogers states that, "First, we will be implementing an update for the 1.5 OS to both the HTC Dream and HTC Magic in the upcoming weeks. These will offer a number of benefits for these devices, including bringing the HTC Sense experience to the HTC Magic, although the OS version will remain 1.5." Then in mid-year, the HTC Magic will be updated to Android 2.1 with HTC's updated Sense UI. The Dream is left behind on this upgrade as Rogers stated that, "Due to certain limitations on the HTC Dream, the software path for the HTC Dream will not be developed beyond the next Android 1.5 update."

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01.01.2010

HTC Dream finds place in history as a phone that helped define a decade

It seems just yesterday that all my phone could do was make a phone call and hobble along with rudimentary texting functions. This last decade has seen huge changes in the mobile phone market. The number of users has more then just tripled, and the phone itself has had a complete makeover. The phone is no longer just for calling and texting, it is like a small computer with a multimedia entertainment, a camera, an arcade, and tons more to add in apps if you feel like it.

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12.19.2009

HTC Dream or HTC Magic on Rogers is stuck with Android 1.5

Looks like anyone with an HTC Magic or HTC Dream on Canada’s Rogers network will be stuck with Android 1.5 for the foreseeable future as noted in the HTC support page.

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11.20.2009

Canadian Android-lovers can get a HTC Dream for $49.99

If you Canadian Android junkies need a new HTC Dream and are willing to sign a 3-year contract, Rogers has just the plan for you. Rogers is dropping the price of an HTC Dream to $49.99 on a 3-year contract. Granted this is a lengthy contract but hey it’s only $49.99 and gets you a 3.2 inch touchscreen, a built-in accelerometer, a QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, GPS, 3.2MP camera, and did I say Android.

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11.17.2009

HTC – Android phones available in Asia

More often then not the latest and greatest smartphones, such as the Google Android-based devices, are released in the US and Europe begore filtering into Asia. Well, regardless of HTC’s connection to Asia, there are now 4 HTC Android-based smartphones (Hero, Magic, Tattoo, Dream) available in Asia. While the phones have been released in limited markets, consumers should check with operators to find out which devices are available.

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08.10.2009

Rogers Slashes Prices on HTC Dream and HTC Magic

Canadian wireless carrier Rogers has chopped prices on two popular HTC phones, the HTC Dream and HTC Magic.

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