HTC to Delay Android 2.0 Release

It seems that HTC is having some issues getting its first Android 2.0 smartphone out in time for Christmas, as had been the plan for a long time, with sources saying that the company will be delaying the phone into 2010.

Word comes from Digitimes that HTC’s Android 2.0 based smartphone, the Passion, will most likely be delayed into next year while the company works to optimise the display and processor. Display issues with apps in the Android Market using Motorola’s Android 2.0 offering, the Droid, could well have precipitated HTC spending a little extra time on the device to ensure that it’s as usable as possible.

Meteor to Launch HTC Hero November 1st

Meteor has announced an update to its fairly vague “November” launch date for the much-anticipated Hero, which we’re not told will actually happen on November 1st.

The hype about the Hero’s release in Ireland is due to a combination of it being launched on Meteor (whose smartphone range has been a little lacklustre to say the least, since O2 snagged both the iPhone and the Palm Pre). With Vodafone to release the iPhone to its customers in early 2010, the Hero could well be the handset that keeps Meteor in the game. Perhaps most interesting though, is word that Meteor intends to introduce new price plans for users who pick up the Hero.