Android Central has gotten their hands on proof that the HTC Thunderbolt will support simultaneous Voice and data, meaning you can browse the web while in a call. Yes, you will be able that is! Remember that’s only where 4G is available. This was one of the main questions AT&T customers wanted to know and from what I hear, if Verizon got it, they’d consider switching. Well, it’s happening so what’s going to happen now?

What nobody knows yet is when this device will be available? When the date is realeased we will be back to let you all know. For now, leave us your comments in the box below and let us know how you feel about this.

Source: AndroidCentral

PPCGeeks has found out a new device is on the way to Verizon Wireless. This new HTC Lexikon is going to be a great addition to the current Android devices with it’s 3.8″ display screen and 480X800 WVGA display resolution.  The Lexikon is said to be an Android 2.2-powered, device with a QWERTY keyboard. Best of all it does include HTC Sense for those wondering.  It has been rumored that this will also be a Verizon Wireless LTE device. We will find out when it hits the markets that’s for sure. Below are the specs that have been leaked out onto the internet. PPCG hopes to get their hands on one and get a review done for our members to have a closer look at the new device.  With specs like this, it seems the Lexikon may be on its way to being HTC’s next mid-level Android phone.

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If you have are running a custom ROM that has Sense UI (AKA Touch Flo 3D 2.5) as its main user interface, there is now a cab available that allows you to enjoy the glories of landscape mode.

Previously, Sense UI has only offered a Portrait-only point of view as the device that it originally runs on, the HTC HD2, does not have a slide-out keyboard and therefore does not require a landscape mode.

You can go to XDA and download it here. Please note, there are some issues known with this release, including the Calendar page having some display issues and the retractable slider button may whiten out at times. Also, you must install Mortscript and follow the guidelines in the post. Below are the steps required to perform this hack. All required files are located in link  posted above. If you are a ROM Chef, he has included files so that you can bake this into your next ROM.

STEP 1 -INSTALL MORTSCRIPT 4.2

STEP 2- DISABLE MANILA

STEP 3- INSTALL MY CAB

STEP 4- INSTALL SMALL REG TWEAK (CAB)

Source- Pocketnow.com

Update 9/3/09 10:00am CST: Sprint has published a Press Release Here

Update 9/3/09 8:30am CST:  Sprint has officially announced the Hero will be released on October 11th for $179 with a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year Simply Everything plan (sorry SERO users).  Source: CNET

We were all are waiting for an android based device to hit Sprint. And then we heard of the Hero. People who wanted Android knew that their dream came true. But the form factor of the European version had a “Chin”. The area below the screen with the trackball and buttons juts out sharply.

Not to worry, Sprint has once again saved our Hero.

An Asian based site, 8080.net claims that the following pictures are of the Sprint version.

The Main Features:
A 3.2 inch HVGA display
HTC Sense
GPS, Digital Compass, and Gsensor
A 3.5 mm jack!
5 MP camera
It will also most likely have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
microSD memory card slot
And all the good Google apps.

You ask when this is happening? Hopefully soon. Rumor has scheduled for October 11, the same day as Sprint is also rumored to be planning on releasing a second Android-based device, the Samsung InstinctQ. All we know is that the FCC recently approved a CDMA version of the Hero with EV-DO. Unfortunately, the FCC didn’t specify which wireless carrier this is for.

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