A few weeks back I took the plunge and placed a pre-order for a new Google Android based smartphone, HTC Hero. Mind you, it wasn’t an easy decision. Although I fall fatally in love with pretty much any new piece of gadgetry, my earlier encounters with HTC smartphones haven’t been exactly satisfying. In fact, I’d been burned pretty badly by HTC Diamond which turned out to be a rather expensive piece of crap. No, make that a complete piece of crap, barely worthy of stopping a door or weighing down a fishing line. View full article »