And the cookie crumbles for the Motorola Droid, just when we thought the Droid would be the savior of the fledgling firm, news broke out today that Android 2.0 is being pumped in the uber popular HTC Hero phone.
“Yes, we are working on an Eclair update for the HTC Hero. Because Eclair is a significantly enhanced release, it will require some time to update Sense for this new version of the Android OS. Please be patient while we work to provide you with a tightly integrated experience like the one you are already enjoying on your Hero.” a statement from HTC read.

This would be the second handset to feature the Android 2.0 operating system, after the Droid, which releases on November 6th. It would be interesting to see the Sense UI integrated with Android 2.0 on the HTC Hero

The HTC Hero is one of the highest selling phones in the world, it features a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus with a screen resolution of 320 x 480 on its 3.2 inch screen, along with Wifi, Bluetooth, ac3.5 mm audio jack, microphone, speaker, Accelerometer and it delivers a talk time of 470 minutes with a standby time of 420 hours.

Android 2.0 improves upon allowing developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. Google Voice for the Google Voice service, Scoreboard for following sports, Sky Map for watching stars, Finance for their finance service, Maps Editor for their MyMaps service, Places Directory for their Local Search, Secrets for safely storing passwords and My Tracks, a jogging application all run on Android.