HTC have released an update to the HTC Sync application for Android devices running version 1.5 or 1.6 of the operating system: ie the Magic, Tattoo and the original Hero.
This application provides Outlook synchronisation and application installation, but does not provide the media, document and bookmark synchronisation features offered by HTC Sync 3 for later Android models.

HTC have released an updated version of the HTC Sync for Android application that provides support for all HTC Android devices running 2.1 or later of the Android operating system, including the Hero, Legend, Desire and Wildfire.
This means you can now enjoy Windows Media Player and iTunes synchronisation on all of the above devices as well as synchronisation of pictures, documents and bookmarks with the desktop, not to mention synchronisation of contacts and calendar with Outlook.

The latest version of the HTC Sync application, version 3.0, supports all HTC Android devices running Android 2.1 or later and adds the ability to synchronise with iTunes on Windows, provided that you are running iTunes 9.2 or later.

Simply select Music and select which Playlists you wish to synchronise with the device.

The software update to Android 2.2, which began rolling out to European Desire users over the weekend, brings with it the ability to use the device as a portable WiFi hotspot: enabling you to share the Desire's connection to the Internet from any other device in range via a WiFi connection.

Setup is quick and simple, simply launch the WiFi Hotspot application from the launcher:

HTC have released a separate version of HTC Sync for the Wildfire which enables synchronisation Contacts, Calendar, Music, Bookmarks and Documents between your Android device and your Windows desktop. The software is compatible with any HTC Android device running Android 2.1 or later.

Available for download from the HTC web site, the application is compatible with Windows XP SP3 or later. The download is available here - http://www.htc.com/uk/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=982&news_id=712

The Wildfire is HTC's latest Android-based "Superphone". Designed very much with social networking at its core, the Wildfire brings you closer to your online contacts with a raft of clever tools including the ability to view all of your Facebook, Twitter and Flickr updates all in one feed, organise emails, SMS text messages and photos by the person that sent them, as well as displaying contacts' Facebook status together with their caller ID when they ring. As HTC's own tagline has it: with the Wildfire, your friends have never been closer.

HTC have released a Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update for the Hero, updating the operating system to Android 2.1

The update is available now for download. Weighing in at 84.3MB HTC advise downloading the update over a WiFi connection.

To force the Hero to search for available updates, browse to Settings --> About Phone --> System Software Updates --> Check Now

The Wildfire is HTC's latest Android-based "Superphone". Designed very much with social networking at its core, the Wildfire brings you closer to your online contacts with a raft of clever tools including the ability to view all of your Facebook, Twitter and Flickr updates all in one feed, organise emails, SMS text messages and photos by the person that sent them, as well as displaying contacts' Facebook status together with their caller ID when they ring. As HTC's own tagline has it: with the Wildfire, your friends have never been closer.

HTC have today released a software update for the HTC Legend, version 1.31.405.4
This update is free to download using the device's software update utility found under Settings --> About Phone --> System Software Update: