14 DAY TRIAL // Announced almost three weeks ago, the Gingerbread upgrade for HTC's Desire HD smartphone is now being rolled out by Telus.
Although the carrier has yet to make any official announcements, several users reported that they have received the update OTA (over the air).
HTC Android smartphones with HTC Sense UI that are subject to software upgrades require the Taiwanese manufacturer to update its proprietary user interface before giving the update to carriers for approval.
However, those who flashed the new Android 2.3 Gingerbread software update reported that HTC Sense UI 3.0 is not included within the firmware; instead new applications and plug-ins are now available such as: HTC Medialink, Picasa and LinkedIN.
HTC Desire HD owners should wait patiently as the update is likely to be delivered in waves, which means that it will take some time until all users will receive the Gingerbread upgrade.
On related news, Europeans HTC Desire HD devices have received Gingebread almost two months ago, while Indians and Aussies got it several weeks ago.
There's no information regarding the amount of bloatware (if any) included by the Telus, but there shouldn't be any.
Furthermore, Android 2.3 will bring lots of enhancements, new features and bug fixes, such as enhancements to the user interface, new Android keyboard with easy copy/paste feature, improved Power Management, Internet Calling support, multiple camera Management.
For those out of the loop, the Desire HD was the first smartphone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8255 1GHz processor, unlike previous HTC devices which embedded the QSD8250 1GHz CPU.
HTC Desire HD was delivered with Android 2.2 Froyo out-of-the-box and packs 1.5 GB of internal memory and 768 MB RAM.
Other highlights of the phone include 4.3-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen, 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity.