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Sprint Intros the SANYO Incognito SCP-6760

Wireless carrier Sprint and Kyocera Communications Inc. announced today the launch of a new mobile phone, the SANYO Incognito SCP-6760. The device comes to the market with a large amount of multimedia and messaging capabilities, as well as with an appealing design, and a high-gloss, Titanium Black mirrored external ...

20 November 2009
08:59 GMT

Sprint Brings 4G Services to Austin and San Antonio

Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Monday that it has just launched its 4G services in Austin and San Antonio. According to the company, the new launch will enable users in those areas to enjoy great speeds, through which streaming video, file downloads and uploads, and web browsing experiences are enhanced not on...

17 November 2009
15:41 GMT

Best Buy Lowers Prices for Sprint's Android Devices

Best Buy Mobile, the mobile retail unit of Best Buy, announced recently that it planned on offering new deals for customers for the holiday season. According to the company, two Sprint smartphones, the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment, both running under Google's Android operating system, will be available for purch...

17 November 2009
14:41 GMT

Sprint Hero to See Software Update Soon

The HTC Hero is the third mobile phone Taiwanese company HTC Corporation launched on the market with Google's Android operating system on board and, until not too long ago, the handset was seen as the nicest Android-based device available. The Hero can be purchased in the US too, via wireless carrier Sprint, wh...

16 November 2009
07:01 GMT

Sprint Puts Palm Pixi on Sale

Wireless carrier Sprint has just made available for purchase the second mobile phone from Palm that comes to the market with the handset vendor's webOS operating system. Announced quite a while ago, the Palm Pixi is now available for purchase from Srint with the price tag of $99.99 upon the signing of a two-yea...

16 November 2009
02:56 GMT

Sprint Supports America Recycles Day

Wireless carrier Sprint seems determined to show to the world that it deserves to be ranked highest among all US telecoms in Newsweek’s Green Rankings. On Thursday, the company announced its support for America Recycles Day, and that it encouraged its customers into making environmentally conscious choices whe...

13 November 2009
15:41 GMT

Palm Pixi Priced at $30 at Walmart

Palm Pixi, the second mobile phone Palm delivers to the market with its webOS platform on board, will become available for purchase on Sprint's network as soon as November 15 is here. The carrier already announced the launch date and the pricing of the handset, and most of you might already know that it will hav...

13 November 2009
09:33 GMT

Sprint Announces Live NFL Network Game Telecasts

Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Tuesday that it would be the only service provider to deliver live NFL Network game telecasts, through its exclusive NFL Mobile Live application, as well as on Sprint TV, starting with November 12, as soon as the first of the eight-game Thursday Night Football schedule is aired b...

11 November 2009
16:21 GMT

Sprint Announces Job Reduction Plans

Mobile phone carrier Sprint Nextel announced on Monday that it planned on operating a series of internal and external labor cost reductions. According to the company, the move includes the layoff of a number of approximately 2,000 - 2,500 employees in the fourth quarter of this year, something that should enabl...

10 November 2009
14:31 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 8530 Comes to Verizon, Sprint

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone, one of the latest mobile phones delivered to the market by Canadian handset maker Research In Motion, is set to make an appearance on the airwaves of two wireless carriers from the United States, namely Verizon Wireless and Sprint. Both operators announced that they plan on bring...

6 November 2009
05:56 GMT

Sprint Brings Enhanced Push-to-Talk to Iowa and Illinois

Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel announced today that it delivered enhanced push-to-talk services to the Iowa and Illinois Nextel Direct Connect subscribers. According to the company, the availability of the improved services is part of its aim to expand that of its push-to-talk capabilities in Iowa and Illinois, inclu...

3 November 2009
10:45 GMT

Dell's Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook Now Available Through AT&T

Netbooks are seen as a portable PC category that can easily be sold through network carriers, as they can be featured with integrated 3G connectivity options, and are among the most portable computing systems on the market. On that note, US-based Sprint has just announced that it would be offering Dell's Atom-ba...

3 November 2009
09:33 GMT

Sprint Delivers 4G Services to More Markets

Wireless carrier Sprint announced today the launch of its 4G services in new markets around the country, including Chicago; Dallas-Ft. Worth; the Charlotte area; Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary (the Triangle); and the Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, N.C. (the Piedmont Triad region). According to the o...

2 November 2009
15:21 GMT

Samsung Moment Now Available from Sprint

Samsung Moment is the second mobile phone that reaches Sprint's airwaves with Google's Android operating system on board. The handset was announced as coming to the shelves a while ago, and now Android phone fans that are also Sprint customers can enjoy the features and capabilities of this handset. What it...

2 November 2009
10:33 GMT

The Recipe for the Perfect Sprint

For many years, scientists and athletics coaches have been trying to determine what foolproof combination of factors would yield the most positive results in a sprinter. The experts were looking for anthropological traits, as in generally valid features of the human bodies that made certain individuals more likely to...

31 October 2009
05:04 GMT

Sprint to Deliver Android 2.0 and WM 6.5 Updates Shortly

Wireless carrier Sprint is reportedly getting ready to release a wide range of software updates for its users, including some in the Android and Windows Mobile areas. The company hasn't had a very good third quarter, and it has to make some moves into resolving this issue, after losing a great deal of subscriber...

30 October 2009
07:14 GMT

Sprint Posts $478 Million Net Loss for Q3

Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel announced today its financial results for the third quarter of the ongoing year and posted net operating revenues of $8.0 billion, along with a net loss of $478 million and 17 cents per share diluted loss. According to the company, its Free Cash Flow for the time frame was of $664 milli...

29 October 2009
10:44 GMT

Sprint Announces Offer to Purchase iPCS' Shares

Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel has announced today that it has commenced its tender offer for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of common stock of iPCS, Inc. According to the carrier, the tender offer is the next step Sprint is taking towards acquiring iPCS, a move that was announced back on October 19, 2009....

28 October 2009
09:57 GMT

Palm Pixi Available on Sprint Starting with November 15

Sprint has announced today that Palm Pixi, the second mobile phone powered by Palm's webOS platform, will become available for purchase for its subscribers starting with November 15, 2009. According to the company, the new handset will be priced at $99.99 upon the signing of a two-year service agreement and afte...

26 October 2009
10:25 GMT

Clearwire and Sprint Bring 4G to New Markets

Clearwire Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation, and wireless carrier Sprint have announced on Thursday that they plan to deliver 4G mobile Internet services in a series of new markets around the United States before the end of the ongoing year, and that these services will be offered by each com...

23 October 2009
14:41 GMT

Clearwire, Comcast and Sprint to Deliver 4G to New Cities

Clearwire, Comcast and Sprint have announced recently that they plan on launching 4G services on a series of new markets in the US, including Chicago, Philadelphia and Seattle, and that the rollout is expected to be performed before the end of the ongoing year. According to the three companies, each one of them will ...

23 October 2009
06:20 GMT

Sprint to Purchase iPCS

Wireless carrier Sprint has announced today that it has reached an agreement with iPCS, Inc for the purchase of the latter. The deal is estimated at around $831 million and should be closed before the end of the ongoing year or at the beginning of the next one. According to Sprint, it should achieve around $30 millio...

19 October 2009
13:31 GMT

Sprint HTC Hero Issue Results in Battery Drain

Wireless carrier Sprint put on sale not too long ago its first mobile phone powered by Google's Android operating system, the HTC Hero, becoming this way the second US carrier that has such a device available for its users. The Hero that came to Sprint is a different model than the one that went to the market ar...

17 October 2009
06:40 GMT

Sprint Launches New Bird Call Ringtones

Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Thursday via the social networking site Twitter that, in association with National Audubon Society, it has released a set of new downloadable bird call ringtones. There are 28 new melodic such calls included in the package, like the Field Sparrow, the Red-bellied Woodpecker and th...

16 October 2009
03:24 GMT

Sprint's Hero Runs Google Wave, Video Available

Wireless carrier Sprint released its first mobile phone powered by Google's Android operating system, the HTC Hero, only a few days ago, yet it seems that the handset has already conquered people's hearts. The handset and its platform seem attractive enough to drive some enthusiasts towards using the former...

15 October 2009
07:45 GMT

Motorola i776w Spotted on Sprint's Website

i776w by Motorola is yet another handset that made an appearance on Sprint's website. The new mobile phone, which comes with support for the carrier's Nextel Direct Connect network, is said to be an affordable clamshell that sports both a durable design as well as dependable capabilities. The Motorola i776w...

14 October 2009
18:01 GMT

Sprint Intros iDEN Slider Motorola Debut i856

Wireless carrier Sprint has announced today the launch on its airwaves of the first slider device that also comes with push-to-talk capabilities, the Motorola Debut i856. The new device delivers not only instant communication between two people or a group of people, but also comes with the ability to switch from an a...

12 October 2009
10:26 GMT

Sprint's Hero Comes both with and Without “with Google” Logo

Wireless carrier Sprint has already unleashed into the wild its first Android-powered mobile phone, the HTC Hero, and, although the device looks great and it already started to make fans among the operator's users, it seems that there is some confusion that also comes along with it. The reason is a simple one, a...

12 October 2009
08:47 GMT

HTC Hero Already Available from Sprint

Wireless carrier Sprint has already put on sale its first mobile phone that runs under Google's Android operating system, the HTC Hero. The new handset can be acquired from the operator for $179 upon the signing of a two-year contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate, but it can also be purchased free o...

12 October 2009
02:33 GMT

Sprint's Hero at Best Buy, Already Available via Telesales

The Android-based HTC Hero is set to make an appearance on Sprint's network as soon as Sunday, October 11, yet it seems that those who cannot wait for the next two days to pass can already purchase the device via Sprint's telesales. However, the carrier is reportedly getting ready to have the phone launched...

9 October 2009
06:06 GMT

Sprint Intros Samsung Moment

Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Wednesday that it would soon add yet another mobile phone powered by Google's Android operating system to its offering, namely the Samsung Moment, a device that will be put on sale through all Sprint channels starting with November 1. The first Android-based Samsung handset f...

8 October 2009
04:43 GMT

Sprint Launches Samsung Intrepid with Windows Mobile 6.5

Wireless carrier Sprint and Samsung Mobile announced on Tuesday the launch of a Windows phone on the operator's airwaves, the Samsung Intrepid smartphone. Compatible with Sprint's 3G network (EV-DO Rev. A), the new device comes with a series of productivity capabilities aimed mainly at users on-the-go, as w...

7 October 2009
09:25 GMT

Sprint to Offer Training on Various OSes at Open Developer Conference

Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Monday that its Open Developer Conference, slated for October 26-28 in Santa Clara, Calif., would provide developers with insights on various leading platforms available on the market at the moment, including Android, webOS, Java ME, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile. At the same time...

6 October 2009
03:26 GMT

Sprint's 4G Services Now Available in Waco

Wireless carrier Sprint has just announced the extension of its 4G services in a new market in the United States, namely in Waco. The launch of Sprint 4G mobile broadband in the area is aimed at offering users the possibility to enjoy streaming video and file downloads and uploads at new speeds, and not only when the...

5 October 2009
09:31 GMT

Sprint to Lower HTC Touch Pro2's Price to $199

According to the latest news on the Internet, wireless carrier Sprint might lower the price tag of the high-end Windows Mobile-based HTC Touch Pro2 to only $199.99 as soon as tomorrow, October 1. That would mean that the smartphone might see a $150 price cut upon the signing of a two-year contract agreement with the ...

30 September 2009
09:57 GMT

Sprint's Instinct HD Available at Best Buy Come September 27

Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Thursday the upcoming availability of a new handset on its airwaves, the Samsung Instinct HD, the successor of Samsung Instinct, available with the operator since last summer. The new mobile phone will become available for purchase for Sprint's users starting with September 2...

25 September 2009
03:54 GMT

Sprint's Application Developer Website Now Sports Android Support

Mobile phone carrier Sprint announced on Tuesday the addition of “information for Sprint's Android-powered devices” on its Application Developer’s Website. As many of you might already know, the website enables developers find the necessary tools to come up with software solutions for Google�...

23 September 2009
06:24 GMT

Sprint's Hero, Silicone Skins for Instinct HD at Best Buy

Wireless carrier Sprint is expected to soon come to the market with two new, attractive handsets for its customers. One of them, the Android-based HTC Hero, should land on October 11, while the other one, Samsung Instinct HD, is expected to be launched as soon as September 27, only one week from now. The former is al...

20 September 2009
09:37 GMT

Sprint to Launch Android-Based WiMAX Phone Next Year

Wireless carrier Sprint seems determined to make big moves with the 4G WiMAX technology that already powers Clearwire's CLEAR network in the US. The company is already offering WiMAX services to users in several areas, and intends to deliver them to even more customers, while also providing more handsets that su...

19 September 2009
06:30 GMT

Sprint Intros Camera-Less BlackBerry Tour, Samsung M330

US mobile phone carrier Sprint has just introduced two new devices in its offering, the camera-less version of BlackBery Tour, and the sliding Samsung M330. The two handsets can already be seen on the company's website, the former priced at $199.99 on a two-year contract, just the same as the camera version, whi...

15 September 2009
08:28 GMT

Sprint Intros New Business Advantage Plans

Wireless carrier Sprint announced on Monday that its new Business Advantage pricing plans come towards its customers with more value, flexibility and simplicity than other similar plans. According to the company, businesses that choose its plans will benefit from the flexibility required by the current mobile work fo...

15 September 2009
03:48 GMT

T-Mobile US Interested in Sprint's Acquisition

According to the latest news around the Internet, T-Mobile US might be interested in acquiring Sprint Nextel, the third largest carrier in the country. UK-based newspaper The Telegraph reports that Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company, might submit a bid for Sprint, and that it has already called banking ...

14 September 2009
09:53 GMT

Sprint Plans a Brew-Powered Handset

Wireless carrier Sprint recently announced its plans to offer customers new mobile phones in the near future, with the mention that some of these handsets would run under Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform (according to the operator, the Brew MP is “a mobile operating system that can support feature phones a...

14 September 2009
06:26 GMT

Sprint Lets Subscribers Call Any Mobile, Anytime

Mobile phone carrier Sprint announced today that its subscribers could now enjoy a new feature when it comes to voice calling. Dubbed Any Mobile, Anytime, the feature the carrier added to its Sprint Everything Data plans offers subscribers the possibility to enjoy unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling from its Network t...

10 September 2009
08:32 GMT

Sprint Intros Samsung M240, Eco-Friendly Accessories

Wireless carrier Sprint has launched on its airwaves a new mobile phone at a rather affordable price tag, the Samsung M240, along with a series of new eco-friendly accessories that includes chargers and device cases. According to the company, its line of “green” phone accessories is growing, and users wil...

9 September 2009
05:24 GMT

webOS 1.2 Changelog Published on Sprint's Website

It was only a matter of days before Palm and Sprint were expected to officially announce the release of webOS 1.2 into the wild, following the recent leak of the operating system flavor, and, although the official word hasn't been said, Sprint published on its website a changelog showing the novelties within the...

9 September 2009
04:23 GMT

Palm Pixi Comes to Sprint, Pre Costs $149.99

Sunnyvale-based phone maker Palm announced on Tuesday yet another mobile phone powered by its newly released WebOS platform, the Palm Pixi. Following the already popular Palm Pre handset, the Palm Pixi is set to deliver fast and intuitive communication to users, as well as a customizable design. According to Palm, th...

9 September 2009
02:38 GMT

HTC Touch Pro2 Already Available at Sprint

Wireless carrier Sprint announced not too long ago that it plans on launching on its airwaves the high-end HTC Touch Pro2, the Taiwanese phone maker’s Windows Mobile-powered flagship device. Starting today, September 8, 2009, Sprint subscribers can purchase the mobile phone from the carrier's website, wher...

8 September 2009
04:12 GMT

HTC Hero Available at Best Buy with No MIR

Wireless carrier Sprint announced a few days ago that it would include the HTC Hero in its offering starting with October 11, a little more than one month from now. It also unveiled its pricing: $179.99 upon the signing of a two-year contract, with $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in rebate. The price sounds attra...

5 September 2009
07:09 GMT


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