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'Complicated' Verizon iPhone deal said to be unlikely in 2010
appleinsider.com — Though Apple striking a deal with the largest wireless carrier in the U.S., Verizon, would be ideal,... competitors T-Mobile and Sprint are more likely to carry the iPhone in 2010, one analyst believes. (more) 'Complicated' Verizon iPhone deal said to be unlikely in ...
Sharing Location Information
community.sprint.com — I work for Sprint and have seen a number of people on Twitter, tweeting a link to... a blog post about the amount of law enforcement requests we received in 2009 for customers' GPS location info. The information on the blog is inaccurate . ... (more) Sharing Location Information

Sprint Latest Blog Posts

Sprint Tries to Spin Sharing Customers’ GPS Data with Feds
46 minutes ago at Digital Trends
Sprint clarifies when and why it provides GPS data to law enforcement agencies
4 hours ago at MobileBurn.com
Many people don't like their cell service, according to Consumer Reports
5 hours ago at L.A. Times Tech Blog
Samsung, Sprint sued over wireless navigation system
7 hours ago at TG Daily - All News
Sprint denies 'massive' disclosure of customer information
8 hours ago at TG Daily - All News
Best Buy Mobile Offering 5 Android Under $100
Best Buy Mobile Offering 5 Android Under $100
androidguys.com — best_buy_logo It’s a great time to be shopping for Android handsets. Best Buy has announced that they... will be carrying five Android powered smart phones at $99 for the holidays. They’re making it hassle free for your convenience with instant rebates ... (more) Best Buy Mobile Offering 5 Android Under $100
Clearwire Launches WiMax In Seattle; CEO Says They Are In Talks With Many Other Partners
Clearwire Launches WiMax In Seattle; CEO Says They Are In Talks With Many Other Partners
moconews.net — Clearwire ( NSDQ: CLWR ) is launching its WiMax service in the greater Seattle area tomorrow, putting... it slightly ahead of its goal of reaching 30 million people by the end of the year, according to CEO Bill Morrow, who spoke to mocoNews ahead of the ... (more) Clearwire Launches WiMax In Seattle; CEO Says They Are ...
Software update information for Palm Pixi Sprint p120eww
kb.palm.com — Backup now includes browser cookies, so that after a restart, for example, if you stored your username... and password on a web-based email site, you can continue to access the site without needing to log in. Backup no longer saves online account ... (more) Software update information for Palm Pixi Sprint p120eww
Surveillance Shocker: Sprint Received 8 MILLION Law Enforcement Requests for GPS Location Data in the Past Year
Surveillance Shocker: Sprint Received 8 MILLION Law Enforcement Requests for GPS Location Data ...
eff.org — This October, Chris Soghoian — computer security researcher, oft-times journalist, and current technical consultant for the FTC's... privacy protection office — attended a closed-door conference called "ISS World" . ISS World — the ... (more) Surveillance Shocker: Sprint Received 8 MILLION Law ...
Palm and Sprint acknowledge Palm Profile sync issues
MobileBurn.com — Palm and Sprint have issued a joint statement acknowledging that a small number of webOS customers are... having problems transferring data from one device to another. Read the full story here. (more) Palm and Sprint acknowledge Palm Profile sync issues
Review of Palm's Pixi for Sprint, its second webOS smartphone
Review of Palm's Pixi for Sprint, its second webOS smartphone
MobileBurn.com — The Palm Pixi is the second webOS based smartphone to hit the market, and, like the Pre,... it is being offered by Sprint. Lauren dragged the Pixi around with her for some testing, and has put together this review of the slender Pixi. Read the full story here. (more) Review of Palm's Pixi for Sprint, its second webOS ...
HTC Hero caught running Android 2.1?
HTC Hero caught running Android 2.1?
engadget.com — HTC promised the world an Android 2.0 -based firmware for its Hero line once it figured out... the nitty gritty details of porting Sense to Google's latest code, leapfrogging Donut altogether -- but now, it looks like they're gonna do one better. ... (more) HTC Hero caught running Android 2.1?
Why Apple Should Choose Sprint Before Verizon Wireless
Why Apple Should Choose Sprint Before Verizon Wireless
pro.gigaom.com — Almost all the rumors about a new carrier partner for Apple center on Verizon Wireless, but Sprint... is actually a better fit. (more) Why Apple Should Choose Sprint Before Verizon Wireless
Happening Now: Sprint Rolling Out OTA Update to Hero
Happening Now: Sprint Rolling Out OTA Update to Hero
androidguys.com — We’re getting wind from a few of our readers that Sprint is pushing out an update to... the HTC Hero. No, it’s not jumping to Android 2.0 yet! What the update does entirely, we’re not sure. Hopefully, the SMS hangups are ... (more) Happening Now: Sprint Rolling Out OTA Update to Hero
Sprint to Stop Selling QChat PTT Phones
wirelessweek.com — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sprint Nextel is giving up on a technology that allows some Sprint-branded... phones to use a push-to-talk walkie-talkie service similar to what's available on the company's Nextel-branded phones. Scott Sloat, a spokesman for the ... (more) Sprint to Stop Selling QChat PTT Phones
Sprint fed customer GPS data to cops over 8 million times
arstechnica.com — Christopher Soghoian, a graduate student at Indiana University's School of Informatics and Computing, has made public an... audio recording of Sprint/Nextel's Electronic Surveillance Manager describing how his company has provided GPS ... (more) Sprint fed customer GPS data to cops over 8 million times
Sprint Makes Goverment Tracking of GPS Data Easy
Sprint Makes Goverment Tracking of GPS Data Easy
pcworld.com — There was a time, I suspect, when this news would've been a very big deal: Sprint turned... over customers' GPS whereabouts to law enforcement 8 million times over the last year. But today, very few people seem concerned about the revelation. Blogger ... (more) Sprint Makes Goverment Tracking of GPS Data Easy
Sprint clarifies when and why it provides GPS data to law enforcement agencies
MobileBurn.com — Sprint has clarified a statement made that said it provided law enforcement officials with 8 million GPS... records last year. The carrier, like all wireless carriers, it says, provides location-based data only when legal documents are present. Read the full story here. (more) Sprint clarifies when and why it provides GPS data to ...
A 4G iPhone on Verizon Currently Under Test?
A 4G iPhone on Verizon Currently Under Test?
jkontherun.com — Does “iPhone 3,1″ mean anything to you? If not, let me give you a hint. In the... fall of 2008, handsets with an “iPhone 2,1″ attribute were hitting websites, presumably to test the future iPhone 3GS. It’s a year later and ... (more) A 4G iPhone on Verizon Currently Under Test?
Soghoian: 8 Million Reasons for Real Surveillance Oversight
freedom-to-tinker.com — If you're interested at all in surveillance policy, go and read Chris Soghoian's long and impassioned post... today. Chris drops several bombshells into the debate, including an audio recording of a closed-door talk by Sprint/NexTel's Electronic ... (more) Soghoian: 8 Million Reasons for Real Surveillance Oversight
Verizon Leads Wireless Service Rankings, While AT&T Lags
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The latest annual survey of wireless phone service from Consumer Reports places AT&T dead last in customer... satisfaction. Verizon Wireless came in first. (more) Verizon Leads Wireless Service Rankings, While AT&T Lags
Sprint handed customer GPS data to law enforcement over 8 million times last year
Sprint handed customer GPS data to law enforcement over 8 million times last year
engadget.com — Privacy advocates and career criminals alike are in a lather over reports that between September 2008 and... October 2009, Sprint Nextel ponied up customer location data to various law enforcement agencies more than 8 million times. Speaking at ISS ... (more) Sprint handed customer GPS data to law enforcement over ...
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