Sprint XOHM WiMAX launch: SlashGear goes to Baltimore
SlashGear — Sprint has officially announced its new 4G XOHM WiMAX high-speed WWAN service operating in Baltimore, and with it several new WiMAX-enabled notebooks from Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, Toshiba.  The PCs will use Intel’s combined WiMAX/WiFi module, an optional feature for Intel Centrino 2-based laptops, and which Dell, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony have all promised will be integrated in select notebooks of their own in 2009. Alternatively a USB WiMAX dongle, made by ZTE, can be used to add WiMAX to other devices; Nokia’s N810 WiMAX Edition ...

Acer lanza los primeros portátiles WiMAX Aspire 4930-6862 y 6930-6771
Gizmología — ... Centrino 2 o Core 2 Duo, hasta 3GB de memoria RAM, pantalla de 14.1 pulgadas, 320GB de disco duro, lector de tarjetas, unidad de DVD.. es un típico Aspire en realidad. El modelo Aspire 6930-6771 es de 16 pulgadas con las mismas características. El precio no esta nada mal, $900 por las dos versiones, sí, diferentes tamaños, mismas características, mismo precio. Curioso. Se ponen a la venta para utilizarse con la nueva red XOHM, la red WiMAX de Sprint. Lo cierto es que su uso es aun muy escaso, solo esta disponible en la ciduad de ...

The Sprint HTC Touch Diamond Review
Gear Diary — ... . The Sprint HTC Touch Diamond is available directly from Sprint . MSRP : $549 without contract or $249 with two year contract and applicable rebates. What I Like : This is a great looking touch interface phone and all of the Windows Mobile bells and whistles; this US version has removed many of the issues that seemed to plague the Euro version; plenty of ROM and RAM, as well as a 4GB internal drive; gorgeous phone, one that fashionistas will be proud to brandish What Needs Improvement : I have to complain about the Weather program yet again…there, I’m done; battery life seems ...

Sprint SmartView for Macs bricks broadband cards
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... it's necessary to reinstall an older version of the SprintView software or previous software such as Sierra Wireless Watcher. This problem does not occur when using the Sprint Mobile Broadband USB connectors such as the Sierra Wireless 595U, Sierra Wireless Compass 597, or Ovation U727. John noted that Sprint's tech support team is aware of the issue, but that the faulty software is still available on the download page. Thanks for the tip, John!Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ...

Sprint HTC Touch Pro delayed
pdaBlast! — Sprint users will surely be disappointed today as word comes that the HTC Touch Pro will be delayed. Are you really surprised? The HTC Touch Pro was supposed to ship on October 19 but it looks like it won't be available until the end of October or early November. "Sprint expects to slightly delay launch of the Touch Pro by HTC to ensure we have adequate inventory in all channels before making the device commercially available. Customers can expect the device to become available in select national retailers by the end of the month and then in all Sprint sales channels including online at www.sprint.com ...

Samsung HighNote on Sprint SlashGear Review
SlashGear — ... Sprint recently announced the Samsung HighNote, and we’ve certainly been surprised at what this phone has to offer. The HighNote is a music-based phone just as the name implies. It appears to be a hybrid of the LG Chocolate and the Samsung Juke, but it far outperforms both. ...

Samsung Rant on Sprint SlashGear Review
SlashGear — ... Sprint recently sent us their newest text based phone, the Rant by Samsung. One of the latest additions to the Sprint line up, this phone has a full QWERTY keyboard that makes sending text messages and email incredibly straightforward. The real question is, will it hold up to the heavy use that power users with the need for a keyboard will inevitably dish out? ...

Sprint officially releasing HTC Touch Pro next week
MobileCrunch — ... The HTC Touch Pro is priced at $299.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement, after a $100 mail-in-rebate and a $25-or-higher data add-on or Everything plan with data. Customers will be able to purchase the device in select national retailers beginning the week of Oct. 26 and in all Sprint sales channels, including online at www.sprint.com, 1-800-SPRINT1 and Sprint Stores, on Nov. 2. ...

Sprint officially releasing HTC Touch Pro next week
CrunchGear — ... The HTC Touch Pro is priced at $299.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement, after a $100 mail-in-rebate and a $25-or-higher data add-on or Everything plan with data. Customers will be able to purchase the device in select national retailers beginning the week of Oct. 26 and in all Sprint sales channels, including online at www.sprint.com, 1-800-SPRINT1 and Sprint Stores, on Nov. 2. ...

Sprint launches Touch Pro at "select national retailers" this week
Engadget Mobile — ... Locked in a footrace with AT&T's Fuze to become the first US national carrier to launch a variant of the HTC Touch Pro, Sprint has announced that folks can start ordering the QWERTY smartphone this week from "select national retailers," making good on ...

Sprint launches Touch Pro at "select national retailers" this week
Engadget — ... Locked in a footrace with AT&T's Fuze to become the first US national carrier to launch a variant of the HTC Touch Pro, Sprint has announced that folks can start ordering the QWERTY smartphone this week from "select national retailers," making good on ...

HTC Touch Pro launches on Sprint
I4U News — ... 3.2MP camera, GPS, HSDPA, Wi-fi, Bluetooth and TV Out. On the HTC Touch Pro Windows Mobile 6.1 is running on a Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 MHz CPU. The HTC Touch Pro is priced at $299.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement, after a $100 mail-in-rebate and a $25-or-higher data add-on or Everything plan with data. Customers will be able to purchase the device in select national retailers beginning the week of Oct. 26 and in all Sprint sales channels, including online at the Sprint site , 1-800-SPRINT1 and Sprint Stores, on November 2nd. Key HTC Touch Pro Specifications Posted on ...

Sprint LG Lotus Lightning Review [Lightning Review]
Gizmodo — ... In short, if you can live with the form factor, the Lotus is a fairly capable little (big) phone for someone who’s not quite ready to graduate to a big boy smartphone, though $150 for a wannabe is a bit steep when you can get one for that much (or less). $99 would make this a higher recommend. Baby steps, baby steps. [Sprint] ...

Planetary Goo and the Threat of Vegetarianism
E-Commerce Times — ... with wireless. It's already spent over half a billion dollars to buy up a sliver of wireless spectrum, and in 2009, it hopes to roll out cell phone service to Atlanta, Las Vegas, New Orleans, San Diego, Omaha, and parts of Kansas and New Mexico. Naturally, there has to be a tangle -- Cox will contract with Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) ...

Planetary Goo and the Threat of Vegetarianism
LinuxInsider — ... with wireless. It's already spent over half a billion dollars to buy up a sliver of wireless spectrum, and in 2009, it hopes to roll out cell phone service to Atlanta, Las Vegas, New Orleans, San Diego, Omaha, and parts of Kansas and New Mexico. Naturally, there has to be a tangle -- Cox will contract with Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) ...

Have Sprint’s fortunes turned?
SlashGear — ... Over the past year or so, it’s become almost customary to prefix mention of Sprint with the phrase “beleaguered carrier”.  The cash-consuming Nextel merge and WiMAX XOHM roll-out both took their toll on the company coffers, while users complained of lacking customer service.  Has Sprint managed to turn things around in the tail-end of 2008, however?  Recent research into telephone support found that Sprint was the fastest carrier to answer its phones: more than 91-percent of calls in 30 seconds or less, and 99-percent in two minutes or ...

Is my Treo ready for Some Football?
PalmAddicts — ... [From Lawrence(NYC)] Hi Sammy. I just download NFL Mobile Live from Sprint (www.sprint.com). It's a free app that is supposed to show live NFL games starting tonight. Let's see if the network can handle this. Will keep you posted. ...

Microsoft goes for The Guild
VentureBeat — ... The Guild’s move to the Xbox Independent Video channel, as well as MSN video, may help the show make money — Sprint’s sponsorship of the 12-episode second season marks the beginning of ad-supported content and product placement — but it also makes The Guild less convenient to watch. I mean, how many people are going to watch this show on their Zunes? ...

AT&T Layoffs: The Tip of a Telecom Downturn
E-Commerce Times — ... may only be the beginning of a torrent of staff reductions and spending cutbacks in the US$1 trillion telecom industry. AT&T, the largest U.S. telecom services provider, said on Dec. 4 that it will slash 12,000 jobs, citing a shrinking economy and consumer spending reductions. AT&T is also considering a reduction in the amount it spends on network upgrades next year. Verizon Latest News about Verizon Communications cut 2,700 employees in the third quarter, and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) Latest News about Sprint Nextel has laid off 4,000 people. Fewer ...

Android Emancipation and the Sweet Smell of WiFi: The Week in Tech
E-Commerce Times — ... with Clearwire in the high-speed wireless arena. The telecom's chief technology officer let it be known that its long term evolution service will be available late next year -- not in 2010, as originally planned. Clearwire has a head start with its WiMax service, though. It's already rolled out in Baltimore, and TechNewsWorld reviewer Walaika Haskins gave it a big thumbs up. Clearwire is actually a new entity with an old name, following a merger with Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) ...

Android Emancipation and the Sweet Smell of WiFi: The Week in Tech
LinuxInsider — ... with Clearwire in the high-speed wireless arena. The telecom's chief technology officer let it be known that its long term evolution service will be available late next year -- not in 2010, as originally planned. Clearwire has a head start with its WiMax service, though. It's already rolled out in Baltimore, and TechNewsWorld reviewer Walaika Haskins gave it a big thumbs up. Clearwire is actually a new entity with an old name, following a merger with Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) ...

Sprint’s BlackBerry Curve 8350i Offers Firsts (PRESS RELEASE)
AndroidGuys — ... The BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone is available beginning today at www.sprint.com or 1-800-SPRINT-1 or from a Sprint business sales representative. It is available for as low as $149.99 with a two-year service agreement, an $80 instant savings credit and a $100 mail-in rebate. On January 11, it will be available in Sprint retail stores nationwide. ...

Update on Our Centro Winner
Gear Diary — I love it when people who win goodies on Gear Diary write back to tell us that they not only received their items, but that they liked them. Such was the case when Kenneth Daniels (kenneth2009) recently won the gorgeous Ruby Palm Centro we were giving away, courtesy of Sprint and Palm. His randomly chosen entry… kenneth2009 Says: December 4th, 2008 at 9:50 am e I have a 700P and I would love to get the new Centro color for my wife who now has the original ...

Tech layoffs: The scorecard
Webware.com — ... 10/17/2008 2,000 globally Bloomberg: Sony Ericsson Reports Smaller Loss Than Anticipated Sprint 10/17/2008 ongoing KMBC-TV: Sprint plans 'gradual layoffs' ...

Open, Schmopen: Wireless Networks Are Still Closed
E-Commerce Times — Over the past year, there's been a lot of lip service in the mobile-phone industry about making our wireless networks "open." The idea, consumer and open network access advocates have argued, is that open networks would let consumers buy any mobile device from any source and run it on any network. This is especially important in the U.S., where handsets work on a particular network -- CDMA from Verizon Wireless More about Verizon and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel or GSM from AT&T (NYSE: T) More about ...

Open, Schmopen: Wireless Networks Are Still Closed
LinuxInsider — Over the past year, there's been a lot of lip service in the mobile-phone industry about making our wireless networks "open." The idea, consumer and open network access advocates have argued, is that open networks would let consumers buy any mobile device from any source and run it on any network. This is especially important in the U.S., where handsets work on a particular network -- CDMA from Verizon Wireless More about Verizon and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel or GSM from AT&T (NYSE: T) More about ...

Sprint goes live with Pink Samsung Instinct!
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... The new pink color is available now in all Sprint retail channels including 1-800-SPRINT1, www.sprint.com and several retail partners including Best Buy. ...

Sprint rolls out Push-to-Send Location service NextMail Locator
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... As previously announced, the BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone is available at www.sprint.com or 1-800-NEXTEL-9 or from a Sprint business sales representative. The BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone uses iDEN technology on the Nextel National Network. It offers Nextel Direct Connect, the only national push-to-talk service in the industry to offer sub-second call setup to the world’s largest push-to-talk community — with millions of users. It is the first push-to-talk BlackBerry smartphone to offer built-in Wi-Fi support and Group Connect. The ...

Bringing Up Open Source, Part 2: The Consumer Side
E-Commerce Times — ... portable media players and laptops. Part of this delivery system comes from a partnership Prodea announced in early January with Pandora Internet Radio . The arrangement brings personalized music services to the Digital Life Command Center. Pandora is a personalized Internet radio and music discovery service available anytime and anywhere on the PC, in the home, and on mobile devices via partnerships with AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T , Apple and Sprint (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel . Pandora's service is based on the Music Genome ...

Bringing Up Open Source, Part 2: The Consumer Side
LinuxInsider — ... portable media players and laptops. Part of this delivery system comes from a partnership Prodea announced in early January with Pandora Internet Radio . The arrangement brings personalized music services to the Digital Life Command Center. Pandora is a personalized Internet radio and music discovery service available anytime and anywhere on the PC, in the home, and on mobile devices via partnerships with AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T , Apple and Sprint (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel . Pandora's service is based on the Music Genome ...

Apple's Saber-Rattling, Capitol Hill's Ruckus, Big Blue's Silence
E-Commerce Times — ... spent financing coupons and educational efforts that would in no way benefit the ailing U.S. economy. But that's OK. The important thing is that those millions of impoverished grannies in farmhouses keep getting "Wheel of Fortune" on the air -- that is, until their screens turn to snow. Keep It Down IBM (NYSE: IBM) More about IBM obviously doesn't want to be lumped in with such economic drags as Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) More about Microsoft and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel , so it took a different approach when ...

Rumores y desmentidas de Nextel Argentina
Celularis — ... , del grupo NII Holdings, que también tiene operaciones en Mexico, Argentina, Peru y Brasil, y que no posee, ni recibe, inversiones recíprocas de Sprint Nextel Corporation. ...

Sprint Offers Simply Everything Plan with Mobile Broadband
I4U News — ... the plan include video messaging, GPS, email, and Web surfing on the phone. The mobile broadband component adds 3G mobile broadband to a laptop with a mere 5GB of monthly bandwidth allowed. Users can get either a USB modem or a mobile broadband card for the Internet access. Sprint says that customers can change to the new Everything plus mobile broadband without having to resign for another contract. Sprint claims that the savings are $599 per year compared to competitor's plans. Sprint Posted on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

Giving In to Pressure: Hulu, Facebook Buckle
E-Commerce Times — ... On the second day of the trial, however, prosecutors dropped a bombshell, abandoning their charges of illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. Now, the defendants are accused only of making copyrighted material available for download, a much less serious offense. If the case against them disintegrates, The Pirate Bay's owners could create a safe haven in Sweden for the creative redistribution of music and video. Signs of Life If ailing companies looked like sick people, Sprint (NYSE: S) ...

Sprint and Palm Announce Upcoming Availability of Treo Pro on 3G Network
Mobility Site — ... Treo Pro will be available through all Sprint retail channels, including www.sprint.com/treopro, 1-800-SPRINT1 and Sprint retail stores, for $199.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement (after a $100 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate, with an Everything plan with data or a $30 per month or higher data add-on). It also will be available through the Palm Store ( ...

Surge'n'Slide: iPhone Heads for Hot Summer as Mac Sales Chill
E-Commerce Times — ... Pre, a slick new touchscreen smartphone that, by many accounts, is just as compelling as the iPhone. However, the effect of the Pre on iPhone sales and overall smartphone sales is difficult to predict. "We still do not know where the Pre is going to be sold beyond Sprint (NYSE: S) ...

AT&T to Offer Pricey, Unshackled iPhones
E-Commerce Times — ... for voice. Downloading songs and other usage-intensive applications at one of thousands of hotspots -- including those set up by AT&T -- "puts it off of cellular data networks, puts it on WiFi, and helps unclog the networks." Speaking of networks: U.S. consumers seeking unlocked iPhones must consider what other national networks will support the iPhone. Morgan says the GSM requirements and the limitations of other 3G networks from Verizon More about Verizon and Sprint (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel narrow things down considerably. "There may be ...

RIAA, YouTube, China: Plotting New and Creative Ways to Separate You From the Internet
E-Commerce Times — ... Najmi Jarwala, just couldn't take it anymore -- he up and left the job. So what's Sony Ericsson's More about Sony Ericsson problem? Forrester's Charles Golvin told us Ericsson's cooling off. It seems to be paying a lot more attention lately to the networks it runs for carriers, where the margins are better. Also, Sony cut itself out of a lot of lucrative markets by deciding to dump CDMA More about CDMA handsets, ruling out deals with Sprint (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel , Verizon More about Verizon and other ...

Where are the family mobile data plans?
TechBlog — ... Family text-messaging plans also are common. But so far, they've been slow to do the same thing with data. Sprint is the only wireless provider that offers a clearly labeled family data plan for use with smartphones. Based on their Web sites, both AT&T  and Verizon offer family Web-access plans for standard phones, but once you buy a smartphone, you have to pay the additional data charge. Sprint's Web site doesn't allow direct linking to the family data plans, but to see them, go to Sprint.com , click on Plans, then Family Plans and enter your Zip Code. They start at $130. ...

CTIA’s Best in Show
dailywireless.org — The 2009 CTIA E-Tech Awards Program spotlights new technologies and services shaping the wireless industry. They received nearly 300 entrants this year with a non-refundable submission fee of $300 charged for the first submission and $200 for each additional submission. ...

DOE Puts Up $41.9M for Fuel Cell Tech
Earth2Tech — ... The biggest chunks of the DOE funding will go toward telecommunications applications. Sprint Nextel plans to use $7.3 million to demonstrate 1-10 kw fuel cell systems for backup power for emergency communications infrastructure. And ...

Sprint Instinct S30 Now Available, Awkward $130 Price Confirmed [Cellphones]
Gizmodo — ... . Among that sad crowd, the S30 looks pretty good at $130, but against a wider industry backdrop of $100 BlackBerrys and WinMo Smartphones—not to mention some vastly more impressive offerings at the $200 price point—it, and in turn Sprint, looks silly. [Sprint via ...

Samsung Instinct s30 now available from Sprint
MobileCrunch — ... the launch of the Palm Pre looming, but if you’re itching to get something new because your old phone was dropped in the toilet after a drunken night out this weekend then I’ll have you know that the mini Instinct is now available. For $130 ($100MIR) you can get this little monstrosity of a touch-screen device that’s essentially a baby Instinct but now supports 32GB microSDHC cards. Because, you know, those are really affordable right now and everyone has them. Sprint Crunch Network: CrunchBase the free ...

Apple, Verizon and AT&T: Who's Playing Whom?
E-Commerce Times — ... is reportedly in talks with Verizon Wireless, looking to launch a touchscreen multimedia cell phone that would compete with the iPhone. That's not all. "By mid-2010, when the AT&T contract expires, the second-generation Android phones will come out, and Verizon will get a piece of that," Enderle said. "And Sprint's (NYSE: S) ...

Sprint to offer mobile 3G Wi-Fi device
Macworld — ... Sprint on Wednesday announced plans to launch the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 device in early June. The device will cost $100 after a $50 mail-in rebate, bundled with a new two-year service plan. The MiFi 2200 — which Sprint will relabel the “Sprint Mobile Hotspot” — connects to Sprint’s 3G cellular data network. It creates a localized Wi-Fi connection that any Wi-Fi device equipped can use — Mac laptop or desktop, iPhone, iPod touch, PC, game console and more. The Sprint Mobile Hotspot measures 3.5 x 2.32 x 0.35 inches and weighs 2.05 oz. It’s equipped with a brushed aluminum ...

Sprint To Start Selling Palm Pre June 6 For $199.99
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily — Sprint (S) this morning announced it will start selling the Palm (PALM) Pre smartphone on June 6 at $199.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. The phone will be sold via Sprint stores, Best Buy (BBY), Radio Shack (RSH), some Wal-Mart (WMT) stores and via Sprint.com. Sprint said the Palm Touchstore charging kit will be available on the same date at $69.99. ...

Sprint Offers Palm Pre This June 6th
Ubergizmo — ... It is official - Sprint will be offering the much vaunted Palm Pre throughout the US from June 6th onwards, so ensure you make a beeline to the nearest Sprint store, Best Buy, Radio Shack and selected Wal-Mart stores if you want to pick this puppy up. Hey, if you're too lazy to add to the carbon footprint by driving your huge SUV out, why not stay at home and check out Sprint's online store instead? Well, will you rush out to purchase the Pre for $199.99 with a 2-year contract, or would much rather wait it out instead for an iPhone refresh? [ ...

Palm Pre officially launching on June 6
pdaBlast! — Sprint today announced pricing and nationwide availability for the highly anticipated Palm® Pre™ phone, offered exclusively from Sprint. Palm Pre will be available nationwide on June 6 in Sprint stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack, select Wal-Mart stores and online at Sprint.com ...

Knives Out for the iPhone
E-Commerce Times — ... , the world's largest wireless carrier, is reportedly coming up with its own Android-based challenger to the iPhone. In the U.S., Sprint (NYSE: S) ...

Apple, iPhone and the Coming Mobile Melee
E-Commerce Times — ... up to provide targeted media for Nokia phone users who wanted to download apps. That launch hit a snag, however, with complaints that the store was down for long periods of time, pages either loaded slowly or not at all, and some apps disappeared from the store altogether. Nokia's explanation: Unexpectedly high traffic flows disrupted service. Nokia did not respond to requests for comment by press time. Nonetheless, the attacks on Apple's App Store will gain strength. "Carriers like Sprint (NYSE: S) ...

Apple's Intros Speedy iPhone for $199
Contentinople: — ... at $142.58 at 3:30 p.m. ET, down $2.09 per share, or 1.45 percent. While some Apple observers expected that CEO Steve Jobs, who went on a six-month medical leave in January, would make a surprise return at the conference, Jobs did not appear Monday in San Francisco. Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing Philip Schiller led the company's presentation. Jobs is expected to return at the end of June. The Apple news takes some of the spotlight from Palm Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. , which began selling the Palm Pre smartphone on Saturday. Analysts say ...

Sprint Offers Femtocells to Wholesale Partners
I4U News — ... within the home or small office and offers performance that is more reliable and less interference than trying to use a public Wi-Fi network. Key features of the Sprint femtocells include enhanced coverage without needing a new phone and support for up to three lines at the same time. The femtocell installs easily to an existing broadband connection and calls initiated on the femto cell transfer automatically to the wireless network when leaving the femtocell coverage area. Via Sprint Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun ...

Sprint launches LG LX370, Samsung Exclaim, and HTC Snap
Engadget Mobile — ... You've been able to find the Exclaim and Snap for a while now if you've dug through third-party retailers hard enough, but Sprint's finally selling them directly from its own site. The Snap -- which we'd already known would hit this week -- ...

Of Jobs, Wireless Exclusivity and the Competition
E-Commerce Times — ... very satisfied, or somewhat satisfied, with their wireless phone service. Verizon did not respond to requests for comment by press time. Competition? What Competition? The market will be hit by a slew of Android phones later this year -- T-Mobile More about T-Mobile has already announced its second Android entry from HTC , and handsets built by Motorola (NYSE: MOT) More about Motorola are expected before the end of the year. Meanwhile, Sprint (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel Chief Financial Officer Bob Brust said during ...

Comcast Turns to WiMAX in Portland
Technologizer — ... Better yet, where Clearwire does not have service yet, Comcast is allowing those subscribing to the 2go service to add mobile 3G data nationwide for an extra $20 month. This part of the service is offered through Sprint, which owns a portion of Clearwire. ...

Sprint Netbook: One Buck
dailywireless.org — Sprint has teamed up with mega-retailer Best Buy to sell a Compaq Mini 110c-1040DX Netbook for a buck, with a two-year service contract, reports C/Net. Best Buy will also sell the same Netbook for Verizon Wireless and AT&T for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Without any service contract, the Netbook costs $389.99, according to Best Buy’s Web site. ...

Sprint Gobbles Up Virgin Mobile For $483 million
TechCrunch — In what looks to become a healthy week for M&A activity, Sprint Nextel is putting more of its focus on the prepaid cell phone service market with a $483 million deal to buy out Virgin Mobile USA. The acquisition, which was announced earlier this morning, calls for Sprint to pay $5.50 in stock for each Virgin Mobile share, a 31 percent premium to the MVNO’s closing share price Monday of $4.21. The deal is expected to receive approval either in the fall or in early 2010. Sprint Nextel actually already owned 13.1 percent of Virgin Mobile, which uses the ...

Sprint acquires Virgin Mobile, looking to grow in prepaid phones
VentureBeat — Sprint announced today that it’s acquiring Virgin Mobile USA in an effort to bring on more customers for its prepaid mobile phones. The deal adds up to $483 million, including the 13.1 percent of Virgin that Sprint already owns. Sprint says it will merge Virgin with its Boost Mobile prepaid phone division, and will put Virgin chief executive Dan Schulman in charge of its overall prepaid business. With the economy causing more people to be budget conscious (preferring to buy more minutes as they use their phones rather ...

The Microhoo Union: Tiny Prenup, Rough Honeymoon, Separate Bedrooms
E-Commerce Times — ... was somehow trying to censor the Web by cracking down on what it may have considered strange and smutty. But AT insists that's not the way it is. The ISP says it blocked 4chan because one of its customers was experiencing a denial of service attack coming from IP addresses connected to 4chan, so it pulled the plug for a while. Afterwards, access to the site was restored, and the site's visitors got back to doing ... whatever it is they do. Pre-Paid Power For many, many months, Sprint (NYSE: S) ...

Sprint unveils new pair of 4G/3G WiFi routers
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... The Sprint Personal Hot Spot PHS300S is available through all sales channels for $159.99. The Cradlepoint MBR1000 broadband router is priced at $249.99 and is available via business sales, telesales and online at www.sprint.com. ...

Samsung Reclaim QWERTY Ecophone Is Ostentatiously Green, $50 On Sprint [Cellphones]
Gizmodo — Choosing which aspect of the Samsung Sprint Reclaim is most important will depend heavily on your worldview. Is it that the handset is made from environmentally-friendly bioplastics? That it's Sprint's first 3G QWERTY phone to touch $50 on contract? Take your pick, ruthless capitalist/unpleasant hippie! On the green front, 80% of its building materials are recyclable (the other 20% presumably murder baby pandas for fun), it doesn't come with a paper manual, and its recyclable packaging uses soy-based ink. (!) It's also painted green or blue, just in case the phone's ...

Release Dates and Specs for Upcoming Smartphones Leaked
infoSync World — ... brings us preliminary specifications for Sprint's upcoming version of the HTC Touch Pro 2 as well as the Samsung Instinct S50. Both are scheduled to be released on September 3. Additionally, Sprint's CEO Dan Hesse recently "announced" that Sprint's first Android phone is finally entering the latest stages prior to release. With the ...

Sprint Announces More 4G Cities
Gearlog — Sprint is readying 17 additional cities for its fledgling 4G WiMAX service. The new additions for the rest of 2009 include Boise, Bellingham, Charlotte, Greensboro, Maui, Raleigh, Salem, and eight smaller cities in Texas. ...

Sprint 4G in Portland and Las Vegas Gets Priced
I4U News — ... One of the things that many have been wondering about was the pricing that Sprint would attach to the 4G service it offers in a few cities around the country. Two of the most recent additions to the Sprint 4G WiMax locations was Las Vegas and Portland, Oregon. Sprint announced today that it's 4G service offering download speeds of over 10 Mbps peak and 3-6 Mbps on average is now available for consumers in these cities to use for only $10 per month more than its 3G service. That should make plans for 4G in these cities available for about $70 per month. Sprint has several ...

Sprint Customers Get Blackberry Tour
I4U News — ... for Verizon when it was first offered and liked the phone. Sprint customers who liked what they saw in the Blackberry Tour can now get their own version of the Tour. Sprint announced today that the Tour is now available on its network and supports the Sprint 3G mobile network. The Tour has the same features that the Verizon version has including GPS, Internet access, QWERTY keyboard, and more. Other features include a 3.2MP camera with geotagging and a 16GB microSD card. The Blackberry Tour sells for a limited time for $199.99 with a new 2-year agreement. Posted on Thu, 27 ...

Ask Steve: 4 Tips For Choosing The Best Mobile Carrier
bMighty.com - Features — ... ) is in close second place with SMB mobile voice and data carrier market share of 26% and 21% respectively. Iconic devices like the iPhone have helped AT attract SMB employees with fashionista or prosumer data tendencies, although smart phone adoption at SMBs has lagged that of larger enterprises. Interestingly, while Verizon leads with mobile voice market share, it is tied with AT for mobile data market share in SMB markets. Sprint (including Nextel) -- was long the darling of SMBs, although that leadership has long since vanished. With 18% mobile voice and 15% mobile ...

HTC Touch Pro2 lands on Sprint network soon
PHONE Magazine — ... September 8. The device will sport the same features including a 3.6-inch touchscreen that has variable angles and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The device will run Windows Mobile 6.1 and use the touchFLO user interface exclusive to HTC. The handset will come with pre-installed applications for NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile. Sprint will sell the Touch Pro2 for $349.99 after a 2-year agreement and a $100 mail-in rebate. [via Sprint]

Sprint Hero officially available in October
infoSync World — Sprint today announced plans to release the HTC Hero, confirming months of rumors and speculation that the popular Android device, already available in Europe, would finally come to the U.S. carrier. The HTC Hero is similar to the ...

Sprint’s First Android Device – HTC Hero
The Gadgeteer — Sprint customers will finally get a taste of Android on October 11, with the HTC Hero. The HTC Hero offers synchronization for built-in Google mobile services, including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube as well as access to more than 8,000 applications built on the Android platform. This is the model that I’ve been interested in trying out since my review of the G1 back in January. Full press release after the jump. … [visit site to read more] Filed in categories: Android related, Spotlight Gadgets Tagged: Android, ...

Sprint to get HTC Hero soon
PHONE Magazine — ... The device will be offered on that date through all retail channels including Best Buy for $179.99 after a $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in rebate. Sprint is allowing customers to pre-register for the Hero online right now. ...

Sprint Samsung M240 budget clamshell
PHONE Magazine — ... Sprint have announced their latest entry-level Samsung, the M240, a compact clamshell aimed at basic voice call use.  The M240 has a speakerphone, threaded SMS messages and T9, together with a calendar and 500-entry phonebook. ...

Palm Pixi powered by WebOS
SlashGear — ... In addition, effective today the Palm Pre™ phone from Sprint is available for $149.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $150 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate. You can find this great pricing at Sprint stores, on the web (www.sprint.com) and by calling Sprint’s telesales group (1-800-SPRINT1). With the new Palm Pixi phone, and Palm Pre at a lower price, Palm and Sprint are bringing greater choice of Palm webOS phones to a larger audience. ...

Announcing the Palm Pixi, Another WebOS Device Already…
Mobility Site — ... . And here’s some good news about the older sibling in the family: You can now purchase a Palm Pre from Sprint for as low as $149.99 with ...

Palm Pixi is a dainty new Palm WebOS phone, hold the slider
infoSync World — ... launched earlier this year, the Palm Pixi will be a slim candybar design with an exposed keyboard, and not a slider like the Pre. The Pixi, as it's name would suggest, will be smaller than the Palm Pre, with some reduced capabilities, but it will also be available at a reduced price. The Palm Pixi will launch on Sprint later this year, marking quite a coup for Sprint and Palm. Considering that Google and HTC were only able to offer two Android phones on the U.S. market in the first year of production, it's impressive to see upstart companies like Sprint and Palm bring two ...

Palm Goes Live With the Pixi– Shipping for the Holidays
jkOnTheRun — ... In addition, effective today the Palm Pre™ phone from Sprint is available for $149.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $150 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate. You can find this great pricing at Sprint stores, on the web (www.sprint.com) and by calling Sprint’s telesales group (1-800-SPRINT1). With the new Palm Pixi phone, and Palm Pre at a lower price, Palm and Sprint are bringing greater choice of Palm webOS phones to a larger audience. ...

Apple Homes In on the iPod's Next Conquests
E-Commerce Times — ... same game selection that can be found in the App Store, Apple said. Plus, their games are more expensive -- and you have to actually get off your duff and go to a store in order to buy them. [image] Listen to the podcast (10:25 minutes). Pixi Stick Palm (Nasdaq: PALM) More about Palm , Apple's nemesis in the smartphone arena, also announced the birth of a new product this week, though its message got a little muddled thanks to its carrier partner Sprint (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel . First, an unusual offer appeared on Sprint's ...

Sprint Hero Review: Faster, Stronger, Uglier [Lightning Review]
Gizmodo — Take the most daring Android phone yet, but make it faster, stronger and better (but blander). You have the Sprint take on the HTC Hero, which happens to be the best Android phone you can buy. I said the original version of the Hero was "daring" and "ambitious, but tragically flawed." (Read that review first.) If it was Batman, the Sprint Hero is Superman: Nearly perfect, but goddamn boring. HTC has taken the striking, aggressive angles of Hero v1 and flattened them out into a rounded, far more generic looking phone. It's not hideous, but it's lost its ...

Samsung Instinct HD hitting Sprint September 27th
SlashGear — ... Samsung and Sprint have finally come clean and officially announced the Instinct HD, which will hit stores in the US from September 27th.  The Instinct HD brings with it a 3.2-inch 320 x 480 touchscreen, EVDO Rev.A, WiFi b/g, GPS, a 5-megapixel camera and, perhaps most interesting, a TV-out connection supporting HD resolutions with an optional HDMI adapter. ...

Sprint Instinct HD Impressions: Shockingly Decent 720p Video Doesn't Save It [Sprint Instinct Hd]
Gizmodo — The Instinct software feels pretty damn dated now, and the Instinct HD doesn't make it feel any fresher. But, the hardware is a deadly serious upgrade: It can shoot 720p HD video and 5MP photos, plus it finally has Wi-Fi. It's also got Opera MIni 9.7 off the bat, a capable, though not phenomenal browser, along with (crappy) apps for Facebook and Twitter, besides the usual Sprint stock: Navigation, Live TV, etc. Overall, the experience feels clunky and, far too often, frustratingly laggy. Why anyone would buy this $250 (or $200 at Best Buy) faux-smartphone over the ...

Sprint Samsung Moment announced: AMOLED Android smartphone
SlashGear — ... have announced their first US Android smartphone, the Samsung Moment, and it’s headed exclusively to Sprint.  The Moment has a 3.2-inch 320 x 480 AMOLED touchscreen together with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, optical joystick, EVDO Rev.A and WiFi b/g; as a “with Google” device, it has the usual Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube and other software. ...

Sprint unveils turnkey wireless business solution
PHONE Magazine — ... If you like cell phones so much that you wish you could spend your entire day talking about them and playing with them without having to work for someone at a local wireless store maybe what you need is your own wireless store. Sprint has announced a new turnkey program that is a back-office solution for those interested in selling Sprint devices under their own label. ...

Attack of the Droids
LinuxInsider — AT&T (NYSE: T) More about AT&T has its iPhone, Sprint (NYSE: S) More about Sprint Nextel has its Pre, T-Mobile More about T-Mobile has its myTouch, and Verizon More about Verizon has ... what? A BlackBerry or something? Even though Verizon is the biggest network in the land -- and even though iPhone users think about Verizon longingly every time a call goes dead -- the company is not generally known for having killer phones. That may change soon. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) More about Google and Verizon ...

Cellular Networks Open Up, Just a Little Bit
bMighty.com - Features — ... phones by the end of the year, and additional cell phones, feature phones, and even netbooks are expected in 2010. Despite being a newcomer, Google has been having a major impact on the cellular market. Sprint Nextel has opened its network up to the ...

Sprint announces Motorola Debut i856 handset
SlashGear — ... Sprint has announced a new handset supporting push to talk on its nationwide mobile network. The handset is called the Motorola Debut i856. You might recognize the name of that handset, ...

Press Release: If You Use Metro in Washington, D.C., Maryland or Virginia, Sprint has an Important Message for You: "Welcome to the NOW Network"
MobileBurn.com — ... is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving almost 49 million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2009; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com .

Press Release: Sprint Nextel to Acquire Wireless Affiliate iPCS, Inc.
MobileBurn.com — ... is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving almost 49 million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2009; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com .

T-Mobile Matches Sprint's Smartphone Plans
infoSync World — ... , $3240 on T-Mobile and $2400 on Sprint . In other words, if you experience better network quality on Verizon Wireless or AT compared to T-Mobile and Sprint, it could be because you're paying for it than anything else. Deutsche Telekom, the owner of T-Mobile, recently said that the late 3G rollout has been problematic. However, when considering the fact that the interest in data services are first now exploding, they might have not missed much of an opportunity thus far. Still, in order to boost the sales of data plans, T-Mobile now slashes its prices through a new "Even ...

Palm Pixi Release Date Announced
infoSync World — Sprint today announced that the Palm Pixi will be released on November 15. It'll cost $200 with a two-year contract and after a $50 instant rebate. A $100 mail-in rebate will be given when signing up for a qualifying plan. The Palm Pixi will be sold through Sprint stores, online at Sprint's webstore and at Best Buy, RadioShack and select Wal-mart stores. Check out our brief hands-on with the second WebOS smartphone here: At the Fall CTIA 2009 show in San Diego, we finally got our hands on the Palm Pixi, ...

Palm Pixi Coming November 15 for $99
jkOnTheRun — ... The Pixi will be available through Sprint directly, as well as Best Buy, Radio Shack and Walmart stores nationwide. Palm is excited about the addition to their new phone line. ...

Sprint plans to release Palm Pixi in mid-November
Macworld — ... unveiled in September, will be available with a two-year cellular contract. Sprint is offering a $50 “instant rebate” at the cash register, with a separate $100 mail-in rebate. The Pixi will be available at the carrier’s Website and retail stores, and also at Best Buy, RadioShack, and some Wal-Mart stores. The Pixi offers a full, exposed QWERTY keyboard, and a multi-touch screen that is smaller than the one featured on its sibling, the ...

Palm to debut new Pixi cell phone with Sprint on Nov. 15
VentureBeat — Palm and Sprint said today that the Palm Pixi cell phone will be available on Nov. 15 for $99.99. The Palm Pixi phone is second major smartphone from Palm this year. In June, Palm launched the $199 Palm Pre on Sprint’s phone network. The goal is to get an affordable smartphone out for the holidays. Like the Pre, the Pixi uses Palm’s new WebOS operating system, which was designed for the hybrid web/voice usage of today’s smartphones. The $99.99 price, after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate, is contigent on ...

Sprint announces Palm Pixi to be available on Nov. 15th
Krunker — ... You’ll need to activate the handset on a pricing plan which includes unlimited data. The Palm Pixi will be available at Sprint stores, online at www.sprint.com, via telesales, at Best Buy, RadioShack, and select Wal-Mart stores. ...

Will you buy Sprint Palm Pixi for $99.99? AT&T iPhone price comparison
Phones Review — We are asking “Will you buy Sprint Palm Pixi for $99.99?” Sprint will be exclusively selling the Palm Pixi for only $99.99 with a two-year service agreement, and this comes after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate and be available at Sprint stores. You can purchase from www.sprint.com, RadioShack, through telesales at 1-800-SPRINT1, Best Buy and select Wal-Mart stores. This Palm Pixi will be available from November 15th on Sprint which is great news because you get it before Christmas, when you look at the price plans including unlimited ...

Sprint Third Quarter Loss Widens to $478 Million
Digital Trends — ... Sprint lost $478 million during the third quarter of 2009...but CEO Dan Hesse says things are looking up. Beleaguered U.S. telecommunications operator Sprint has posted its ...

Intel Escapes Its Legal Morass, One Settlement at a Time
E-Commerce Times — ... . It's very similar to the HTC Hero from Sprint (NYSE: S), so perhaps that's exactly why Verizon put it right in the other phone's shadow; giving this thing its own launch day might not have been very impressive. It also might have been pretty confusing. The thing's called the "Droid Eris," and Verizon also now has the just-plain "Droid." Was this a moment of boardroom confusion? Not at all, according to Verizon spokesperson Brenda Raney. She told us, "The name 'Droid' is being used as a brand within Verizon Wireless so customers who want the great open architecture of Android ...

Press Release: Sprint Nextel Reduces Debt
MobileBurn.com — ... including two wireless networks serving more than 48 million customers at the end of the third quarter of 2009 and the first and only 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com .

Online Retailers Are Rolling Back Prices on Palm Pixi and Pre
Mashable! — How much is a a Palm Pre, or the new, lightweight, webOS-powered smartphone, Palm Pixi these days? The answer might surprise you. Officially, Palm Pre costs $150 on Sprint.com, and Palm Pixi is around $100; both deals come with a two-year contract with Sprint. But Amazon has slashed the prices even further; way further. Right now, Palm Pre costs $79.99 on Amazon, while the Pixi is a mere $24.99 . These prices also come with a two-year plan from Sprint, and free activation. Without a doubt, both the Pre and the Pixi are currently kings of ...

Press Release: Sprint Nextel Completes Tender Offer for iPCS, Inc.
MobileBurn.com — ... including two wireless networks serving more than 48 million customers at the end of the third quarter of 2009 and the first and only 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The company's customer-focused strategy has led to improved first call resolution and customer care satisfaction scores. For more information, visit www.sprint.com .

Verizon Vanquishes AT&T in Customer Satisfaction Poll
E-Commerce Times — ... came out second to Verizon Wireless in the survey, while Sprint (NYSE: S), which took last place in 2008, is now third. Getting to Vox Populi Consumer Reports subscribers in 16 cities were selected at random for the survey. The cities include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Miami. The were asked to name their carrier and answer a series of questions. "We had to have a sufficient number of respondents in each city to report on the provider," Vaccaro explained. About 3,200 of the more than 54,000 respondents had prepaid services. The survey was ...

Sprint Tries to Spin Sharing Customers’ GPS Data with Feds
Digital Trends — ... Sprint is downplaying a report that it shared customers' GPS data with federal authorities more than 8 million times during a 13-month period. Telecommunications operator Sprint is downplaying a recent report that claims Sprint shared customers’ GPS location information with federal authorities more than 8 million times between September 2008 and October 2009. The report, ...

Apple Isn't Hungry Enough to Need Verizon
E-Commerce Times — Ever since the iPhone debuted on AT (NYSE: T), there's been speculation (and wishful thinking, lots and lots of wishful thinking) that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) would eventually bring its iPhone to other carriers in the United States -- more specifically, to Verizon Wireless . Sure, there are potential customers who would like to see official Sprint (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile versions, but Verizon is the mindshare leader here. The widely reported (and mostly believed) timetable for the end of AT 's iPhone exclusivity contract is mid-2010, which is when ...

Comcast's New Broadcast Spectacle
E-Commerce Times — ... from Consumer Reports, which released results of a survey of 54,000 people in 16 major U.S. cities on how they felt about whichever of the four major networks they subscribed to: Verizon, AT , Sprint (NYSE: S) or ...