online.wsj.com - 11/22/2008
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John Garcia, a top Sprint Nextel Corp. executive in charge of one of the wireless carrier's main business units, is leaving the company, a spokeswoman said. Mr. Garcia is stepping down as head of the CDMA business, the unit that control's 70% of Sprint's customer base. The circumstances of Mr. ...
boygeniusreport.com - 11/19/2008
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boygeniusreport.com —
We’ll keep the rumor flag on this one
but you can pretty safely mark it down as...
done. Since we first scooped the Treo Pro back in May , the consensus has been consistent - it’s kind of sweet, for a Palm. Those who have used the handset ...
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Palm Treo Pro coming to Sprint in January
mobiletechreview.com - 11/20/2008
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mobiletechreview.com —
The T-Mobile cameo, available in T-Mobile retail stores
today, is one of the first digital picture frames...
tied to a wireless carrier network. With the cameo, friends and family can send pictures captured on a mobile phone - ...
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T-Mobile Releases Cameo Digital Photo Frame and Starts ...
fiercewireless.com - 11/18/2008
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fiercewireless.com —
Sprint Nextel is instituting a voluntary separation package
for its employees, giving them until Dec. 3 to...
leave the company voluntarily. The beleagured carrier, which lost 1.3 million net subscribers in the third quarter, has not announced any ...
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Sprint offers voluntary package to employees
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Sprint Loses A Key Executive (S)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... WSJ: Mr. Garcia is stepping down as head of the CDMA business, the unit that control's 70% of Sprint's customer base. The circumstances of Mr. Garcia's departure were not clear. The company spokeswoman declined to comment, and Mr. Garcia could not immediately be reached for comment. ...
Sprint’s head of CDMA hits the road
Boy Genius Report —
... Will Dan Hesse’s woes never cease? In a sudden move this past week, yet another member of Sprint’s top management decided he had enough and went running for the hills. John Garcia, the now-former head of Sprint’s CDMA business, abruptly parted ways with the carrier and left Keith Cowan, president of strategy and corporate development, to pick up the pieces in his place. Sprint has made no official statement on the matter, which leaves the press to fill in the cracks with speculation - never a good thing. Garcia’s departure is the latest in a ...
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Hundreds wait at Verizon Stores for BlackBerry Storm —
I4U News 11/22/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of people lined up at some Verizon Wireless stores
on Friday to buy the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen phone from
Research In Motion that aims to compete with Apple's iPhone.
More than 200 people had ...
BlackBerry Storm Launch with long lines, see Video Footage —
I4U News 11/22/2008
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