Sprint Announces Formal Termination of LightSquared Agreement
Sprint officially announces termination of network hosting and spectrum agreement with LightSquared
Cancelled HTC Windows Phone Mango Smartphone for Sprint Listed for Sale on Ebay
Cancelled HTC Windows Phone Listed on Ebay Refects Sprint’s Current Attitude Towards Windows Phone
Virgin Mobile Puts First Alcatel Mobile Android Smartphone Up For Pre-Order
Virgin Mobile to Launch Alcatel Mobile Android smartphone on Thursday
Report: Sprint to Abandon LightSquared Deal, Shores Up More Wholesale LTE Deals
Bloomberg has filed a report citing sources within Sprint that states that the carrier will be walking away from its network sharing deal with LightSquared in light of the network’s struggles to remain viable in the wake of the FCC’s recent revocation of its provisional approval for LightSquared to launch its planned LTE network. For […]
Sprint, Boost to Launch ‘Eco-Friendly’ LG Rumor Reflex
Sprint and Boost Mobile have jointly announced the forthcoming launch of the latest iteration of the LG Rumor series of messaging oriented feature phones in the ‘eco friendly’ LG Rumor Reflex.
Google Sells Off Clearwire Stake at Massive Loss, Triggers Market Selloff
In its latest 10-K filing with the SEC, Google has revealed that it has sold off its minority stake in Clearwire for $47 million in cash, which represents nearly 9.5 percent of its original $500 million investment in the ISP and signals the beginning of the exodus for the initial investors that made up the […]
LightSquared Close to Bankruptcy, Misses Key Payment and Lays Off Workers
The bad news is piling on for embattled network LightSquared, as the company has missed a key payment to satellite network operator Inmarsat as it scrambles to remain in business following last week’s FCC decision to reject the network rollout until the company can reassure the regulator that its planned LTE network will not interfere […]
Official Ice Cream Sandwich Build for Sprint Epic Touch 4G Leaks
One of the first official builds of Android Ice Cream Sandwich for the Sprint Sansung Epic Touch 4G has been leaked with nearly complete functionality save for issues with MMS. The build number for the leak is FB09 [ 4.0.3] with version 4.0.3 of Ice Cream Sandwich being compatible with all hardware. One major caveat to […]
New Intellectual Ventures Suit Filed Against AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
Noted patent holding firm Intellectual Ventures has filed a new suit targeting AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint in regards to 14 unspecified patents that the firm claims are being infringed upon by the three named carriers. The patent holding firm is seeking unspecified damages for the infringements and their counsel has issued the following statement regarding […]
Clearwire Confirms Deactivated CLEAR iSpots Are Bricks
A representative for Clearwire confirmed to PhoneNews.com today that inactive CLEAR iSpot 4G modems are, as of now, glorified bricks. They cannot be reactivated on any Clearwire service, nor can they be converted to standard Clear Spot devices. This follows on our reporting, early this morning, that Clear iSpot devices on suspended monthly service plans […]