FCC Reveals Motorola i886
The FCC has revealed the unannounced Motorola i886 messaging oriented iDEN featurephone. The draft user manual confirms a dual-keypad layout with a 12 key dialpad and a sliding QWERTY keyboard along with a microSDHC expansion slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, media player and Bluetooth with stereo audio support. Neither Sprint […]
Sprint to Overhaul Network and Attempt Second iDEN to CDMA Transition
Sprint representatives Bob Azzi and Scott Sloat have confirmed the carrier’s plans to reduce its cellsite footprint from its current 66,000 sites to a new reduced total of 46,000 sites with multi-mode hardware that can be more easily deployed with a combination of iDEN/CDMA 1x/EVDO/WiMax software in order to ease future network upgrades and better […]
Sprint Rolling Out Another Samsung Epic 4G Update
As expected, Sprint has begun to roll out another update for the Samsung Epic 4G, this one addressing the EVDO upload speed issue as well as issues with Wi-Fi battery drain while in standby mode, issues with downloading from Amazon MP3 while in 4G mode and large email rendering issues. The update will roll out […]
Sprint Announces Pricing and Launch Details for Motorola ES400S
Sprint has announced pricing and launch details for the Motorola ES400 enterprise oriented Windows Mobile device, the the first rugged Windows Mobile 6.5.3 device to be subsidized and sold directly by a carrier. The device features Windows Mobile 6.5.3, a 3.0 inch VGA resolution display, 3.2 megapixel camera with video recorder, GPS support via A-GPS […]
Clearwire and Sprint Roll Out WiMax Service in Minneapolis and Pittsburgh
Clearwire and Sprint have jointly rolled out WiMax service in the Minneapolis and Pittsburgh markets. Coverage in Minneapolis spans as Anoka, as far south as Apple Valley and southwest as Eden Prairie, west to Maple Grove, and east to Woodbury, while coverage in Pittsburgh spans North Hills to South Park and from Monroeville to Carnegie. […]
Sprint Confirms Epic 4G Update Rollout Tomorrow
Sprint has confirmed an additional update for the Epic 4G rolling out tomorrow that is expected to address the longstanding EVDO upload issue whereby devices were being capped to 150kbps upload speeds without an explanation as to the reason for the artificial cap. Below is the official statement: “Good news – an update will be […]
Gateway Announces NV59C66U with Built-In WiMax
Gateway has announced the immediate availability of the NV59C66U notebook with an integrated WiMax modem. The laptop features are configurable with Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, AMD Athlon, or AMD Turion processors along with Wi-Fi N radio and optional Blu-Ray drive. The laptop as configured with WiMax is $699.99 and available now.
Samsung Epic 4G Media Hub Update Causing Battery Life Issues, Workaround Detailed
The recent update to the Samsung Epic 4G which added access to the manufacturer’s Media Hub service is confirmed to be causing issues with battery drain and sleep functionality. As the update added the OMA DRM runtime for content encryption and access, the runtime is constantly running in the background, polling every 11 seconds and […]
Virgin Mobile to Deliver Android 3G, Unlimited Everything for $25 with Google Voice, VoIP et al
Virgin Mobile has begun informing dealers that they will offer the Samsung Intercept, their first Android phone, for the same price points as their feature phones. The MVNO currently offers one smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 8350, for $10 higher per month than their standard feature phone price points. The Samsung Intercept has begun surfacing in […]
FCC Reveals Clear-Branded Modem/Router with VOIP Passthrough
The FCC has revealed and approved a new unannounced Clear branded modem/router with an RJ-11 jack for VOIP passthrough capability. The device also features a built-in Wi-Fi radio and Ethernet jack. No further information is available at this time.