Boost Mobile Teases Sanyo 2700 on Prepaid as Juno Messaging Phone
Boost Mobile has shown their first upcoming CDMA phone, since resuming sales of CDMA devices. The Sanyo SCP-2700 will be sold on Boost Mobile as the Sanyo Juno messaging phone. Already a strong seller on Sprint postpay service, the rebranded Juno is a logical target for Boost Mobile service. It is similar in feature sets […]
Sprint Announces Samsung Restore Eco-Friendly QWERTY Slider
Sprint has announced the forthcoming launch of its second eco-friendly phone for Sprint in the Samsung Restore, a messaging and multimedia oriented phone similar to the Reclaim. Samsung claims the Restore is the first mobile phone to be manufactured out of 84% post consumer recycled material and features other green-friendly bullet points such as a […]
Radio Shack Discontinues Sprint Pre and Pixi
The Wall Street Journal is reporting with independent confirmation from various sources (including PhoneNews.com) that Radio Shack has discontinued the Sprint versions of the Palm Pre and Pixi, with its online store and retail stores no longer listing the devices for sale after multiple visits to local stores. Sprint representative Scott Sloat has further confirmed […]
Sprint Internal Listing Reveals BlackBerry Tour 9650 Launch for May 16th
A leaked internal Sprint listing shows the forthcoming BlackBerry Tour 9650 launch being set for May 16th at a pricepoint of $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate and BIS requirement. The BlackBerry Tour 9650 will be the first CDMA BlackBerry device on Sprint to feature a built-in Wi-Fi radio along with EVDO Rev A access as […]
Sprint Giving Away Free iPad Carrying Case with Overdrive Modem Purchase from Best Buy
In an attempt to shamelessly promote its WiMax service, Sprint has taken it upon itself to give away an iPad carrying case with a separate pouch for its Overdrive 3G/4G modem router. The 4G Case by Sprint is now available for free with the purchase of the Overdrive from participating Best Buy stores.
Sprint HTC EVO Release Timeframe and Preliminary 4G Hotspot Pricing Detailed
New information has surfaced regarding both the release timeframe of the HTC EVO 4G and preliminary pricing for the 4G hotspot service following up on last month’s blockbuster announcement at CTIA. First, the release timeframe for the device is being decided between June 6th and June 13th, with the 13th being favored more heavily at […]
Nexaira Announces NexConnect SOHO 3G/4G Router for Small Business and Home Office
Hardware manufacturer Nexaira has announced the forthcoming launch of its NexConnect SOHO router which will allow home offices and small business to take advantage of 3G/4G mobile broadband service via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. The router features a USB port and PCMCIA (PC Card) slot to accept modems from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon and even 4G […]
Sprint Samsung Moment 2 Surfaces
Image courtesy of WeRAndroid.com. The first image of the yet unannounced successor to the Sprint Samsung Moment has surfaced. The device is expected to feature TouchWiz 3.0 and Android 2.1 but is not based off of any recently announced Samsung devices. As such it does not feature Samsung’s new internally developed chipset or its new […]
Sprint Airave Successor Revealed by FCC
The FCC has revealed the forthcoming successor to the current Sprint Airave femtocell manufactured by Samsung for improved indoor reception. The current model, while adept at servicing voice calls, does not support EVDO data, whereas the successor which will be manufactured by Airvana will feature both EVDO data access and VoIP landline support via built-in […]
Sprint and Clearwire Among Time Division-LTE Proponents
A consortium of companies comprising Motorola, Huawei, ZTE, Cisco, Nokia Siemens, Alcatel-Lucent along with Sprint and Cleaarwire are petitioning the 3GPP to define a more efficient LTE standard for deployment on the 2.6GHz band should WiMax not be widely adopted outside of the Middle East, South Korea, Latin America and the US. The group is […]