Sprint Launches Samsung Instinct HD
Closing out the wave of new Sprint devices launching today is the Samsung Instinct HD. The Instinct HD features an HVGA resolution touch display, virtual QWERTY keyboard, microSDHC expansion slot, Wi-Fi radio, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, full access to Sprint services, speakerphone, accelerometer, light and proximity sensors and a 5.0 megapixel camera with video […]
Instinct HD Preview: Sprint Titan Loaded, Opera Mobile Deal Exclusive
PhoneNews.com has the full scoop on what to expect from the Instinct HD. First and foremost, the Instinct HD will expand on Sprint’s Opera Mini-bundling in the Instinct S30. Opera Mobile will become the standard browser, operating inside the Instinct HD’s BREW environment. This is the first time Opera Mobile has been the default browser […]
Sprint Samsung Instinct HD to Be Best Buy Exclusive
Best Buy has outed the forthcoming Samsung Instinct HD for Sprint, which will mark the carrier’s first high-end non smartphone with built-in Wi-Fi and HD video output. The listing also confirms that it will be sold exclusively through Best Buy for an undetermined anount of time. The S50 is an incremental upgrade to the venerable […]
FCC Approves Sprint Samsung Instinct S50
The FCC has approved the forthcoming Sprint Samsung Instinct S50 with the model code SPH-M850. The successor to the S30 features a Wi-Fi radio, WQVGA resolution widescreen touch display, TV output with HD resolution support, 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and Bluetooth. Neither Sprint nor Samsung have officially announced the phone as of yet, but […]
Sprint Relaxes Java Restrictions, Starting with Instinct s30
Sprint has announced that they are relaxing the restrictions on Java applications on future devices, starting with the Instinct s30. When Sprint and Nextel merged, the companies decided to leave Nextel Java “open”, albeit with restrictions on the end-user uploading content to the phone itself. Nextel phones need to have a hacked Java loader to […]
Sprint Samsung Instinct Mini Image Surfaces
The first images of the forthcoming Samsung Instinct Mini or SPH-M810 have surfaced after our exclusive first details. The new Instinct is meant to be positioned next to the current model with a more rounded bodyshell and identical featureset. The phone is expected to launch in mid-April and is to be marketed as the Instinct […]
Sprint Rolls Out New Samsung Instinct Firmware Update
Sprint has begun to rollout the MR5 firmware update for the Samsung Instinct with firmware series number CA10. A staggered nationwide push will begin on Monday, February 16th. Details on the update contents are sparse at this time, but what is known is that the update now includes an RSS reader, dynamic zoom control in […]
Exclusive: iPhone nano, meet Instinct Mini
Reliable sources have confirmed what has been posted in our forums. Sprint and Samsung are working on miniaturizing, and delivering a cheaper version of the popular Samsung Instinct phone. Some new features will also be reportedly added, and the potential for native code (complete with the AU-MIC platform SDK from Korea) is still on the […]
Sprint Launches Pink Instinct at $99.99 After Rebate (Updated Again)
Sprint has launched the Pink variant of the continually improved Samsung Instinct high-end feature phone. The device features the same EVDO Rev. A data access,  3.1 inch WQVGA resolution display with haptic feedback, HTML web browser, media player, GPS support through Sprint Navigation as well as the 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and flash, speakerphone, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSDHC […]
