Sprint to Launch Four Phones Next Month
Sprint has announced their launch lineup for July. All four phones have been previously covered on PCS Intel, and they are the Sanyo 6600 Katana, Sanyo 2400, Samsung A640, and Samsung A420. The Samsung A640 launched internally today, and should be available within the next week or two. Some stores have reported receiving limited stock, […]
Cingular to Launch Video Calling in 2007
Cingular Wireless has announced that they will finally enable video calling on their UMTS phones and network. UMTS video calling has been promised by Cingular since 2003, with the release of UMTS video phones from AT&T Wireless. Now, customers will be able to use the un-tapped feature in their devices. However, customers will have to […]
Cingular UMTS in New York Nearing Launch
Readers report that Cingular is now selling the Samsung ZX10, Cingular’s only current UMTS device, in New York. The device is also available online in New York area zip codes. This indicates that Cingular will launch UMTS in New York in the very near future. Earlier this month, Cingular announced they would no longer sell […]
Sprint Launches Voice Recognition Applications
As a part of Sprint’s Java 2 API extensions, included in every MM-class phone, is voice recognition. This is in addition to Sprint’s other Java 2 API extensions such as gpsOne support for LBS. Sprint this week began offering voice search access to ringtones. The application is a free download on Sprint’s download store for […]
Motorola Q Set for April Launch (Updated)
Motorola’s new website for the Q has stated an April launch date. Verizon Wireless has already said they will be the exclusive launch carrier for the device. Motorola Q Promo PageUpdate: The April 2006 reference on the web page has been removed. It has been replaced with a statement of “shipping soon” for the device.
Sprint Developer Program Launches Webcast Series
Sprint’s Application Developer Program will be following the trend of other providers such as Cingular and will be offering a Developer Educational series of webcasts. Their first webcast will be on March 29th with three sessions, focusing on developing applications for Power Vision devices. Webcast Registration
Cingular Launches LG CG300
Cingular today launched the LG CG300. The CG300 is a basic camera phone with two color displays, and adds support for Cingular PTT. The phone is $49.99 after rebate with two-year agreement. Cingular CG300 Product Page
Motorola Announces New RAZRs
Motorola today announced four new RAZRs today. The first two are Blue and Pink versions of the V3, which Motorola has said previously would be sold. The Motorola V3c is a CDMA version of the RAZR and adds a megapixel camera, 30 MB of memory, and EV-DO. It will launch on Verizon. The Motorola V3i […]
Sprint Launches Power Vision, Four New Phones (Updated Again)
Update 2: The Samsung MM-A940 does indeed support the Sprint Music Store, as previous reports had indicated, the error was on the part of Sprint’s Power Vision web site omitting that information as well as the lack of propper follow-up answers from Sprint media relations. Update: Sprint along with Power Vision launched their Music Store. […]
Sprint: Updated EV-DO Soft & Hard Launch Areas
We’re following up on our previous groundbreaking coverage with an update straight from our forums. While EV-DO launch dates are still subject to change, the soft launch for EV-DO is set for the 27th, followed by the hard launch (with high-profile marketing campaigns) will follow on November 11. With that in mind, we can now […]