Sprint TV Starts Its Ad-Supported TV Tests
Sprint TV over the past couple of months has begun to expand its offerings of free content (to customers with Vision but no Sprint TV package). This is enabling Sprint to begin testing advertising-supported free content offerings on Sprint TV. Fox initially began offering limited versions of its FX show “Black. White.” without advertisements. However, […]
Sprint: LG MM-350 Revealed
Sprint has begun testing the LG MM-350, the successor to the popular PM-325 handset. Details are currently sketchy, however, the device, currently classed as LX-350, contains both conventional PM-class and MM-class specifications. ARM 9 Processor 128×160 Pixel Display MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1 3GPP, 3GPP2 Playback Support AAC Audio Playback Video Camcorder + Camera Obviously, the […]
Sprint Partners With Cable
As previously rumored all over the web, Sprint has today announced that it will be joining Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, and Advance/Newhouse in offering bundled services. These services will eventually bundle the Sprint TV experience to a customer’s cable account and features such as PVR services will be directly accessible from the handset. While this […]
Exclusive: Sanyo 7500 Specifications
Once again, we continue our track record of breaking the news on every Sprint 3G phone. The Sanyo 7500 builds on the popular 7000 series, and will mirror the upcoming Sanyo 9000, but with some features removed to make it a more mid-range handset. ARM9 CPU EV-DO With Power Vision (MIDP 2.0, JavaScript, 3GPP2, H.264 […]
Sanyo 9000: Specifications & Tidbits
Sanyo 9000 Specifications The Sanyo 9000 has received preliminary hardware approval, and sources in Sprint have now confirmed that it has entered software testing and approval. This indicates it will not be available at the launch of EV-DO unless EV-DO is further delayed. This will mark the first time Sprint has launched a 3G network-wide […]
Sprint: Sanyo MM-8300 Pictures & Details
The Sanyo MM-8300 (which, SPI broke the news of its existance) will be a minor revision building on the highly-popular PM-8200. The most significant additions will be a video camera, MIDP 2.0, and Sprint TV.
Sprint TV Goes Live with Fox News *Updated*
Update: MobiTV is actually serving Fox News, alongside Sprint TV’s other channel offerings (which are already provided by MobiTV). This begs the question as to why MobiTV does not also offer the channel, but, MobiTV has a long-standing position to not respond to our inquiries. Sprint consistently refused to answer our requests as to if […]
Verizon: VCast With Some Intelligence
We haven’t reported on VCast since its launch, for multiple reasons. It’s a little long winded, takes some to task, but in the end is at least an informative read on how the media works, and how VCast works… you might even learn something when you’re done reading it.
Sprint Certifies Apple for 3GPP
Sprint today certified Apple’s QuickTime and Xserve G5 systems as capable of properly deliver 3GPP streaming video to Sprint TV-supported phones. Sprint is the first U.S. 3G carrier to not only support 3GPP, but support Apple’s 3GPP formatting and serving. Sprint joins NTT DoCoMo as a supporter of Apple’s 3GPP initiatives. This is good news […]
Sprint TV Channel Lineup
From the Sprint TV press release… My Channels: A �basic cable� type package consisting of: Ch. 1 = Sprint TV, which is a compilation of content from NBC, FOX Sports, The Weather Channel and more. The content and technology for Sprint TV are being delivered by MobiTV. Ch. 20 = Twentieth Century Fox, that offers […]