It looks like Sprint is gearing up to retire some older smartphone and tablet models in an attempt to make room on its retail shelves for newer upcoming models with 4G LTE on-board. The models being retired and placed on Sprint’s EOL, or End-of-Life, list include the WiFi-only version of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook, [...]
Sprint will stop announcing new smartphones, tablets, mobile hotspots, and other consumer embedded solutions that utilize’s the network’s 4G WiMax connectivity and instead choose to focus on building out its 4G LTE network and releasing new devices that run on LTE. While Sprint was the first carrier to launch a 4G service through WiMax technology [...]
For those of you looking to get a solid smartphone for a solid price, especially those of you who do a lot of traveling, you’ll be delighted to know that Sprint is preparing to drop the price of the global capable Motorola Photon 4G down to a mere $100 once January 15 rolls around. For [...]
Sprint announced three new 4G LTE devices as CES kicks off. The carrier, which has in the past operated on rival 4G WiMax technology, is now beginning its transition to LTE technology as part of its Network Vision strategy to offer customers more robust and faster mobile broadband speeds, which will allow faster downloads and [...]
Sprint is beginning to roll out its Android Honeycomb update for the carrier’s debut tablet, the HTC Flyer, which is the first tablet that Sprint had supported on its Network with embedded 3G CDMA and 4G WiMax radios. The 7-inch tablet is a variant of the HTC Flyer and comes with an active digitizer for [...]
It looks like Sprint will be joining its Galaxy S II carrier rivals AT&T and T-Mobile in offering Samsung’s flagship smartphone in white. Sprint’s variant, known as the Epic 4G Touch Galaxy S II, comes with a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a dual-core Exynos processor, and zippy performance. It’s still unclear when Sprint will [...]
Those looking for a 7-inch slate, which offers a great compromise between portability and usability on a display that’s larger than that of your smartphone, are in for a treat. In addition to the latest sub-$300 offerings with dual-core processing and custom UIs from Barnes & Noble and Amazon, HTC’s unibody piece with built-in wireless [...]
Now that Sprint, the nation’s third largest carrier, has announced a timeline and blueprint for its LTE rollout as it migrates from rival 4G WiMax technology to the faster LTE protocol, it is speculated that when that does happen, Sprint may have to stop offering its unlimited data plans. Sprint is the lone carrier out [...]
Joining the MiFi from Novatel and Overdrive franchise from Sierra Wireless, Sprint is launching its own branded mobile hotspot router on its 3G/4G WiMax network in the form of the Sprint Express. The device was leaked before and was thought, at the time, to be a smartphone, but it is a compact mobile hotspot router [...]
The HTC EVO Design 4G goes back to basic black with a stunning design, great user experience through Android 2.3 Gingerbread and the latest HTC Sense 3.0. Priced at a modest $99 on a two-year contract, the EVO Design will not only compete for pocket space of those looking for mid-range smartphone, but also for [...]
In a recent InStat survey of 1,208 respondents, 75% of those polled say that 4G is an important feature when considering their next smartphone, but those same respondents also do not truly understand what 4G really is. The idea of 4G has been blundered by the marketing departments of various U.S. carriers that the definition [...]
Sprint, the nation’s third largest carrier, will be making its transition from its 4G WiMax technology to the broadly used LTE network for 4G mobile broadband in 2013. LTE has been adopted by Sprint’s larger rivals, Verizon Wireless and AT&T, but Sprint’s employment of LTE Advanced, rather than LTE, should help the Now Network achieve [...]
At the CTIA trade show in San Diego, California, Sprint had a Lapdock 100 on display that’s compatible with the Webtop-enabled Motorola Photon 4G Android smartphone. The Lapdock, when connected to the Photon 4G’s micro USB and HDMI ports, brings out the Webtop environment, allowing users to experience their smartphones on a larger, laptop-like display, [...]
Ever since the the Wall Street Journal broke the news about Sprint possibly finally getting a piece of the iPhone action, evidence backing up the report has started leaking to the surface almost on a daily basis. We’ve seen a number of policy changes that Sprint has presumably undertaken in order to take on the [...]
According to a report from CNET, Sprint is gearing up to launch its own 4G LTE network and it will apparently be getting the network up at some point during the early part of next year. The carrier has apparently begun setting up LTE equipment for use with testing and if all goes according to [...]
Just yesterday we learned from a tipster that Verizon’s version of the Nexus Prime, the Droid Prime/Galaxy Nexus, might launch on November 3rd. Well, today, that tipster has revealed some new information that seems to point to a Samsung Nexus Prime release on AT&T’s GSM network and additionally, a launch on Sprint’s 4G WiMax network. [...]
If rumors hold true, Sprint will launch the iPhone 5 this fall along with AT&T and Verizon. This would be the first time Sprint may sell the iPhone, so it appears the company is making sure that their iPhone will perform well on the sales floor. Beatweek reports that contractors are installing Sprint repeaters in [...]
San Francisco, California residents were treated to a surprising ‘art’ flash mob curated by the Now Network where Sprint’s HTC EVO 3D was the star! Highlighting bubbles, family, and the park, the flash mob video takes a twist on some of the more popular recent flash mob videos that we’ve seen recently on YouTube. The [...]
Tonight is the big night and it has started off with an absolute bang. All three major U.S. carriers that were expected to announce the Samsung Galaxy S II did announce the Samsung Galaxy S II and Sprint will be taking the cake as the first provider to launch the device. The Galaxy S II [...]
In addition to soon being available in white for Radio Shack, the HTC EVO 3D for Sprint’s Now Network may also be coming in purple at some point in the future as a Best Buy exclusive. The flagship smartphone is currently available in black, but once it gets a purple coating, the purple will be [...]
Not intrigued by Samsung’s newly announced Samsung Galaxy S II LTE? Unfazed by the lack of a Verizon Galaxy S II device? Thinking about getting a Galaxy S II device with the another flavor of 4G? Well, then you’ll be delighted to know that a U.S. bound Galaxy S II device, Sprint’s Epic Touch 4G, [...]
So you’re looking to get a new Motorola phone that runs on one of the various 4G networks in the United States. While weighing your options, you may have stumbled upon a trio of well known devices. The first, the still unannounced but very real 4G LTE enabled Motorola Droid Bionic on Verizon. A second, [...]
The Motorola Photon 4G has been out on Sprint’s WiMax network since July 31st. And since then owners have been dealing with a muted call issue that I’ve heard about from several Photon 4G owners. It has been a pesky little bugger but luckily, Sprint has zapped it off the face of the earth with [...]
The HTC EVO 3D, which is one of the most full-featured phones on the market today and one that stole the CTIA trade show back in March, will soon be available in white. The glasses-free 3D smartphone that debuted the new iteration of HTC’s Sense UI launched in black, and beginning on September 9th, Radio [...]
A total of four new smartphones launched this past weekend for consumer purchase on both Ma Bell and the Now Network in the U.S. Users interested in 3G and 4G devices now have a few more options from both BlackBerry and Android camps on Sprint and AT&T, with the former launching 3 new devices while [...]
There are speculations that Sprint, the country’s third largest wireless provider, is holding various discussions with Clearwire and its cable company partners, to potentially buy out Clearwire in a bid to deploy 4G LTE and more effectively compete with rivals AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the former is set to launch its 4G LTE network soon [...]
When businesses think of wireless companies, they think about smartphone, voice minutes, and data plans, but Sprint is going beyond that in reaching and meeting the needs of small businesses to be productive, efficient, and better manage their resources and assets. A portfolio of solutions could be found at Sprint.com/Biz360, and Sprint gave small businesses [...]
We’ve seen a leak before that mentioned the HTC EVO Design 4G by name, along with several other leaked handsets for Sprint’s Now Network, and now it seems that handset may be just that much closer to launch according to developer Gameloft. The game studio has listed the EVO Design 4G as a phone when [...]
It looks like Android Central has obtained a shot of the leaked Sprint playbook, which details the Now Network’s plans on releasing a new software update for the Samsung Conquer 4G and the flagship HTC EVO 3D. The Conquer 4G’s update will begin rolling out first on August 21st while the update for the EVO [...]
As the last of the major national carriers to maintain an unlimited data plan for smartphones, a recent study shows that Sprint subscribers are fully aware of the benefits and are taking advantage of their data plans. Unlike AT&T and Verizon Wireless, which charges for tiered and metered data plans, and T-Mobile, which throttles your [...]
It looks like there is more bad news for RIM as the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint has canceled the WiMax-enabled BlackBerry PlayBook tablet that was supposed to arrive sometime this fall. The WiMax PlayBook had originally been supposed to launch this summer but reports in June then surfaced indicated that it had [...]
If that 24 hour sale for the HTC EVO 3D didn’t interest you and you’ve been waiting for a deal on the Motorola Photon 4G, well then you’ll be elated to know that Radio Shack has decided to drop the price of Sprint’s newest WiMax smartphone all the way down to $99.99 on a new [...]
Who has the best 4G coverage in the nation? What about in your neighborhood? Well. If you live in Atlanta, Chicago, New York City, Orlando or San Francisco, the Laptop Mag Nationwide 4G Showdown can help you compare service and speed of 4G service. The nationwide 4G test covers all the major carriers and included help [...]
Two days ago, we learned that Sprint was beginning to train its employees for the launch of the Samsung Conquer 4G, a mid-range phone that figured to be Sprint’s cheapest WiMax offering yet. That detail seemed to signal that an announcement was close and sure enough, Sprint today pulled the cover back on the Conquer [...]
Sprint is now rolling out a system update for its HTC EVO Shift 4G, which is widely seen as a T-Mobile HTC G2 competitor, smartphone that will correct the SMS and MMS bug when subscribers attempt to send a picture message. The update has already begun to arrive for some customers over the air on [...]
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