Archive for the 'Sprint' Category

Sprint’s Samsung Moment 2 Shows Face for a, Wait for it…

by Elias Chiddicks on April 6th, 2010

So, here you are, the requisite blurry pics of the Moment 2, in all of its keyboarded and Androidified glory. As you can see, this one is headed for Sprint, and from the looks of it, the wait won’t be long.

It’s not all fun and games though, as the Moment 2 looks to be holding [...]

Sprint on the Up-and-Up? Losing Customers More Slowly

by Elias Chiddicks on February 11th, 2010

Okay, so maybe that is not wholly good news, but hey, it is progress. In the words of a rather timely comparison, it is better to be slowing down whilst approaching failure than accelerating uncontrollably  towards it.

Sprint is reporting a loss of $980 million, or 34 cents per share this quarter. Still bad, yes, but [...]

LG Lotus Elite gets Official

by Elias Chiddicks on January 8th, 2010

Yay, the news we have all, some of us someone(?) has been waiting for. While the Elite maintains the originals oddball design, it does add some nice features. The Elite features a larger 2.4-inch external display, some awesome tattoo patterns from two years ago, support for up to 32GB of memory, Sprint TV, and TeleNav.

It [...]

Palm Introduces Mobile Hotspot App

by Elias Chiddicks on January 8th, 2010

In a brave and thoroughly excellent move, Palm has released a Mobile Hotspot app for WebOS. Working much like the MiFi, it takes that beloved 3G coverage and creates your very own mobile hotspot to share with up to five devices of your choice.

Palm warns that this application is subject to your carriers specific data [...]

LG Rumor Touch Launches on Sprint

by Elias Chiddicks on January 8th, 2010

The long line of Rumor-based phones marches on through Sprint’s catalog. The newest of the bunch is the Rumor Touch, which became official today.

The full list of specifications includes:

3-inch WQVGA touchscreen
QWERTY landscape keyboard
GPS
2 megapixel camera
EV-DO Rev. 0

Also included is access to the App store, with the phone itself featuring Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, Music, Mobile [...]

Palm Pixi Gets Pretty in Pink, we Cringe

by Elias Chiddicks on January 4th, 2010

Yay! Yet another company attempting to take advantage of that poor guy who just doesn’t know what to do for valentines day. The result? Yet another decent handset turned needlessly pink. But hey, Palm needs all the help in can get right now.

This screenshot was taken yesterday, showing a pink variant of the Palm Pixi [...]

Sierra Wireless’ 4G Mobile Hotspot to Join Sprint Soon

by Elias Chiddicks on December 30th, 2009

We like mobile hotspots, we like them a lot. The idea of being able to share data access with anyone who can connect, while making the connection process as simple as it would be for any WiFi network seems like a great idea, and works fairly well in practice.

That’s why we are happy to see [...]

Palm Pre Plus & Palm Pixi Plus To Verizon Wireless Plus

by Rob on December 30th, 2009

Do the math – Verizon Wireless is about to launch the only WebOS devices (Palm Pre and Palm Pixi) on their lineup but buzz has from the phones has died down considerably. What’s a carrier to do? Rename them something more elite.
Word has it that the 2 phones will launch with Verizon Wireless as the [...]

Palm Impresses with a “mere” $85.4 Million Loss

by Elias Chiddicks on December 30th, 2009

Its obvious that Palm’s WebOS was the turning point for the company, both in terms of product and future profitability. The question remains though: when is Palm going to make it out of the red? Not this time apparently, as the company posted a significant $85.4 million loss in the last quarter. We do not [...]

WebOS 1.3.5 Now Available

by Rob on December 29th, 2009

For Palm Pre and Palm Pixi owners craving the latest version of WebOS, we’re happy to tell you that 1.3.5 is now available! Merry Belated Christmas, Happy Early New Years or Here Have This. There aren’t any new applications but here is a list of the changes/updates, aka changelog:
App Catalog
* App Catalog significantly improves the [...]

LG and Sprint Team Up For CES Announcement

by Rob on December 22nd, 2009

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas promises to be a few days of the most exciting and interesting gadget unveilings and demos of the year, as usual. One duo that is looking to make a splash is LG and Sprint who we can assume will announce a phone on January 7th, 2010 between 7:30pm [...]

Sprint Purchase Of Virgin Mobile Completed

by Rob on November 24th, 2009

We heard quite some time ago that Sprint was purchasing Virgin Mobile USA. For all that to occur it has to pass through all the proper legal channels, the FCC, all those complexities that neither you nor I truly care to know more about. I thought Sprint’s Boost and Virgin Mobile should have merged into [...]

Walmart to Offer $100 Gift Card With Blackberry Purchase

by Elias Chiddicks on November 12th, 2009

This is looking like a pretty sweet deal if you are especially drawn to newest Blackberries, even in the face of all the great new devices that we’ve seen come to market in the past few months.  Walmart will be offering a $100 gift card with the purchase of almost any Blackberry on a 2-year-contract [...]

Palm Pixi Gets Unboxed on Video

by Elias Chiddicks on November 9th, 2009

Sprint’s soon-to-be-released Palm Pixi just got detailed on video during an unboxing, complete with a detailed review of the new UI changes and significant hardware differences.

From the looks of it, the Pixi could give off a vibe of better build quality (a sorely needed improvement) over the Pre given its more traditional candybar format. With [...]

Palm Pixi On Sprint, $99 November 15th

by Rob on October 26th, 2009

The second WebOS Phone, the Palm Pixi, will debut on the Sprint network on November 15th for $99.99 according to a Press Release the company published today. Consider this to be the kid brother of the Palm Pre – lesser specs and smaller screen with the hardware keyboard smack dab on the front of the [...]

Palm Pixi Coming October 20th?

by Elias Chiddicks on October 2nd, 2009

This news makes a lot of sense, and fits into the release schedule pretty nicely, so we expect it to be true. According to sources, the Pixi will be hitting store shelves at both Sprint and Best Buy locals on October 22nd.

This looks like a promising product (especially if Palm decided to up the build [...]

Sprint Touch Pro 2: $199 Starting Tomorrow

by Rob on September 30th, 2009

The Sprint Touch Pro 2 – in fact ALL the Touch Pro 2 phones – are sick… we aren’t denying that. But with all the options out there, asking $349.99 is pretty outrageous especially considering competitors are charging almost half of that. Thankfully, rumor has it that Sprint will be matching Verizon’s deal and offering [...]

Motorola Ruby V13 Passes Bluetooth SIG

by Rob on September 30th, 2009

Perhaps the Motorola Ruby should be renamed the Motorola Phoenix – it was rumored to be canceled completely but since then has been spied in some promo pics and just yesterday passed its Bluetooth SIG certification. That means its a go… right? We hope so.

It is a clamshell phone that has a 2-inch QVGA external [...]

Sprint Launches the Instinct HD, Sept 27 Availability

by Elias Chiddicks on September 24th, 2009

We knew it was coming but today is the day when Sprint finally came clean about the newest member of the “award winning” Instinct family, the Instinct HD.

Samsung Instinct HD boasts an attractive and intuitive user interface as well as the high-speed connectivity of America’s most dependable 3G [...]

Windows Phone Global Launch On October 6th

by Rob on September 16th, 2009

The launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 is mostly an incremental upgrade as Microsoft plots their more overhauled Windows Mobile 7.0 launch in 2010. But the SHIFT that will take place symbolizes much more than just an OS upgrade… it’s a new platform with a new name, new approach and fresh start. On October 6th Verizon [...]