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Cricket’s first device for this year is everything but impressive. It’s the Samsung Stunt (R100), which the carrier is offering for $99 sans any short, medium and long term commitments.
We’re talking about a basic handset with slim design and such “features” as 128×160 pixels color screen, mobile web, Bluetooth, email and voice commands. Additionally, the Stunt can sing along the carrier’s Cricket Games & Apps and MyBackup services.
Cricket is not the first small carrier in the U.S. to offer the Samsung Stunt. Back in December 2009, MetroPCS has added the phone to its offering.
And while we’re at MetroPCS, we still haven’t heard any news regarding the potential merger (or that’s acquisition) with Cricket (Leap Wireless), even though both companies have hired investment banks (Cricket got Goldman Sachs and MetroPCS – JP Morgan) and the overall feeling in the industry is that consolidation should take place. As soon as we hear something new on that front, you’ll be the first to know…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
