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Nexus S 4G users for Sprint, get your thumbs ready. Swype, possibly the fastest text-input method for Android, is coming to your smartphones. With Swype, you’ll be able to crank out e-mails, text messages and more without having to lift your finger off the keyboard. Instead of typing individual letters, you swipe through them to…
Sprint announced today the new BlackBerry Bold 9930, and BlackBerry Torch 9850, its first BlackBerry 7 devices. The two smartphones will be using RIM’s newest version of its smartphone software, which should be exciting for long-time and dedicated BlackBerry users. The Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 will also be the most powerful BlackBerry smartphones out…
Apparently there’s something wrong with the Motorola Titanium when Sprint and Moto decided to launch the first firmware update only days after the launch. We’re not what’s all included here, but can only guess some of the known bugs will be fixed to ensure the Titanium runs smoother and faster. The official launch date of…
Sprint and McAfee are teaming-up to provide Sprint’s Android customers with an easy access to McAfee Mobile Security and McAfee Family Protection software, which protect users’ important information from loss, theft and viruses. Additionally, McAfee Family Protection Android Edition allows parents to filter inappropriate websites on their child’s mobile device. As part of the deal,…
Sprint has apparently canceled their earlier plans to launch a WiMAX-enabled “4G” BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. While that might have a little something to do with their choice to support LTE, Sprint’s president of business markets said that they held back on launching the device because the tablet market was getting crowded, and the case for…
LightSquared is trying to build out a 4G LTE network using satellite bands but there has been a lot of concern over if its network will interfere with GPS. The company recently told the government that any potential interference is because other companies are not following the Department of Defense’s filtering standards. In other words:…
Deal alert y’all. You can get the brand new Motorola Photon 4G on Sprint for a value-rific $99 from Radio Shack with a new, two-year contract. It doesn’t look like there are many strings with rebates that never come or debit cards, as you can order it online for about $100 when you sign up…
Sprint has re-released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Kyocera Echo, after reports that the initial firmware released bricked the smartphone for some users. Here’s what the carrier said: Sprint will restart the Gingerbread update to Kyocera Echo users beginning today (August 10). In an effort to provide the best possible customer experience, Kyocera…
Big changes are stirring at Clearwire as it just announced a new President and CEO. The new position goes to former COO Erik Prusch, and interim CEO John Stanton takes his position as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. This is big news in light of the other big news, where Clearwire made it,…
A roadmap of Wireless Giant’s upcoming BlackBerry devices has revealed a trio of RIM accessories are due to go on sale on October 31. One of them, the Cyclone, is what we’ve heard will be a TV accessory, and is described as “Streaming HDMI”. The other two, dubbed Beats and Calypso, are Wi-Fi stereo devices.…