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Not that we’re surprised or something – Boost Mobile officially unveiled LG Venice, which it their version of the Optimus L3 aka Splendor (for US Cellular). The mid-end device runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, packing a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash on the back, VGA front-facing camera, 3G and…
Looks like US Cellular won’t be the only mobile operator in the country to offer the LG Optimus L7 — their version is called LG Splendor — with Boost Mobile apparently planning to join the game, too. We still don’t have all the details but the image above, brought to you by the good folks…
Looks like Boost Mobile is gearing toward unveiling a successor to the ZTE Warp smartphone. The new device, dubbed ZTE Warp Sequent, may be introduced as early as next week, boasting a 4.3-inch qHD screen, 5-megapixel rear camera and 1.4Ghz processor. The information comes from EVleaks, which also suggests this is a variant of the…
It seems that Sprint will soon make the Samsung Epic 4G Touch — aka its version of the Galaxy S II — available to the Boost Mobile users. The information comes from Phandroid which talks about a user agent profile that has surfaced over at Sprint’s servers showing a device called the SPH-D710BST. The “D710”…
Boost Mobile, one of the many mobile virtual network operators who piggy back on Sprint’s dilapidated 3G network, is going to offer a smartphone dubbed the “Hydro” on August 3rd for $130. Said smartphone is made by Kyocera and it’s called the Hydro because it’s splash proof and water proof up to one meter for…
The iPhone is sweeping across the United States, coming to several smaller, regional carriers. Just a few days back, the iPhone was tipped for Cricket Wireless, marking the first time Apple’s top-selling smartphone was available on the prepaid market. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sprint will announce later this week that their Virgin Mobile…
Smith Micro Software is bringing its Voicemail platform to the Boost Mobile subscribers on May 31st with the launch of the HTC EVO Design 4G. Using the new service, users are able to manage their voicemail messages like email, scroll through and listen to messages in any order, forward or reply to messages via email…
The FCC is getting serious about providing high-speed mobile broadband connections to rural areas. The agency has begun accepting bids to bring 3G and 4G services to parts of the country that have been ignored by major carriers, and is offering as much as $300 million to assist in the development costs of these networks.…
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, during a conference call this morning, told investors that the company planned to transition Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile prepaid customers to 4G WiMax later this year. This news came after Sprint posted another disappointing quarter. Hesse was mum on the details, but assured investors that more information would be revealed…
Boost Mobile will soon add a new smartphone to its portfolio – HTC EVO Design 4G. Yeah we’re not talking about a new phone per se since Boost’s parent company (Sprint) is already offering it, but it’s new for the prepaid brand. Guess the idea was to wait for some time when the prices drop…