BlackBerry Curve 8330 and 8330m owners will be happy to hear that a new OS has gone all official for them… via Sprint. The new OS is 4.5.0.175, and can be downloaded right here. As always, if you plan to download and install, be sure to backup your device and take all necessary precautions before…
Sprint Nextel service now available in 20 busiest stations of the Washington D.C. metro system
Sprint Nextel customers can now use their mobile phones in the 20 busiest underground stations in the Washington, D.C. Metro system. As a result, those living in the capital of the United States can use their phone while commuting, at least in select stations: Ballston, Bethesda, Columbia Heights, Crystal City, Dupont Circle, Farragut North, Farragut…
Motorola i410 visits FCC on its way to Nextel
A new MOTO iDEN phone has been spotted at the FCC. It’s the Motorola i410, which as you can see from the image above, is quite ugly like most iDEN phones are. Specs wise, Moto’s clamshell comes with a small external screen, push-to-talk functionality, GPS, Bluetooth connectivity support, speakerphone, messaging and basic web access. And…
Updated Palm Pre Axed from Sprint Inventory, Pixi Still There
Earlier this summer two items showed up in Sprint systems: the P120, which has now been unveiled as the Palm Pixi, and the C40, presumed to be an updated 16 GB Palm Pre. Unfortunately, according to the latest screenshots of internal inventory, the C40 is nowhere to be found. Who knows if the C40 was…
Sprint debuts Motorola Debut i856 for push-to-talk fans
If all those new-fangled smartphones and their high-end feature sets aren’t your cup of tea, Sprint may have a new PTT device for you. Sprint has just launched the Motorola Debut i856 as the first push-to-talk handset to sport a slider design and a focus on multimedia features. We’ve already seen the Debut go live…
BlackBerry Tour 9630 Gets OS 4.7.1.57 from Sprint
BlackBerry Tour owners, there’s a new OS that has gone all official for you over the weekend. Coming to us via Sprint, OS 4.7.1.57 is now available for download and installation. Last I heard, only Sprint customers could get the upgrade through the Desktop Manager… However, if you want to check out the BlackBerry Update…
Hands-on with the Android-powered Samsung Moment
Samsung has officially gone Android. Today, at the CTIA WITE 2009 conference in beautiful San Diego, Samsung unveiled the Samsung Moment as their first Android phone to hit market. The Moment features a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera (with autofocus and LED flash), slide-out QWERTY keyboard, GPS, WiFi and an optical mouse. There’s also…
Samsung accidentally announces the “Moment” for Sprint
Samsung issued a press release today about their groovy AMOLED displays. Their contrast is great, the darks are darker, the colors pop out, and power consumption goes down, but viewing angles in outdoor conditions go straight to hell when compared to transflective LCD displays. Anyway, back to the juicy bit of the press release, the…
Samsung Intrepid WinMo 6.5 smartphone hitting Sprint on October 11th
Sprint announced that it will offer a new QWERTY-keyboard equipped Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone starting from October 11th. It’s called Samsung Intrepid and it looks like a successor to the Ace model. Specs wise, aside from boasting the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS, the Intrepid comes with EV-DO Rev. A connectivity, 2.5-inch QVGA screen,…
Palm Pixi Launching October 20?
Palm’s second webOS device, the pared-down Pixi, will supposedly be hitting Best Buy and Sprint stores on October 20th. If you haven’t seen the specs, here’s a quick run-down. 2.63-inch multi-touch screen, 18-bit color, 320×400 resolution GPS 2 megapixel fixed focus camera 3.5 mm headphone jack Bluetooth 2.1 8 GB of storage built in Qualcomm…