Hokay, are we done with the emotional rollercoaster? Good. After offering a $100 credit to new customers grabbing a Palm Pre, then taking it back six hours later, apparently Sprint has settled on the originally-rumoured $149.99 pricetag. While it’s not the effective $99 we were seeing yesterday, it’s still a dip from $199.99, and it’s…
Sprint Pulls $100 Service Credit for Palm Pre Buyers After Six Hours
In a move that could most generously be called a tease, Sprint has withdrawn its $100 bait for new customers willing to pick up a Palm Pre, a mere six hours after the promo was announced. Why the change of heart? According to a Sprint spokesperson: “After further internal review today, the offer of a…
Sprint launches low-end clamshell – Samsung M240
Sprint has a new low-end device in its offering – Samsung M240. The simple clamshell has no spectacular features to offer, but for 20 bucks on a contract you shouldn’t expect much more. There are two screens (internal and external), web browsing, voice dialing, and a battery that delivers up to 6.5 hours of talk…
Palm Pixi announced the same day as Apple’s Rock and Roll event, will anyone notice?
The Palm Pixi has been officially announced. Take the Palm Pre in the current state, remove WiFi, remove 80 pixels of vertical resolution, downgrade the camera, add support for Yahoo! and LinkedIn syncing, a preinstalled Facebook application, and badda boom, you’ve got the Pixi. To be more specific about the specifications: 2.63-inch multi-touch screen, 18-bit…
Sprint offering $100 to Palm Pre Buyers, Effectively Cuts Price to $99
Sprint has added a little incentive for those willing to switch carriers and pick up the Pre – an incentive that amounts to $100 in credit, that effectively halves the existing $199 pricetag. Sorry existing customers, this is for new blood only. We’ve been holding out for a price cut to the Palm Pre, but…
Sprint Touch Pro2 tutorial video makes us drool
With Sprint having announced their own HTC Touch Pro2 this week, Windows Mobile fans have been foaming at the mouth in anticipation of the Sept. 8th launch date. Today, there’s more reason to drool over the Touch Pro2. Sprint has posted a new set of Sprint Touch Pro2 tutorial videos that highlights the business-centric smartphone’s…
Sprint Announces HTC Hero, Available October 11 for $179.99
Those dastardly Europeans have been playing with the HTC Hero for the better part of the summer, but, as the signs have indicated, Sprint has announced that they’ll be bringing it to North American shores, available on October 11th. As you can see, those pictures from earlier this week of the chinless Hero from China…
Palm Eos (Pixie) still on track for November?
Will the Palm Eos (codename: Pixie) launch in 2009 or 2010? That seems to be the question on many WebOS fans’ minds. The Palm Eos was originally expected to launch in the US in the fourth quarter of 2009. Then we heard that it was delayed until 2010. Then another report said it was still…
Analyst: Palm Pre sales will come up short
Without solid numbers from Sprint or Palm as to how the Palm Pre is selling in the US, any speculation on sales figures is exactly that, speculation. That being said, a research note from Town Hall investment Research analyst David Eller indicates that Palm Pre sales are slowing down and will probably miss Sprint’s target…
Clearwire expands 4G WiMAX to 10 new markets, goes big in Texas
In Sprint and Clearwire’s bid to turn their 4G WiMAX network into the mobile broadband network of choice in the US, Clearwire has expanded their WiMAX network to an additional ten markets in the US. As expected, Texas is the biggest winner with eight of the 10 new markets carved within the state’s borders, adding…