Could it be? Are Palm and Sprint really far enough into their Palm Pre launch preparations that we may actually get a chance to own the powerfully svelte new smartphone from Palm next month? The latest word on the street has Sprint launching the all-new Palm Pre as soon as April 30! The Palm Pre…
LG Lotus Coming to Sprint in Red
Those who weren’t quite awe-stricken by the purple coat worn by LG’s compact QWERTY-clad flip at CTIA ’08, may want to check out the Lotus in red. Specs, for those interested: 2 megapixel camera Dedicated Text button 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band), EVDO Size/Weight 3.30” (H) x 2.40” (W) x 0.70”…
U.S. Carriers Agree on Mobile Marketing Standards
AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon Wireless have all agreed on a set of guidelines for mobile advertising standards through the Mobile Marketing Association. By effectively merging their standards, all carriers have a few benefits to look forward to: Promote a consistent consumer experience including standardizing key consumer disclosures Enhance efficiencies in running short code programs…
Sprint unveils WiMAX market launches for 2009
Despite numerous hiccups, Sprint is finally getting serious with its burgeoning 4G WiMAX data network – the nationwide coverage kind of serious. Sprint has announced an additional 10 markets that are planned to light off their WiMAX network in 2009. Sprint’s expansion to these new major US cities should help spur 4G WiMAX adoption and…
Sprint Looking to Rent out Wireless Capacity to Hardware Manufacturers?
A recent report has said that Sprint has some “excessive capacity” it’s looking to offload, and hardware manufacturers may be a potential target. The Kindle e-reader is a good example of the kind of non-phone gadget with cellular capacity, but there’s plenty more: Garmin, Kodak and SanDisk were just some of the names dropped in…
iDEN-Packing iWOW i976 Due for Nextel International
The iWOW i976 isn’t much to look at (Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, and a GSM/iDEN hard switch), but push-to-talk really trumps just about everything else in an iDEN phone, including style. Nextel tends to stick with Motorola, with the occasional BlackBerry thrown in, for their iDEN needs, but it’s interesting to see a new…
Sprint launches rugged Motorola i580 in yellow
Sprint has added a new color option to its existing iDEN handset, Motorola i580, and it’s yellow. Actually the official naming says it’s “highly visible yellow,” which I guess should point to the fact that you won’t lose this device that easy. As we said in the title, the Moto i580 is rugged clamshell, certified…
Verizon Wireless losing lead in wireless call quality
The nation’s largest wireless network is apparently losing its edge over the competition. Verizon Wireless has, for some time, been the market leader in terms of voice call quality in the US, but a new report from JD Power seems to indicate that Verizon is slowly losing ground to wireless carriers like AT&T and Sprint.…
Palm Pre’s web browser to be faster than iPhone’s Safari browser?
Mobile browsers need to be small and light enough to run quickly on a mobile device with limited resources. And, for many smartphone platforms, the Webkit rendering engine does the job quite well. The iPhone’s Safari browser is based on Webkit and does a class-leading job of surfing around the various interwebs. It’s just not…
Sprint ’09 Roadmap Leaked: Mi-Fi Hotspot, BlackBerry Niagara, Samsung Mini and More Spotted
Hooah, now here’s some news for y’all: Sprint’s entire 2009 roadmap has made it out into the wilds of the blogosphere. First HTC, now Sprint? Man, what’s going up with the big companies these days. Loose lips sink ships, they say. Samsung, HTC, LG, Palm, and Sanyo all make an appearance in the leak, but…