So, with the HTC Touch Diamond and Raphael set to complement the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 in the high-end smartphone market (not to mention the 3G iPhone’s impending launch later this year), Palm’s planning to throw their Palm Treo 800w into the mix. Palm’s efforts to revive their tired product lineup started with the popular…
Sprint gets hit with lawsuit over pension fund shadiness
Sprint’s woes just aren’t going to end any time soon. To take things to the next level of Sprint’s own version of hell, a Sprint employee has filed suit against the company for investing money from the employee pension fund and into Sprint’s falling stocks. By re-routing the money into a bombing stock portfolio, Sprint’s…
More bad news for Sprint – junk bond rating from S&P
It just doesn’t seem to be getting easier for our favorite No. 3 US wireless provider. Following on their WiMAX-based XOHM network’s launch delay and amid rumors that T-Mobile USA parent Deutsch Telekom is looking to buy up the flagging wireless carrier, Sprint has been hit hard with a debt downgrade. Timed coincidentally with the…
Sprint delays BlackBerry Curve 8330 for mid-May
When they first announced the BlackBerry Curve 8330, Sprint said they’ll launch it during the month of April. The April has ended, and we still haven’t seen Sprint releasing the new CrackBerry. Apparently they’re conducting “additional testing to ensure a high-quality user experience for all functionality of the [phone], including exclusive Sprint services like Sprint…
Deutsche Telekom to acquire Sprint?
File this under “we’re so not sure about this,” but apparently T-Mobile (its parent company, actually) may pursue the acquisition of Sprint, which had certainly seen better times. According to German paper Der Spiegel, which doesn’t cite sources, the German telecom giant may pursue the deal, which would include snagging Nextel as well — a…
Sprint’s Voice Command goes silent on July 1
You may or may not be aware of Sprint’s Voice Command service (and given Sprint’s recent subscriber exodus, you most likely don’t), but the No. 3 US wireless carrier has announced that it will be shutting down the server-based voice-dialing feature on July 1. Sprint’s Voice Command offered Sprint Nextel customers the option to voice-dial…
V-Enable’s FreeMobile411 hits Sprint
Local mobile search and directory assistance services provider V-ENABLE announced that a full-featured, Java ME-based downloadable version of FreeMobile411 is now available to Sprint customers. This easy to use and fast voice-enabled application allows users to simply speak what they are looking for by holding the talk key of their phone, and seeing the results…
Sprint delays PTT QChat system to June 15?
Sprint seems to be all about the network service delays recently. With the announcement that Sprint would be pulling back its WiMAX-based XOHM network launch to later this year, it’s not all that encouraging to hear that Sprint’s PTT (Push-To-Talk) service, dubbed QChat, could be delayed until June 15. PhoneArena reports that the public release…
HTC bringing HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael to Sprint with VGA touchscreens and WiFi
Coinciding with HTC’s new marketing push in the US, it looks like HTC is set to take the US CDMA market by storm with a couple gorgeous touchscreen handsets destined for Sprint. Newly discovered documents detail plans for HTC to bring the HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael to the No. 3 US carrier Sprint’s network…
Sanyo Katana LX gets real on Sprint
The newest slim and affordable clamshell from Sprint and Sanyo is now available for Sprint customers looking for style on a budget. The Sanyo Katana LX has come in to relieve the Sanyo Katana II with GPS, Bluetooth, and VGA camera in tow. And, that external display that lights up from underneath the glossy facade…