We all have a friend who lives in the dead zone. A place where you have to stand with your head out the window to get one bar and a place you know you will never hear a 50 Cent ringtone go off. Sprint wants to change all that, they are launching a new service…
Sanyo S1 candybar phone spotted on FCC
Sanyo’s getting their slim-on with this new Sanyo S1 candybar that we spotted on the FCC webpage. Details on the S1 are just as slim as the 11.1mm profile – thanks to a locked-down confidentiality agreement – but we can tell you that we’re looking at Sprint to handle the Sanyo S1’s launch honors. This…
NTP sues AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile over mobile email patents
Ahh, NTP – those crazy patent-infringement-lawsuit experts are at it again. Apparently, they weren’t satisfied with their $618 million settlement from RIM, and now they’re jumping on the patent-infringement bandwagon that seems to be rolling through the US these days. NTP alleges that AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile are infringing on eight patents that NTP…
Sprint leaks pictures on Q4 2007 handset lineup
The latest document leak comes from Sprint and brings pictures of the carrier’s upcoming handsets for Q4 of 2007. Here we see the slew of smartphones that we expect from Sprint this Fall, including the rumors Palm Centro and Sprint HTC Touch (which, confusingly, is the HTC Vogue, which is the CDMA version of the…
RIM’s got another BlackBerry outage on its hands- here we go again
Reports are starting to come in from all over the interwebs that Research In Motion (RIM) – makers of the BlackBerry and overlords of the BlackBerry BIS network – have another BlackBerry outage on their hands. We can just imagine the hoards of CrackBerry addicts that are starting to feel the wrenching effects of data…
FCC fines Sprint Nextel, Alltel, US Cellular for failing to meet E911 requirements in 2005
We live in a world where security and safety are at the top of everyone’s list. With all the technology that we have at our displosal, we shouldn’t have to settle for partial safety – at least that’s what the FCC believes. Kevin Martin, FCC Chairman, announced that three wireless carriers in the US will…
Windows Mobile 6.0 ROM cooked and ready for PPC-6700 and XV6700 users
If you and your Sprint PPC-6700 or Verizon XV6700 (HTC Apache) have been feeling a little left out in the cold while all those other handsets get that sought-after Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional upgrade, buck up little buddy! ppcgeeks forum user Helmi_c has finally finished cooking his own WM6 ROM for said handsets. Helmi_c will…
Sprint’s $10.5 million BlackBerry 8830 World Edition comes with a free private island
Short of having a last name befitting a rebel billionaire, we’re pretty sure most people will be opting for the slightly lesser-priced BlackBerry 8830 World Edition that doesn’t include private island real estate. Sprint’s offering their new BlackBerry 8830 World Edition for a reasonably priced $10.5 million. We say reasonable because it comes with a…
Samsung signs on to build WiMAX network for Sprint in New York Metropolitan area
In a double-whammy announcement from Sprint. The New York Metropolitan area has been added to the list of markets slated for the rollout of the Sprint WiMAX network. And, to build-out that WiMAX market, Sprint has tapped Samsung for a little infrastructure help. The Washington Post reports that Samsung will be building the NYC network,…
Palm Treo 700wx brings Sprint customers minor update
It looks like Palm Treo 700wx fans/users on Sprint’ network will be getting a bit of update-love from the people that tanked your Treo with that buggy firmware update. Palm has released a minor update for the Treo 700wx on Sprint’s network. This isn’t the patched version of the buggy update that Palm pulled from…