In their push to introduce a CDMA equivalent to Nextel’s iDEN-based Push-To-Talk feature, Sprint has announced the first cross-network walkie-talkie call last week. The call connected a CDMA and iDEN phone, and represents a major advancement in Sprint’s efforts to integrate the walkie-talkie feature on the CDMA Rev. A network. The tricky part is emulating…
SK Telecom to acquire Sprint/Nextel?
Can you imagine a South Korean telecom jumping in the U.S. market? Germans are already present via T-Mobile, while Vodafone has a decent stake in Verizon, so what’s wrong with Koreans entering the market. Absolutely nothing!!! I would even add it’s a good thing, especially if they bring their cool handsets and awesome 3G services…
Sprint teams with Google to deliver WiMAX services
While there’s still plenty of time till Sprint’s launch of commercial WiMAX services in Q2 2008, that doesn’t stop the carrier in building its WiMAX ecosystem. Lately, they’ve teamed with Google to bring WiMAX mobile Internet customers search, interactive communications and social networking tools though a new mobile portal. According to Sprint’s release, the two…
What happens when Myspace, Hot or Not, and Meet Moi have some sort of mobile phone app offspring – Peepsnation
What would happen if a social networking giant, peer ranking hotshot, and a young mobile dating star had a crazy night of mobile phone bonking? Well, if they weren’t using any type of protection, they just might find themselves with a tiny, little bundle of start-up joy after about 9 months. Maybe that’s where Peepsnation…
Sprint preps launch of loction-based tracking – “Friend Finder”
Where you at? If you’re a Sprint customer, your friends won’t ever have to ask that question. The location-based GPS tracking system has crossed over from Sprint-owned Boost Mobile’s network, and will be powered by Loopt Technologies’ mobile tracking system. Of course, this is all assuming that your friends are all on Sprint’s network and…
Sprint or Verizon to carry HTC Vogue/Touch?
A month ago, we posted information about the upcoming HTC Windows Mobile smartphones. One of the listed devices was HTC Vogue, also known as the CDMA version of the HTC’s “iPhone killer” – Touch. Now, it seems that the time for Vogue’s introduction in the U.S. is approaching rapidly. According to msmobiles, either Sprint or…
Sprint and Clearwire team up for US WiMAX network – 4G in 2008
US wireless subscribers have traditionally been behind the times when it comes to network technologies. It’s like everyone else gets all the good toys and we get the little brother hand-me-downs. Well, Sprint is looking to shake things up a bit. The company is gearing up to make 4G wireless data a commercial viability in…
Motorola i290 does iDEN in style – slim(ish) candybar for the iDEN network
Motorola’s gettin’ all styled up with their newest iDEN handset – the Motorola i290. Other than the i830, this thing is as slim and sleek as you get for iDEN phones. With a slim candybar form factor, this PTT (Push-to-Talk) phenom is everything past iDEN handsets weren’t – fashionably sleek. With the Motrola i290, you…
Sprint to launch a social mapping service loopt
Sprint is about to introduce a new social mapping service called “loopt” to its users. With the new service, customers will be able to find and connect with friends, share their location and status messages, send proximity-based messages and view geo-tagged photos and content on-the-go. What this means is that as a loopt user, you…
Sprint launches LG Muziq musicphone
Just as we expected, Sprint has launched their newest musicphone – the appropriately titled LG Muziq. For a penny short of a C-note ($100 after contract and rebates, of course), you get that 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, FM transmitter, and SDHC-compatible microSD slot. Oh, and the clamshell plays nice on with Sprint’s Music Store,…