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We’ve told you that Samsung has started rolling out updates to address the Exynos security vulnerabilities. These fixes have now reached the U.S. with Sprint and T-Mobile rolling out small updates for the Epic 4G Touch and Galaxy Note II, respectively. Aside from fixing the “Exynos issue,” the update Sprint Epic 4G Touch users will…
Sprint announced that it is preparing to light up LTE in 28 additional cities in the upcoming months. The wireless carrier confirmed that customers in the cities listed below will see LTE on their phones and can use the faster network even before the service is officially kicked off. Sprint has been steadily rolling out…
Sprint is preparing to add another Kyocera handset to its portfolio. The Now Network already offers the Kyocera Rise and Kyocera Milano, which will soon get a company in the form of Kyocera Torque (model number E6710). The device, pictured above, has cleared the FCC and is now pretty much ready to be introduced on…
Sprint LG Optimus G owners are beginning to receive an OTA update that addresses some minor issues going on with the handset. The update bumps the device up to build LS970ZV9. The new software is just a small upgrade that brings a couple of minor but important enhancements to the device such as Visual Voicemail…
Sprint is using CES to announce to the world that it will join Microsoft’s mobile plans. The Now Network will introduce two Windows Phone 8 devices this summer, one from Samsung and the other one from HTC. We don’t have all the details just yet, though we do know both phones will come with dual…
According to a rumor from Android Police, Sprint may start offering a pay-as-you-go plan for customers who prefer to avoid signing a two-year contract. The wireless carrier already offers no-contract plans through its Boost Mobile and Virgin brands, but these latest prepaid plans would come directly from parent brand Sprint. According to the leaked information,…
We’ve told you that Sprint plans to join Microsoft’s mobile plans and offer Windows Phone 8 devices, namely those made by Samsung and HTC. Looks like first such smartphone (HTC PL80110) has hit the FCC, boasting LTE connectivity support, NFC, EV-FO and 1xRTT. That’s pretty much all we could get from the phone’s “not that…
Sprint is running a neat campaign for the holidays, offering a $100 discount on popular tablets to everyone getting a new smartphone (with a contract) from the carrier. Valid through January 10th, this deal “covers” several devices, including the Apple iPad mini (starting at $359.99), Apple iPad 4 (starting at $529.99), Samsung Galaxy Tab 2…
Sprint today announced a new addition to its family of rugged phones called the Sonim XP Strike. The XP Strike is the first Sonim handset to be sold by Sprint, and it happens to be a tough a SOB. The new ruggedized phone delivers some incredible durability such as an impressive military-spec rate of 810G,…
Sprint sent out an internal memo saying it has shutdown its popular Upgrade Now program that allows subscribers to pay a little extra to get upgrade pricing a little early. In the memo The Now Network mentions the program will be “temporarily discontinued.” However, Sprint told Android Central that it should “check back later to see…