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According to a report in Reuters, Japanese mobile carrier Softbank is in advanced talks to acquire US carrier Sprint Nextel. News of this acquisition was first leaked by public broadcaster NHK. According to the report, the deal would be worth $12.8 billion and is the first international acquisition for Softbank, which is the #3 carrier…
Aside from the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Sprint also announced two LG phones – Mach and Optimus G. The first of the two (pictured above) comes with a side-sliding 5-row QWERTY keyboard making it ideal for heavy texters who can’t deal with virtual keyboard software. In addition, it also packs 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB…
Today, in partnership with Sprint, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. The Tab 2 10.1 will be rocking similar specifications as the global HSPA+ version, but ship with LTE support and a faster processor. The tablet also joins the ever-growing list of new devices that have been announced with no pricing or availability. Outside of…
Today Sprint announced a partnership with Zoove that will let its customers have their own StarStar Me numbers. What is this StarStar Me thing, you ask? Well, it’s a company ran by Zoove which allows users to choose their names, personal handles, or other tags, and set them as their StarStar Me numbers. The way…
Sprint is unhappy with Deutsche Telekom’s move to merge T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS, and according to a Bloomberg report is allegedly considering making a counter offer of its own. Sprint has reportedly been considering an offer to acquire MetroPCS for a few weeks, and may announce a higher bid for the company as early as next…
Sprint is preparing one of those hard-to-refuse offers for the upcoming Black Friday. The Now Network will sell the Samsung Galaxy S III for $50! Yes, that’s just fifty bucks for what’s still the best Android smartphone out there (until LG Optimus G starts selling, that is). Of course, you’ll still have to put your…
Sprint announced a few more locations that’ll be able to use its LTE service. As of today, folks in Lawrence, Topeka and Wichita in Kansas, Waukegan-Lake in Illinois and Barnstable-Hyannis in Massachusetts will get to indulge in The Now Network’s new 4G LTE network. In its press release, the third largest wireless provider in the…
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia Conference in New York, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse unveiled that the carrier has sold 1 million LTE devices and the number continues to grow. The Now Network vowed to introduce 4G LTE to more cities as it maintains the “aggressive momentum in delivering a top-tier network experience for customers.”…
AT&T and Sprint have started rolling out software updates for their respective versions of the Samsung Galaxy S III. AT&T is pushing out an 82MB heavy download (build version IMM76D.I747UCALH9) that comes with just a few noticeable changes — we think there’s more under the hood. For instance, the settings menu has been reworked as…
When Apple introduced the iPhone 5 last week, they also told us that the iPhone 4 would become a free-on-contract option for budget-minded customers, but that it would be limited to select carriers. Immediately after announcement, Apple discounted the iPhone 4 and 4S on Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T to $0 (or $0.99) and $99 respectively, leading us…