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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told Congress that if the AT&T, T-Mobile deal was approved, the third-largest mobile operator in the United States may have to be acquired by a larger company in order to compete. Analysts are speculating that CenturyLink may be the company that’s most likely to buy Sprint, if it ever got to…
We had a cool tipster drop us some proof that the HTC EVO 3D can be preordered from Radio Shack starting today for a $50 deposit. There’s still no word on when the device will actually be released though but the preorder indicates that it won’t be too long. The preorder is pretty cool, as…
Apple is in the midst of hiring a “Carrier Engineer” which will presumably work on the launch of Sprint’s iPhone. Here’s what the job listing on Apple’s website says: Member of the Carrier Engineering team that supports taking products through technical approval at the carriers. A Carrier Engineer team is responsible for day-to-day technical interactions…
The idiot savants more commonly referred to as branding people that work at each of America’s major wireless operators like to invent seemingly cool and highly creative names for products that otherwise get called something boring like “Nokia 6210” in Europe and Asia. Samsung’s original Galaxy S fell victim to these overpaid derelicts when it…
Just when we thought Best Buy has the best deal for Sprint’s Nexus S 4G ($150), Wirefly surprised us with its own offering. The retailer is asking $99.99 for the second “pure” Google smartphone, which is really a great price for a device as capable as the Nexus S. However, it’s only the new Sprint…
Sprint, who is strongly opposed to the AT&T and T-Mobile merger, is capitalizing on the uncertainty of T-Mobile customers by luring them with early termination fee credit offers. According to a leaked ad, Sprint is offering current T-Mobile customers the opportunity to port their numbers to Sprint, and will credit them for the early termination…
As part of the plan to add an extra value to its EliteBook and ProBook users, HP has teamed-up with Sprint and Peregrine Network to bundle 3G access with the notebook purchases. The mobile broadband service is available to select users (we’re not sure what “select” exactly means, though) through the HP DataPass mobile broadband…
The latest Sprint ID pack launched by the carrier, Relay ID, is made to allow anyone who has difficulty hearing and members of the deaf community to more easily use their phone. Available on select Sprint ID-capable Android smartphones, the bundle includes voice mail transcripts, visual and vibrating alerts and readable captions, among others –…
Sprint’s WiMAX-enabled Google Nexus S 4G is now available and anyone can grab it for $199 from the carrier for $199, or from Best Buy which offers it for $50 less, making for a great deal. Of course, a two-year contract is required as well as Sprint’s $10-a-month data add-on package, but that comes as…
Sprint has just announced to Motorola devices designed for the business user – the XPRT and the Titanium. Both have physical QWERTY keyboards at the face, perfect for those who prefer a little tactile feel when banging out e-mails all day long, and the Motorola XPRT is the first “Android smartphone from Sprint to deliver…