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Not in the first wave of folks to get the Android 2.2 OTA for your Samsung Epic 4G? Instead of having to wait, we’ll tell you how to manually update your device so you can get your Froyo on. It’s a fairly easy update, so don’t get discouraged if you’re not the phone hacking type.…
Sprint is using its Twitter account to tease a new phone that will be announce Feb. 24. That’s right, we’ll have a new phone from Sprint in just a few days. “What do you think the next new Sprint phone will be? Find out Thursday! #comebackfeb24,” Sprint said in its Twitter feed. What will Sprint…
If you’re holding onto an Epic 4G, then you’ll be happy to hear thatAndroid 2.2 Froyo is on its way. Sprint’ kicking off President’s day (21st) with an over the air update that will be sent in batches, with all devices having access to the update by the 25th. It may be outdated at this…
Clearwire, the high-speed 4G WiMax provider, has been in a bit of financial trouble lately, and it’s looking to climb out of its hole by patching things up with Sprint. Earlier this year, Sprint announced that it would not purchase Clearwire’s debt, and suddenly rumors of being sold altogether started cropping up. Shortly before the…
American wireless operator Sprint, who together with Verizon keep the CDMA standard alive in North America, bet on WiMAX for their 4G strategy. That’s not been paying off as well as they’ve hoped. Speeds don’t really deliver, coverage is poor, and while the data moving over the air isn’t metered … it’s just not that…
After years of bleeding subscribers to other carriers every quarter, Sprint is righting the ship. With nearly 1.1 million new additions, Sprint had its best quarter since 2006. Sparked by 4G Android devices like the EVO helped the company add 58,000 net new postpaid customers. These are the customers that are on long-term contracts, so…
Sprint continues to chug along as the nation’s third-largest carrier but the company plans to make a strong push with Android and its 4G WiMax network to help it cut away at the lead of AT&T and Verizon, as well as keep off fast-charging T-Mobile. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Sprint…
Operators need spectrum to build their networks in much the same way that you need meat to host an awesome barbecue party; the more the better. T-Mobile, which is the smallest of America’s four largest operators, was once laughed at for opting to buy spectrum in the 1700 MHz band for 3G since no one,…
Sprint just announced the Kyocera Echo tonight in New York City and the response has been a bit mixed. Judging from the live blog alone, reader reception has been underwhelming. We took a closer look at the device, and while the dual-screen form factor is neat and novel, it’s certainly not groundbreaking by any means.…
Sprint has officially announced the Kyocera Echo, a dual-screen smartphone running Android 2.2 Froyo. We honestly don’t know what to make of the handset itself and would have been more impressed with something a little more on the 3D side of things, but the Echo is an interesting device nonetheless. The Echo will be available…