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Sprint is sending out invites to a press event to be held in NYC on February 7th. The event will feature illusionist David Blaine and seems to be a big deal, but the intended product worthy of all this attention is not yet known. The invite itself holds no clues to the product announcement, so…
I saw plenty of the Samsung Galaxy Tab at CES this year despite the huge popularity of the iPad. Why? Easy – it’s pocketable and portable. For a brief moment, I was envious and nearly considered buying the Android tablet. Then I decided to wait for a Honeycomb tablet. But for those of you ready…
It is said that Motorola will keep supporting Sprint/Nextel’s iDEN network for the time being. The handset maker is the only company with an iDEN-based Android smartphone – i1, and now they’re out with another similar product. Like many of Nextel Direct-compatible handsets, the “we knew it’s coming” Motorola i886 is a rugged device that…
If $149.99 for the HTC Evo Shift 4G sounds too steep for you, Amazon has you covered. The online retailer is offering Sprint’s latest WiMAX-enabled device for $30 less! That’s $119.99, though requires the same (or similar) two-year contract that in addition to voice and texts also includes some mobile data. Unfortunately, once you commit…
We just came back from CES 2011 (check out our top picks and the entire coverage) and felt it would be useful to let you know how AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon fared during the Super Bowl of the tech world. I’ll dive into the specifics below but, in general, AT&T was useless, T-Mobile has…
HTC EVO Shift 4G is hitting the major retailers across the country, Best Buy and Sam’s Club included. Walmart is also on the list and soon enough you’ll be able to put your signature on a Sprint contract and go home with a QWERTY keyboard-equipped Android smartphone. Of course, there’s also an option to do…
We’ve finally got some extended time with the BlackBerry PlayBook and we’re pretty excited about this upcoming tablet and feel like it could be a credible competitor to the Apple iPad and the Motorola Xoom. The BlackBerry PlayBook has all the goods on paper: a 7-inch high-resolution display, dual-core 1 GHz processor, WiFi, 4G on…
Research in Motion didn’t want to be one-upped by the Motorola Xoom, so the company just announced that it’s upcoming PlayBook tablet will have 4G capabilities thanks to Sprint and its WiMax network. As you probably know by now, the BlackBerry PlayBook 4G is RIM’s answer to the iPad and the host of tablets we’ve…
ESPN content will be available in a new way to select Sprint customers, using Sprint ID service. As a result, sports fans will be able to connect to their favorite teams and sports directly from the device’s homescreen. Speaking of “select customers,” the ESPN ID pack is available on few phones offered by Sprint —…
If you’re like me, the holidays weren’t kind to your figure and you may be looking for a way to get into shape. I’d say get back into shape, but who are you fooling. Well, BodyMedia Fit may just be the device you’re looking for and it’s teaming with Sprint to help you get in…