By now you know that you’ll have to pay an extra $10 a month to use Sprint’s EVO 4G, even if you don’t live in a 4G market. Sprint says this is because of the capabilities of the device and I find that to be a dangerous precedent that hurts the appeal of the device…
Video: Sprint HTC EVO 4G launch event in NYC
Sprint took to the mean streets of New York City to launch their flagship Android phone today – the Sprint HTC EVO 4G. IntoMobile put boots on the ground to live blog the launch event and we managed to take some video of Sprint’s adorably cheesy on-stage demonstration. In their presentation, Sprint showed off the…
Evo 4G for $199 on June 4? Yes please!
We’ve been covering Sprint’s EVO 4G launch event, but this deserves its own post. While some of us aren’t surprised, some might be that this Android monster will be available June 4th for $199. We’re glad Sprint decided to keep the price of the EVO at the smartphone standard, but they could have gotten away…
Exclusive: Sprint EVO 4G and two-way Qik video chat
Sprint just went live with their HTC EVO 4G in New York City, and there’s one juicy detail that we hadn’t caught wind of until today. The EVO will be the first US smartphone to do true-blue video calling, thanks to Sprint’s launch partner Qik. We had known about the forward-facing camera on the HTC…
HTC details patent claims in Apple infringement case
HTC fired back at Apple this morning with its own patent infringement case but it wasn’t clear on the details until this afternoon. Apple went after HTC (and Google) for 20 patents, but HTC says the iPhone, iPod and iPad infringe on five of its intellectual properties. HTC is hoping the U.S. International Trade Commission…
Live: Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G launch event
We’re here in NYC for Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G launch event. Stay tuned. 3:10pm Sprint’s Dan Hesse takes the stage. 3:15pm June 4th is the release date. $199.99 is the price. That got some applause 3:18pm Sprint lit up a local 4G WiMAX network in NYC for this event. We’re posting right now on Sprint’s…
HTC files patent complaint against Apple, wants to ban import of iProducts
Turnabout is fair play, especially when it comes to mobile patent. HTC has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission saying Apple has infringed upon five of its patents related to the mobile space. It is going all out too, as it wants to ban on imports of Apple’s iPod, iPhone and iPad…
T-Mobile loses 77,000 customers yet posts a profit
There’s some troubling news for T-Mobile, as the company’s first-quarter results show it posted a profit but lost 77,000 net customers. When you’re losing more customers per quarter than Sprint, there’s a clear problem. What’s even more troubling is that the fourth-largest U.S. carrier lost 118,000 contract customers. Normally, this has been counterbalanced by its…
T-Mobile MyTouch 3G to receive Android 2.1 with Sense UI!
The T-Mobile MyTouch 3G will soon be playing with Android 2.1 OS! Excited? You should be. If you are a MyTouch 3G owners you’ll be very happy to hear that T-Mobile is internally testing the Android 2.1 update for the MyTouch 3G. What’s even more exciting is that the update will include the custom (Espresso)…
Bell Landing the HTC Legend?
The sexy follow-up device to the HTC Hero, the HTC Legend, is apparently making its way to Bell for those north-of-the-border. Our pals at MobileSyrup have it on good authority that the Legend will hit Bell exclusively sometime in May or June. This is a welcome bit of news for Canadians, as we’ve already reported…