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  • Don’t play with your Sprint 3G/4G dongle too much, you may go blind

    Don’t play with your Sprint 3G/4G dongle too much, you may go blind

    Posted on June 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Sprint and Sierra Wireless announced their latest mobile broadband modem, the 3G/4G dongle that supports CDMA Dual-band 800/1900Mhz, GPS 1.5 Ghz L-Band as well as WiMAX2.5Ghz. The new adapter is currently only available for business customers, but should be available to all users by mid-July. Of course, it’s free after a mail in rebate (yay) [...]

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  • HTC Hero / ERIS mega faceoff on video

    HTC Hero / ERIS mega faceoff on video

    Posted on November 6, 2009 | No Comments

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    Now that we've got the DROID ERIS in the mix, we're up to our ears in HTC Hero-derivative devices. We decided to sit the whole crew (GSM, Sprint and Verizon editions) down for a little modeling session, and we're finding ourselves reticent to pick a favorite. There are really plusses and minuses to each of them, but any way you lean it's a pretty good handset with some perhaps overly bulky software, a wonderful pricepoint (on Verizon, anyway) and probably a limited time in the sun with upcoming Android 2.0 devices, faster processors and wild new screens rolling on in. Check the video out after the break and you can make up your own mind.

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  • Sprint Nextel continues its buying spree with iPCS acquisition

    Sprint Nextel continues its buying spree with iPCS acquisition

    Posted on October 19, 2009 | No Comments
    According to MarketWatch, Sprint Nextel, the number three US wireless carrier, has agreed to buyout yet another of its affiliates, iPCS. Having just recently finalized a deal to acquire Virgin Mobile USA, Sprint is looking to further shore up its customer base with the addition of iPCS’ 700,000 subscribers. Not to mention, the acquisition will [...]

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  • Apparently Sprint and Verizon have refuted the BlackBerry Tour high return rate claim

    Apparently Sprint and Verizon have refuted the BlackBerry Tour high return rate claim

    Posted on September 18, 2009 | No Comments
    The story goes like this: A TownHall Investment Research director was quoted by Barron’s as saying that Sprint is seeing almost a 50% return rate on the BlackBerry Tour primarily because of trackball issues. We ran a simple poll where 36% of participants said they have returned a BlackBerry Tour because of trackball problems and [...]

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  • HTC Touch Pro 2 heads to Verizon Wireless on September 11 for $199 (after rebates, contracts, etc.)

    HTC Touch Pro 2 heads to Verizon Wireless on September 11 for $199 (after rebates, contracts, etc.)

    Posted on September 5, 2009 | 1 Comment
    T-Mobile, Sprint, and now Verizon Wireless. Yup, the HTC Touch Pro 2 should be ready and waiting for you at your local VZW store on September 11. In what may be the first example of VZW customers getting a deal (compared to the other carriers), the phone is only $199 after $100 rebate and two-year contract.

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  • Sprint, Verizon to Include Wi-Fi in all Future Phones

    Sprint, Verizon to Include Wi-Fi in all Future Phones

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Telecom carriers Sprint and Verizon have said they will ensure all key cellphones from the two companies in the future will have Wi-Fi capability, a feature that has been missing in many of its recent devices. Sprint will “embrace” Wi-Fi in all its “major devices”, Jeff Clemow, director of business product marketing for Sprint told Fierce [...]

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  • Geek and Thief Come Face to Face Thanks to ‘Find My iPhone’

    Geek and Thief Come Face to Face Thanks to ‘Find My iPhone’

    Posted on June 23, 2009 | No Comments
    A LiveJournal blogger tells the first riveting tale involving Find My iPhone, a new feature in the latest iPhone 3.0 operating system designed to help users recover their lost or stolen iPhones. Kevin Miller, who goes by the LJ handle HappyWaffle, recounts his experience quite thoroughly. In summary: After attending Brickworld, the world’s largest Lego convention, [...]

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