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Palm Treo Pro coming to Sprint in January

We’ll keep the rumor flag on this one but you can pretty safely mark it down as done. Since we first scooped the Treo Pro back in May, the consensus has been consistent - it’s kind of sweet, for a Palm. Those who have used the handset can attest however, it really is a significant [...]

Sprint announces Voluntary Separation Program; more layoffs possibly on the way

In a move similar to what Dell is currently offering its employees, Sprint is also giving employees the option to voluntarily leave the company. While Sprint hasn’t announced anything officially, layoffs have certainly followed voluntary separations in the past. So far, this program is only affecting the Sales and Distribution channel and is not a [...]

White space spectrum and Sprint-Clearwire get the nod from the FCC

In two big election day victories, the FCC approved both the usage of the white space spectrum for mobile broadband access and the Sprint Clearwire joint venture to expand WiMAX coverage. w00t, w00t! The decision for the white space spectrum was unanimous with one partial dissent from Commissioner Deborah Tate. This is a big blow [...]

Sprint Touch Pro now available on web

Woo! Sprint customers in need of a sexy new smartphone will be happy to learn that the Touch Pro’s limited availability is now a thing of the past. HTC’s beast of a QWERTY slider is officially ripe for the picking and can be snagged from the Sprint site for a cool $299.99 with free shipping [...]

Sprint finally decides on ETF conditions and details

Just a few weeks ago, Sprint announced it would have details on how it’s dealing with early termination fees by December once its billing software was updated. It looks like Dan Hesse and his boys have been working on provisions really quickly! As of November 2, Sprint’s early termination fees will begin to decrease by [...]

Verizon’s Touch Pro may not be neutered after all

Pure speculation here, no concrete confirmation, just a case of putting two and two together. Now that we have gotten the disclaimer out of the way, let’s see what we have uncovered about the much anticipated and much debated Verizon Wireless Touch Pro by HTC. A document leaked by Phone Arena in August shows that [...]

Sprint’s upcoming Motorola i9 comes out of hiding

What do you get when a rambunctious RAZR and a ROKR in heat are left along in the same room? You’re looking at it. The first taste of Motorola’s next generation RAZR has finally been caught in the wild and it should be making its way to a Sprint store near you sooner than some [...]

Ericsson hits 100Mbps for mobile broadband IRL

Imagine opening up your mobile browser and having the page load almost instantaneously. Or typing in a new link or clicking on a new page and having it load faster than you can say “What’s IRL?” By now, most of you are familiar with the testing that has been going on in Europe with LTE [...]

Sprint makes HTC Touch Pro official, coming October 26th

Ask politely and ye shall receive. Sprint and HTC have finally taken the wraps off the worst kept secret this side of the BlackBerry Storm. The HTC Touch Pro has been officially launched, with limited availability through "select national retailers" beginning this upcoming Monday, October 26th. The rest of us will have to wait until [...]

Fresh Sprint Touch Pro shots

Getting a little frustrated with the lack of Sprint Touch Pro news? We feel your pain. In an attempt to alleviate a bit of suffering, we’ve managed to come up on a series of Sprint promo shots for their upcoming HTC flagship device launch. The images don’t depict anything revolutionary, but do help to provide [...]

Motorola i9 for Sprint-Nextel gets FCC approval

The FCC strikes again. Sprint customers who still get their iDEN on should be happy to learn the upcoming Motorola i9, first seen back in May with the name Motorola i890 “CABO”, has just made its way through the FCC approval process and it’s ready to go. Actually, the i9 is something a little new [...]

Sprint gets smart and prorates ETFs

After being sued this past summer along with Verizon for early termination fees, Sprint has finally decided to prorate them or make a tiered ETF policy. Much like other carriers, the initial fee goes down in cost as your contract matures. Pretty smart move after losing about $73 million in settlement fees for the class [...]

LG Lotus, Samsung Rant and Highnote now available at Sprint

Ready for your buying pleasure from Sprint are two new QWERTY texting phones and one dual-sliding music phone. The LG Lotus and the Samsung Rant give texting fanatics two new choices for finger flying messaging. The LG Lotus is the more compelling of the two with a square design that looks like a someone took [...]