Sprint clarifies, confirms new Premier member prerequisites
Way back on the 20th, we told you that Sprint would be tweaking its customer loyalty rewards program — lovingly known as Premier. Recently, Sprint contacted …
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Sprint inks WiMAX global roaming deal with DigiCel, Global Mobile
While this isn’t the most comprehensive global-roaming agreement you will ever see, it’s a start. Via a short press release, the U.S.’s third largest wireless provider — Sprint — …
HTC ThunderBolt to have simultaneous voice and data, hotspot capabilities at launch
Planning to get yourself an HTC ThunderBolt from Verizon Wireless? Good news: a Verizon branded training document, bearing today’s date, indicates that the LTE handset will …
LG’s Optimus 3D gets pictured; to have dual-core processor and 3D display?
Just ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC), blog Phandroid has acquired and image of what appears to be the LG Optimus 3D. The new handset …
T-Mobile tweets: Dell Streak 7 launching February 2nd for $199 on-contract
We’re going streaking… at T-Mobile… on February 2nd! Hmm, that may have come out wrong. What we’re trying to say is that Dell’s 7-inch tablet, …
Motorola ATRIX 4G dock to retail for $60?
Thanks to several leaks, we have a pretty good beat on what Motorola’s ATRIX 4G will retail for — $150 — and now, according to …
T-Mobile USA considers selling cellular towers to raise funds for ‘capital spending’
Here’s a head scratcher. During a speech today in New York City, Deutsche Telecom CEO, Rene Obermann, told investors that T-Mobile USA would consider “selling nonstrategic assets …
Sprint reminds you it is working on Epic 4G Froyo update
It looks like T-Mobile’s planned release of Android 2.2 for the Samsung Vibrant has other carriers attention. Via its official Twitter account, Sprint has felt …
Google reports strong Q4 results; $8.4 billion in revenue, $7.81 earnings per share
Aside from announcing a management change during this afternoon’s earnings call, Google also decided to go over its numbers for Q4 of 2010. Google raked in $8.44 …
Larry Page to replace Eric Schmidt as Google CEO April 4th
During its Q4 earnings disclosure, Google announced that co-founder Larry Page will take over the CEO role effective, April 4th, from Eric Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt …
Sprint tweaking Premier program April 1st; making early upgrades more elusive [Updated]
You know that saying, “give and take?” Someone should tell U.S. wireless carriers that ignoring 50% of that adage sort of makes you look greedy. …
DigiTimes: HTC launching tablet in March, to be called Flyer
Warning: DigiTimes report being cited, approach with caution. Now that we have that out of the way… the Taiwanese blog is reporting that HTC will …
Facebook creates native app for feature phones
It’s hard for us to fathom, but it is true: not everyone needs a smartphone. But not owning a smartphone should not prevent you from …
Amazon, GameStop offering pre-orders of Nintendo 3DS
Got yourself all jazzed up about the impending release of the Nintendo 3DS? Good news. Retailers Amazon and GameStop have begun offering pre-orders of the …
Bloomberg: PSP2 coming January 27th; Xperia Play in February
According to Bloomberg, citing “two people familiar with the matter,” Sony and Sony Ericsson will be releasing the PSP2 and Xperia Play smartphone in January and …
Apple seeds iOS 4.3 beta 2 to developers
It looks like Apple has seeded iOS 4.3 beta 2 to developers. Just last week, the company released the first beta of its popular mobile …
AT&T prepping new text message plans to launch next week?
According to a report filed by GearLive, AT&T is preparing to update its text messaging offerings with the changes taking effect next week. The changes themselves are pretty straight …
Samsung unveiling Galaxy S sucessor February 13th at Mobile World Congress
Thanks to public comments made by Samsung’s CEO, we know the company will be announcing its heir apparent to the Samsung Galaxy S handset in …
Nintendo officially announces 3DS U.S. plans; $249 on March 27th
Good news for all those out there who are die-hard Nintendo fans. At a planned media event, the company officially announced its U.S. intentions for …
Hugh Hefner: Playboy coming to iPad in March, uncensored
According to Mr. Hugh Hefner’s Twitter account, his company’s iconic Playboy magazine will be coming to Apple’s iPad, beginning in March, uncensored. Since the launch of …
Sony Ericsson details Xperia Arc’s photographic prowess [video]
Sony Ericsson has gone through the trouble of creating a three minute thirty second video that showcases just what makes the 8 megapixel shooter on …
Apple posts record Q1 results; 16.2 million iPhones, 7.3 million iPads, $26.7 billion in revenue
Moments ago, Apple announced its fiscal year 2011 Q1 earnings. The Cupertino based technology firm sold a record 16.24 million iPhones, 7.33 million iPads, 4.13 million Macs, and …
HP’s 7-inch, 9-inch webOS tablets get pictured, due in July
Engadget has gone and gotten itself rendered images of HP’s unannounced 7-inch and 9-inch webOS tablets. The site’s source indicates that the smaller and larger …
More information on Sprint’s new $10 premium data fee
BGR has obtained a memo being sent around to third-party Sprint retailers that sheds a bit more light on the company’s recently announced $10 Premium Data …
Sprint adding $10 ‘Premium Data add-on charge’ to all smartphone activations starting January 30th
In a coyly named and vaguely worded press release, U.S. wireless carrier Sprint announced that it would “increase its postpaid rates by applying a $10 …
10% of mobile users account for 90% of data use, suggests study
A study published by U.K. based paper The Telegraph tries to shed some light on the mobile data disparity. The report, which was commissioned by …
AT&T, Nokia scuttle plans for U.S. X7 release?
According to several reports, AT&T and Nokia will not be joining forces to release the X7 handset in the United States. As you may recall, …
T-Mobile to release Dell Streak 7 on February 2nd?
Blog TmoNews has acquired intel that indicates America’s fourth largest wireless carrier, T-Mobile, will be launching the Dell Streak 7 Android tablet on February 2nd, …
T-Mobile’s Samsung Vibrant 4G rears its head, Android 2.3 in tow [Updated]
We’ve heard rumors about the existence of the Samsung Vibrant 4G, but now we have crystal clear proof. One of our trusted ninjas has sent us the …
Images of Samsung Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Suit surface
Another week, another set of Samsung related leaks. The above, albeit small, images are purportedly two, soon-to-be-released Samsung handsets, the Ace (left) and Suit (right). …
