| Samsung Convoy Joins Verizon Wireless Fleet Of Push To Talk Phones |
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Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), announce the availability of the Samsung Convoy™, a rugged Push to Talk device with military specifications built to withstand the harshest of elements. The Convoy’s high-quality stereo speaker, extended... - read more |
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| T-Mobile Launches The Tap Touch Phone |
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Today T-Mobile made the Tap touch phone available for sale. The Tap is a monoblock-style device with a large touch screen and touch user interface. The Tap has quad-band GSM/EDGE radios and supports T-Mobile's 1700MHz UMTS/HSDPA 3G network. The Tap, which was made by Huawei, includes a 2... - read more |
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| Sprint Nextel Announces Actions To Reduce Labor Costs By At Least $350 Million |
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Sprint Nextel Corp. today announced that the company will take actions in the fourth quarter of 2009 to reduce internal and external labor costs by at least $350 million on an annualized basis. The actions include the elimination of 2,000 to 2,500 positions within the... - read more |
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| T-Mobile Hangs Up On MyFaves |
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Today T-Mobile confirmed that it is phasing out its myFaves set of calling plans. The company said in an email to Phone Scoop, "T-Mobile’s new Even More plans, which feature options for unlimited calling, text and data service, have taken the place of myFaves unlimited calling feature.... - read more |
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| Ten Great Uses For Your Camera Phone |
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A camera phone can be handier than you think. Here are some innovative ways in which you can put yours to use.
IN THE OFFICE
- Capture a whiteboard after a meeting.
How many times have you left a meeting wishing that you... - read more |
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| BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smartphone Coming To Sprint |
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Sprint announced today it will add the new BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone to the wireless industry’s best lineup of devices. Beginning today, the popular BlackBerry wireless device on America’s most dependable 3G network1 with the... - read more |
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| Bring An Android Device Home For The Holidays With DROID ERIS By HTC Exclusively From Verizon Wireless |
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Beginning Nov. 6, DROID ERIS™ by HTC will invade Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the United States, bringing the power of the Android™ platform and the Verizon Wireless network together. DROID ERIS by HTC combines the popular Android platform with HTC Sense™, a... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless Introduces The BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smartphone |
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Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone, an exciting new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones. The slim BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone gives customers access to Verizon... - read more |
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| HTCs Hero Comes To Verizon As Eris |
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Today Verizon Wireless announced its version of the HTC Hero, renamed the Droid Eris. The Eris shares most of the same basic features as its GSM and Sprint cousins, but is thinner and replaces many of the physical buttons with capacitive touch controls. The Eris uses HTC's customized Sense... - read more |
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| Verizon Announces The BlackBerry Curve 8530 |
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Today Verizon Wireless announced that it will begin selling the BlackBerry Curve 8530, a CDMA variant of the 8520 that is for sale from T-Mobile. The 8530 has has 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1. It will support microSD cards up to 32GB, has a 3.5mm headset jack, 2 megapixel camera with... - read more |
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| Verizon Takes Samsungs Convoy On The Road |
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Today Samsung and Verizon Wireless announced the ruggedized Convoy, a new push-to-talk phone that meets mil-spec 810F standards for durability. It can withstand shock and dust resistance, vibration, salt fog, humidity, solar radiation, altitude and low and high temperatures. The Convoy... - read more |
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| Sprint Business-To-Business Unit Delivers In 3Q |
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Sprint (NYSE:S) Business Markets Group (BMG) continued to make strong contributions to Sprint’s performance in the third quarter, generating continued operational and financial momentum, expanding its product portfolio, launching the next generation of wireless service... - read more |
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| Mobile Operators And Vendors Join Forces On LTE Voice Services |
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A group of 12 mobile operators and vendors said Wednesday that they have agreed on a way to offer SMS (Short Message Service) and voice services on next-generation mobile network technology LTE (Long-Term Evolution).
The goal of the initiative, called One Voice, is to ensure widespread... - read more |
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| Leading 4G Network Build Verizon Wireless Also Focuses On Fueling LTE Ecosystem Collaboration |
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From the LTE Americas 2009 Conference, Tony Melone, Verizon Wireless senior vice president and chief technology officer, said in his keynote this morning that Verizon Wireless’ commitment to network leadership is elementary as it rolls out the nation’s first 4G Long Term Evolution... - read more |
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| Verizon Wireless Confirms The Droid Can Be Tethered |
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Verizon Wireless has indicated that it will offer customers the ability to tether the Motorola Droid to act as a wireless modem for their laptops starting in early 2010. Uses can expect to pay an additional $15 above the normal smartphone data plan for this feature, which allows for up to 5GB... - read more |
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| Carrier Billing T-Mo Channel Coming To Android Market |
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Today T-Mobile USA's CTO Cole Brodman said that the company is planning to offer a T-Mobile channel in the Android Market. This channel will host content that T-Mobile recommends to its Android customers. T-Mobile also said that it will soon be offering carrier billing for applications that... - read more |
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| SANYO SCP-3810 Fact Sheet |
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Luminous Simplicity
SANYO SCP-3810 offers the essential features consumers rely on to stay connected. SCP-3810 is polished with a luxurious mirrored finish in trendy Regal Red or Black Onyx, with a translucent OLED display glowing through, to... - read more |
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| Wi-Fi Alliance Welcomes T-Mobile As New Sponsor Member |
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T-Mobile has become a Sponsor member of the Wi-Fi Alliance and has appointed a Director to the organization's board. T-Mobile is one of more than 330 member companies that comprise the Wi-Fi Alliance and joins Apple, Atheros, Broadcom, Cisco, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Sony... - read more |
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| Sprint Launches New PTT Service In Iowa And Illinois |
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Today Sprint Nextel said that it has expanded the footprint of its iDEN-based push-to-talk service in the states of Illinois and Iowa. Customers in those states will now be able to purchase and use Sprint Nextel's DirectConnect phones and PTT services.
Source: Phonescoop - read more |
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| Dell™ Inspiron™ Mini 10 Netbook fact sheet |
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Ultra-Mobile, Ultra-Affordable
The Dell™ Inspiron™ Mini 10 netbook offers blazing-fast Internet access in a convenient, affordable and portable package that can easily fit in a purse, backpack or briefcase. As an ultra-mobile... - read more |
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| Sprint Offers Ultra-Mobile, Ultra-Affordable Computing With Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Powered By America's Most Dependable 3G Network |
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Sprint (NYSE:S) today unveiled Dell™ Inspiron™ Mini 10, the first netbook available from Sprint on America’s most dependable 3G network1. This companion PC offers blazing-fast Internet access in a convenient, affordable and portable package that... - read more |
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| Sprint 4G Blazes Into Chicago |
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The wireless future just arrived in Chicago. Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced the launch of Sprint 4G mobile broadband throughout the Chicago area. As a result, streaming video, fast file downloads and uploads and turbo-charged web browsing are no longer just home, office... - read more |
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| Sprint 4G Launches In Dallas-Ft. Worth |
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The wireless future just arrived in Dallas-Ft. Worth. Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the launch of Sprint 4G mobile broadband throughout the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. As a result, streaming video, fast file downloads and uploads and turbo-charged web browsing are no longer... - read more |
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| Sprint Continues 4G Leadership With Launch In Charlotte |
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The wireless future just arrived in Charlotte. Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the launch of Sprint 4G mobile broadband throughout the Charlotte area. As a result, streaming video, fast file downloads and uploads and... - read more |
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| Sprint Continues 4G Leadership With Launch In Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill And Cary, N.C. |
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The wireless future just arrived in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary. Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the launch of Sprint 4G mobile broadband throughout the Triangle. As a result, streaming video, fast file downloads and uploads and turbo-charged web browsing are no... - read more |
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| Sprint Continues 4G Leadership With Launch In Greensboro, Winston-Salem And High Point, N.C. |
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The wireless future just arrived in the Triad. Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the launch of Sprint 4G mobile broadband throughout the Piedmont Triad region. As a result, streaming video, fast file downloads and uploads and turbo-charged web browsing are no longer just home,... - read more |
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| Sprint Nextel Commences Tender Offer for iPCS, Inc. |
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Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) today announced that it has commenced its tender offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPCS). The tender offer represents the next step toward Sprint’s acquisition of iPCS first announced on... - read more |
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| Hello Humans: Droid By Motorola Arrives Next Week |
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High-speed Web browsing, voice-activated search, customizable large screen, access to thousands of Android applications and hundreds of widgets and the best 3G mobile network in the country: DROID by Motorola arrives on Nov. 6.
Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation’s... - read more |
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| Sprint Outlines "Open" Approach At Ninth Annual Developer Conference |
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Calling the developer community the cornerstone of mobile innovation, Steve Elfman, president, Network Operations & Wholesale, outlined Sprint’s “Open” approach and encouraged developers to create applications that work not only on Sprint’s most... - read more |
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| T-Mobile Equinox Makes The Phone Fun Again |
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T-Mobile is launching a new phone-- the Sony Ericsson Equinox. Unlike most headline-making mobile phones, the Equinox is not trying to be the next iPhone-killer. The Equinox isn't even trying to be a smart phone.
The Equinox is a feature phone, which is a polite way of saying its not a... - read more |
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| Sprint Continues 4G Leadership With Launch In Philadelphia |
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The wireless future just arrived in Philadelphia. Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the launch of Sprint 4G mobile broadband throughout the Philadelphia area. As a result, streaming video, fast file downloads and uploads and turbo-charged web browsing are no longer just home,... - read more |
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| Palm Pixi Available Nov. 15 Exclusively From Sprint |
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Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced Nov. 15 as the first day of nationwide availability for Palm® Pixi™, exclusively available on America’s most dependable 3G network1 from Sprint2.
“We are excited to offer the new Palm... - read more |
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| A Powerful New Storm Rolls Onto Verizon Wireless Network On Oct. 28 |
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Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry® Storm2™ smartphone will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications stores beginning Oct. 28. The BlackBerry Storm2 with BlackBerry® OS 5.0 evolves the BlackBerry® touchscreen platform with... - read more |
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| Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Sprint For Product Strategy Leadership In Wireless Navigation |
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Sprint (NYSE:S), home of America’s most dependable 3G network,* announced today that it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2009 Award for Product Line Strategy in the North American Mobile Resource Management (MRM) Market. Research and consulting firm Frost &... - read more |
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| Clearwire, Comcast, And Sprint To Launch 4G In Chicago, Philadelphia And Seattle |
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Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) and Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced plans to launch their respective 4G mobile Internet services in additional cities in the fourth quarter of 2009. Each of the... - read more |
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| Clearwire And Sprint To Launch 4G In Major Cities Throughout Texas, North Carolina And Hawaii |
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Clearwire Communications, LLC, an operating subsidiary of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced plans to launch their respective 4G mobile Internet services in additional cities in the fourth quarter of 2009. Each of the companies will offer... - read more |
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| Sprint Nextel To Acquire Wireless Affiliate iPCS, Inc. |
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Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS) today announced an agreement for Sprint Nextel to acquire iPCS for approximately $831 million, including the assumption of $405 million of net debt. This transaction value represents 6.4x projected 2010 Adjusted... - read more |
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| If You Use Metro In Washington, D.C., Maryland Or Virginia, Sprint Has An Important Message For You: "Welcome To The NOW Network" |
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Today, Sprint announced the availability of Sprint and Nextel service to customers in the 20 busiest underground stations in the Washington, D.C. Metro system. The move promises to improve the workday commute for hundreds of thousands of passengers who depend on Metro to... - read more |
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| Tweet, Tweet: Sprint And Audubon Release New Bird Call Ringtones |
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Sprint today announced via the social networking site Twitter the release of new downloadable bird call ringtones in association with National Audubon Society. The 28 ringtones include the melodic calls of birds such as the Field Sparrow, the Red-bellied... - read more |
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| Motorola i776wTM Fact Sheet |
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i776wTM by Motorola
Instantly Stlyish and Productive
Pairing industry-leading push-to-talk capabilities with a new chic purple color, i776wTM by Motorola is an affordable clamshell handset... - read more |
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| First Push-To-Talk Slider Phone, Motorola Debut i856 |
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The first slider phone offering push-to-talk service, Motorola Debut™ i856, is now available from Sprint, combining Nextel Direct Connect®, best-in-class push-to-talk services, with a stylish multimedia device for both business and consumer... - read more |
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| Samsung's First Android-Powered Phone, Samsung Moment With Google, Coming Soon To America's Most Dependable 3G Network |
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Sprint and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the number one mobile phone provider in the United States1, today announced the upcoming availability of Samsung Moment™, Samsung’s first U.S. handset integrating the... - read more |
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| U.S. Department Of Energy Selects Sprint To Support The 2009 Solar Decathlon |
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Sprint, ranked #15 on Newsweek’s Green Ranking of America’s 500 largest corporations, the highest among U.S. wireless companies, is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support the 2009 Solar... - read more |
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| VZ Navigator From Verizon Wireless Helps You Find – And Find Your Way To – Popular Destinations |
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More customers than ever before are using VZ Navigator(SM) from Verizon Wireless to find their way around town or around the world, or to search for the nearest restaurant, movie theater or gas station, the company said today at CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment® 2009.
More... - read more |
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| PlayMaker Mobile On Verizon Wireless Phones Connects Fans Directly To Sports Stars |
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From CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009®, Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of PlayMaker Mobile, a new mobile social networking application that gives fans using their Verizon Wireless feature phones unique access to an exclusive group of athletes. ... - read more |
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| Maple Story: Warrior From SkyZone Now Available On Verizon Wireless Phones |
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From CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009® in San Diego, Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, and SkyZone® Entertainment, Inc., a leading provider of premium mobile games, content and services with strong... - read more |
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| Sprint Customers Get Smooth Combination Of Windows Productivity, Rich Internet Browsing And Advanced Personalization Options With Samsung Intrepid Smartphone |
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Sprint and Samsung Telecommunications America, the number one mobile phone provider in the United States1, today announced the upcoming arrival of Samsung IntrepidTM smartphone, a dynamic Windows® phone that lets the customer be productive... - read more |
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| Sprint Announces New Emerging Solutions Unit To Bolster M2M And Mobile Computing Portfolio, Accelerate Delivery To Marketplace |
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Leveraging America's most dependable 3G network*, wireless 4G capabilities that are well ahead of other national wireless carriers, and industry-leading iDEN and wireline/IP networks, Sprint has formed a new Emerging Solutions business unit with a... - read more |
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| Amdocs Helps Build Verizon Developer Community |
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From CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009®, Verizon Wireless said today it is working with Amdocs Interactive, a division of Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems, to help build and grow the recently launched Verizon Developer Community (VDC). The... - read more |
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| Groundbreaking Agreement Between Verizon Wireless And Google To Leverage High-Speed Network And Open Android Platform For Wireless Innovation |
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Verizon Wireless and Google™ today announced a strategic partnership that will leverage the Verizon Wireless network and the best of the Android™ open platform to deliver leading-edge mobile applications, services and devices. Both companies view this agreement as an opportunity to... - read more |
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