David K: Google Inc. is preparing to sell wireless service directly to consumers after striking deals with Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc., a move likely to prod the wireless industry to cut prices and improve speeds, according to people familiar with th… MarketWatch – Wednesday, January 21, 2015 http://a.msn.com/r/2/AA8smvk?a=1&m=EN-US Marti: That’s an interesting wrinkle. … Read more
We all joke about how Apple usually rushes to get a patent on just about anything smart phone related but one patent they may need to hurry up and register seems to already be happening on some HTC smartphones. The ability to stop a bullet! It seems that Florida’s Winter Garden Police (a suburb of … Read more
I have always wondered why CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) phones exist. CDMA phones do make up the majority of the phones in the United States I think and this just bothers me. Every other place in the world has a majority of GSM phones. Is this just the US ego?
HTC had forecasted that their 2013 flagship Android device would arrive on US carriers towards the end of April. Well they have certainly seemed to hit that target with today’s announcement from the carriers. You can pick up the 32GB option for $199 on both carriers. The 64GB option is exclusive at launch to AT&T … Read more
So I stumbled upon a site where a fellow enthusiast was nice enough to create a program to update you Windows Phone from any version up to 7.8 I have a Sprint Arrive and after running the program 7 times (you have to do it for each step of updates that you are missing (F … Read more
So maybe I should have waited a little bit longer as more BlackBerry launch news has come in, this time it’s from Sprint, Virgin and Telus. Sprint just has a ‘coming soon’ page up on their website for the BlackBerry Q10. Virgin Mobile says starting today they’re taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Z10 and it … Read more
Yeah there’s no real date on this phone, but I like it, too bad I’m not on Sprint?! The Kyocera Torque is a rugged Android based phone that can withstand water, drops and dust. The phone can be submerged in water for up to 30 minutes and can withstand high humidity as well, like 95% … Read more
I guess this is a good thing, at least for Sprint it is. Not sure how good it is for customers as it drops the competition down a bit. In the end there’s only going to be a very limited number of carriers out there and we the consumer are going to be screwed I … Read more
Life as a Nexus Owner Over the past week it’s been a Microsoft and Google world. With Apples latest device the iPad Mini getting bad reviews and Microsoft and Google putting out device after device, all WinPhone and Fandroids are in geek heaven. In particular, I am ecstatic as it’s soon going to be a … Read more
So here’s a short but sweet announce for you Sprint users, they’re getting the iPad 4th and the iPad mini. Yeah the whole PR for this is about 6 lines, I guess Sprint is really excited about this and just had to tell everybody! Sprint today announced that in the coming weeks it will … Read more
Some more Android and Samsung news for you, this time it’s from Sprint and they’re happy to announce the Galaxy Note II is arriving on October 25th and will be priced at $299.99. That price is only for new people or eligible upgrades, so check you upgrade status and get a Note II or hey … Read more
Hurum-hum, as Treebeard would say. At the beginning of the year, Sprint ho-hummed about Windows Phone: We have a Windows device in our lineup, but honestly, it hasn’t done well enough for us to jump back into the fire. We told Microsoft: You guys have to go build the enthusiasm for the product. We’ll train … Read more