The Wall Street Journal is reporting that “people familiar with the matter” say that Sprint will be getting the iPhone 5. The article is behind the WSJ’s paywall and without having even seen it, I can assure you there are some analyst quotes in there, some backstory of how the iPhone’s done on Verizon, and how the iPhone is losing market …
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HTC Evo 3D Review: Average Phone, Cheap Trick
If you’re thinking about buying the HTC Evo 3D on Sprint, the first thing you should do is ignore the 3D.
The phone’s namesake features — a glasses-free 3D display and dual cameras to shoot your own 3D content — amount to little more than a cheap party trick. And with a dearth of 3D movies and games to enjoy on the smartphone, the …
How the New ‘Google Wallet’ Mobile Payment System Works
As rumored, Google has officially announced its new mobile payment system. The platform is called “Google Wallet” and is a joint venture between Google, MasterCard, Sprint and security company First Data.
The system is currently available on just a single phone—the Nexus S 4G from Sprint—and works with MasterCard’s “PayPass” …
Google Mobile Payments: Don’t Get Too Excited Yet
All bets are on Google launching a mobile payment platform with Sprint on Thursday, allowing people to pay for goods and services with their smartphones.
The mobile payment concept, which relies on technology called near-field communications (NFC) embedded in smartphones, has a lot of potential. In the long haul, it may eventually …
Google to Partner with Sprint for Mobile Payments on Thursday?
Bloomberg is reporting that Google and Sprint will be launching a contact-less payment system this Thursday based on near-field communication, or NFC, technology.
Google’s Nexus S 4G handset that’s available from Sprint already has NFC technology built into it, so most of the heavy lifting needs to be done on the retail side with …
Analyst: Prepare for ‘iPhone 4S’ on Sprint, T-Mobile
I should know better than to report on analyst predictions about the next iPhone — they’re often wrong — but the latest from Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek is irresistible.
Misek said in a research note that the iPhone 5 will actually be called the iPhone 4S, suggesting that it’ll be a minor upgrade similar to the iPhone …
Sprint Gets its Google Phone with the Nexus S 4G
Google’s flagship Android phone has finally landed on Sprint as the Nexus S 4G. It went on sale over the weekend for $200 through Sprint and $150 at Best Buy.
Announced at the CTIA conference in March, the Nexus S 4G is similar to the model that launched on T-Mobile in December, but with support for Sprint’s WiMax 4G network. The …
Sprint Delays BlackBerry’s PlayBook Again
He said, she said. In an internal document from Sprint, it would seem BlackBerry’s PlayBook is getting delayed again… indefinitely.
The CDMA variant of BlackBerry’s PlayBook was supposed to launch over the summer. Previous release dates had the PlayBook to debut on April 19th, and the latest one says that it will come in a few …
Will T-Mobile Get the iPhone? If So, What About Sprint?
BGR.com has what it claims to be photos of a prototype iPhone running on T-Mobile’s network. It looks like a standard—albeit white—iPhone 4 model, which BGR asserts may just be for “testing the new T-Mobile-friendly radio with its current iPhone 4 hardware, possibly in preparation for integration in a future device.”
It’d be odd …
Sprint Releases New Music App for Phones
Sad that your Android doesn’t have iTunes to let you indulge your musical passions at a moment’s notice? Fret no more, Sprint phone owners.
Today, the wireless provider released a new music application for Android devices that serves as a ”single, convenient destination for customers to discover, purchase and play” music, per …
Sprint Is Officially Not Happy with the AT&T Acquisition
Can’t say no one saw this one coming. Yesterday, Sprint made it known they aren’t happy about the pending AT&T and T-Mobile merger. At all.
General predictions forecasted that Sprint would be on the losing end if regulators approve the deal. If it happens, Sprint will have to play the role of lone wolf in its fight against Verizon …
Verizon CEO: We Don’t Need Sprint
Verizon doesn’t want to buy Sprint, despite this week’s merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.
Verizon CEO Daniel Mead told Reuters:
“We’re not interested in Sprint. We don’t need them.”
The $39 billion AT&T-Mobile deal, announced on Sunday but expected to take months to complete, puts the newly combined company at the the top of the
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