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Mar

8

2011

Sprint Evo 4G Modified With Wiimote For Some Nintendo Emulation Goodness

by Joe Sirianni
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Talk about having too much time on your hands.  This Sprint Evo 4G Android enthusiast has taken it to the max with what has to be one of the craziest concoctions we’ve seen in a long time.  The Android user, Jack Malone, is responsible for what is being dubbed as the “Evotainment System”.  He managed [...]

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Mar

8

2011

Not so stealthy Samsung Stealth seen in the wild – caught on camera

by Jesse Bauer
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It was just a couple days ago we showed that the Samsung ‘Stealth’ would be hitting the FCC and making itself a bonafied smartphone, which would be heading to Verizon. Now we can see that the not-so-ninja-esc Samsung Stealth is carrying Verizon branding, as we see it here in the wild, caught on camera above. [...]

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Mar

8

2011

TELUS Announces Imminent Arrival of Samsung Galaxy S 4G

by Mitch Wright
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Candian cellular carrier TELUS has good news for all of those northern neighbors of ours who are looking for a good speed fix: the Samsung Galaxy S 4G will soon be launching on the carrier. This will be Canada’s first cellphone to usher in the faster speeds of 4G service, so it’ll be interesting to [...]

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Mar

8

2011

Sprint HTC Tablet Seems Imminent as HTC Goes for Evo View Trademark

by Mitch Wright
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With CTIA making its way quickly upon us and Sprint having no real flagship device announced yet for this year, expectations are high for the carrier to make an announcement or two. This coincides rather nicely with a bit of information given to Engadget recently: HTC’s attempt to aquire the trademark for the Evo View [...]

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Mar

7

2011

Which New Android Devices Will Sprint Reveal at CTIA?

by Adam Johnson
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Of course, none of what I’m about to mention is set in stone, plus Sprint was rather quiet at the last couple events, maybe making us a little more than anxious to hear something big. I, for one am excited for the next devices released from Sprint. Especially since I’m a customer. So, what do they have in store for us?  Thanks to [...]

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Mar

3

2011

Samsung Stealth V spotted at FCC, will have Verizon 4G LTE

by Mikka Burrell
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What once was a nameless device is now the Samsung Stealth V, as confirmed by the FCC information above. This upcoming Android smartphone will take advantage of Verizon’s 4G LTE network and will have the following specs: Android 2.2 Google Mobile services, including Google Search Google Maps and Gmail, YouTube Brilliant 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus [...]

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Mar

3

2011

Sprint ‘could have US covered with LTE by 2013′ if they decided to

by Jesse Bauer
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Sprint’s Steve Elfman, President of Network Operations, stated yesterday at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference that if Sprint decided to go LTE, they could have it p and running with devices in 2012, and coverage over the entire US by the end of 2013. Many think, possibly investors too, that this is [...]

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Mar

2

2011

Want To Manually Enable Sideloading On Your Motorola Atrix 4G?

by Joe Sirianni
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You know here at Talk Android we have nothing better to do than scour the web and find note worthy news, slap it on a spoon and force feed it directly to you, right?  Yeah, it’s kind of our motto.  And with that, here’s some worthy news for ya now.  As many of you know, [...]

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Mar

1

2011

Don’t Root Your Motorola Xoom Until After The 4G Upgrade!

by Axl Logan
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Word is on the street (Motorola support forums) is that if you had high hopes of rooting that spanking brand new Motorola Xoom you just purchased, you might want to postpone that until after the 4G upgrade is implemented.  According to the forums, if you hack/root your device, then you’ll render it ineligible for the 4G LTE [...]

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