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Sep

18

2011

7 States join Sprint and Feds to block AT&T/T-Moble merger

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by Stacy Bruce
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Last Friday the U.S. Department of Justice announced that seven state attorneys general jumped on the bandwagon to appose the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. The attorneys general representing California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington joined the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit to prevent the acquisition. The amended complaint has been [...]

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Sep

16

2011

Sprint Announces Thin And Superlight LG Marquee

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by Harold Williams
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Sprint announces the LG Marquee today, also known as the LG Optimus Black, that’s set to be released on October 2nd. The Marquee will have a 4-inch 480 x 800 (WVGA) NOVA Display that’s supposed to have better indoor and outdoor visibility along with reduced power consumption compared to conventional LCDs. Loaded with Android 2.3 and a 1GHz [...]

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Sep

16

2011

[Leak] Sprint’s New Mil-Spec Direct Connect device – The Motorola Admiral

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by Stacy Bruce
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Today we got ahold of evidence of yet another device landing at Sprint in the near future. A rather official picture has surfaced on the interweb showing a new device from Moto, the Motorola Admiral. This new CDMA phone will include Sprint’s Direct Connect service, a.k.a. push-to-talk. Thanks to an unknown tipster we not only have [...]

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Sep

16

2011

Samsung Epic Touch 4G finally available online at Sprint

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by Robert Nazarian
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It has been a very long wait, but it’s finally over. The Samsung Galaxy S II is now available in the United States at Sprint online and at stores. We already know the new, and not necessarily improved name, is the Sprint Epic 4G Touch. It’s priced at $199.99 on a 2-year contract or $499.99 [...]

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Sep

15

2011

Motorola Photon 4G software updates laid out by Sprint

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by Stacy Bruce
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In order for your Android phone to run in optimal condition it is wise to be sure that you have all the latest software updates downloaded to your device. For those of you who own a Motorola Photon 4G, we have compiled a guide directly from Sprint explaining recent updates and how to be sure [...]

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Sep

15

2011

Unpopular Changes Coming To Sprint’s Premier Program and More According To Playbook

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by Justin Routhier
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Under the guise of remaining competitive with Verizon and AT&T, Sprint has a hoard of changes that will affect their Premier program, return policy and even those special perks their customers have come to love. The Sprint Playbook seems to brace employees for an understandably upset customer base and coaches them to relay how Sprint [...]

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Sep

14

2011

LG Optimus S to get Gingerbread update

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by David Laborde
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The wait will soon be over for LG Optimus S owners who have been waiting for a little Gingerbread love. The Optimus S is scheduled to receive Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) via an update that is being released in stages over the next 10 days. The official version number of the software is LS670ZVH and it brings the following enhancements/fixes [...]

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Sep

14

2011

[Leak] Sprint’s Galaxy S II Epic 4G User Guide Surfaces Days Before Release

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by Justin Routhier
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Chances are, the last thing you’ll be thinking about once you get your hands on the Galaxy S II Epic 4G when it’s released this Friday is flipping through the user guide straight away. In light of this, let’s regard the news of Sprint’s leaked user guide as an unexpected benefit and investment your near [...]

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Sep

13

2011

New Sprint App Disables Teen’s Phones While Driving

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by Harold Williams
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Sprint has come up with an app to take preventing cell phone usage while driving to a whole new level. The app is called Drive First and is being marketed to parents to prevent their kids from cell phone usage while driving. Available for all Android devices on Sprint, their app will lock down the [...]

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