Jan

2012

Sprint EL29 Update For Samsung Epic Touch 4G Phone Rolling Out

by Roy Alugbue
tagged Carrier IQ, el29, Epic Touch 4G, Galaxy S II, security, Sprint, wimax

Sprint is officially rolling out the EL29 update for the Epic 4G Touch smartphone. Shouldn’t be too surprising considering we saw the source kernel became available last week and we expected the subsequent update to drop at any given moment. In case you’re interested, here’s the changelog for the update: Security update Dismissing multiple calendar alerts Commercial [...]

Categorized as Android Customization, Android Manufacturers, Android Phones | Full Post

Jan

2012

Sprint Set To Give Final Salute To Android Legend, HTC EVO 4G Reaches End Of Life

by Roy Alugbue
tagged end of life, EVO 4G, Gingerbread 2.3, HTC EVO 4G, Sprint, wimax

One of the most influential Android devices ever has finally seen its time in the spotlight come to a close. As the first 4G device in the U.S. and perhaps one of the most influential Android devices ever, Sprint has finally decided to call it quits with its HTC EVO 4G device, this time for [...]

Categorized as Android Carriers, Android Manufacturers, Android News, Android Phones, Android Retailers | Full Post

Oct

2011

HTC Security Threat Round 2

by Spencer McClendon
tagged Android, HTC, security flaw, Sprint, wimax

HTC just can’t win. No sooner than having plugged one security hole, another has been discovered. TrevE over at InfectedROM has demonstrated the security lapse and even made an app that exploited the the lapse. Check out the video below to see how he did it. The new threat is for all HTC devices running [...]

Categorized as Android Hacks, Android Phones, Android Software, Android Updates | Full Post

Aug

2011

Review: Sprint Samsung Conquer 4G [video]

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 4G, Android, Conquer, review, Samsung, Sprint, wimax

We had a chance to get our hands on a new Samsung Conquer 4G on Sprint, and we would like to share it with you. The phone is considered an entry level device, although we here at TalkAndroid are giving it the thumbs up to be called mid-range. With a 1GHz CPU and the overall [...]

Categorized as Android Carriers, Android Phones, Review | Full Post

Aug

2011

Sprint may acquire Clearwire

by Jim Farmer
tagged clearwire, comcast, LTE, Sprint, wimax

Sprint has begun taking measures that may lead to its eventual acquisition of Clearwire. Currently, Sprint is the majority shareholder of Clearwire, however it needs to buy out shares owned by Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Brighthouse in order to have complete control over Clearwire’s WiMax network. So far Sprint has been discussing the matter [...]

Categorized as Android Carriers | Full Post

Aug

2011

Unboxing: Sprint Samsung Conquer 4G [video]

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 4G, Android, Conquer, Samsung, Sprint, unboxing, video, wimax

The Sprint Samsung Conquer 4G: a great little mid-range Android device, running on Sprint’s 4G WiMax network. While this little ditty hasn’t been released yet, that doesn’t mean that we here at TalkAndroid can’t get our hands on it. This little guy sports an HVGA resolution screen, Android 2.3, a 1GHz CPU, and 3.2 MP [...]

Categorized as Android Carriers, Android Phones, Unboxing/First Impressions, Unique | Full Post

Aug

2011

Samsung Conquer 4G Officially Confirmed For Sprint, Still Coming August 21st

by Axl Logan
tagged 3G, 4G, August 21st, Conquer, Samsung, Sprint, wimax

Well, once we heard that Sprint employees were playing training with the Samsung Conquer 4G, it was only a matter of time until the carrier made it official. According to the folks over at Business Wire, you can conquer this device on August 21st with a 2yr agreement for $99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. [...]

Categorized as Android News | Full Post

Aug

2011

Clearwire Taking On 120 Mbps LTE Advanced-Ready Technology

by Axl Logan
tagged 120 mb/s, 4G, clearwire, LTE, wimax

In more recent news Clearwire is moving forward with advancements in its network, only this time the company states they’re implementing an “LTE Advanced-ready” technology to its current 4G configuration. This is pretty good news if you ask us. In my opinion, it’s equivalent to saying that Verizon is moving from an all 3G CDMA network to [...]

Categorized as Android Carriers, Android News, Android Phones | Full Post

Jul

2011

Motorola Photon 4G launching with Sprint on July 31st – $199 with a two year

by Jesse Bauer
tagged 4G, Android, CDMA, Google, hellomoto, motorola, motorola photon, motorola photon 4g, MotorolaPhoton, MotorolaPhoton4g, now shipping, NowShipping, On Sale, OnSale, Photon, photon 4g, Photon4g, ship, shipping, smartphone, Sprint, Sprint id, sprint photon, sprint photon 4g, sprintid, SprintPhoton, SprintPhoton4g, wimax

About a month ago, we got word that Motorola would be launching a new Android smartphone with Sprint called the Motorola Photon 4G. This device is not to be taken lightly, as it packs some of the best specs you can get in a handheld. We were all informed of the specs, but not of [...]

Categorized as Android Carriers, Android Phones | Full Post

Jun

2011

Leaked Picture: New Motorola phone with physical QWERTY headed to Sprint

by Robert Nazarian
tagged 4G, motorola, physical keyboard, physical QWERTY, qwerty, Sprint, wimax, XPRT

Motorola and Sprint recently released the XPRT, but it looks like they are working on another portrait QWERTY Android phone. This one is more curvier and will include Android 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box. You will also notice that the keyboard has more of a “smile pattern” as compared to the XPRT’s “ruler pattern.” [...]

Categorized as Android Carriers, Android Leaks & Rumours, Android Manufacturers, Android News, Android Phones | Full Post

12 3 4 5

Latest Android news, applications and forum discussion