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HTC EVO 3D Revealed at Sprint Event [CTIA 2011]

Chris Burns, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [1]

At a utterly lovely Sprint media event at CTIA 2011, gold and yellow tones abound, Sprint has announced what they hope will be a heavy contender in this massively competitive 2011 season for Android. It began with a lovely floaty Andy video in full 3D, showing him float about, transforming things from flat to 3D. It was instantly apparent that the device would be the next step in the EVO line. The first announcment was the HTC EVO 3D, the first 4G device with a dual-core and 3D capability with no glasses needed.

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Sprint Keynote at CTIA 2011: 3D on the menu!

Chris Davies, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

It's CTIA 2011 day one, and we're waiting for Sprint's keynote to begin and the company's latest and greatest products to take the stage. We've already seen Samsung's new tablets, and we're expecting the HTC EVO View 4G to be Sprint's latest tablet, a version of the HTC Flyer. 3D is also on the cards, and in fact we've just been handed a pair of 3D glasses... Read The Full Story

Sprint Combats Distracted Driving With New Mobile Solution

Rue Liu, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [4]

Ahead of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Sprint today announced that they will be offering a new safe-driving mobile solution later this year. Dubbed "Drive First," the program will help wireless customers more safely manage their mobile devices while behind the wheel. Read The Full Story

Standardized microUSB charging by Jan 2012 confirms Sprint CEO

Chris Davies, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has confirmed that, by January 2012, all US phones will use microUSB chargers, hopefully putting pay to the frustration of proprietary connectors and a plug-board full of different adapters. Speaking during the CTIA 2011 opening keynote, Hesse described the various types of charger port as a long-standing "pet peeve of mine." Read The Full Story

Kyocera Android Developer Program Launches To Support Echo

Rue Liu, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Since Sprint and Kyocera jointly announced the Echo Android-based device last month, we've had a hands-on look at it, and confirmed its arrival for April 17th at a price of $199. The Echo is the first smartphone to feature dual touchscreen displays in an attempt to be a tablet-smartphone hybrid. Kyocera today launched an Android developer program to entice developers to optimize apps for this unique display layout. Read The Full Story

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Sprint Nexus S 4G Found in the Wild by Android Community

Chris Burns, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [4]

We’re here at CTIA 2011 where our pals over at Android Community seem to have fallen face first into a few “spy” photos of the Sprint Nexus S. They’re noting that this phone appears to be virtually indistinguishable from the original Nexus S in every way save for a few tiny details (in the hardware, of course.) Inside the back of the phone, that is, under the battery cover, there’s a noticeably absent partner that’d normally be riding along, the SIM card. A tiny adjustment of plastic and a bit less metal here and there and poof! It’s a brand new phone.

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SlashGear at CTIA Wireless 2011

Chris Davies, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

SlashGear has arrived at CTIA Wireless 2011, the yearly expo of what’s going to be hot in the North American mobile arena, and there’s already a mass of new devices we’re eagerly looking forward to. Sprint and AT&T jumped the gun this morning, with the Nexus S 4G and news of the upcoming LG Thrill 4G and HTC HD7S, but they’re just the tip of the cellular iceberg.

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Sprint adding Google Voice Integration to all devices [Video]

Chris Davies, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

The Integrated Google Voice functionality announced alongside the Sprint Nexus S 4G will be available to all Sprint CDMA handsets, regardless of whether or not they run Android. The carrier has signed a deal with Google that will see them offer subscribers the opportunity to use their Sprint number with Google Voice, no porting required, as well as using Google's voicemail transcription service. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Google Nexus S 4G hits Sprint this spring

Chris Davies, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

The Sprint Nexus S 4G has been made official this morning, the first Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone with 4G WiMAX support, and the first to bring the new Integrated Google Voice Experience to Sprint Android devices. The same Nexus S handset as we've seen from Google before, only with the added benefit of WiMAX connectivity, the Nexus S 4G will allow existing Sprint subscribers to use their current number as their Google Voice number, without having to pay to port it over. Read The Full Story

Sprint slates AT&T acquisition plans as T-Mo goes on down-low

Chris Davies, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

Sprint has demanded US regulators look closely at the proposed AT&T takeover of T-Mobile USA, warning that the deal would "alter dramatically the structure of the communications industry" and lead to a negative impact on "innovation and robust competition." If approved, Sprint says, the combined carrier would be three times its own size, and have hitherto unseen control over backhaul and other access systems. Meanwhile, T-Mobile has pulled out from an upcoming CTIA 2011 panel, pushing out a FAQ in which it attempts to placate customers confused by the acquisition news. More details after the cut Read The Full Story

Sprint tease Nexus S 4G with WiMAX and “fully integrated” Google Voice

Chris Davies, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

The WiMAX version of the Google Nexus S has been confirmed, with a mention briefly spotted on Sprint's site. Caught by an Engadget tipster (and then promptly yanked by the carrier) the Nexus S 4G will apparently be "the first smartphone with fully integrated Google Voice." That means "the same number for all your calls and get cool features like voicemail transcription, web calling and more." Read The Full Story

Sprint HTC EVO 3D and EVO View 4G tablet get fully detailed

Chris Davies, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [8]

Hardware specs on two of HTC's other devices for CTIA 2011 have emerged, with the guts of the HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO View 4G both apparently leaked. According to BGR, Sprint will be officially announcing the EVO 3D with a 4.3-inch qHD 960 x 540 autostereoscopic 3D display, a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 8660 processor, twin 5-megapixel cameras on the back for shooting 3D photos and video, and an HDMI port for outputting 1080p HD regular video and 720p HD 3D video. Read The Full Story