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HTC EVO 4G shortages undermine Sprint’s WiMAX advantage admits Hesse

Chris Davies, Jul 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sprint's patchy stock of the HTC EVO 4G has limited the impact of their early entrance into the 4G market, according to CEO Dan Hesse, telling the WSJ that "we thought we would have more of a head start than we'll end up having." HTC says the delay in handsets is down to shortages in stocks of components like touchscreens, and that they're looking to new suppliers to boost production capacity; according to HTC spokesman Keith Nowak, the company is even monitoring flights to the US to get last-minute shipping space for the EVO 4G - and the Verizon Droid Incredible, similarly in short supply - as it rolls fresh off the production line and thus speed up availability. Read The Full Story

CLEAR Spot 4G and 4G+ mobile hotspots go on sale

Chris Davies, Jul 7th 2010 Discuss [7]

Clearwire's new CLEAR 4G and 3G/4G mobile hotspots have gone up for sale, having made their preorder debut last month. The CLEAR Spot 4G and Spot 4G+ both share their WiMAX connection with various WiFi clients - up to eight with the Spot 4G, and up to five with the Spot 4G+ - and are in CLEAR stores today. Read The Full Story

Intel axe WiMAX Program Office (and surprise the Taiwanese government)

Chris Davies, Jul 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Intel has apparently surprised its WiMAX partners by deciding to axe its WiMAX Program Office, prompting questions among the industry as to its commitment to technologies related to the 4G network standard. According to DigiTimes, Intel failed to notify the Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs - which it has a cooperation agreement and memorandum of understanding (MOU) with - in advance, a decision which has led to speculation that the government may decide to cooperate with ARM, AMD and others in future. Read The Full Story

Clear fit WiMAX to Intel Core notebooks at Best Buy

Chris Davies, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Clearwire has announced that it plans to slot WiMAX modems into all the Intel Core based notebooks at Best Buy by the holidays, in an attempt to drum up business for their 4G network. It's unclear what affect the 4G modems will have on the price - systems tipped to be included in the promotion are the Dell Inspiron 14, Dell Inspiron 15, Dell Mini 10, and Toshiba Satellite M645, among others - but if buyers opt for a two-year CLEAR agreement they'll get a $100 rebate. Read The Full Story

CLEAR 4G and 4G+ WiFi hotspots outed with USB 3G/4G modem

Chris Davies, Jun 17th 2010 Discuss [1]

US WiMAX provider Clearwire has outed its latest 4G modems and personal wireless hotspots, promising broadband-like speeds in areas with suitable 4G service. The new CLEAR 4G and CLEAR 4G+ personal WiFi hotspots (the latter being a rebadge of the Sprint Overdrive) each pull in a WiMAX signal and share it with up to eight nearby devices (the 4G+ also works with 3G connections). Meanwhile there's a new dual-mode 3G/4G USB modem for Mac and Windows users. Read The Full Story

Sprint Samsung Galaxy S Pro 4G phone outed

Chris Davies, Jun 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

We pointed you to the first shot of the Samsung Galaxy S Pro over at our sibling site Android Community earlier on, in our Daily Slash round-up, but now there are a few more shots of the smartphone to be had. The Galaxy S Pro - which, judging by the branding, is headed to Sprint's 4G network - has a full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard along with a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, Android 2.1 and TouchWiz 3.0. Read The Full Story

Sprint admit to accidentally tripling HTC EVO 4G sales figures

Chris Davies, Jun 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Looks like someone at Sprint needs to re-oil their abacus, as the carrier has admitted to "accidentally" over-estimating their launch day sales figures for the HTC EVO 4G. Sprint originally claimed to have sold "three times the number of Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre devices sold over their first three days on the market combined"; now, they're saying EVO 4G sales were "in line with the number of Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre devices sold over their first three days on the market combined." Read The Full Story

Clearwire’s Thoughts on Unlimited Data Plans and Tiered Pricing

Evan Selleck, Jun 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

As we move into the fourth generation of mobile data speeds, and we welcome with open arms the sights of WiMAX and LTE, there's some harsh realities that we need to face when it comes to the wireless carriers that provide us with these faster speeds. Clearwire, the largest provider of 4G in the United States, has some room to talk when it comes to the fourth generation technology, and we imagine that when they do, people should listen. We were lucky enough to get a comment about unlimited data plans and tiered pricing dropped into our inbox from Clearwire, and we felt like it was important enough to share with you. Check it out after the break. Read The Full Story

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Sprint EVO 4G launch: All you need to know

Chris Davies, Jun 4th 2010 Discuss [2]

It’s Sprint EVO 4G day, and if you haven’t been keeping up with this latest Android “superphone” then you might be wondering what all the fuss is about. Never fear; we’ve gathered together all the links you’ll need to get started, so head on past the cut for all the details and some video of the HTC EVO 4G in action!

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1.5GHz Android HTC Scorpion headed to Verizon not Sprint?

Chris Davies, Jun 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

It's an Android-flavored morning today, taking a break from MIDS - leaked or shipping - to instead look at some HTC Scorpion speculation. The new smartphone news - the existence of which was first tipped earlier this year - comes courtesy of ROM fondler conflipper, who says we should expect a Verizon (and Bell Mobility) launch for the 1.5GHz Snapdragon phone. Read The Full Story

Sprint EVO 4G up for sale online

Chris Davies, Jun 4th 2010 Discuss [1]

If you're not in the UK, don't fret; there's a new Android super-device for you today too. Sprint's HTC EVO 4G, the first WiMAX-toting smartphone in the US, is now available online, priced at $199.99 (after $150 instant savings and a $100 mail-in rebate) with a new, two year agreement. Read The Full Story

Sprint EVO 4G ad outed; stock headed to stores [Video]

Chris Davies, Jun 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Sprint's first commercial for the HTC EVO 4G has emerged, and unsurprisingly they're focusing on the fact that it's the first 4G handset to reach the market. "First isn't later, it's now" says the voiceover, promptly winning the prize for most obvious statement of the day. Video after the cut Read The Full Story