It looks like Sprint is getting ready to launch not one, but two new Palm smartphones running webOS. According to Sprint’s inventory system, the Palm 120 and C40 are on their way but we have no idea what these new phones look like or what features we should expect from them. The 120 is supposed to be the Eos which we’re already expecting but the C40 is still a mystery. We’ll have to wait for some unhappy employee from Sprint or Palm to clear the air for us and leak the first shots of these new Palm smartphones. And just in case you’re wondering, Verizon will probably get these new Palms too at some point in the near future, so you won’t have to switch to Sprint to get your new Palm 120 or C40.

via PreCentral

Tags: 120, C40, EOS, Palm, Palm, pre, Sprint, Sprint, Verizon, Verizon, webOS

Designed for travelers, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is now officially available over at Sprint stores thus providing a new and handy smartphone for business and personal use. The BlackBerry Tour 9630 features 3G technology along with multimedia support and GPS capability. The latest Blackberry handset also promises to make mobile browsing easier and can be used worldwide.

Other features of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 include a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera and also makes photo-sharing with connectivity options to popular social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. The MicoSD card slot can accommodate up to 16GB of space, leaving a lot of allowance to what people may want to store such as presentations or the usual media files.

The BlackBerry Tour 9630 retails for $199.99 for a limited time offer. The offer is available to new-line activations or eligible upgrades with a two-year service agreement.

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Tags: activations, auto focus camera, blackberry handset, capability, card slot, Cell Phones, connectivity options, Facebook, multimedia support, personal use, photo sharing, smartphone, social networking sites, Sprint, Sprint, travelers

Maybe the Samsung Instinct HD is not the most sought after phone out there but it’s certainly one handset to consider when choosing your next mobile phone. And while the Instinct HD is not available in stores yet, it looks like some lucky fellow has gotten hi hands on it and snapped some pictures of the handset after turning it on. While we wait for Samsung to officially announce the phone you can certainly check the pictures here and decide whether the Instinct HD is for you.

via phonearena

Tags: Instinct HD, Mobile News, pictures, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint

The FCC seems to be on a roll lately! After its inquiry regarding the Google Voice business, the FCC is going to start another investigation. And this one sounds pretty bold too. The FCC is going to launch a formal inquiry into the wireless business. The main U.S. carriers will be scrutinized. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless should be ready to give all the answers the FCC is looking for. What will the consumers have to gain from all this? Well the FCC will certainly look into exclusivity deals and various ways in which competition affects consumers so we’re really interested in the conclusions of this upcoming investigation.

via Phone Scoop

Tags: At&T, At&T, fcc, Google Voice, Investigation, Sprint, Sprint, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Verizon, Verizon

This a strange news coming in folks! It looks like Palm wants to prove that unlike others, it won’t reject or ban Google’s Google Voice app and the application will be available for Pre owners. Nothing weird so far, right? But get ready for this! It looks like Google isn’t aware of Palm intentions of launching a Google Voice app for the Pre. In fact, Google seems to want to launch a web based version of Google Voice that lacks deep integration with native apps like dialer or contacts.

So let me get this straight, is Palm trying to come up with a full Google Voice app by itself? Does Sprint know anything about this? Will the FCC have to request answers from everyone to clarify the status of Google Voice on Pre phones?

via techcrunch

Tags: app, fcc, Google, Google Voice, Mobile Software, Palm, Palm, Portable Devices, pre, Sprint, Sprint

Samsung’s Instinct HD phone has been spotted on Best Buy’s site and we’re already waiting for Samsung to announce it. The phone will offer you features like a 5-megapixel camera with video capture, HD TV-out, WiFi and visual voicemail.

There are no pricing and availability dates yet but it’s being suggested that Samsung will launch the phone sometime before September 26. The phone looks to be a Best Buy exclusive and it will require you to choose an Essential Message & Data plan or an Everything Plan with Data from Sprint when you decide to purchase yours Instinct HD.

via Best Buy

Tags: best buy, hd, instinct, Mobile News, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint

If you haven’t purchased your BlackBerry Tour from Verizon or Sprint so far you can choose now to get yours from Alltel. Sure Alltel is owned by Verizon so technically picking Alltel is almost like picking Verizon as your Tour provider.

Alltel will sell the Tour for $199 with a 1-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. You will also have to get a Smart Choice plan which starts at just $69.99 per month better think twice before going to an Alltel store.

Are you going to buy a Tour from Alltel or will you rather wait for that hot Storm 2 which will be available later?

via businesswire

Tags: Alltel, Alltel, BlackBerry, Mobile News, Portable Devices, RIM, Sprint, Sprint, Tour, Verizon, Verizon

The guys over at phandroid have recently gotten their hands on the above picture of a forthcoming Android powered Samsung device called the InstinctQ which is evidently destined for Sprint.

As you can see, the InstinctQ will feature a slide out QWERTY keyboard, a touchscreen display and touch sensitive buttons on the front of the handset. That’s about all we have in terms of specs for this device right now with no word of a price or release date either.

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Google, instinctq, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Qwerty keyboard, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, touchscreen

Sprint has recently come forth to announce that their 4G network, also known as WiMAX, has gone live in Las Vegas, NV, Portland, OR and Atlanta, GA.

While most handsets have yet to support 4G connectivity, Sprint ships various broadband mobile packages including plans that start at $69.99 for unlimited trasnfer.

Now common Sprint, let’s see some WiMAX enabled phones!

Tags: 4G, atlanta, Cell Phones, internet, las vegas, Portland, service, Sprint, Sprint, wimax

Back in June we were met with a leaked screen shot suggesting that Samsung’s Reclaim would be coming to Sprint at some point in the future. Today, however, Samsung has come forth to announce that the Reclaim is now available on Sprint for $49.99 after a 2-year contract and mail-in rebates.

The main selling point of the phone is the fact that it is 80% recyclable but it’s slide out QWERTY keyboard, 2.3″ display, microSD slot and 2MP camera make it a worthy competitor to similary priced phones.

Tags: 2mp camera, Cell Phones, eco-friendly, environment, microsd, Mobile News, Qwerty keyboard, Reclaim, recyclable, Samsung, Sprint

One of the main complaints surrounding the Palm Pre is the fact that there is no on screen software keyboard. Instead, every time you want to type a quick message or search for something on the internet, you have to slide out the QWERTY keyboard.

Well, thanks to the guys over at webOS Internals this may soon be a thing of the past as they have unlocked the Pre’s ability to utilize a software keybord. Now, at this point it remains a proof of concept but once they get the bugs worked out there will most likely be a consumer-ready version available for download.

We’ll just have to see how Palm takes to it if/when it’s made available.

Tags: Cell Phones, hacker, Mobile News, Mobile Software, On-Screen, Palm, Palm Pre, software keyboard, Sprint, touchscreen, webOS

Samsung is ready to launch a new version of the Instinct. This time we’re talking about the Instinct S50 codenamed Instinct HD. It looks like we’re seeing an awful lot of HD devices lately, wouldn’t you say? We have no idea when the phone is coming but it should be available pretty soon considering that it has already passed through the FCC with flying colors. The phone, also known as the m850 Dash should be available in Sprint stores at some point in the future and it will offer you EV-DO and Bluetooth connectivity, WiFi support, and a large enough screen to fulfill your HD dreams.

While we wait for more info, please feel free to enjoy the blurriness of the picture above.

via engadget

Tags: dash, fcc, hd, instinct, m850, S50, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint

Sprint has announced seventeen new markets for their 4G service today. The new markets will be following the previously announced Atlanta; Chicago; Dallas-Fort Worth; Honolulu; Las Vegas; Portland, Ore.; Philadelphia and Seattle areas.

The new additions for this year are: Abilene, Texas; Amarillo, Texas; Austin, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Wash.; Charlotte, N.C.; Corpus Christi, Texas; Greensboro, N.C.; Killeen-Temple, Texas; Lubbock, Texas; Maui, Hawaii; Midland-Odessa, Texas; Raleigh, N.C.; Salem, Ore.; San Antonio, Texas; Waco, Texas; and Wichita Falls, Texas.

Next year, the company plans to launch the service, with a partnership with Clearwire, in Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Tags: 4G, Sprint

It seems that Palm might not be the cheeky, lovable company it’s made out to be as a user recently took the look at some of the underlying code found in webOS and came up with some not so lovable information: Palm is watching you.

That’s right, code found in webOS reveals that the Pre sends the following data back to Palm at least once daily:

• Location
• Which apps you’ve used and for how long
• App crash logs
• Installed apps

Now it’s fine that they check what apps are being used and such considering it will help them further debug webOS, but do they really need to know our location each and every day? Frightening, I know. Then again, the chances of Palm using this information to incriminate you in anyway is slim to none, so in the end, you probably have nothing to worry about.

via PreCentral

Tags: Cell Phones, Palm, Palm, Palm Pre, Sprint, web os

Remember that Sprint leaked document we showed you yesterday? Well it looks like someone from AT&T decided to match Sprint’s leaking process and has therefore revealed some interesting handsets which are in the pre-launch phase. Among those we couldn’t help but notice the BlackBerry 9700, the HTC Tilt 2 and the Tilt 2 without a camera, that elusive Garmin Nuvifone G60, the HTC Pure aka Snap and plenty of others. Samsung phones, Pantech and Nokia phones are also coming soon, so if you’re rooting for AT&T then sit nicely and wait. Some amazing phones are heading your way.

via BGR

Tags: 9700, At&T, At&T, BlackBerry, Garmin, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Nokia, Nokia, nuvifone, Other Brands, Pantech, Pantech, Pure, Samsung, Samsung, SNAP, Sprint, Sprint, Tilt 2

We already knew that Sprint is going to launch the HTC Touch Pro2 but we didn’t have any specific dates. According to this leaked document, Sprint should release the Touch Pro2 on September 3. Sprint has not confirmed any of this yet but we can probably assume the phone will be available at some point next month in Sprint stores. After all, everyone else is getting ready to launch their Touch Pro2 version, right?

via phonearena

Tags: HTC, HTC, Sprint, Sprint, Touch Pro2

We have recently gotten word that Sprint will begin offering a Samsung manufactured AMOLED touting handset in Q4 of this year.

Our sources tell us that the handset will be of the higher-end with no offical confirmation as to exactly what model it will be. As always, we’ll keep you posted as more information is made known.

via OLED-Info

Tags: AMOLED, Cell Phones, handset, highend, Mobile News, Samsung, Sprint

Remember those pictures of the Samsung Reclaim which we showed you a while ago? Well it looks like Sprint has decided to come forward with the official announcement of the phone.

The Reclaim is an eco-friendly phone made with 80% recycled materials. The phone will offer you a full slide-out QWERY keyboard, a 2-megapixel camera with video recording, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS, microSDHC up to 32GB and a 2.3-inch screen.

The reclaim will cost $49.99 after $30 instant savings and a $50 mail-in rebate. Of course you’ll have to get a brand new 2-year agreement but if you’re looking for a cheap entry level phone filled with more than decent features then the Samsung Reclaim is worth getting that new contract. And on top of everything $2 will go to The Nature Conservancy Adopt an Acre program for every Reclaim sold by Sprint.

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Tags: launch, Reclaim, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint

We don’t know if we can find the love in us for a device like the ROKR now that Motorola has moved to greener pastures with the Shules and Morrison, but the iDEN-equipped version of the musicphone that you see above might just be what some iDEN customer is looking for.  There isn’t much to go on this device right now except for the picture above and the rumor of a likely pairing with Sprint and/or Boost in the near future, which is obvious given that Sprint and Boost are the two major iDEN networks in the US, but we will keep you in the loop if anything else pops up, so stay tuned.

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Tags: Boost Mobile, Cell Phones, iden, Motorola, rokr, Sprint

While Sprint’s 4G network has yet to go live nationwide, the carrier has issued a press release detailing some hardware that will make use of said network.

What you see above, on the right, is the Sprint Personal Hotspot PHS300S which is essentially a broadband router that will allow up to 4 computers with WiFi access to use Sprint’s 4G network. On the left, however, is the Cradlepoint MBR-1000 Broadbandd router that offers up to 32 WiFi connections at once.

The Sprint Personal Hotspot PHS300S will run you $149.99 while the business oriented Cradlepoint MBR1000 broadband router will sell for $249.99.

Tags: 4G, cradlepoint, mbr1000, Mobile News, Mobile Software, personal hotspot, phs300s, router, Sprint, Sprint, WiFi