The Samsung Reclaim M560 is headed to Sprint on August 16 but in the mean time we got some pictures of it so we should check them out. And we’re pleasantly surprised that these leaked pictures don’t look anything like we were expecting. There’s no blurriness here and we should assume they have been leaked by someone with lots of access to either Samsung’s or Sprint’s inventory. The Reclaim is a QWERTY slider which seems to be made with heavy texters in mind. Other features include a 2.3-inch screen with QVGA resolution, a 2-megapixel camera and GPS. We’ll be waiting for more details from Sprint regarding the launch and price tag of the Samsung Reclaim.

via phonearena

Tags: Cell Phones, M560, Mobile News, pictures, Portable Devices, Reclaim, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint

What you see above is a screen shot of the HTC Hero’s support page over at the official HTC website taken by Engadget.

As you can see, it clearly displays that there will in fact be a CDMA version of the HTC Hero for use on Sprint’s network. There’s no official word on this so it’s possible that Sprint won’t have exclusivity with the device but at least we now know at least one carrier that will be getting the phone.

Tags: CDMA, Cell Phones, HTC, htc hero, Sprint, Sprint, support

Sprint is another carrier ready to sell the HTC Touch Pro2. The phone will be available at an undisclosed time in the future as the HTC Rhodium. Sprint hasn’t fully announced it but as always, a human error made it possible for all mortal to know the carrier plans to launch it. The Rhodium has been spotted in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile application as a “compatible phone” which will offer you full audio and video content. All we need now are some arrival dates and prices.

via Sprint

Tags: application, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, nascar, Rhodium, Sprint, Sprint, Touch Pro2

Remember those weird Palm Pre commercials? Well it looks like a lot of people didn’t like them that much. And all this hasn’t escaped Gary Koepke, the co-founder of Modernist, the ad agency behind the ads. Here’s what he said about the Palm Pre campaign:

We weren’t trying to creep people out, but one thing I have learned now in this digital age is people can be as rude as they want as long as they don’t have to look you in the face. The Pre is probably being talked about more than other phones right now because of the marketing and advertising, and that’s a good thing. Could the ads work harder to show exactly how the phone works? Yes, but we knew it would be polarizing people to have a woman not shout at them and tell an interesting story.

It’s a very different look and feel for this sector. There’s nobody involved in an iPhone ad, and ‘Your life is on BlackBerry’ — isn’t that great? Instead of having a life? We wanted a middle ground between those two places — what about the people who want a really great smartphone?

Let’s say we understand! We still like better other commercials. And the customers like them a lot more too. AT&T and Apple has sold over 5 million iPhones in the last quarter while RIM is selling lots of BlackBerry phones too. How many Pre units has Palm and Sprint sold so far? Did the commercials help increase that number? We can’t say since we don’t have any of those official numbers!

via adage

Tags: Ad, Apple, Apple, At&T, At&T, BlackBerry, Commercials, iPhone, Palm, Palm, pre, Research In Motion, RIM, sales, Sprint, Sprint

Earlier today we let you know that Amazon.com was holding a sale that had the Palm Pre up for just $199. Well now we’ve been notified that LetsTalk has the phone up for just $99.99 with a 2 year contract. Of course, you’re going to have to mail-in a $100 rebate but who cares, it’s cheaper than anywhere else.

Anyways, for those looking to get in on Palm’s come-back device, this is a perfect opportunity as this promotion will only run for a limited time.

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Tags: Cell Phones, cheap, deal, letstalk, Mobile News, Palm, Palm Pre, Promotion, Sprint, touchscreen

We have some good news for all you Palm Pre lovers out there! If for some reason you haven’t purchased your Pre yet, you can get it now from Amazon too. The phone is available for $199.99 with a Sprint contract and you’ll notice how there’s not mail-in rebate. You only have to pay $199.99! If you want a Pre free of contract then you’ll have to pay $499.99 which is $50 less than Sprint’s offer and $150 less than Best Buy’s price. You can start ordering your Palm Pre today from Amazon but you’ll have it shipped to your door in 4 to 6 weeks only!

via Amazon

Tags: Amazon, best buy, Palm, Palm, pre, Sprint, Sprint

Although a little late, it looks like Sprint’s WiMAX plans for 2009 have been leaked. The carrier should definitely be interested in launching its 4G network in as many markets as fast as possible. 2010 is almost here and we all know that’s the year when other carriers will embrace LTE as their chosen 4G technology. Verizon is rumored to be working hard on deploying its LTE network in the first quarter of 2010 therefore Sprint has to be working even harder to cover as much ground as possible. When the time comes to make a choice, what 4G network will you select? Is it going to be the already deployed WiMAX network from Sprint or the upcoming LTE networking coming from Verizon? Keep in mind that this roadmap hasn’t been confirmed so far by Sprint, so WiMAX might not be available in your region by the end of the year.

via engadget

Tags: 4G, LTE, Sprint, Sprint, Verizon, Verizon, wimax

We’ve been waiting for some time now to hear how many Palm Pre units has Sprint sold but nobody came out with an official number. We hear now that Pali Capital analyst Walter Piecyk said that Palm Pre sales have stabilized at 25,000. The number has been steadily decreasing since the Pre has been released. Sales went down from 50,000 units per week to 30,000 units per week and now the fall seems to have been stopped. These numbers have not been confirmed by either Sprint or Palm so we’ll keep waiting for official numbers. In any case, maybe Palm should consider changing those ads and launch some videos that will actually convince people to buy more Pres!

via barrons

Tags: Palm, Palm Pre, sales, Sprint, Sprint

We have another weird Palm Pre commercial for you folks. We have no idea how many Pres have been sold from the beginning of the season since Sprint hasn’t come out with any numbers so far but we have to assume that Palm wishes to sell even more Pre handsets. Why else would they continue their ad campaign? The newest available video is called My Phone Can Read My Mind. Did you like it?

First of all, no phone can read anyone’s mind and we’d probably not feel comfortable with a machine knowing what we actually think. Second of all, Palm should consider changing the whole script. After all, I, as an average consumer, would love to see why the Pre is better than any other offer. Maybe the Pre is the fastest phone available on the most dependable network available. Or something like that! In which case I might go to a Sprint store and get one. But if it’s a phone that can read my mind I might not be that interested in it, will I?

Tags: Ad, Commercial, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, pre, Sprint, video

Sure, Sprint may be in the process or purchasing Virgin Mobile USA to the tune of $483 million but that doesn’t mean its all peaches for the carrier.

Recent reports suggest that not only did they lose $384 million for Q2 of this year, but they also lost 257,000 subscribers. Make not that all of this happened right when Sprint took the Palm Pre under its wing.

So what is to happen to Sprint? Will they be on a steady decline or will the purchase of Virgin Mobile give them the boost they need? Only time will tell.

via EngadgetMobile

Tags: Business, Cell Phones, economy, financial report, Loss, Mobile News, Palm, recession, Sprint, Sprint, subscribers

For the many football fanatics, the NFL Mobile Live application is now available for the Palm Pre. This means that all Palm Pre owners can now gain access to NFL updates which should be fitting at this time since most of the NFL teams are in training camp.

Actually, customers can automatically get the app once they update to the Palm webOS 1.1.0. Most NFL teams are now preparing for the coming season and we all know how popular American football is and the large following it has.

The NFL Mobile Live app is available for most Sprint handsets with no additional charge. Plans start at $69.99. This includes Simply Everything, which combines unlimited nationwide voice, messaging and extensive data services for just $99.99 per month.

For people who want to get other handsets, they can still get the NFL Mobile Live by adding a Data Pack, starting at $15 per month.

(Source) Sprint

Tags: american football, Cell Phones, football fanatics, handsets, Mobile Software, nfl teams, nfl updates, Palm, Palm, Sprint, Sprint, training camp, voice messaging

Sprint has recently sent out a press release detailing their intentions to purchase Virgin Mobile USA. You’ll be familiar with Virgin Mobile as one of the nation’s premiere pre-paid carriers.

Anyways, the deal is apparantly set to go down for $483 million in addition to Sprint paying off +$250 million of Virgin Mobile’s debt.

There’s no word on what Sprint plans to do with the Virgin brand but we’ll find out soon enough.

Tags: aquire, Business, buyout, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Sprint, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, virgin mobile usa

In case you’re not purchasing a Palm Pre because you think it’s too expensive then head on over to Best Buy. The Pre is now available for just $99 which means you’re going to be saving $100. Sure you’ll have to get a 2-year contract from Sprint but you were considering that option since you started thinking about buying your first Palm Pre. Will Sprint sell the Pre for $99 on contract too?

via BGR

Tags: best buy, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, Portable Devices, pre, Sprint, Sprint

The next Android update is going to be referred to as the Donut and it looks like Google is thoroughly working on it. While there’s nothing official about it, it’s said that Donut will bring you multitouch support, universal search, automated backups, text-to-speech features, a new camera application and a general improved performance.

But you know what’s even more interesting? It looks like Donut brings in CDMA support which must mean Sprint is getting an Android phone after all. Now we need good old Google to confirm all these and we’re especially interested to see if the Hero is going to be indeed Sprint’s first Android smartphone. What do you think?

via xda-developers

Tags: Android, CDMA, Donut, Google, Hero, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Sprint, Sprint

If you’re looking for a Palm Pre in Canada then it looks like Bell is the carrier to go to. We have just heard that Bell will be the exclusive Bell carrier for a six-month period. In case you don’t exactly want to become a Bell customer then you’ll have to wait a short while until everyone else will get the Pre too. It’s funny how this six months exclusive keeps popping up. Sprint was rumored to have a similar agreement with Palm but Dan Hesse, Sprint’s CEO, denied everything. Will Bell deny the six-month exclusivity too?

via mobilesyrup

Tags: Bell, Canada, Dan Hesse, exclusivity, Mobile News, Other Brands, Palm, Palm, pre, Sprint, Sprint

Sprint is finally considering Android phones, or so does its CEO, Dan Hesse, say. Talking at the Fortune’s Brainstorm: Tech event in Pasadena, Dan Hesse said that he’s glad for waiting on Android:

T he reviews say now it’s ready for prime time. It wasn’t when it first came out.

Sprint will launch at least one Android handset this year and we hope it plans to launch even more in the future. Considering that T-Mobile isn’t interested in the Hero in any way, should we conclude that Sprint is the designated carrier for possibly one of the hottest HTC phones made so far? Or is Sprint going to launch a Samsung Android phone soon? Stick around! We’ll bring you all the details!

via cnet

Tags: Android, Dan Hesse, HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Samsung, Samsung, Sprint, Sprint

Here’s some good news to all the Pre-loving sloths out there.  The Palm Pre is now available on Sprint’s website eliminating all the physical exertion that your doctor advises you need so badly.  That’s right, no legging it out to find a Sprint store near you, just a few clicks and a bit of typing and Sprint will ship it to you for free and activated.  The touchscreen handset can be ordered for $199.99 after an instant saving of $250 and a mail-in rebate of $100.  You can still buy it at a Sprint store if you care to, but I see that you have your Mastercard out already, alright then!

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Tags: Cell Phones, online, Palm, Palm Pre, Sprint

Toshiba’s TG01 was released in Europe with some malware to the dismay of customers and then released again virus-free to a much happier market. However, virus or not, us Americans haven’t gotten the same TG01 love as our European brethrens.

Lucky for us, the TG01 was recently spotted to have passed through the FCC touting none other than CDMA hardware. For those of you not paying attention, Verizon and Sprint run on a CDMA network possibly confirming the phone will be coming to either carrier. Furthermore, Engadget notes that the phone was listed as a production model which means it may be closer to North American shelves than we had previously thought.

But just which carrier will get exclusivity? Sprint, Verizon, what say you?

Tags: CDMA, Cell Phones, fcc, handset, Mobile News, Sprint, TG01, Toshiba, Toshiba, Verizon

As you are well aware by now, the Tour has been launched by both Sprint and Verizon on the same day. And Verizon seems to be the moral winner of this direct duel. Not only didn’t Sprint make the Tour available for pre-order, but it also failed to please every customer that walked into a store looking for a new Berry.

Sprint didn’t have enough Tour units to go around and this didn’t go unnoticed. According to Sprint’s twitter account, the carrier has received two shipments from RIM which means that all those of you that couldn’t walk out a store with a Tour in your hand can now return to get it. Of course if you went to a Verizon store instead then you don’t really care about Sprint’s new Tour stock.

via Twitter

Tags: BlackBerry, launch, Mobile News, pre-order, Research In Motion, RIM, shipping, Sprint, Sprint, stock, Tour, Verizon, Verizon

Boost Mobile was one of the first companies to offer a ridiculously affordable unlimited talk, text and web plans at just $70. What’s more is they have offered just unlimited talk and text plans for $60 and unlimited talk plans for just $50.

Well today the company has announced that customers currently on any of the above mentioned plans will be switched to their new $50 per month UNLTD by Boost plan which offers, you guessed it, unlimited talk, text and web.

Furthermore, BGR reports that Boost Mobile will also eliminate any roaming charges that were currently in place now allowing users to make calls anywhere on Sprint’s network. Now Boost, all you have to do is pick up the Palm Pre and business is sure to be booming.

Tags: Boost Mobile, CDMA, Cell Phones, Mobile News, price cut, Sprint, Sprint, text, unlimited talk, unltd by boost, web