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Sprint and Verizon to Launch Wi-Fi Enabled BlackBerry Devices Next Year

Humberto Saabedra — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:20:00 +0000

Sprint and Verizon representatives have confirmed that both carriers will launch a revision of the forthcoming BlackBerry Tour which includes a Wi-Fi radio, making it a first for both CDMA carriers. In related news Sprint has confirmed that every...

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Ericsson to Manage Sprint Cellsite Network

Humberto Saabedra — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:40:42 +0000

Confirming months of rumors and speculation, Sprint has announced that it has entered into a maintenance agreement with Ericsson to manage and maintain Sprint’s CDMA and iDEN cellsite network, with 6,000 Sprint employees tranferring to...

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Amazon Launches Dedicated Wireless Sales Portal

Humberto Saabedra — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:18:46 +0000

Amazon has launched a dedicated wireless product sales portal as an evolution of its current product pages. The Amazon Wireless portal is currently in beta and exclusively offers products from AT&T and Verizon with over 120 phone models from...

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Introducing PhoneCashback.net

Christopher Price — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:50:38 +0000

Today, we’re taking the wraps off of PhoneCashback.net. PhoneCashback.net is a major expansion to our existing cashback offerings, which we introduced last year on PhoneNews.com. The new service will expand to cover all national carriers....

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T-Mobile International Developing VoLGA Protocol for Voice Over LTE

Humberto Saabedra — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:56:28 +0000

T-Mobile International has confirmed that it is assisting in the development of the Voice Over LTE via Generic Access standard by becoming a member of the bespoke forum which is developing the nascent protocol for possible ratification by the 3GPP...

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FCC Reveals Casio G’zOne C731 Rock Rugged Clamshell

Humberto Saabedra — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:49:56 +0000

The FCC has revealed a new Casio-Hitachi clamshell yet announced by the manufacturer or Verizon Wireless. The clamshell with the name Gz’One Rock C731 according to the label diagram is intended to be the successor to the venerable Gz’One...

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Sprint No Longer Selling Pre via Telesales

Humberto Saabedra — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:38:17 +0000

Following up, as of today Sprint is no longer offering the Palm Pre for sale via Telesales, with representatives citing a desire to focus Pre inventory into sales channels that emphsize the carrier’s heavily-touted ReadyNow 1 on 1 after-sales...

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New Sprint Launch Dates

Humberto Saabedra — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:26:53 +0000

The following devices have been confirmed for launch on July 12th according to internal employee documentation: LG LX290 BlackBerry 8330 in new Inferno Orange color Motorola i465 launching on July 16th to promote iDEN network improvements in the...

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FCC Reveals Samsung SGH-T659 3G Clamshell

Humberto Saabedra — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:28:56 +0000

The FCC has revealed a forthcoming Samsung clamshell slated for release on T-Mobile within the August-September timeframe. The Samsung SGH-T459 features dualband GSM/EDGE, single-band HSDPA access and Bluetooth radio according to the most recent...

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T-Mobile Confirms No US Hero Launch, Two-Year Warranty on myTouch 3G

Humberto Saabedra — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:08:43 +0000

After the launch event for the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, representatives from T-Mobile have confirmed some further details regarding the HTC Hero and the myTouch 3G. First, CTO Cole Brodman has confirmed that T-Mobile will not be launching the recently...

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