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- Nextel
- (Nextel Communications, Inc., Reston, VA, www.nextel.com) A wireless communications carrier founded in New Jersey in 1987 as Fleet Call, a two-way radio service. Throughout the late 1980s and...
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- Messing around with the DROID camera
- What? No photos from the track? Droid DoesRE: Messing around with the DROID cameraI have a Droid and I did notice the camera quality was off. I turned the flash LED off and that helped a little on the glare issues. Of course some lighting conditions make a flash LED...
- Tags: Engineering, DROID camera, Droid Does, camera
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Palm Pixi (Sprint)
- The debut of the Palm Pre got the tech world and gadget enthusiasts excited about Palm once again. Long considered dead in the water, Palm's innovative WebOS operating system buoyed it back into the spotlight, and the Pre was certainly a boon for the company as well as Sprint. While...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, capacitive touch screen, Pixi, Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pixi, Sprint Communications, smart phone
- Product reviews 2009-11-12
- Sprint to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs
- Sprint Nextel said it will cut 2,000 to 2,500 positions in the fourth quarter in an effort to save $350 million. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Job, Larry Dignan, Sprint Nextel Corp., Sprint Communications, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Money pit? Clearwire to get cash infusion
- Sprint Nextel and other Clearwire investors are reportedly going to pump another $1.5 billion into the WiMax provider. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Clearwire Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Financial Accounting, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Samsung Intrepid (Sprint)
- The Samsung Intrepid made its debut at CTIA Fall 2009 as Sprint's first Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone. Admittedly, we weren't particularly impressed by the handset's drab and slightly plasticky design when we saw it at the show but now that we've had some time to get to know the device,...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Sprint Communications, Samsung Intrepid, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., touch screen
- Product reviews 2009-10-22
- Sprint acquires iPCS; Deal ends legal spat
- Sprint Nextel said it will acquire iPCS for $831 million in a move that adds almost 1 million wireless customers and shelves litigation between the two companies. In a statement Tuesday, Sprint said the $831 million price tag ($24 a share) includes the assumption of $405 million...
- Tags: Sprint Communications, iPCS, Litigation, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- SMS Station for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- SMS Station for iPhone application sends free SMS to any of your friends in your contact list that you know what cellular carrier they use. Currently we support the following carriers like AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Alltell, Ampd Mobile, Boost Mobile, Nextel, Sprint, US Cellular, Virgin Mobile, Ameritech, Metro PCS, Cricket,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, SMS, Dynadel, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-10-12
- SMS Messenger for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- SMS Messenger for iPhone application sends free SMS to any of your friends in your contact list that you know what cellular carrier they use. Currently we support the following carriers like AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Alltell, Ampd Mobile, Boost Mobile, Nextel, Sprint, US Cellular, Virgin Mobile, Ameritech, Metro PCS, Cricket,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, SMS, Dynadel, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-10-12
- Motorola Barrage (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Motorola BarrageMotorola has a long history of creating durable cell phones, but with the occasional exception, they've ended up at Nextel. As we've long encouraged Moto to spread the rugged love, we were glad to see it launch the Motorola Barrage for Verizon Wireless. So named (or so we...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, feature set, Motorola Inc., Verizon Wireless, Motorola Barrage
- Product reviews 2009-10-08
- Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 (Sprint)
- Photo gallery:Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850Sprint Nextel stole the CTIA show last year when it introduced the Samsung Instinct. There was a lot to like about the touch-screen phone, so we were hopeful that Samsung would build on its successes with subsequent models. To our initial delight, the Samsung Instinct S30...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Samsung Instinct, Instinct HD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sprint Communications
- Product reviews 2009-09-30
- Samsung SPH-M330 - silver (Sprint)
- Sprint's Samsung SPH-M330 is the next step above the Samsung SPH-M240. It's also designed mainly for basic communication, but the M330 adds Bluetooth and a VGA camera. The result is a functional handset with an unremarkable design. Call quality is decent, and the M330 is free with service. DesignThe M330...
- Tags: Instant messaging, Sprint Communications, slider mechanism, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., M330, camera, phone, VGA, VGA Camera
- Product reviews 2009-09-29
- Motorola Debut i865 (Boost Mobile)
- Most iDEN push-to-talk phones are quite bulky, and come in either a clamshell or candy bar form factor. The Motorola Debut for Boost Mobile, however, bucks that trend. It is the first ever iDEN push-to-talk phone to come in a slider design, which gives it a rather svelte appearance. Aside...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Debut, push-to-talk, phone, Motorola Inc., Boost Mobile, push-to-talk phone
- Product reviews 2009-09-18
- HTC Hero (Sprint)
- Sprint was one of the first carriers to join the Open Handset Alliance when it was founded in November 2007 to promote Google Android. However, unlike T-Mobile, which released the T-Mobile G1 and the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, the carrier wasn't so quick to offer an Android handset to its customers...
- Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Smart phones, HTC Hero, High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile, Sprint Communications
- Product reviews 2009-09-17
- Samsung M240 (Sprint)
- The same day it introduced the touch-screen Samsung Rogue, Samsung quietly unveiled the Samsung M240. Made for Sprint, the M240 is all about communication. Features are few--you don't even get Bluetooth--and the simple flip-phone design lends itself to making calls. On that front it does a decent job, but its...
- Tags: Sprint Communications, headset jack, Samsung M240, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2009-09-16
- T-Mobile and Sprint? Wild-cards abound
- Don't see why they'd HAVE to move to one platform..[b]The technology integration is a killer. T-Mobile operates a GSM network. Sprint has a CDMA and IDEN network. Good luck moving to one platform. [/b]As you yourself stated - Sprint has two technologies - CDMA and IDEN. And they get along...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Sprint Communications, iDEN, T-Mobile, CDMA
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Sprint extends unlimited plan to businesses; Shares jump on acquisition rumors
- Uh, didn't Sprint and Nextel use "different" technologies?I see the "technology" issue as a short term "problem". No technology seems to have the "killer" superiority so the main issue is portability and wide spread world wide coverage. Even that cannot make up for BAD customer service.RE: Sprint extends...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Sprint Communications, Nextel Communications Inc., acquisition, acquisition rumor
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Sprint extends unlimited plan to businesses; Shares jump on acquisition rumors
- Sprint said today that it's rolling out new pricing plans for business customers, including the new "Any Mobile, Anytime" offering that it announced for consumers last week. Called Business Advantage, the new offerings are an extension of Sprint's aggressive campaign to lure back customers who left following...
- Tags: Acquisition, Sprint Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pricing, Corporate Law, Marketing Research, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- Sprint lures two from Verizon; new 'unlimited' plan seals deal
- Gone to Sprint!As a 21 year VZW customer and my wife as a 16 year VZW customer, our bills with data on our phones and 400 minutes for me and unlimited and text for hers, our bills were $270/month combined (mine with a 6% discount on a business plan). ...
- Tags: GPS, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Verizon Communications Inc., VZW, Sprint Communications
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- AT&T consumer perception drops during summer '09
- Unhappiness with the iPhone being blamed on AT&TToo bad for AT&T that their image has been tarnished so badly by their association with Apple. :(Happy with AT&T here - I have bothVerizon is not the best.Neither is AT&T.Nor T-MobileNeither SprintAT&T is the best of the worst.RE: AT&T consumer perception drops...
- Tags: 3G, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., AT&T consumer perception, AT&T Consumer, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
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