Archive for the ‘Nextel/Sprint’ Category

Sprint Adding ‘Unlimited By Boost’ To Ten More States

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Sprint recently announced that they were adding "Unlimited By Boost" to ten additional states in America. 'Unlimited By Boost' is a flat rate calling plan that offers unlimited local and nationwide long distance calling from a home calling area for a fixed monthly price, which ranges from $45 to $55 ...

Rumor By LG Coming To Sprint

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

The Rumor by LG is one of the latest phones available soon (October 21, 2007) at Sprint. The Rumor features a full QWERTY keyboard to make messaging a breeze. Rumor by LG provides quick access to instant messaging services including AIM, MSN and Yahoo! as well several popular social networking communities, ...

Sprint And HTC Unveil ‘Touch’ - Another iPhone Rival

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Now that the iPhone has been on the market for a while, the time has come for Sprint and HTC to unveil their rival Smartphone, called the Touch. Touch by HTC leverages the broad functionality of Windows Mobile 6 with Outlook Mobile for smooth email integration, Office Mobile, Windows Live and ...

Sprint Nextel Releases The Airave - Boosts Cell Phone Signals In Buildings

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Today Sprint Nextel is releasing a new product called The Airave which is designed to boost cell phone signals in homes and buildings. The Airave will be available for sale in Denver and parts of Indianapolis and increases cell phone reception up to 5,000 square feet. It can handle up to ...

Sprint Nextel Purchases Northern PCS

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Sprint Nextel recently announced that they were buying Northern PCS in a 312.5 million dollar deal. Sprint Nextel will pay $307.2 million and assume $5.3 million in debt, said spokesman James Fisher. Sprint Nextel is based in Reston, Virginia. The deal still requires regulatory approval and is expected to close ...

Sprint To Offer Streaming Radio Through Pandora

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Sprint recently announced that they are going to offer streaming radio to cell phone subscribers via their cell phones using Pandora software. This free internet based radio system will allow customers to customize their music listening experience based on favorite artists and songs. Sprint is giving away a free 30 day ...

Ask.com Offering Mobile GPS On Mobile Phones

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

Interactive Corp recently announced that Ask.com started offering a web search service that would let people find shops and services based on their location in just a matter of seconds. The mobile GPS service called "Ask Mobile GPS" was made available on Ask's website last Friday. Ask Mobile GPS will ...

Samsung UpStage - SPH-m620

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Want to use your cell phone rock out? Then Samsung might have the mobile phone handset for you. This uberthin handset functions as both a dedicated music player and a cell phone. It is compatible with Bluetooth and has a 1.3 megapixel camera. It has a 176 x 220 Pixel ...

Sprint Announces Plan to Lay Off 5,000 Employees

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Today Sprint announced that they are planning on laying off around 5,000 employees to reduce pressure on profits and to revive growth. Sprint is currently the third largest wireless carrier in the United States, but they've lost customers to rivals Verizon and Cingular wireless. Revenues have remained flat. Sprint is planning ...

Family Finder Services Now Offered by Sprint.

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

Sprint and Nextel have launched their "Family Finder", a new service that uses Global Positioning to keep tabs on up to 4 family members using cell phones. Finding loved ones is just a few clicks away with this technology. Parents or guardians use the internet to "locate" their children, ...