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Official: HTC EVO 4G LTE on sale May 18 for $199 on contract

by Kevin Krause on May 9th, 2012 No Comments

Just as was suggested to folks placing their pre-order, the HTC EVO 4G LTE will be available May 18th from Sprint. Pricing sits at $199.99 on a new two year contract. Like previous LTE release from Sprint, the Now Network’s next-gen 4G likely won’t be live at launch. Instead those picking up the LTE-enabled EVO [...]

Quad-core LG LS970 headed to Sprint with 4.7-inch display?

by Kevin Krause on May 9th, 2012 No Comments

What we have here is our first look at the “G” from LG, a handset said to be destined for Sprint’s airwaves. But it’s not just any old G, the LG LS970 is a quad-core powerhouse with a 4.7-inch HD display and Ice Cream Sandwich. It is even said to couple LTE connectivity with its [...]

Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G LTE User Guide Exposed – Now Available For Download

by Chris Chavez on May 8th, 2012 No Comments

While the wife is busy reading “Fifty Shades of Grey,” you may feel the need to catch up on some light reading of your own. And what could be better while hanging out on the ‘ol porcelain throne than a 219 page user manual for the HTC EVO 4G LTE, now available for download in [...]

Sprint’s Galaxy S3 Pops Up In User Agent Profile – Packs Dual-Core Processor and 16GB of Storage

by Chris Chavez on May 8th, 2012 No Comments

It’s pretty much a given that the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be arriving on all 4 major carriers in the US in some form or another. I guess the big question is exactly which “form” or — how many cores, rather — can we expect to see the device launch with stateside? Well, when it [...]

Virgin Mobile USA’s WiMAX network kicks off May 31 with HTC EVO V 4G

by Kevin Krause on May 8th, 2012 No Comments

Now that Sprint is moving full steam ahead on the high seas of LTE, the carrier has been busy repurposing its WiMAX airwaves for use with its subsidiary networks. Virgin Mobile USA will be the first to benefit with the announcement of the service provider’s initial 4G lineup. Included are a couple of mobile hotspots, [...]

Best Buy’s off-contract price for the EVO 4G LTE? You’d have to be in the top 1 percentile to justify it [Humor]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 7th, 2012 No Comments

Yikes. I mean, the phone looks great and all, but jeez. There are a lot more things I can think of to spend $100,000 on, like creating the world’s biggest Ice Cream cone or taking a lifetime of yoga classes. This, however, is just ludicrous. [Best Buy, thanks Felecity!]

May 18th looking likely for EVO 4G LTE arrival

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 7th, 2012 No Comments

Without formally announcing it, Sprint’s confirmed that the EVO 4G LTE should be arriving right around the previously rumored May 18th date. Those who took the time to preorder the device this morning were met with messages that devices would begin shipping May 15th, and delivery to their doorstep would occur in 1-3 business days. [...]

Amazon offering Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus for $150

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 7th, 2012 No Comments

Anyone waiting on a solid chance to upgrade to the Sprint Galaxy Nexus should look Amazon’s way. They’re offering the phone $50 cheaper than it’s on-contract MSRP, making it $150 for any new customer or any customer upgrading. The discount is an eye-popper, but who doesn’t love the chance to save as much money as [...]

Reminder: Sprint EVO 4G LTE presale begins today

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 7th, 2012 No Comments

People looking forward to the HTC EVO 4G LTE should listen up: presales for the device begin today. Sprint’s version of the HTC One X, the EVO 4G LTE will obviously set itself apart (at least, for the time being) with LTE radios inside. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 will be delivering the power, and an 8 [...]

Samsung Galaxy S3 Coming To Sprint? – Other US Carriers Listed On Samsung’s Site

by Chris Chavez on May 3rd, 2012 No Comments

With Samsung’s announcement for the Galaxy S3 earlier today, the Korean manufacturer mentioned that their upcoming flagship would be launching globally in 145 countries, across 296 operators. Globally is great and all — but what about America? Samsung also mentioned that the GS3 would begin arriving stateside this summer. Okay, summer is great and all [...]

BOKU brings carrier billing to Sprint customers

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 3rd, 2012 No Comments

BOKU and Sprint have announced that a deal between the two has been inked. The deal will allow BOKU customers to purchase for content in-game and put the charge on your monthly bill. BOKU is an in-game content system not unlike native options already available for Android. Some developers prefer using it as it’s platform [...]

Quick Look at the Sprint Galaxy Nexus

by Rob Jackson on May 1st, 2012 No Comments

Our friends at Sprint sent us their recently released Samsung Galaxy Nexus, now available for $199 on a 2-year contract. It’s nearly identical to the existing Galaxy Nexus devices on the market, but has a couple neat advantages such as Google Wallet. For current Sprint customers and those eager to switch to Sprint, the Galaxy [...]

Sprint Galaxy Nexus receiving update to fix network connectivity errors

by Kevin Krause on May 1st, 2012 No Comments

Unconfirmed reports have Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus starting to receive its update to Android 4.0.4, but that’s not the only Ice Cream Sandwich flagship getting some update love today. Sprint is pushing build FD02 to their Galaxy Nexus to correct 3G data connectivity issues. The new software should not only allow the device to actually hop [...]

Galaxy Nexus Case Review: Cruzer Lite Clear TPU and Generic White Bumper [Video]

by Chris Chavez on April 30th, 2012 No Comments

When it comes to my Android devices, I have a tendency to treat them as if they were my babies. And not only because I would do whatever it takes to keep them safe, but I also find some kind of weird pleasure in dressing them up in various outfits to suit my mood. Whether [...]

HTC Evo 4G LTE coming on May 18?

by Raveesh Bhalla on April 28th, 2012 No Comments

Earlier this morning, Good & Evo posted that a “reliable source with a proven track record” tipped them that the HTC EVO 4G LTE will be releasing on the 18th of May. They also managed to get their hands on a couple of images of publicity material that should be making it’s way to Sprint [...]

Software update in the works for reported Sprint Galaxy Nexus connectivity issues

by Kevin Krause on April 27th, 2012 No Comments

The Sprint Community forums have been receiving complaints of connectivity issues with the recently released Samsung Galaxy Nexus — aside from the fact that no 4G LTE network currently exists for the device to connect to, that is. Users are reporting that the Galaxy Nexus on Sprint is having a hard time acquiring a connection [...]

Samsung Galaxy S III Could Launch In The US With Qualcomm’s S4 Processor Instead Of Quad-Core Exynos [Rumors]

by Chris Chavez on April 27th, 2012 No Comments

Okay, you should know I am only the messenger and this new Galaxy S III rumor should only be taken with a grain of salt. That being said, the The Korea Times is reporting that Samsung’s Galaxy S III might not come equipped with their quad-core Exynos processor some Android fans have been lusting after [...]

Samsung Epic 4G Touch Official Ice Cream Sandwich Update Leaked – Release Build FD24

by Chris Chavez on April 26th, 2012 No Comments

As it so often goes when it comes to Android updates, you can either wait for your carrier to push them out to your device or — you can take matters into your own hands, updating your rooted device on your own. And for those on Sprint with a Samsung Epic 4G Touch Galaxy S [...]

Sprint showed subscriber growth in Q1 2012, still reports net loss of $863 million

by Kevin Krause on April 25th, 2012 No Comments

Sprint has posted its eighth consecutive quarter of subscriber growth in Q1 of the year, netting 263,000 postpaid customers. Despite the additions the nation’s third largest carrier reported $255 million in operating loss and a net loss of $863 million (wireless service revenue was up 7 percent year-over-year at $7.2 billion). Sales of the iPhone [...]

Samsung confirms smorgasbord of American devices to receive Ice Cream Sandwich

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 24th, 2012 No Comments

While Samsung has been able to get the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich out to users in Europe, Asia, and other parts of the world (including those in America with unlocked versions of the Galaxy S II), it’s been a different story for owners of Samsung devices here in America. Carriers always seem to be [...]