Today Sprint Nextel announced that it has completed its acquisition of Virgin Mobile. Virgin Mobile’s shareholders voted in favor of the acquisition earlier today, paving the way for the deal to go through. Sprint will offer both Virgin Mobile … (follow link to read) Excerpt from: Sprint Finalizes Virgin Mobile Buy  Read More →

While they are both based on the European HTC Hero we reviewed months ago, we’ve put together a separate review for the HTC DROID Eris for Verizon and the Hero for Sprint, including a series of videos. Click through to read about these top-notch Android smartphones for the U.S. Read the full story here. Read more: Review of HTC’s Android-powered DROID Eris for Verizon and Hero for Sprint  Read More →

Sprint has starting pushing an over-the-air update to the HTC Hero devices running on its network. The update provides some bug fixes, but doesn’t update the system beyond Android 1.5, with which it shipped. Original post: Sprint Pushing Maintenance Update to HTC Hero  Read More →

Greywolf Capital Management, which owns about 8% of Sprint affiliate iPCS, thinks the $24-per-share price offered by Sprint to buy iPCS is too low. The group sent a letter to the iPCS board of directors indicating that it will … (follow link to read) Read this article: iPCS Shareholder Group Opposes Sprint Acquisition  Read More →

Today Sprint and Clearwire announced that their WiMax wireless network is now live in the Austin and San Antonio, Texas, markets. Customers there will be able to purchase dual-mode 3G/4G modems that can access both CDMA-EVDO and WiMax wireless … (follow link to read) The rest is here: Sprint and Clearwire Launch WiMax in Austin and San Antonio  Read More →

Today Ericsson said that it has completed its purchase of Nortel’s CDMA and LTE wireless businesses. The acquisition includes CDMA contracts with Verizon, Sprint, U.S. Cellular, and Leap, as well as LTE assets, certain patents and patent licenses relating … (follow link to read) Follow this link: Ericsson Finalizes Acquisition of Nortel’s CDMA/LTE Assets  Read More →

New documents made public on the FCC web site offer some information about the Motorola i680, a rugged clamshell that is likely headed for the Sprint Nextel network. The FCC confirms that the i680 has Bluetooth and GPS in … (follow link to read) View post: Motorola i680 Graces FCC Site  Read More →

Additional smart phone creators have been wearisome to chase away the conception that the iPhone is the be-all, end-all of mobile devices. The newest shove comes from Verizon Wireless and Motorola, whose Droid is a high-quality option for those seeking a feature-crammed smart phone with an occupied keyboard and burly wireless service. Last week, the Droid More here: Motorola’s Droid is solemn smart phone  Read More →