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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 7/23/2008 09:32:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
I received a Sprint Treo 800w review unit from Palm today and wanted to post some unboxing pics. Stay tuned for 1st impressions.
Labels: palm, sprint, treo, unboxing, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 7/16/2008 03:57:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Earlier today, Palm has launched the Treo 800w smartphone for the Sprint wireless network with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, 802.11g Wi-Fi, and GPS capabilities.
"Palm is adding a unique stamp to the Windows Mobile experience with the Treo 800w," said Stephane Maes, vice president, product marketing, Palm, Inc. "It's an easy-to-use feature-packed smartphone that will keep users happy, empowered and productive."
The complete list of Treo 800w product specs can be found on the Palm Treo 800w website. A downloadable PDF datasheet for the Treo 800w is also available.
The Treo 800w can be purchased for as little as $249.99 with a qualifying service plan and after instant and mail in rebates. Without a service agreement, the Treo 800w sells for $599.
You can purchase the Treo 800w from Palm's online store or Sprint's retail outlets and online store.
Labels: palm, sprint, treo, windows mobile
¶ posted by Alan Grassia, Staff Writer @ 7/14/2008 05:17:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Starting today, Sprint has begun selling the Palm Treo 800w smartphone. According to the Sprint website, the Treo 800w has the following product specifications:
- Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1
- Autonomous and simultaneous GPS using Sprint Navigation for turn by turn directions, and points of interest searches
- Stereo Bluetooth lets you listen to your music on the go
- Embedded Wi-Fi
- 2.0 Megapixel camera/camcorder
- MicroSD card support
- 320x320 TFT display capable of displaying 65K colors
- 256MB of user memory, 128MB of program memory
- Incoming call alerts when a data session is in progress, avoid sending callers directly to voicemail
- Phone as a modem support
Palm has yet to issue a press release officially announcing the Treo 800w. Additionally, the Palm website and online store have yet to be updated. I expect Palm's official launch of the Treo 800w to come on Monday morning.
Make sure you tune into this week's 1SRC.com Podcast for more details on the Treo 800w.
For more details, or to purchase the Treo 800w now, visit the Sprint website.
[Via FoleoFanatics...]
Labels: palm, sprint, treo, windows mobile
¶ posted by Alan Grassia, Staff Writer @ 7/13/2008 05:29:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Engadget has gotten hold of the official Sprint Treo 800w spec sheet and training manual. Palm has added some of their "special sauce" adding a physical WiFi button (no need to dig through menus to turn on/off WiFi). The strangest thing according to the overview is that MMS is NOT supported. Are we moving backwards??? Expect to pay $249.99 on July 13th with a new 2 year contract.
Labels: palm, sprint, treo, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/30/2008 08:00:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2008--Just a few days after hitting store shelves, Samsung Instinct has become the fastest-selling EVDO handset in Sprint (NYSE:S) history. Instinct was first available exclusively to current Sprint customers on June 19 breaking records for the initial launch of any Sprint product. Instinct became available to all customers on June 20; sales continued to be brisk with Instinct breaking Sprint's record for the first week of sales for any device.
We had high expectations going into the launch so our initial order to Samsung was the largest for any Sprint EVDO handset to date, said John Garcia, President of Sprint's Wireless Division. The strong early response tells us that wireless customers recognize Instinct as a highly-innovative and convenient touch-screen device combined with the fast speeds available on the largest national mobile broadband network. In the first few days of availability, many Instinct devices were purchased by existing customers upgrading their wireless device - we thank our customers for their endorsement of this device, our Simply Everything pricing plan and our company.
The record pace of Instinct sales has led to temporary shortages of the device at some locations across the United States. Sprint and Samsung are diligently working around the clock to increase inventory in all sales channels. Samsung has increased efforts to deliver new supplies of Instinct on a daily basis and manufacturing plants are operating at full capacity to keep up with the demand.
The overwhelming success of the Samsung Instinct reinforces our expectations; people want choices when looking to buy a powerful touch screen phone and the Samsung Instinct is a top contender, said Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Mobile. Samsung is working around the clock to meet the consumer demand for this fast and easy-to-use device.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/26/2008 05:46:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
WMExperts is reporting that Sprint will launch the Treo 800w on July 13th based on a Sprint scanned inventory sheet. Expect to pay $249.99 for the Treo 800w when you sign a new 2 year contract, or $599.99 without.
Labels: palm, sprint, treo, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/23/2008 03:17:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Sprint's President and CEO Dan Hesse announced that Sprint would be launching their WiMax service in September and would be offering their "iPhone killer", the Instinct to Sprint customers first.
"Hesse said the Samsung Instinct handset, an iPhone-like device he unveiled at the CTIA Wireless show in April, will hit the market Friday. It will be available first to Sprint's current customers -- demonstrating, Hesse said, that "Sprint, from now on, will place our current customers first." The company has been plagued by a reputation for poor customer service and has been losing subscribers."
Sprint is banking on the Instinct, they've launched a $100 million marketing campaign comparing the Instinct to the iPhone. The problem is all the ads show the Instinct going head to head against the 1st (no longer available) iPhone not the iPhone 3G (whoops).
Sprint also just announced that they'd be offering the Instinct for $129.99 instead of the original $199.99 price. Can't blame 'em for cutting the price, they need to shoot new ads;)
Labels: iphone, samsung, sprint
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/19/2008 12:20:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Walt Mossberg has posted his review of the Samsung Instinct from Sprint .
It's no secret that Walt Mossberg LOVES Apple products. Sprint probably never thought his review of their "iPhone killer" would turn out to be a rebuttal to the iPhone 3G. In the review the iPhone 3G's capabilities are highlighted and praised, you learn that the 3G iPhone will come in 8GB and 16GB sizes (no mention of the Instinct's capacity). The word "iPhone" gets mentioned almost twice as much as "Instinct". The "review" is really summed up in the 4th sentence of the Samsung Instinct Review:
"I’ve been testing the Instinct, and while it isn’t a bad phone and has some features the Apple product lacks, it’s no match for the iPhone."
Labels: 3G iPhone, samsung, sprint
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/12/2008 05:28:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
WMExperts has a picture of the Sprint Treo 800w in the wild and offers up some new details.
Sprint will begin offering the Treo 800w July 13th.
Sprint will offer the Treo 800w for $249.99
Dedicated WiFi button, and the infamous "Ringer switch" on the top.
Head on over to WMExperts for more details.
Labels: palm, sprint, treo, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 6/06/2008 09:00:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
The new company, which will be named Clearwire, will be focused on expediting the deployment of the first nationwide high-speed mobile WiMAX network.
Intel Corp. (INTC), Google Inc. (GOOG), Comcast Corp. (CMCSK), Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) and Bright House Networks will collectively invest $3.2 billion in the new company, based on a target price of $20 a share of Clearwire's common stock, subject to a post-closing adjustment."
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 5/07/2008 09:39:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
WMExperts is reporting a possible release date of July 22nd for the Sprint Treo 800w. The Treo 800w is shaping up to be a very powerful device in terms of features. This will be Palm's first Windows Mobile Treo to feature a 320 x 320 resolution screen, WiFi, EvDO Rev. A, GPS, and 256MB of memory.
Labels: palm, sprint, treo, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 5/06/2008 11:07:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Clarifying an earlier post today, Brighthand's Editor in Chief, Ed Hardy, has posted an update to the Sprint Treo 755p story.
It turns out that Sprint delisted the Treo 755p due to supply shortages and not because they are no longer selling the Palm OS Treo. A Sprint representative told Brighthand that:
"Sprint has not discontinued the Treo 755p from its smartphone portfolio, however, we are currently addressing temporary outage of inventory which is why the handset is not currently featured as part of our online store at www.sprint.com. Sprint plans to continue offering these handsets and investing in new Palm products throughout 2008."
Sprint Treo 755p customers, myself included, can breath a sigh of relief.
¶ posted by Alan Grassia, Staff Writer @ 4/10/2008 11:20:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Brighthand is reporting that Sprint is no longer listing the Treo 755p on its online store. No official reason has been given from Sprint or Palm, but it's clearly due to the success of the Centro.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/10/2008 10:26:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
The Overland Park, Kan., carrier was originally scheduled to launch the service this month. But it will come later this year, said spokesman James Fisher. It's the latest in a series of setbacks for the troubled company.
Chatter at the CTIA Wireless trade show here suggests it will occur in the summer.
"The delay of Xohm's commercial launch is a major blow for Sprint, and the storm clouds are only getting darker over the entire WiMax sector," said Clint Wheelock, chief research officer for ABI Research.
Sprint had already disappointed many by failing to provide more details on WiMax during the show. Expectations were high for Chief Executive Dan Hesse to make a big splash, but only managed a new phone."
Labels: sprint
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 4/03/2008 10:58:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
WMExperts is reporting that a leaked Sprint roadmap shows the Treo 800w launching in July and replacing the Treo 700wx. This certainly coincides with Palm's CEO Ed Colligan's statement that Palm would be releasing updated Treos before the end of the summer.
The Sprint roadmap lists some of the specs of the device:
EVDO Rev. A
Windows Mobile 6
WiFi
Autonomous GPS
Camera and Non-camera versions
Labels: palm. treo, sprint, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/28/2008 10:44:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
It looks like HTC's first UMPC the Shift will be making its North American debut on everyone's favorite (cheapest network) Sprint. Expect to pay $15000.00 to get your hands on a device running Windows Vista and Windows Mobile all in one device. This device might not be for everyone, but for everyone that wants a 3G device and a cell carrier with the best coverage around this might peak your interest. Props to Sprint for taking the chance on this!!!!!
Can you imagine Verizon even contemplating this? (highly doubt it) so head on over to Sprint for all the details.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/20/2008 12:12:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
NEW YORK - Sprint Nextel Corp. is upgrading one of its cell phone models so that it can connect to a faster data network, doubling its download speeds and boosting upload speeds by about eight times. ADVERTISEMENT
Both Sprint and Verizon Wireless operate so-called EV-DO Rev. A networks, but have used them only for laptop cards. Their fastest phones have used the older and slower EV-DO Rev. 0 network.
Sprint said Monday it was releasing a software update for the Mogul phone, made by HTC Corp. of Taiwan, that will enable the phone to connect at Rev. A speeds. Downloads speeds should be 600 kilobits per second to 1,400 kbps, up from a range of 400 kbps to 700 kbps with Rev. 0. It will be capable of uploads of 350 to 500 kbps, up from 50 kbps to 70 kbps.
Sprint said its broadband network now covers 234 million people, and the vast majority of it has been upgraded to EV-DO Rev. A, short for Evolution-Data Optimized Revision A.
The Mogul is a smart phone that runs Windows Mobile software and can be used as a modem for a laptop. It costs $199.99 with a two-year contract and went on sale in June. The software update will be available immediately from HTC's site.
Labels: htc, sprint, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 3/10/2008 12:53:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Hesse was reluctant to talk about WiMax too much and give the analysts the impression that he wasn’t 100 percent on turning around the company’s core wireless-phone business, however, he still let a few tidbits slip. He said the company’s soft WiMax launches in Baltimore, Washington DC and Chicago are encouraging, and that he feels Sprint can’t pass up being first to roll-out 4G. “Sprint has an enormous asset—nearly 100 megahertz of un-utilized spectrum—and we have the opportunity to have a three-year head start with our Xohm service, true wireless broadband with multi-megabit speed,” he said.
Later this year, he said they’ll introduce dual-mode CDMA/WiMAX devices, which they’ll probably need if if too many people sign-up for the company’s new unlimited data plan and start clogging the networks.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/29/2008 11:49:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Sprint has announced their all you can eat "Simply Everything Plan" . As the name suggests, you get everything for $99 a month.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/28/2008 03:27:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Labels: att, sprint, t mobile, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/19/2008 05:08:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Sprint's Unlimited Access Pack gives you unlimited voice calling, texting, web, email, and picture mail for $119.99 per month.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 2/06/2008 12:07:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Palm has released a software update for the Sprint Treo 755p. This software update is a tune-up that improves audio, stability, software quality and device usability.
You can grab the update and more information here .
Labels: palm. treo, sprint
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/31/2008 09:22:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
The pink Palm Centro when public today on the Palm website. As expected, the pink Centro from Sprint has the same product specifications as the previously released black and red Centro smartphones released last year.
I'm glad to see Palm releasing a pink smartphone. Over the last year, I have seen more women toting around smartphones and this phone should help keep sales of the Palm Centro at a brisk pace.
You can order the new pink Palm Centro directly from the Palm online store, the Sprint online store, or from a local Palm or Sprint store.
[Via FoleoFanatics.com]
¶ posted by Alan Grassia, Staff Writer @ 1/13/2008 01:56:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
It seems like every carrier is rolling out their answer to the iPhone. Sprint will beging selling the Samsung M800. While the M800 is no iPhone, its specs are pretty impressive. The M800 will sport a large touch-screen display, run on Sprint's 3G EV-DO network, on board GPS, 2-megapixel camera, and stereo Bluetooth.
Labels: smartphone, sprint
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/10/2008 12:31:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Speaking on a WiMax panel at the Consumer Electronics Show, West said Sprint would sell the service at reasonable rates with options including per day, week or month, as well as longer term contracts.
But unlike typical phone services, Sprint does not plan to subsidize WiMax devices for customers. "People will be excited about our rates. They won't be ecstatic about them because we're not going to give it away," said West. WiMax service fees could also be included in the purchase price of devices, such as WiMax-enabled cameras.
Asked about the risks of introducing services based on a commercially untested technology during an economic downturn, West said he was not concerned and had not seen any signs of a pullback in electronics spending so far.
"I really don't see it," West said in an interview with Reuters. "The fourth quarter for the consumer electronics industry ... was different, but it wasn't bad."
Sprint hopes WiMax will help the No. 3 U.S. mobile service stand out from the competitors it has been losing ground to, including AT&T Inc and Verizon Wireless."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 1/09/2008 12:02:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
SprintUsers.com forum member TheRobin has posted what appears to be a promotional photo of the rumored pink Palm Centro that is expected to arrive on Sprint sometime in January or February 2008.
The information on the release date has been all over the map with rumored launch dates of January 6, January 13, and February 14 (Valentine's Day).
Palm and Sprint are going to sell a lot of these things.
Labels: centro, palm, rumors, sprint
¶ posted by Alan Grassia, Staff Writer @ 12/29/2007 06:53:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Verizon earned a 69% score from users and won points for having a bit better coverage, less static and fewer dropped calls than fellow giants T-Mobile and AT&T.
Sprint came up worst, with a 59% score in New York.
The pricey iPhone, which works with AT&T service, was narrowly judged best phone by a panel of experts, edging out Treo and Blackjack models.
The results were part of a nationwide survey of more than 47,000 readers in 20 metro areas that appears in the magazine's upcoming issue.
Not surprisingly, cell phone users aren't very pleased with their service overall, with less than half saying they are completely or somewhat satisfied with their service.
The satisfaction rating is markedly less than similar figures for other services like cable and satellite TV or Internet service providers.
Cell phone companies also get poor marks for customer service, especially hard-to-understand policies about service contracts." Via NY Daily News .
Labels: att, cell phones, iphone, sprint, t mobile, treo, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 12/04/2007 09:19:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
A TreoCentral forum member, "ashblades," is claiming to be a Sprint employee and states that Palm and Sprint will be launching a pink Centro on February 8 just in time for Valentines Day. You can read the entire TreoCentral thread here.
I've been wondering aloud with some of the other 1SRC'ers about why Palm isn't offering their smartphones in more rainbow flavors. With Palm's new found emphasis on the consumer market using the Centro as the vehicle to reach more feature phone users, it would seem that more color choices is a logical thing to offer.
Palm has offered the Treo 680 in several colors prior to the Cingular acquisition by AT&T. The copper Treo seemed to be the first color to sell out with customers clamoring to snatch up second-hand units on eBay once the primary channel dried up. Palm has seemed to have an on again-off again attitude toward colored devices. In the mid-90's Palm released a teal colored Palm Vx and a clear cased Palm IIIxe. Handspring's (now a part of Palm) Visor Deluxe line also came in a rainbow assortment of colors. (I did get an orange Visor). And there have been a few other limited and special edition Palm or Handspring devices since then.
While it is impossible to know if the poster at TreoCentral is credible at this time there is a prescient for a pink Centro late this coming winter.
Labels: centro, palm, rumors, sprint
¶ posted by Alan Grassia, Staff Writer @ 11/11/2007 10:41:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
"Google Inc. is in advanced talks with two top U.S. cellphone operators, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp., about selling handsets tailored to its new mobile-phone operating system, people familiar with the matter said.
Deals with the carriers would represent a major breakthrough for the Internet search giant, which until now has encountered wariness from some quarters of the wireless industry about its mobile-phone plans. Google shares crossed $700 Wednesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The milestone is a fresh intraday high for the company, after it passed $600 for the first time only three weeks ago.
Within two weeks, Google is expected to announce new software and services that handset makers could use to build customized Google-powered phones. The company needs wireless operators to sign on to the project in order to get its mobile devices in front of consumers by the middle of next year. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC, and Sprint Nextel are both in advanced discussions with Google, the people familiar with the talks said."
Labels: google, sprint, verizon
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/31/2007 02:14:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
InfoSync has posted a hands-on with the Palm Centro, and so far it's looking good for Palm's first non-Treo smartphone (Palm is leaving off the Treo name to not "scare away" consumers).
The price is surprising, and presents a blind spot for Palm that even Palm CEO Ed Colligan couldn't seem to see around. The new Centro costs a very reasonable $99. Sight unseen, we would feel comfortable recommending a $99 Palm anything, as the Palm OS remains our favorite smartphone system. But the Centro is a comfortably small Palm. Not tiny, not super-thin, but very small for a Palm, and comfortable to hold. The keypad is much smaller than on our Treo 700p, but not the tiniest we've seen, and the buttons were large domes with plenty of travel.
So, why would anyone still buy a Treo? Palm reps claimed business users would be enticed by the larger keypad and screen, though the Centro does have the same 320 by 320 resolution as our larger Treo. Any other differences? None that Palm reps could name, at least none in favor of the Treo. Processor differences were negligible, and the operating system is the same on the two phones. In our opinion, Palm has effectively sealed the casket on this generation of Treo phones, at least on carrier's where users have a choice, which is only Sprint through the holiday season."
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/27/2007 08:19:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Palm has posted the Centro's features and specifications on their webpage. Palm will also be taking pre-orders for the Centro starting tomorrow.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/27/2007 02:14:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Palm and Sprint have an exclusive contract. The Centro will only be offered by Sprint (for now) for $99 with a 2 year contract.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/27/2007 12:53:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Smallest Treo, touchscreen, full keyboard, $99 price point. Centro will be "the center of your life". The Centro will be marketed towards "feature phone" (RAZR, flip phones, candybar) users who don't want an expensive "smartphone" (iPhone, high end Treos, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile). The Centro is designed like a "feature phone" with its small size, and small price. Let people get a taste of the "Palm secret sauce" in a small, "feature phone" sized device while still retaining all of the "smartphone" features ie. keyboard, touchscreen, camera, camcorder, multimedia, broadband speed web browsing.
The Centro provides Palm's world class ease of use A.K.A the "secret sauce". The Centro retains the famous Treo ringer switch to easily silence your phone. The Centro runs on Sprint's high-speed mobile broadband network. The Centro uses MicroSD for storage.
Exclusive Sprint Services with Sprint TV, On Demand, Sprint Picture Mail.
I'm attending the Palm and Sprint press conference where Palm and Sprint will be announcing the "world's smallest Palm device", a.k.a. the Centro. Stay tuned for full coverage.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/27/2007 12:05:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Sprint has taken the wraps off of the new Palm Centro they are launching with Palm. Sprint posted this page revealing the price of the Centro , choice of Red or Black, and a release date of October 14th. Stay tuned for an official announcement later today.
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/27/2007 08:09:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Labels: palm. treo, sprint
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/26/2007 09:15:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Sprint Nextel Corp. is trying to overcome that obstacle with a device that boosts wireless signals indoors and directs the calls over the Internet.
The Airave, which Sprint will begin selling Monday in its stores in parts of Denver and Indianapolis, increases cell reception over an area of about 5,000 square feet and can handle up to three calls at once. It hooks into the customer's existing broadband connection, sending unlimited calls through the Internet instead of over Sprint's wireless network.
Once the customer leaves the device's range, calls automatically switch back to the wireless network.
The Airave retails for $49.99, although Sprint will offer initial rebates to lower the price, and users pay a monthly charge of $15 for individuals and $30 for families. Sprint, based in Reston, Va., with operational headquarters in Overland Park, Kan., plans to expand sales of the devices to the rest of the two initial test markets by the end of the year and begin rolling it out nationally next year.
It's the second such in-home service coming out this year, following the June release of a system offered by Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA that sends calls through a Wi-Fi router. That system requires specially equipped phones, while Airave works with any Sprint cellular phone."
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/17/2007 08:07:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
Engadget has posted some pictures of upcoming Sprint phones. When comparing the Centro to the Treo 755p it was said, "noticed little to no difference in typing on the QEWRTY with the Centro to the Treo" while noting that the Centro was "much nicer to hold."
Labels: centro, palm. treo, sprint
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 9/11/2007 07:20:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
"The main feature of this update is, similar to the earlier Verizon versions, EVDO Dial Up Networking (DUN) capabilities in addition to Bluetooth A2DP support for audio over Bluetooth stereo headsets and various hands-free enhancements. Since the older Treo 700w was a Verizon-exclusive device, only the 700wx enhancements are pertinent to Sprint's update."
Labels: palm. treo, sprint, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 8/24/2007 02:41:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Oct 14
Palm Gryphon - Treo 500 series, a low-cost, ultra-thin Treo aimed at lower-cost audiences. Expected to retail for $99 with new service agreement.
Phonenews.com is also reporting that the Treo 800w will be available in the 1st quarter of 2008.
Q1-2008
Treo 800w - The first major improvement to Windows Mobile CDMA Treo units. It should ship before CTIA... averting mobs of press questions as to why CDMA still lacks a Windows Mobile 6 Treo.
Labels: palm. treo, sprint, windows mobile
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 8/21/2007 09:29:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
The Palm Centro from Sprint
·Smallest Palm OS smartphone to date
·Targeting a younger demographic, new to the smartphone space
·Runs on EVDO network
·New design features a full keyboard and touch screen
Palm is very smart to release a lower cost smartphone targeting a younger audience. Get 'em hooked when they're young, and they'll come back for more:)
¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 8/16/2007 07:57:00 PM 0 comments links to this post
Well it looks like Sprint is on schedule to debut their 4G WiMAX network. Engadget received information from an anonymous tipster that Sprint is about to take the wraps off of their WiMAX network, and it looks like it will go by the name XOHM. An announcement is expected as early as tomorrow.
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¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 8/15/2007 11:05:00 AM 0 comments links to this post
According to Just Another Mobile Phone Blog , Sprint will offer a Nokia N800 with a WiMAX radio in it in 2008.
"Sprint will offer a Mobile WiMAX-enabled version of Nokia's N800 Internet Tablet to North American customers next year, LinuxDevices has learned. The new device will support Sprint's grand scheme of making WiMAX-based 4G wireless services available to over 100 million people during 2008."
"At the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco this week, LinuxDevices spoke with Dr. Ari Jaaksi (photo at right), Nokia's director of open source. Asked if the combination of VoIP and Mobile WiMAX might cannibalize Nokia's mobile phone business, Jaaksi replied, "WiMAX could change the cellular landscape; however, it's a question of the maturity of the technology, and how it will be priced."
He added that he thought it important for Nokia to investigate new technologies, noting that "Linux is ideal for that."
Jaaksi said the WiMAX-enabled N800 would "most probably" include WiFi and Bluetooth as well. He felt that interference problems could be minimized, noting, "We had the same interference with Bluetooth and WiFi initially, but we solved that."