The time we’ve been waiting for, the death of Nextel/iDen, is getting closer. A new announcement on nextelnetwork.sprint.com foretells of changes being made to Nextel’s network infrastructure in 2012. Most importantly, Sprint is beginning the process of evaluating the number of and dismantling iDen-specific towers across the country. The reason given by Sprint is simple “cost savings”, though we’d certainly think the late-2013 EOL time frame...
We love it when big tech companies screw up and release software/hardware early. Today’s tech gaff leaving many Android users very happy is brought to us compliments of Sprint. It seems someone had a small case of itchy clicky fingers and posted the Nexus S 4G’s upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM online. Sadly, it was quickly removed, though not before an eagle-eyed XDA member snagged it and subsequently re-shared it with the rest of the internet. While...
In the land of mobile phones, nothing is sacred for too long. Even the fastest, most advanced phones become old news in as little as 2-3 months. That said, seeing updated EOL lists is always bittersweet for we get to see aging tech purged from relevancy and also get a foot in the door to begin speculation of what’s coming next. This morning Sprint’s latest EOL was leaked. On it are a couple noteworthy mentions including the EVO 4G View, EVO 4G,...
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve talked about Carrier IQ, the invasive logging software installed by a whole suite of carriers and manufacturers. But today, it’s actually good news. Sprint has begun telling smartphone manufacturers that they must remove all traces of Carrier IQ in upcoming ROM updates. According to The Verge, Sprint is currently in talks with HTC to remove Carrier IQ from the EVO 3D. Success. Source The...
Sprint doesn’t have any time to lick their wounds on WiMAX’s loss to LTE. They’re already dangerously close to being brushed under the rug of irrelevance. But they aren’t giving up. Today during Press Day just before the official start of CES 2012, Sprint unveiled three new LTE products that will (hopefully) help the nation’s third largest carrier once again climb into the main mobile arena. The Viper 4G is an Android 2.3 Gingerbread device that...
