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Palm Pre Successfully Hacked to Run on Verizon, Mostly
Cleanser here got the Palm Pre to run on Verizon's network. Impressive! Except that data doesn't work. Guess you'll have to wait 6 more months (or more) after all. [Pre Central] More »
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Comment by tande04: Eh... My understand is that this wouldn't be super hard to do on a CDMA phone, just that its super... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Sprint to Require WiFi on All Future Phones We Care About
While announcing the company's intention to release an updated version of the BlackBerry Tour with WiFi next year, a Sprint spokesman let slip that WiFi will also be present "in all its major devices going forward." Big win! More » -
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Sprint's $1 Netbook With Two-Year Contract
Getting locked into a two-year contract for a netbook is iffy, even if it's only a dollar—look at where netbooks were 18 months ago. But if you're so inclined, Sprint's offering said deal for the Compaq Mini. [jkontherun] -
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Sprint Getting the Blackberry Tour on July 12th
Verizon isn't the only carrier getting the Blackberry Tour on July 12th; Sprint is also getting it on the same day. Just like at Verizon, it'll be $200 with a new contract. Can you feel the excitement in the air? I can. -
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Sprint May Get HTC Hero and Samsung WiMax Device
Details are scarce, but PhoneNews sources claim that Sprint is ready to get on the Android bandwagon. Apparently, they are currently testing the HTC Hero and a Samsung WiMax / CDMA device that runs Android. More » -
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EVDO/LTE Hybrid Device Approved By FCC
Think the EVDO network is too slow? Relief could be in sight. The FCC recently approved the LG M13 which, according to the filing, is a "cellular/PCS CDMA/EVDO and 700MHz LTE Device". More »
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By Don NguyenComment by Stromson: Should we be expecting this to be a Verizon-bound "dumb" or "feature" phone? 3 Responses | Other threads
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smartphones
Hello! There Are More Than Just iPhones In This Universe!
The spotlight this week may be pointed at the iPhone 3GS—and with good reason—but it's not the only flavor of smartphone ice cream. Here's a quick path to more info about all smartphones (and no dumb ones!) More » -
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Giz Explains: What AT&T's 7.2Mbps Network Really Means
AT&T's contribution to the improved overall speed of the iPhone 3GS—their upgraded 7.2Mbps network—is nearly as important as Apple's. But 7.2 is just a number, and AT&T's network is just one of many. Here's where it actually stands. More » -
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Palm Pre vs. iPhone 3GS: How To Make the Right Decision
It's the big question, isn't it? Sprint vs. AT&T, Palm vs. Apple, physical keys vs. solo touchscreen. Here are recent stories to help inform you about every aspect of both, so your eventual decision is intelligent, whichever one you choose. More » -
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Sprint Jumps On the BlackBerry Tour Dogpile, Announces Pricing at $199
On top of Verizon's teaser site, Sprint has thrown in their hat by announcing the BlackBerry Tour will be for sale on their network later this summer for $199 after $150 worth of instant and mail-in rebates. [Sprint] -
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How To Enable Palm Pre Tethering
Palm may have warned against hacking the Pre for tethering, but instructions on how to accomplish the task have already made their way onto the internet. Attempt at your own risk. [isyougeekedup via Engadget] -
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Virgin Mobile Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Broadband Is Predictably Expensive
Virgin Mobile has lifted the veil on its Broadband2Go service and accompanying 3G dongle. Its selling points—that it's contract-free and runs over Sprint's network—are somewhat negated by its $150 setup cost and punishing rates. More »
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sales
More Than 50,000 Palm Pres Sold, More than 150,000 Apps Downloaded
We don't have hard numbers yet, but according to some analysts, Palm probably sold between 50,000 and 60,000 Pres in this opening weekend, and Palm verifies over 150,000 app downloads in the first day alone. More » -
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Elderly Woman Rams Cellphone Store, Palm Pre Connection Questionable
Although the NBC Chicago News credits the elderly woman for being slightly too eager to get the Palm Pre, there doesn't seem to be any actual evidence that she actually wants a Pre. Nice try Chicago. [NBC Chicago via Palmpre.org]
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By Jason ChenComment by 92BuickLeSabre: I just feel bad for the first dude in line, that was sitting out front. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Palm Pre Only Available at Physical Sprint Stores on June 6
Sprint's just made a silent change to their Palm Pre press release to take out the fact that the phone would be available on Sprint.com. Because it won't. Here's what the release used to say: More » -
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Palm Pre Won't Be Coming to Verizon or AT&T Within Six Months
We knew Sprint had the Pre locked up through 2009, but now Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is trying to make the period of exclusivity seem long enough to convince users to switch to Sprint rather than wait a few months. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by snitch: This is a joke right? last time i checked 2010 is less than six full months away already, i mean... 15 Responses | Other threads
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Gizmodo's Mission Critical E3 Gear
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Sprint NOW Screensaver Is Full-On Sensory Overload
When my computer puts up its screensaver, I like to give it a little rest—maybe a nice analog clock or peaceful image of a meadow. But Sprint's NOW screensaver tracks an exhausting amount of information we guarantee you don't need, refusing to cut your overworked computer a break. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Software_Goddess: This seems like the kind of RAM hog that would cause me to throw my computer out the window when... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Sprint Basically Confirms Verizon's Getting the Pre in January
You can almost hear Sprint PR's James Fisher teeth grind as responds to Verizon blabbing they'll have the Pre in 6 months: "We have the Pre through 2009." Meaning Verizon's totally getting the Pre in January. Update: Blurb from Sprint spokesman, not CEO. [SmartMoney via BGR] -
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Sprint Might Ditch Palm Pre $100 Mail-In for Instant Rebate
It looks like Sprint might drop the $100 mail-in rebate for the Pre in favor of an instant one, thanks to pressure from Best Buy, Radio Shack and people bitching about it. Woo. [Palm Goon]
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Comment by snoop_dizzle: That makes sense. Speaking of the palm pre coming out soon, where are all the ads for it? I would think... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Verizon CEO: We're Getting the Palm Pre, Storm 2 Within 6 Months
The Palm Pre will be exclusive to Sprint for a weirdly short six months, after which the handset will show up on Verizon, according to CEO Lowell McAdam. They'll also get the Storm 2 at about the same time.
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By John HerrmanComment by Drunken_Donuts: Thank you giz, I almost had myself talked into dropping the Network for this fine piece of hardware. Now Sprint... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Work at Best Buy or Sprint? What's the Palm Pre Forecast?
Hello, if you work in Sprint retail or Best Buy and know what your Palm Pre situation is—how many your store or region or company is getting—drop us line. More »
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Palm Pre Doesn't Have Visual Voicemail
Palm's official Twitter account revealed that Palm Synergy doesn't have visual voicemail, indicating that the Pre won't have it, at least at launch. The nice thing about software, though, is that it can always be updated. [Twitter via Pre Central]
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Comment by worst. giz commenter. ever.: apple 1 - palm 0. stay tuned. 15 Responses | Other threads
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cellphones
Palm Pre Listed on Best Buy's Site for a Whopping $850
The Palm Pre will cost $199 with contract or about $549 (from Sprint) without a contract. So why is BestBuy.com listing the phone itself for EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY FREAKING DOLLARS?? (Admittedly, that price is lower than the even crazier $1000 rumor we saw earlier.) Still, we'll assume it's a misprinted placeholder price and carry on with our day, no matter how true or untrue that may be. Because we'll also assume that no one will pay an extra $300 to buy the Pre at Best Buy rather than just breaking their contract with Sprint. [Best Buy via BGR] -
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Palm Pre's Irritating $100 Rebate Will Be Instant At Best Buy (Update: And Radio Shack!)
Annoyingly, you won't be able to get a Palm Pre for the advertised $199 without redeeming a $100 mail-in rebate—something Sprint is depending on you not doing. Solution: get yours at Best Buy. UPDATED More »
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By John HerrmanComment by chauncy that billups: This may be obvious, but I hate rebates. Multiple times I've filled out a form for a $10 or $20... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Sprint CEO: We Won't Have Enough Palm Pres to Meet Launch Demand
It could be an innocent statement of fact, but Sprint CEO Dan Hesse's 'admission' that the company will have trouble meeting early demand for Palm Pres reeks of hypemongering. He's not necessarily saying that there's a Pre shortage, per se, but that demand will be super high—the exact thing you'd expect any CEO to say in the same situation. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by nukee: The Pre is a nice looking phone. But it seems like Palm really wants this to fail if this is... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Rebates Suck: The Palm Pre's Real Price
The Palm Pre is officially $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Meaning it's really $299 for a lot of people. Here's the deal:
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It's Official: Palm Pre Coming June 6th for $200
Sprint has formally announced that the Palm Pre will be available on June 6th for $199.99 on a two-year contract, after rebates. Interestingly, that's two days before Apple's next big event and probable product launch.
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By John HerrmanComment by OMG! Ponies!: It's official. I'm still not breaking my contract to get it. Nor am I getting another iPhone. ... 15 Responses | Other threads
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NASCAR Event The Latest Venue For Rampant Palm Pre Rumor And Speculation
The latest Palm Pre release date rumor has come screaming out of a Sprint-sponsored NASCAR event, where the product placement was about as subtle as a 2,000-lb. stock car to the face. More »
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Palm Pre Spotted in the
This strapping, pixelated young gentleman—seen here posing with a similarly strapping, less pixelated Palm Pre—says he took these pictures in the back room of a Sprint store. Is the Pre launch imminent? More »WildBack of a Sprint Store
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By John HerrmanComment by kuriakos: I hope whoever buys that Pre is informed that it has been contaminated by douchebag. 12 Responses | Other threads
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The Pre Costs $542.01 Without Subsidies According to Fine Print
The meticulous folks at gadgetell dug through the contest rules of an upcoming Sprint-sponsored Palm Pre giveaway. And according to the fine print, the Pre is valued at $542.01 without subscription subsidies. Surely this fact was listed only for tax purposes, but it's interesting to note all the same because Pre buyers who back out of their Sprint plans will probably negotiate this mighty fee. [gadgetell]
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By Mark WilsonComment by Jakooboo would do anything for a Klondike Bar.: Wow... RIPOFF!!! I know it's a Palm Pre, and all, but $542.01?!? Yuck. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Sprint Selling MiFi 2200 Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot for Its 3G Service
Remember how well Sprint 3G did in tests? And how much we like portable hotspots? Put them together with the $100 Novatel MiFi 2200, and you have a pretty nice setup, dubbed "Sprint Mobile Hotspot." More »
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Comment by TheCrudMan: I've said it before and I'll say it again, after paying for hardware and signing a 2-year contract I want... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Palm Pre Box Shots Leak, Suggest Pre Will Come In Box
BGR snatched up some Pre box shots from a forum. No surprises here—we don't even get a look at the way the phone is packaged, and the list of gear is obvious... More » -
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All-American Tech: What's Hot Here (and Nowhere Else)
People are always eager to point out cool technologies that America ignores, but what about the ones that we—and only we—use? Enough with the grousing: Here's what we've got that they don't. More » -
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Sprint Firing Staff for Talking About the Pre?
I wish everybody would quit calling their sources "ninjas" since they don't actually kill people, but supposedly Sprint store employees are getting shitcanned for talking about the Pre with non-Sprinters. Interesting strategy. [PreThinking via Electronista] -
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Take Wired's 3G Smartphone Speed Survey
The sequel to their iPhone 3G speedtest, Wired's doing a nationwide speedtest for every 3G smartphone. It takes 5 minutes, and we're interested to see how it compares to our own nationwide 3G test. [Wired] -
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Sprint's Sad State: 182,000 Customers, $594 Million Lost; May Outsource Network
Sprint is in a bad place. Another $594 million and 182,000 customers vanished this quarter, and it's thinking about paying Ericsson $2 billion to maintain its network—yes, it's turning to outsourcing its network. CORRECTED. -
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Is This Blurry Little Blob Palm's Next WebOS Phone?
Boy Genius says this is Palm's next WebOS phone, that cheaper, smaller Pre Mini (Pre Centro?) TechCrunch and others have pegged for the fall, which we actually started hearing about back in January. More »
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More Palm Pre Details: Remote Wipe and Online Backup, Requires Sprint Simply Everything Plan
A supposed Sprint rep spills some of the Pre's more mundane niceties and details: For one, it creates a "Palm profile" that allows OTA syncing, online data backup and remote wipe. -
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Sprint Instinct S30 Lightning Review (A Blast from the Past)
When it launched, we said the Instinct was the "best Sprint or Samsung phone ever." It's one year later. So what does the new Instinct S30 have to show for it? More »
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