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PCS Intel has some spyshots of a Sprint Nextel branded Samsung V740 which launched earlier this year in Korea. The site notes that Sprint Nextel will call it the "Samsung Blade" and it's likely that the phone only has a...
Aug 12 2005 - 05:46 PM ET | Sprint PCS
Just under 8 months after the original announcement, Sprint and Nextel have finished their merger. Monday morning the two companies will begin trading under the combined ticker symbol 's'. Subscribers should not notice a change of service. Corporate owned stores...
Despite a myriad of lawsuits attempting to stop the merger, Sprint and Nextel have announced that the deal is expected to be completed on Friday. None of the suits has successfully won an injunction that could legally stop the merger....
Aug 03 2005 - 10:10 PM ET | Sprint PCS
Sprint and Nextel were today awarded approval by the FCC for the proposed merger. Shareholders of the two companies approved the merger last month. This marks all necessary approval and thus the merger is expected to close shortly. The deal...
Jul 28 2005 - 11:55 AM ET | Sprint PCS
Sprint yesterday announced its second quarter earnings results. This is the last quarter before the expected merger with Nextel. Like past quarters with Sprint, the wireless business lead most of the growth. Facts and figures (all figures for the wireless...
Jul 19 2005 - 03:52 PM ET | Sprint PCS
Electronic Arts yesterday announced mobile phone game distribution deals with both Sprint and Verizon Wireless. The game offerings will differ on the carriers, but big titles like Madden NFL 06 and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR have been announced. Verizon's V...
Verizon Wireless and Sprint began sharing MMS message on Saturday. MMS adoption has been hurt by the lack of interoperability (meaning that users across carriers could not trade messages, unlike with SMS). Earlier this month T-Mobile USA, Sprint and Cingular...
As expected, shareholders of both Sprint and Nextel have approved the proposed buyout of Nextel by Sprint. The $36 billion deal is expected to gain federal approval soon (according to industry news reports, sources inside the FCC have hinted at...
Jul 11 2005 - 11:44 AM ET | Sprint PCS
Sprint today announced a plan to acquire one of its affiliates, US Unwired. The deal is valued at $1.3 billion and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2005. The buyout will help close Sprint's merger with Nextel...
Sprint launched the Sanyo 8300 this weekend. The Sanyo 8300 is the replacement for the aging Sanyo 8200. Features of the Sanyo 8300 include: 176 x 220 pixel main screen with 65K colors 72 x 72 pixel outer screen with...
Sprint began selling the Samsung A880 this weekend. The A880, a mid-level clamshell handset, includes: Megapixel camera with flash and video recording 176 x 220 pixel 262K main color screen 80 x 96 pixel 262K outer color screen Streaming multimedia...
Jul 11 2005 - 12:31 AM ET | Sprint PCS
Push email software maker Good Technology has signed a deal with Sprint that will allow Sprint customers to get GoodLink directly through Sprint. Customers previously had to sign a contract with Good in addition to Sprint. Good expects that Sprint...