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Sep

HTC Desire HD ROM Now Available For Droid Incredible, Desire, And EVO 4G

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Desire (Bravo/BravoC), Desire HD (Ace), Desire Z (Vision), EVO 4G (Supersonic), HTC, Incredible, Sprint, US Cellular, Verizon Wireless

HTC's new version of Sense UI - which runs exclusively on the Desire Z and Desire HD (officially, at least) - is really shaping up to be an exception to the tradition of custom Android skins turning the operating system into a nightmare.

As of today, users of the HTC EVO 4G, the Droid Incredible, and the original GSM Desire, can thank the clever forum members over at xda-developers for five-second boot-up times they can call their own, along with all the other great features of HTC's latest skin. Unfortunately, there are still a few bugs to work out, including:

the camera - it doesn't work on any of the three devices
the dialer apparently looks "a little weird" on all three phones
the version for the Desire appears to have quite a few apps added in that aren't included in HTC's official version of the skin, like apps2SD and ADW.Launcher
WiFi is confirmed to be an issue on the EVO - getting it set up on the Desire appears to require a separate download, and we haven't been able to confirm anything regarding the Droid Incredible
4G doesn't work on the EVO

Regardless of all the above issues, the quick boot feature and those sexy new customization options are enough to push me over the edge - I know at least one EVO user who'll be spending the night flashing this here ROM!

Sep

Sprint 4G Now Being Tested In San Francisco - Rollout Imminent?

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Epic 4G, EVO 4G (Supersonic), News, Sprint

If you remember, a few months ago, I found a nice, strong 4G signal around Mountain View/Santa Clara, right in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Sprint promised 4G in the Bay Area by the end of the year, so it was only logical to see them starting some testing. Today, it looks like Sprint kicked the testing up a notch and lit up San Francisco, according to reports by both IntoMobile and Engadget.

Being a San Francisco resident, I was unable to confirm around the Ingleside district, so the coverage is likely to be spotty and concentrated on the downtown area for now.

Sep

Sprint Launches An Epically Awful Ad Campaign To Promote Samsung Epic 4G And Media Hub

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Epic 4G, News, Sprint, Videos

I'm not sure how much money Sprint spent on this but I'm sure whatever the amount was, they overpaid. In an effort to promote the recently launched Samsung Epic 4G handset and the new Media Hub, the company shot a series of short movies, all with the word "Epic" in the titles.

The website layout, production quality, and presentation are all top notch. What is not top notch, however, is the most important part - the content. Plain and simple, it sucks. It is mostly the opposite of I would call funny or entertaining, ends way too abruptly (yeah, they really are short films), and makes no sense in the scope of effectively promoting both the phone and the new media service.

Sep

Sprint Launches 4G In Orlando, FL

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Epic 4G, EVO 4G (Supersonic), News, Sprint

Orlando residents have 2 exciting things going on as of today - Disney World and now Sprint's 4G service. Today, the company officially announced the launch of 4G in Florida's 5th largest city, immediately available to all EVO 4G and Epic 4G users.

Sprint has been on fire lately - the announcement follows hot on the heels of last week's Nashville 4G launch and the introduction of Epic 4G in the beginning of the month. Sprint’s 4G service now covers 53 markets.

Users of the only 2 aforementioned devices capable of running on Sprint’s 4G network are charged an extra $10 "premium data" fee, no matter whether 4G is available in their area or not.

Sep

Android Police Samsung Galaxy Tab Press Event Report - Galaxy Tab, Media Hub, Details, Hands-On

Posted by Brett Gmoser in AT&T, Devices By Manufacturer, Galaxy Tab, News, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless

Rain, shine, or literally freakin' tornado in the part of the country which isn’t supposed to have such weather, Android Police is there. As promised, I attended the press event thrown by Samsung on Thursday, during which they were to announce their "latest Android-powered device" as well as their new Media Hub service.

While the fact that Samsung was to announce a tablet device was officially a secret, we all pretty much knew the mystery device was going to be the Galaxy Tab.

Samsung also took the occasion to announce the launch of their new website, which went live the day of the event.

Sep

Samsung Releases Minor Update For Epic 4G - Adds Media Hub, Fixes A Few Bugs

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Epic 4G, News, Sprint

Yesterday, Samsung released a fairly minor update for the Epic 4G. There are only a handful of changes, including some light optimizations and a few small bug fixes - but more importantly, it adds Media Hub functionality. Media Hub is a new service that was introduced last night by Samsung, and provides access to movies and TV shows from most of the big dogs - not too shabby.

Full list of changes:

DI07 Update Details

Please see the list below for details of some changes found in the DI07 update.

Optimized, HotSpot in 3G idle mode to help conserve battery power

Optimized, Applied Qualcomm patch for performance enhancement

Added, Media Hub

Modified, WiMAX exit delay

Modified, UI "Noisey" One to "Noisy One"

Fixed, 32GB mSD card is not recongized when formatted in device

Fixed, When playing video, the playback is paused if a headset is connected/disconnected

Fixed, Sorry popup when DRM file is selected in the Gallery

Fixed, Hotspot registration/deregistration

Note, below is a screen shot of the descriptor.

Sep

Samsung Galaxy Tab Officially Headed To All Four Major US Carriers (UPDATE: No 4G On Sprint's Version)

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in AT&T, Galaxy Tab, News, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless

As promised, Samsung is holding their event in New York City right now, and at that very event, they've just announced that their smoking hot Galaxy Tab will be hitting all four major carriers (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile) sometime during October or November. Unfortunately, they've decided to leave the exact release dates up to the carriers.

Pricing is a similar story: the carriers get to decide. On a related note, however, Samsung has announced that the keyboard dock for the Tab (the one that essentially looks like a carbon copy of another popular tablet made by a company whose name is also a fruit) will retail for $100 and the desktop dock (again, reminiscent of a strangely similar dock for the iPad) will sell for $50.

Sep

Sprint 4G App Challenge: 5 EVOs, $250k Up For Grabs

Posted by Rainer Unwin in News, Sprint

Developing apps can be both exciting and enjoyable. Integrating your apps with the latest 4G technology can be even more rewarding. As a leader in providing 4G coverage, Sprint has come together with Wired, Reddit and Ars Technica to offer some great rewards for the right app. Sprint wants you to showcase what can be achieved when you make full use of 4G.

If you want to lay claim to the rewards on offer you need to create an app for one of the following categories:

Video, Multimedia & Augmented Reality
Gaming
Productivity, Business & Utilities
Social Networking
Entertainment

You can either reinvent an existing killer app of yours or develop a brand new app from scratch.

Sep

Galaxy Tab On Its Way To Verizon, Sprint, And AT&T?

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in AT&T, Froyo 2.2, Galaxy Tab, News, Sprint, Verizon Wireless

Last Updated: October 25th, 2010

The Galaxy Tab is really shaping up to one awesome tablet, and if this latest rumor from the Wall Street Journal turns out to be true, a lot of people will be able to experience it for themselves.

Apparently, "three people familiar with the matter" told WSJ that Samsung already has deals with Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T that involve a certain 7-inch tablet - deals similar to the ones made for the Galaxy S line of phones. Obviously, this means more people would be able to experience the wonders of Android blown up to a 1024x768 resolution on a 7" diagonal display (although, if you ask Google, there aren't many to be had yet).

Sep

Samsung Galaxy Tab May Sell For Carrier-Subsidized $200-400, May Pack 4G

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Galaxy Tab, News, Sprint

Well this is getting downright interesting - after some pricing confusion, rumor has it that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will sell for somewhere between $200 and $400 on contract. That's a hell of a lot better than some of the numbers that were floating around after its official unveiling on September 2 - we'd heard upwards of $900.

Even better: looks like the earlier rumor about Sprint getting the Tab may hold some water after all - now, word on the street is that it'll be rocking WiMax (4G). That these two rumors originated from separate sources lends some credibility to the idea.