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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2011
If you don't want to wait for the Sprint Epic 4G's Android 2.2.1 Froyo update to push out over the air, you can now manually update your phone. Here are the steps to manually update your Epic 4G ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2011
The Sprint Samsung Epic 4G is finally gettin Froyo, folks. That's right. Android 2.2. On the Epic 4G.We'll let that sink in for a minute.So here's the deal: You're getting an update from Android ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 18, 2011
And now we have Sprint getting into the mix, officially announcing that Froyo will begin rolling out to the Epic 4G on Feb 21, just like we reported. We have source code. We have an officia...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 18, 2011
Samsung has placed the open source portions of the rumored EB13 Froyo update for the Epic 4G live on their open source page. While this isn't something you can jump in and flash, it makes it pre...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 17, 2011
We just received a tip with information from Sprint's internal system about the Froyo update for the Epic 4g, and get this, the Sanyo Zio. We can't verify ourselves (hence the rumor tag), in par...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 17, 2011
Let's be honest with ourselves -- enterprise level security and Android don't go hand-in-hand. The Exchange policy implementation is getting better, and we understand that Honeycomb brings even ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 08, 2011
Could this finally be the official Froyo build for Sprint's Epic 4G? A source tells us yes, and to expect it on Feb. 21. We can't share everything we've heard, but apparently some folks fr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 20, 2011
Sprint's followed up on its blog after a couple of Tweets this afternoon regarding getting the Epic 4G updated to Froyo. Here goes:Epic 4G users: We want to assure you that Froyo for the Epic 4G is st...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 20, 2011
With news that the Samsung Vibrant may start seeing Froyo roll out as early as Jan. 21, all eyes are on the other major U.S. carriers and their news (or lack of) about the Froyo update for the rest of...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 19, 2011
The number of anonymous and unconfirmed "reasons" for the amount of time it's taking the U.S. Galaxy S phones to get their upgrades to Android 2.2 seems to grow every day. And the leading t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 13, 2011
Android Central forums moderator Ragnarokx has been hard at work building a great Froyo ROM for the Sprint Epic 4G, and it looks like a total winner. Whether you want to blame Sprint, Samsu...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 10, 2011
In response to the recent launch of the HTC EVO Shift 4G at $149.99, Sprint has reduced the cost of the similar Samsung-made Epic 4G to $199.99 on a two-year contract, down $50 from the previous...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 03, 2011
The new year has come and gone, and the Epic 4G still doesn't have an official Froyo build from Samsung and Sprint. They tried to meet their goals, but things happen and at least Samsung has let...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 29, 2010
What a year it's been, eh? Think back. We started with the announcement of the Nexus One and Android 2.1, and we're closing out the year with the announcement of Android 2.3 Gingerbread and the prosp...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Dec 28, 2010
Update: And the pages once again say Android 2.1. Thanks, Joel!Original: That supposed Dec. 26 mark for the Sprint to roll out Froyo for Epic 4G has come and gone -- no great surprise there ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 28, 2010
For all you folks living in the Bay Area, take heed: Sprint has officially flipped the switch on its 4G Wimax data in San Francisco. That means if you have an HTC Evo 4G, Samsung Epic 4G or ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2010
We broke the news of the Epic 4G's impending Android 2.2 update yesterday. But for you doubters, Phone Area got a screen shot of the same internal Sprint memo detailing the changes. And, lo and behol...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2010
Rumors have been runnin' round regarding the Sprint Epic 4G's long-awaited Android 2.2 Froyo update. And it looks like Dec. 26 is getting nailed down as a probable date. Yes, we know how these "...
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by Kyle Gibb
Dec 20, 2010
Owners of the Epic 4G and the Evo 4G in both Denver and Bridgeport, Conn., will finally be able to find out what they can do with 4G now that Sprint has officially flipped the 4G switch in both ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Dec 17, 2010
College football bowl season is almost upon us, and Sprint and ESPN have teamed up to give subscribers access to 30 different bowl games -- including all five BCS bowls. To get in on the goodnes...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 06, 2010
Contrary to what you might be reading elsewhere, the DK28 Froyo firmware for the Sprint Epic 4G is not the official Froyo build. According to Sprint's Epic Product Manager:...this is not approve...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 04, 2010
For those of you dying to get your hands on an official Android 2.2 build for the Sprint Epic 4G, it looks like one has found its way onto at least one phone. The update, which appears to be build DK...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 24, 2010
We've seen Game Gripper add support for plenty of other devices in the past and now, Game Gripper is sending out emails letting folks know their custom game controllers are now available to Sprint Ep...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 11, 2010
Last weekend when the Froyo leak for the Epic 4G rolled out, there was a bit of consternation about the folks that had the leak not wanting to share it with the public-at-large. Somebody, somewh...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 07, 2010
Android 2.2 (Froyo) leaked out for the Sprint Epic 4G and Samsung Vibrant on Saturday, amid much drama and the usual in-fighting. If you're like me and try to avoid that sort of thing, you're in...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 04, 2010
Clearwire -- the company that actually provides the 4G data service for Sprint -- announced its third-quarter earnings today. Revenue was at $147 million -- up 114 percent over last year, and subscri...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 01, 2010
It's been available in drips and drabs for a number of weeks now, but Sprint this morning finally and officially flipped the switch on its 4G data service in New York City. And in addition to th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 27, 2010
Sprint announced tonight at its developer conference in Santa Clara, Calif., that its Sprint ID feature -- which debuted on the Samsung Transform -- will spread to a couple more Samsung devices.
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by Jesse Potter
Oct 21, 2010
I think we can admit that we're all just a bit jealous of Palm's Touchstone charging station. The act of simply plugging your phone into its charger doesn't pose any real challenge, and it's nothing n...
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 20, 2010
Even with all these old gaming console emulators running wild on the Android Market, it is still hard to believe someone would willingly utterly destroy their Epic 4G's keyboard to make it more...
