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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 17, 2011
Sprint's Epic 4G, Galaxy Tab, and Samsung Transform will all be receiving OTA updates starting March 21 according to documents leaked to us by an anonymous tipster(s). The above picture was...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 16, 2011
In an official press release about the new "Gold Standard" CDMA push-to-talk service coming this year, Sprint let everyone know that one of the new featured PTT phones will be an Android mod...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 14, 2011
Sprint Epic 4G developer Dameon87 has built a working alpha of CyanogenMod 7 for the popular Samsung slider, and it's off to a good start. The bug list is surprisingly short:Sensors may b...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 14, 2011
Sprint this afternoon announced that the Kyocera Echo -- the dual-screen Android 2.2 device it announced last month in New York City -- will be available for purchase starting April 17. It'll cost you...
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by Kyle Gibb
Mar 14, 2011
The U.S.'s number three carrier, Sprint, is making it a bit easier to stomach those huge early termination fees (ETFs) that carriers will typically charge you for getting out of your contract ea...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 08, 2011
Again and again we see Android modders and hackers take a good thing and make it better -- this time around it's the Sprint Epic 4G. We're not surprised by the amount of love the Samsung Galaxy S phon...
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by Chris Parsons
Mar 06, 2011
While all of us here thought it was just a little odd Sprint blocked off such a mass amount of time to kick off CTIA, the latest rumors suggest they'll have quite a bit to say about at their two-and-a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 03, 2011
We're more than fond of seeing a little DIY smartphone hackery, and Android Central Forums member jhoove09 brings us a cool little project. Back when he used a Palm Pre (hi, PreCentral!), he'd grown ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 03, 2011
We don't usually post all of our upcoming individual show events here on the front page. (We do, however, post our show schedule here.) But because so many were worried Sprint was getting out of...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 28, 2011
For you Sprint customers out there who are signed up for the Total Equipment Protection service, you now have a new way to keep your stuff safe. Sprint's released the Total Equipment Protection App th...
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by Jared DiPane
Feb 26, 2011
If you are an Epic 4G user odds are you were rather excited when the 2.2.1 update began to roll out for your device. And as you know, it was pulled due to some ... issues. And one of them appear...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 24, 2011
Rut ro. If you've been wondering why your Sprint Epic 4G hasn't yet received the over-the-air update to Froyo, it's because Sprint and Samsung have yanked it from the servers. Apparently a number of f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 22, 2011
If you're rocking an LG Optimus S on Sprint, you MUST check out the LG Optimus S Control Center from Android Central Forums member drewwalton19216801. Behind the long name is an easy-to-use...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 21, 2011
So you weren't patient enough to wait for a rooted version of EB13 Froyo for your Sprint Epic 4G and flashed the official version from Sprint. I can't blame you; I would have done the same darn ...
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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 Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2011
You'll have to excuse us if we tend to think that anytime a carrier says it has a new phone on the way it'll be an Android phone. But seeing as how around these here parts when it rains it pours, we'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 21, 2011
There was another Samsung slider on Sprint, long before anyone ever heard of the Epic 4G -- the Samsung Moment. It had pretty good hardware for it's day, with an AMOLED screen and an 800 MHz CPU...
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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 16, 2011
Gingerbread has been ported over to the LG Optimus S. Using the CyanogenMod 7 codebase, users have been able to get a pretty darn functional version of Gingerbread up and running, long before an...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 15, 2011
Taking under consideration the customer support page showing how exactly to install the update has had some changes made to it today, it seems as though the roll-out of the Froyo EB13 update fo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 11, 2011
Top o' the news - Sprint Kyocera event Sprint Kyocera Echo first impressionsHands-on with the Sprint Kyocera EchoSprint Kyocera Echo event in picturesMore details on Sprint Kyocera Echo priceSprint Ky...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 09, 2011
One last post from this week's Sprint Kyocera Echo event now that you've read our initial impressions and gallery from the event -- and it's video of the presentation itself. We'll say at the outset ...
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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
Feb 08, 2011
Here's a little more info on the pricing situation for the Sprint Kyocera Echo: The $199 price point (after contract and $100 rebate) already has been announced. And if you're looking to get one...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 08, 2011
It's no secret that I'm really digging what LG has done with the Optimus One series phones, and Sprint's Optimus S is no exception. High performance Android phones for the budget-minded con...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 08, 2011
Woe is the smartphone carrier and manufacturer that tries something new, apparently. That much was apparent from the comments before, during and after Sprint's unveiling of the Kyocera Echo dual-scre...
