News tagged with sprint
Review: $100 Palm Pixi is stylish but sluggish
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Palm Inc. is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smart phone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, more petite and affordable version called ...
Dramatized ads weave plot lines around product
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In television's latest quest to discourage viewers from skipping ads, actors from NBC and ABC shows are appearing in character in commercials to interact with products in parallel story lines.
Fewer players in wireless could rein in price cuts
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- How many wireless carriers do we need? It's a question that's popping up again as T-Mobile USA is said to be looking at buying Sprint Nextel Corp.
Sprint Nextel lowers mobile-to-mobile pricing
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint is offering unlimited minutes for calls made between mobile phones as competition in wireless pricing continues to intensify.
Palm to release cheaper sibling of Pre smart phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Palm Inc., which revitalized its product line with the Pre smart phone launch in June, is hoping to keep momentum going with the release of a lighter, cheaper handset called the Pixi.
Sprint to release HTC Hero Android phone in October (Update)
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 03, 2009 |
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US wireless carrier Sprint Nextel and Taiwan's HTC Corp. announced plans Thursday to release a touch-screen mobile phone in October powered by Google's Android software.
Sprint to pay $17.5 million to settle fee suit
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the fees it has charged customers who end their wireless contracts early are illegal.
Sprint says few contract customers going prepaid
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint CEO Dan Hesse says only "a low single-digit percentage" of new prepaid customers are coming over from Sprint's more lucrative contract-based plans.
Sprint and Samsung launch biodegradable phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint and Samsung are going to start selling a $50 "eco-conscious" phone with a casing of biodegradable plastic.
Sprint Nextel posts wider 2Q loss, shares skid
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless provider, on Wednesday said its loss widened in the second quarter as revenue and subscribers continued to decline. Its shares skidded 10 percent ...
Qwest 2Q profit up 18 pct on one-time tax savings
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc.'s second-quarter earnings rose 18 percent because of one-time tax savings, even as revenue continued to slide as customers abandon landline telephones, the phone company said ...
Sprint Nextel to buy Virgin Mobile USA
Jul 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. is intensifying its focus on the fast-growing market for prepaid cell phone service with a $483 million deal to buy Virgin Mobile USA Inc.
Tracfone tests cheap unlimited plan on Verizon
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Tracfone Wireless, the country's largest provider of "prepaid" cell phones, is quietly testing a new service that appears to be a response to the fierce price competition in the prepaid market.
Sprint Nextel signs networking deal with Ericsson
Jul 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. has signed a seven-year deal with LM Ericsson for the Swedish telecommunications equipment maker to take over operation of Sprint's wireless and wireline networks.
Comcast to offer wireless Internet service
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Comcast is rolling out wireless Internet service Tuesday in Portland, Ore., with plans to add three other cities by the end of the year.
