Sprint

Sprint and LG have a new Rumor coming to town, the LG Rumor Touch. Available in Spring 2010, it features a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, 2 megapixel camera and camcorder, MicroSD card slot supporting up to 32GB, built-in GPS, and a 5 line QWERTY keyboard (the first Rumor had 4 lines).

LG Rumor Touch also offers access to Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, Sprint Music and Sprint Mobile Email with personal and corporate calendar features.

LG Rumor Touch will be available this spring; pricing has not yet been announced. Pre-register for LG Rumor Touch at www.sprint.com/lgstyle.

Specs:

• 2MP camera and camcorder with 2x digital zoom
• MicroSD memory card slot with 32GB card capability
• Display: 1.53 x 2.55 inches TFT (240 x 400 pixels WQVGA and 262K colors)
• 3G , Sprint Network (EVDO 0)
• Instant Messaging & SMS threaded text messaging
• Full 5 line QWERTY
• Easy image upload on Photobucket, Facebook, MySpace & upload videos to YouTube.
• Dimensions: 4.2 x 2.2 x 0.6 inches; 4.7 ounces
• Standard Lithium (LiIon) Polymer battery: up to 7 hours continuous talk time

Skiff and Sprint just announced that they will preview the Skiff Reader at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this week.

The Skiff Reader is the first e-reader optimized for newspaper and magazine content. It measures 11.5" (diagonally) and has a resolution of 1200 x 1600 pixels (UXGA) - the largest and highest-resolution electronic-paper display yet in a consumer device. At just over a quarter-inch in overall height, the device is also the thinnest e-reader to date. The device weighs just over one pound and lasts over a week of average use between charges. It features a full touchscreen to easily navigate newspapers, magazines, books and other digital content purchased through the Skiff Store.Read more

Sprint announced today that the BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available. With an updated design (slimmer, rounded edges) and a faster processor, it's a good option if you need to check your email or social networking sites while you're out and about.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 also features calendar and contact synchronization, a full QWERTY keyboard, trackpad, 2.0-megapixel camera with video capture, 256 MB RAM memory, MicroSD card expandable memory up to 32 GB, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1. It has dedicated applications for Facebook, MySpace and Flicker, and BlackBerry App World will come preloaded. Read more

Sprint just announced that the Palm Pixi will be available on November 15th for $99.99 with a two-year service agreement, after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate.

Pixi has the same features of the Palm Pre, including the gesture area, full QWERTY keyboard, Palm Synergy, true multi-tasking, universal search and intuitive notifications, but also adds Yahoo! integration to Palm Synergy, joining Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Exchange ActiveSync and LinkedIn. A new Facebook application will be available as well, so you can see and comment on all the latest news from your friends, as well as update your status. Read more

Available today from Sprint, the Motorola Debut i856 is the first vertical slider phone with Nextel Direct Connect push-to-talk service. It is also the first device to offer the upgraded ability to switch from an active push-to-talk call to a voice call by simply touching a button.

The Debut i856 includes a built-in MP3 player with external music controls, 1.3 MP camera with video capture and up to 4x digital zoom, Stereo Bluetooth and GPS. A GPS Tagging feature lets you tag a picture with the GPS information from the picture's location using the GPS receiver built into the handset. You can also send and receive messages, calendar events, pictures, location information and more, without interrupting a Direct Connect call, as well as play music while you text or talk.

The Motorola Debut i856 is now available from Sprint for $99.99 with a two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate (excluding taxes). For more information visit www.sprint.com.

It seems that everywhere you look, there is a new Android device hitting the marketplace. Not to be outdone by T-Mobile's line-up, Sprint just announced that the Samsung Moment handset on the Android platform will be available on November 1, 2009.

Featuring built-in Google mobile services, such as Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube, the Samsung Moment has a 3.2-inch AMOLED touch-screen and is powered by an 800 MHz processor.Read more

Sprint and Samsung announced that the Samsung Intrepid Windows smartphone will be available at Sprint stores on October 11, 2009.

Samsung Intrepid runs on Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional and has a customizable Today screen to display the features that you access the most, such as new emails, text messages, missed calls, etc. And, the Intrepid is the first device to offer Microsoft's Tellme, which lets you dial a contact, compose a text message and search the Web by using just your voice. Read more

If you're shopping for a new camera phone, this is one you will want to check out. Sprint just launched Samsung Instinct HD featuring a 5 megapixel camera and video playback that will show in high-definition on an HD monitor or television.

Features of the Samsung Instinct HD include Live Search for Sprint, Visual Voicemail, Sprint TV, localized haptic feedback, Bluetooth 2.0, SMS voice and text messaging with threaded text, Opera Mobile 9.7 Web browser, WiFi connectivity, access to POP3 email, GPS and more. Camera features include a timer to allow for self-portraits; settings with smile mode, sports mode, sunset mode, and night mode, to name a few. Read more

The Samsung Instinct HD is available today (Sept. 27) at Best Buy Mobile. On Oct. 11 it will be in Sprint stores and online at ww.sprint.com. It is priced at $249.99 with a new two-year service agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate (taxes and service charges excluded).