Sprint has published a web site talking up its forthcoming Long Term Evolution 4G network. As part of the site, it revealed that it will sell the Samsung Galaxy Nexus device with LTE support. Sprint's LTE network is expected to go live in a handful of markets before the middle of 2012.

Sprint today provided a few details about the LG Viper, an upcoming Android smartphone that will be one of the first to use Sprint's forthcoming Long Term Evolution network. The LG Viper has Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 4.0-inch WVGA touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a primary... - read more

Sprint has indicated via its support forums that Android 2.3 Gingerbread is now available to the Samsung Replenish. The update also offers a fix for an SMS bug. It will be released in stages over the next 10 days and can be downloaded over the air.

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Sprint today announced the Samsung M370, an entry-level flip phone. The M370 features 3G data, a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS, a 3.5mm headset jack, speakerphone, and other tools. It has two displays, and the main display measures 2.4 inches with 240 x 320 pixels. It will be... - read more

Sprint today announced that a white version of the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch will be available starting Sunday, January 8.

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Sprint today announced Sprint Mobile Controls, a new set of tools that parents can use to manage their childrens' cell phones and cell phone usage. The new usage controls provides parents with an in-depth new dashboard that lets them easily see where, when, and how the cell phones on their... - read more

In a statement provided to The Verge, Sprint today admitted that it uses information harvested by Carrier IQ to help manage the performance of its network. "Carrier IQ provides information that allows Sprint, and other carriers that use it, to analyze our network performance and identify... - read more

Sprint today announced the Huawei Express, a new bar-style Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone that has a touch screen and QWERTY keyboard on the front. The screen measures 2.6 inches across the diagonal with 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA). Other features of the Express include support for... - read more

Sprint today announced that it will be the first wireless network operator in the U.S. to provide Wireless Emergency Alerts. The system allows Sprint to disseminate alerts issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, The National Weather Service, the White House, and local/state... - read more

Sprint today announced new mobile broadband data plans that cost less than the previous ones. Sprint is offering two new combined 3G/4G plans. The first offers 6GB of 3G/4G data for $49.99 per month, and the second offers 12GB of 3G/4G data for $79.99 per month. The new plans are... - read more

Sprint today confirmed via its support forums that it is delivering the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update to the Samsung Epic 4G. The update also improves Bluetooth audio quality, fixes Exchange HTML email performance, and improves notifications.

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Sprint today announced that it will sell Samsung's Transform Ultra Android smartphone. The Transform Ultra is already sold by Sprint's Boost Mobile brand. The Transform Ultra is a sideways slider that has a 3.5-inch display, 1GHz processor, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Sprint iD.... - read more

Sprint today announced the addition of the Motorola Admiral to its roster of CDMA-based DirectConnect handsets. The Admiral is the first Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset to take advantage of Sprint's DirectConnect service, says the carrier, and it features a 1.2GHz processor, 3.1-inch VGA... - read more

Sprint took the wraps off a new EVO-branded handset today called the HTC EVO Design 4G. The Design 4G is a rebadged version of the Hero S. It is a slim tri-mode CDMA/WiMax phone that also offers world-wide roaming thanks to GSM/HSPA+ network compatibility. It features a 4-inch qHD display,... - read more

ZTE today announced a new Android smartphone for the Boost Mobile pre-paid network called the Warp. The Warp runs Androidi 2.3 Gingerbread and features a 4.3-inch display, 1GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, support for 32GB microSD... - read more

Sprint announced today at an analyst conference in New York City that it will roll out a Long Term Evolution 4G network "aggressively" on its 1900MHz PCS spectrum and 1600MHz spectrum, which is owned by LightSquared (pending FCC approval). Sprint said its LTE network will launch in the... - read more

Sprint today confirmed to Phone Scoop via telephone that the Apple iPhone 4S will have access to all the same voice and data plans (at the same rates) that Sprint's current smartphones do -- including unlimited 3G data and the 5GB mobile hotspot cap.

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Apple today revealed details about the next-generation iPhone, which is called the iPhone 4S. The design of the device is similar to the iPhone 4, but Apple claims that the inside is all new. It will run on Apple's A5 dual-core 1GHz processor, and will include dual-core graphics... - read more

Apple today announced a new voice-controlled application for the iPhone 4S called Siri: the intelligent assistant. According to Apple, Siri understands contextual directions, such as asking the device to set up an alert, or to check the weather, or to find out the time in Paris. The... - read more

Sprint today announced the availability of a new Android application that will allow deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-disabled customers to make and receive phone calls on their Android smartphones. Sprint Mobile IP Relay assigns each customer a 10-digit number, which can then be used to... - read more

Sprint has confirmed that it will no longer offer one-year contracts to new and existing customers starting October 2. Customers will only be able to choose two-year contracts after October 2 in order to receive device discounts. Alternately, customers can pay full price for hardware and... - read more

Virgin Mobile USA today announced the addition of two Android handsets to its pre-paid lineup, the HTC Wildfire S, and the LG Optimus Slider. The Wildfire S will be Virgin Mobile's first device from HTC. It was announced earlier this year. The LG Optimus Slider (pictured) is a rebranded... - read more

Virgin Mobile USA today indicated that it is delaying previously stated plans to throttle users who exceed 2.5GB of data per month. Rather than take effect in October, Virgin won't throttle users until some time in 2012.

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Sprint today announced via its official Twitter feed the availability of a new voicemail-to-text application for BlackBerry devices. The app translates voicemails into text messages and/or emails and then sends them to the customer's BlackBerry. The messages can then be read, rather than... - read more

Speaking at a conference in San Francisco on Monday, Sprint Chief Technology Officer Stephen Bye reaffirmed the carrier's commitment to its unlimited data offering. Bye noted that there's definitely a cost to Sprint to keep unlimited data available, and the company regularly challenges its... - read more

Boost Mobile today announced that it is making some adjustments to its Android voice and data plans starting October 6, one day before the Samsung Transform Ultra launches. Boost Mobile is adding a $5 monthly charge to the cost of its Android smartphone plans. Its Monthly Unlimited plans... - read more

Sprint today announced the LG Marquee, a new Android smartphone that will go on sale October 2. The Marquee is a Sprint variant of the Optimus Black, which was announced earlier this year, and is being presented in partnership with the non-profit design collective MADE. Sprint and LG... - read more

Sprint recently revealed via its support forums that the BlackBerry Curve 9350 will not launch on September 9 as originally planned. Instead, the launch has been delayed until an undetermined date in October. Sprint blamed the delay on "unexpected circumstances" but gave no other reason... - read more

Sprint and Kyocera today announced the Milano (pictured) and Brio phones, both of which go on sale September 9.

• Milano: This sideways slider is an entry-level Android device that runs 2.3 Gingerbread and includes Sprint iD. The Milano has a 3-inch QVGA... - read more

Sprint today announced the Samsung Epic 4G Touch, the first Galaxy S II phone to launch with a major US carrier. The phone sports a massive 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus display and the Samsung Exynos 1.2-GHz dual-core processor. Other features include WiMAX 4G data, 8-megapixel main camera... - read more

Sprint today announced that it will launch the new BlackBerry Curve 9350 on September 9.

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The Wall Street Journal today reports that CDMA operator Sprint will sell both the unannounced iPhone 5 and iPhone 4 in October. The Journal's sources, who it claims are people "familiar with the matter," also indicated that AT&T and Verizon Wireless will sell the iPhone 5, which they... - read more

Sprint today announced that it will release both the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930 and the BlackBerry Torch 9850 starting Sunday, August 21. Both devices are world phones, and have 1.2GHz processors, 5 megapixel camera, and run BlackBerry OS 7.

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Sprint and Samsung today announced the Conquer 4G, a new Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone that works on Sprint's WiMax 4G network. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA (320 x 480) display, 1GHz processor, and offers a 3.2 megapixel main camera with flash, and 1.3 megapixel user-facing camera. The... - read more

Sprint and LightSquared today announced a new relationship that the companies hope will help accelerate the deployment of Long Term Evolution 4G services. Under the terms of the agreement, LightSquared will pay Sprint $9 billion in cash over a period of 11 years to build and operate a... - read more

Sprint today announced that it will launch its CDMA-based Direct Connect service during the fourth quarter of the year. When it launches, the new Sprint Direct Connect will be available in an area that is three times larger than its current iDEN-based walkie-talkie service. Sprint said the... - read more

Virgin Mobile today announced changes to its $30/month payLo prepaid plan that bundles minutes, messages and data. For the same $30 price, the plan will now include 1500 messages instead of 500, and 30 MB of data instead of 10. The plan still includes 1500 voice minutes, as before.... - read more

Boost Mobile today announced the availability of the BlackBerry 9670 Style. The Style is a flip phone that includes a full QWERTY keyboard. It requires the $60 monthly unlimited plan. Boost offers bill shrinkage for on-time payments every six months.

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Sprint today announced that the Motorola Photon 4G, a new WiMax Android smartphone, will be available July 31. The Photon sports Android 2.3, a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, GSM/WCDMA world roaming, 8 megapixel camera, front-facing camera, and 4.3-inch qHD touch screen. Sprint... - read more

Virgin Mobile USA today announced that starting in October, it will throttle the data speeds of customers who exceed 2.5GB of data in a given monthly billing cycle. Virgin won't charge overage fees, but users who go over the limit will see data speeds slowed down to 256Kbps or less for the... - read more

Virgin Mobile USA today confirmed to Fierce Wireless that it is altering all the pricing rates for its Beyond Talk service plans. Starting this week, Beyond Talk's lowest plan, which includes 300 voice minutes and unlimited messaging and data, will jump from $25 per month to $35 per month.... - read more

Sprint's Boost Mobile service today announced a limited promotion that will allow its customers to place unlimited calls to landlines in Mexico for $5 per month. The option must be added to a monthly unlimited plan, which start at $50. The International Connect plan also includes unlimited... - read more

Sprint announced today via its support forums that the HTC EVO Shift 4G will receive the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update starting on Monday, June 20. Users will be notified when their phone is ready for the update, which will be delivered over the air.

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In an email to Phone Scoop, Sprint spokesperson Stephanie Vinge confirmed that the company plans to increase the upload speeds available on its WiMax network. She said, "Soon the uplink speed cap on all existing Sprint dual mode and single mode 4G mobile devices will be increased from 1.0... - read more

At an event in NYC today, Sprint and Motorola announced the Photon 4G. Much like the Atrix, the Photon supports a laptop dock or HD multimedia dock - and Webtop app - that lets it run a Firefox browser like a desktop PC. It also sports a kickstand for multimedia viewing on the go. The... - read more

At an event in New York City today, Motorla announced the Triumph, an Android phone for Virgin Mobile. The phone sports a very square shape and unusually high-end features for Virgin. Those features include a 1 GHz processor, large 4.1-inch display, 5-megapixel auto-focus camera,... - read more

Sprint today announced the availability and pricing details for the HTC EVO 3D and EVO View 4G. Both will become available starting on June 24. The EVO 3D will requires one of Sprint's Everything Data plans plus the $10 Premium Data add-on charge for smartphones. The EVO View 4G is... - read more

Sprint recently added the Samsung Trender, a sideways slider touchphone, to its lineup. The Trender offers a touch screen user interface and basic features, such as messaging, browser, media player, and 3G data. It has Bluetooth, a 1.3 megapixel camera, a full QWERTY keyboard when open,... - read more

Sprint today announced via its support forums that it will begin pushing Android 2.3 to the HTC EVO 4G over the air starting Monday, June 6. Users will be notified when the update is ready for their phone. Sprint also said that users should be able to manually search for and download the... - read more

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the previously announced HTC EVO 3D for the Sprint network with an interesting and unannounced spec. The FCC has confirmed that the EVO 3D supports 800MHz CDMA in the ESMR band. The ESMR 800MHz band is what Sprint uses for its iDEN... - read more