maximumpc.com - 10/29/2009
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As part of the retooling for the Sprint Software Store, the telco announced plans to aggressively change the turnaround time in receiving, reviewing, and approving new apps.
"If you want to get something onto the (current) Sprint Software Store, someone has to review it, someone's got to ...
Palm Pre Sets Sprint Sales Records
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 6/8/2009 — New iPhone 3GS or no, Palm's new device, the Palm Pre, set sales records for Sprint last weekend. By late Sunday, the Palm Pre had broken previous sales records (first day and first weekend) for a Sprint device. Here's what Dan Hesse, Sprint President and CEO trumpeted (I'm sure happily) in a ...
Sprint, Palm Don't Expect --- or Want --- "Crazy Lines"
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 6/5/2009 — For those anticipating long lines at Sprint stores as people queue up for the Palm Pre, the new and long awaited Palm smartphone, which releases on Saturday, the two companies hope you won't find any. Not because they don't want to see a rush to buy the device, but because they don't feel huge ...
Sprint Offers a Netbook for Under a Buck. Will AT&T & Verizon follow?
jkontherun.com 7/6/2009 — If you thought a $99 netbook might spur demand, what do you think a 99-cent netbook will do? We’ll soon find out, because Sprint is subsidizing Compaq’s 1040DX netbook. Customers can get the offer in a local Best Buy and have to activate the embedded ...
Palm Pre to be Big says Sprint
i4u.com 5/19/2009 — Today is supposed to be a big announcement from Sprint and Palm regarding the Palm Pre in the Wall Street Journal newspaper.
Expected is that Sprint and Palm finally announcing launch date and pricing for the Palm Pre. All rumors, including yesterday's,...
Sprint Shares Fall after S&P Warning
maximumpc.com 17 days ago — Standard & Poor (S&P) on Wednesday warned it may end up cutting Sprint's credit rating because of "weak" performance this year, news of which made some investors skittish enough to dump the wireless provider's stock. Shares fell 9 cents, or 2.8 percent, in midday trading, ...
Sprint to lay off over 2,000 before the year is up
techspot.com 19 days ago — After reporting a third-quarter loss of $478 million and 545,000 customers, Sprint plans to let go between 2,000 and 2,500 people -- about 6% of its 42,000-strong workforce -- by the end of this year. The company expects the job cuts to reduce annual expenses by $350 million, and it will dole ...
Sprint Sets Two Launch Dates for Palm Pre, Employee Training Underway
phonenews.com 4/13/2009 — According to internal memos circulating within Sprint Retail Stores, Sprint has implemented a vacation freeze during the month of May for all front-end employees and has begun the process of employee training with the Palm Pre in preparation for one ...
Sprint Confirms Samsung Moment
i4u.com 10/7/2009 — Earlier today, information leaked out about the upcoming Samsung Moment. Now Sprint has issued a press release of their own that confirms the new AMOLED-packing Moment is heading for their network. The Moment marks Samsung's first released U.S. Android han...
Sprint to acquire iPCS for $831 million
techspot.com 10/19/2009 — Sprint is reportedly locked in to purchase its affiliate iPCS for $831 million ($24 a share, a 34% premium), in a deal that will bring an end to the companies' legal disputes. Sprint will fork over some $426 million in cash, in addition to eating $405 million of iPCS' debt. The companies have ...
Sprint withdraws $100 credit offer for new Pre users
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reuters.com 9/8/2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp on Tuesday withdrew an offer on its Web site of a $100 service credit for new subscribers that buy a Palm Inc Pre smartphone, saying it was published in error. The offer, which would have translated into a 50 ...
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