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Sprint touts Palm Pixi's nonexistent WiFi
Sprint touts Palm Pixi's nonexistent WiFi
Sprint has a time-honored tradition of screwing up its ads. Remember the Palm OS-powered (yes, Palm OS, not webOS) Motorola Q2 ? How about the Pre's mythical tethering capability ? Here's a new one to add to the history books: the "WiFi capable" Pixi , yours for just $99.99 after mail-in ...
Introducing the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone
Introducing the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone
now.sprint.com — PC World's tests included thirteen major cities with more than twenty tests per city from all regions... of the country during a two-month period from March to April 2009. In all 5,443 individual tests from 283 testing locations were conducted for each ... (more) Introducing the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone
Affordable Computing with Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Powered by America's Most Dependable 3G Network
newsreleases.sprint.com — San Francisco , Sprint won in all three PC World test categories: download speeds, upload speeds and... reliability. In Boston , Denver and Seattle , Sprint was the only carrier to connect 100 percent of the time at reasonable speeds. In Chicago , ... (more) Affordable Computing with Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Powered ...
Introducing the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone
sprint.com — PC World's tests included thirteen major cities with more than twenty tests per city from all regions... of the country during a two-month period from March to April 2009. In all 5,443 individual tests from 283 testing locations were conducted for each ... (more) Introducing the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone
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Sprint Plugs "WiFi Capability" of the Pixi. Oops
PreCentral.net — ... shipping on the 15th without a WiFi radio on board. But oh, just imagine if that diminutive and vanishingly thin webOS powered handset were sporting a WiFi radio...  I know a few folks who'd make the switch, they're just that enamored with the form factor.  Since it speculation about the omission of WiFi centers around it being a carrier stipulation, who knows, maybe we'll see it appear in subsequent GSM variations of the device. [via Engadget] ...

Sprint Ad Advertises Palm Pixi as WiFi capable
all things Palm Pre — ... screw up on Sprint's part. The Sprint Holiday ad featuring the Palm Pixi is listing "Wifi capable" as one of its features. But you guys, the readers of PreThinking knows well that this gorgeous device does not have Wifi capability. And it's sad. As a reminder, Palm Pixi launches on the 15th of this month, priced at $99 with contract, available at local Sprint Stores, Best Buy, RadioShack, and select Wal Mart locations. And definitely with the next webOS firmware. [Engadget]

5Words: Sony Ericsson Does Android
Technologizer — ... Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone. Microsoft slashes hosted Exchange price. An imaginary Google Maps town. Hands on with Firefox 3.6. This handheld only does Twitter. New Chrome syncs browser bookmarks. Opera Mobile 10 for Nokia. Sprint: Pixi has Wi-Fi. (Not!) Spotify: the future of music? ________________________ Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS. Share/E-Mail ...

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