While some of you undoubtedly prefer a Palm OS on your handheld device, we, if only for the sake of familiarity, have a bias toward Microsoft Windows. With that being said Sprint, rounding out their Palm lineup, recently unveiled the Treo 700wx. Not much different on this device from existing 700′s on the market aside from the additional RAM and the Windows Mobile 5.0 OS. For some the OS is the only thing that matters, more RAM is just a bonus. Sprint is currently letting the Treo 700wx go for $399.99 after $150 instant, $100 mail-in and the obligatory service agreement.

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Well it not a secret anymore. Engadget got a hold of it, Bigberries has a hold of it, and now my friends you are in possesion of the Sprint VUE market trial info. What exactly is VUE? Rumor has it that VUE is the upcoming Sprint mobile television solution, which thus far will use the sexy Samsung SPH M250. We just wonder if it’s true.

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The Novatel S720 mobile Broadband Card is the first card of its type available in the US. The Type II PC card works on the existing Sprint Power Vision Network, and will allow users to maintain the card as Sprint upgrades its network to Rev. A. The new Merlin S720 will provide users DSL-like speeds for access to media files and applications.

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It appears after spinning off the newly formed Embarq, Sprint is now is planning to stop the spin for Boost Mobile. The company recently announced intentions to slow the growth of the wholly owned subsidiary as Boost Mobile’s growth has been reported as outpacing more financially viable areas. In fact close to half of newly acquired Sprint customers are from Boost Mobile.

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The Motorola i670 is positioned as a phone for business users at an affordable price. It doesn’t have Windows Mobile, but it does provide plenty of connectivity.

Push-to-Talk that works with voice as well as data, Direct Talk for off-network use and Group Walkie Talkie, which can be used to establish private conferences with up to 20 people. Let’s not forget the GPS ability either. Motorola is rolling with Sprint / Nextel for this one $249.99 or $49.99 with agreement.

Quick Specs

Size: 3.46″ x 2.00″ x 1.02″
Weight: 4.06oz
Talktime: up to 165 minutes
Standby: up to 130 hours

The IDEN phone we covered a few months back, the Motorola i580, is finally ready for consumption by you outdoor types. SprintNextel and Motorola apparently are in a lovefest celebrating the release of the iDEN clamshell which meets military specs for rain, dust, shock and vibration, even though it is not available in Hot Pink, Pumpkin or Mandarin Orange.

You can listen to MP3s while playing paintball with the i580 but we don’t recommend it, however the use of Bluetooth, Direct Send, and other walkie-talkie features make it good for communication between team members. The rubber gripped clamshell is priced at $279.99 after discounts, promotions contracts and so forth.

Quick Specs

1.3 Megapixel camera
Bluetooth
GPS support
Walkie Talkie functions
MP3 Player
Micro SD card slot (64MB included)

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First there was Tamagotchi, then Tamagotchi Connexions and now finally Tamagotchi 3, for mobile phones. If you wondered why people found just about any reason to fiddle with their phones, wonder no more. Tamogotchi 3 will make sure the phone is in their hand all the time, because just like the previous versions of Tamagotchi you have to feed it, play with it and yes, love it too. Available on Sprint, Verizon and Cingular.

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The names keep getting weirder and weirder but as long as the phones get better along the way, we’re not complaining. (The Fusic if you recall was originally the LG LX550) I don’t know what prompted the name change, but the design is sweet, focusing on the music features and making the controls easily accessible on the outside of the phone, had it not been for the antenna sticking up (which I personally don’t like) you could easily mistake the LG Fusic for an MP3 player.

The phone has 1.3 megapixel camera which of course I abhor especially for a phone that would cost over 3 bills ($329.99) without rebate. However, because it is a Sprint phone you receive all the Sprint PCS Picture Mail stuff (capture, print, share, etc) which is good.

As the name implies, the focus of the device is music and in addition to the external controls the Fusic has an FM transmitter (a US first) but with such small storage (bundled 64MB MicroSD) you won’t be transmitting too much. I searched for the Maximum capacity SD card for the LG Fusic but had no luck.

Availbale starting May 28th the Sprint exclusive LG Fusic will be priced at $179.99 after the two-year contract and rebates are all accounted for. LG is willing to let buyers choose colors immediately offering faceplates in black, green, blue and most definitely pink. Too bad you can’t change the whole case. Black is definitely the hottest faceplate. I wonder why there is no white? Maybe that would be too over the top.

Quick Specs

176 x 220 pixel 262k color TFT display
Bluetooth
EV-DO
FM Transmitter
1.3 megapixel camera
MicroSD card slot (bundled with 64MB)
Size: 3.78 x 1.89 x .78 inches / 96 x 48 x 20mm
Weight 4.23oz / 120g

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After much speculation and many photo leaks both Sprint and Verizon Wireless are expected to carry the officially announced Palm Treo 700p. Palm OS users rejoice! It seems the real excitement (aside from the Palm OS) is around the 320 x 320 resolution touchscreen like the Treo 650. Other than the screen resolution which is from the 650, the 700p received the same hardware foundation as the Treo 700w.

On the software side of course there is the built-in support for key business applications from Microsoft and a PDF viewer, along with support for most common email and communication tools like Outlook, GMail, Yahoo! and AOL. No GSM version has been announced by Palm at this point. Retail pricing after contract is expected to be around $399.

Quick Specs

312MHz Intel Xscale CPU
Dual-band CDMA 800 / 1900Mhz
EV-DO
128MB built-in (Flash / 60MB available)
SD / SDIO card slot
1.3 megapixel camera 2x zoom
Bluetooth
Palm OS 5.4.9
320 x 320 65k Color TFT display
Weight: 6.40oz / 180g
Talktime: up to 4.5 hours
Stand by: up to 300 hours

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Source: Sprint

BigBerries reported sometime ago the Sprint local spin-off announcement called Embarq. Since then the company has been preparing and working towards completing the process which as it stands today should be May 17, 2006. The Embarq Corporation is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under EQ.

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