LG Viper for Sprint Available

Sprint today announced that the LG Viper smartphone will become available for pre-order starting on April 12. The Viper will cost $99.99 and requires a two-year contract with an unlimited everything plan. The Viper, announced in January, is an Android smartphone that’s compatible with Sprint’s forthcoming LTE 4G network (planned to launch by mid-year). The actual for-sale date has not yet been disclosed by Sprint. ...

Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T

he Lumia 900 is Nokia’s most important smartphone launch ever. Microsoft and AT&T have a lot riding on this device, too, as its success will shape the future of Windows Phone in the U.S. and beyond. With specs to spare, Nokia goes for the no-nonsense approach in with its flagship smartphone. ...

Nokia Releases Qt 5 Alpha

Nokia recently made an alpha version of Qt 5 available to the Symbian developer community. Qt 5 will eventually succeed Qt 4, which has been around for nearly seven years. The new developer tools have been updated to reflect the changing landscape in mobile hardware and allow applications to be written for both desktop and mobile environments. Qt 5 makes better use of processing hardware to deliver accelerated graphics performance on low-tier equipment. It also provides an advanced user interface though QML and Javascript, and can be used to create apps that are connected to the web. ...

Nokia Maps Suite 2.0 Graduates from Beta

Nokia has made Nokia Maps Suite 2.0 available to devices running Symbian. The suite includes a number of applications, including Maps, Drive, Public Transport, Weather, My Location Widget, and Places Widget. According to Nokia, the entire suite of applications has been updated with new application shortcuts to make it easier and faster to find information, and the apps work in concert more seamlessly. It also includes new voice search capabilities, and travelog-esque features that let users add photos of places they’ve visited to maps. The application suite can be downloaded from the ...

Sony Mobile Names New CEO

Sony Mobile today announced that effective May 16, Kunimasa Suzuki will become President and CEO of Sony Mobile Communications. Suzuki will replace current CEO Bert Nordberg, who will become chairman of Sony Mobile’s board of directors. Suzuki will be responsible for Sony Mobile’s consumer products and services, with the goal of creating an integrated user experience across Sony’s line of consumer electronics, including smartphones, tablets, and PCs. ...

Sprint’s Latest EVO from HTC Adds 4G LTE, Brings Back Kickstand

Sprint and HTC today announced the EVO 4G LTE Android 4.0 smartphone. The EVO 4G LTE is a variant of the One X, but substitutes an aluminum frame and casing for the polycarbonate found on the One X. In addition to the aluminum, the EVO 4G LTE also has a bi-directional kickstand so it can be propped up two different ways for watching video content. The EVO 4G LTE supports HD calling, which Sprint says offers drastically higher call quality over the cellular network (this feature will become available later this year, and is network-dependent). Other specs of the device line up with the rest ...

Huawei Mercury Gains Access to Cricket’s Muve Music

Cricket Communications today announced that owners of the Huawei Mercury can now use the Muve Music service. Customers wishing to use Muve Music will need to update to the Muve Music plan, which offers music downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as unlimited messaging, unlimited 3G data, unlimited mobile video, and nationwide voice for $65 per month. The Mercury has a 4-inch display, 1.4GHz processor, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. ...

Four More Regionals to Offer iPhone Starting April 20

Appalachian Wireless, GCI, Matanuska Telephone Association, and Celcom have all announced plans to sell Apple’s iPhone 4/4S. The four regional carriers join Alaska Communications and nTelos, which announced similar plans earlier this week. All the regional network operators will be offering the iPhones at a $50 discount compared to what the larger national carriers are charging. The devices will go on sale April 20. Plan pricing varies by carrier. ...

Sprint Pushing Android 4.0 to the Samsung Nexus S 4G

Sprint announced that it will start pushing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Samsung Nexus S 4G starting today. The update will be delivered in waves over the course of the next month. It can be downloaded over-the-air and installed without plugging in to a computer. Android 4.0 will bring a significant number of new features and tools to the Nexus S 4G. Users will be notified when their device is ready for the update. ...