Sprint and Motorola have a bit of special something up their sleeves, and are rolling them as much as showcase their latest “collaborations” at a press luncheon on June 9th. Since big bosses CEO Dan Hesse and Sanjay Jha may be in attendance, and the development should be held during Apple’s WWDC , we have now a sense here’s going to be something big. Whatever this project is, it has been kept under the radar rather well — in the past. We’re hearing buzz a few Tegra 2-powered device planned for a launch next month; different reports have pop out over the past few days claiming Sprint will finally take a turn sporting a Tegra 2 Android — the yin to the EVO 3D’s yang, we suppose — sometime next month.
The device is likely to be called the Motorola Photon 4G, a reputation that first appeared in a WiFi certification form (seen after the break) a month ago. In step with the rumors, Sprint was able to launch its own version of the Atrix 4G back in March, but stalled the phone’s release as a way to make a couple of design changes. Most of these changes supposedly include a 4.3-inch display, Gingerbread pre-installed, and a glance that closely resembles the EVO 4G (it might even include a kickstand). The Photon 4G is a probability for the development, but note that the invite mentions “collaborations,” implying there’ll be a couple of product to showcase. This may mean a Xoom with WiMAX is simply about ready for primetime — or maybe it’s something else magical and unexpected. Regardless of what’s hiding in Hesse’s pocket on June 9th, we’ll be there to inform you all about it.
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