This week, as always, was packed with news at the mobile front, so it was easy to overlook just a few stories here and there. Here’s one of the most other stuff that happened within the wide world of wireless for the week of September 5, 2011:
It appears that Sprint employees are being informed that holiday requests anytime between September 30th and October 15th, as a result of “the opportunity of a main phone launch in October.” Vacation blackouts are usually used during certain times of the vacation season, so the timing in this particular memo is a touch striking — as usual, we invite you to come back in your own conclusions here. [via SprintFeed ]
Two BlackBerry devices breathed life on T-Mobile this week within the style of leaks. First, the Curve 9360 began showing up on marketing material focusing specifically on its prepaid campaign, which says the device would be offered for $230 while not having to sign a brand new contract. It didn’t mention the on-contract price, but when all goes in step with rumors, it’ll likely be out this time next week (September 14th, to be specific). [via TmoNews ]
Speaking of the Curve 9360, the telephone it will likely be hopping around the pond to a Carphone Warehouse near you (in the event you live within the Uk, it really is). It’s ready for pre-order now at the retailer’s site with a prepaid option for $200. Not bad for a brand-new BlackBerry at full retail cost. [via TechnoBuffalo ]
The second BlackBerry we saw leaked for T-Mobile this week was the Torch 9860, which could were discovered in T-Mo’s inventory system, in step with a leaked screenshot. This does not help us know the date or pricing of the hot Torch, nevertheless it does signify that it’s likely just across the corner. [via TmoNews ]
It’s possible that the Droid Prime and Nexus Prime have undergone Bluetooth and WiFi certification. Since names weren’t provided within the documentation, we’re left to take a position using the devices’ model numbers — rumored to be the SCH-I515 and GT-I9250. We’re naturally skeptical, but we’ll keep an in depth eye at the FCC in hopes that we are going to see these mystery devices pop up soon with as a minimum a couple of revealing details. [via Droid-Life ]
We’ve been expecting the recently announced Samsung Galaxy W to arrive this month within the UK, but all of our sights had been set on Three because the only known carrier… previously. O2 placed a 0 teaser page 0 on its website this week, listing the Galaxy W as “coming soon: September.” [via 1 MobileBurn 1 and 2 AndroidCentral 2 ]
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Windows support will last forever (almost), thanks Microsoft!
