03/20, 11:50am
Sprint to launch DirectConnect Now app next month
Sprint will soon launch an Android app that will bring all the features of its DirectConnect push-to-talk service to handsets without the need for specialized hardware. The information came from a leaked internal Sprint document shared by PhoneNews. Called Sprint DirectConnect Now, the app should also bring the long-awaited Push-to-X feature that never came out the hardware platform.
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11/04, 9:50am
Sprint to get Transform Ultra, DuraCore soon
Sprint will offer two new handsets in time for the holidays, with the launch dates and prices revealed by leaks sent in to SprintFeed. The first is the Android-powered Samsung Transform Ultra, which is also available at Sprint label Boost Mobile, where it costs $230 on a pre-paid, no-contract basis. It will arrive on November 13 and cost $80 after all rebates and discounts and with a two-year contract.
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10/12, 3:10pm
Pre-paid Android flagship
Boost Mobile recently launched Samsung's Transform Ultra handset, which was on hand at CTIA for Electronista to check out. The device serves as Boost's new Android flagship, a QWERTY slider that is now sold alongside Samsung's touchscreen-only Galaxy Prevail. Despite its flagship status at Boost, the Transform Ultra provides a midrange set of features when compared to subsidized devices.
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