Blackberry Bold 9650 Now Available

Beating Verizon to the punch by almost two weeks now, the new Blackberry Bold 9650 is finally here. In case you haven't been paying attention to the news about the follow up to the Tour, it was delayed since February to upgrade the memory to 512 MB and rebrand it from Tour 2 to Bold. The phone also includes a trackpad in place of the trackball and Wifi. Although there hasn't been any release of the phone on Verizon, it is available from Sprint for $199 after rebates.

HTC Evo Now Released!

One of the most anticipated phones of the year, the HTC Evo is now released. If you haven't heard about it, the Evo is Sprint's superphone running Android 2.1, an eight megapixel main camera, 1.3 megapixel front facing camera, 1 GHz "Snapdragon" processor, and maybe the most important feature of all, it is the first phone to run on Sprint's 4g network. If you didn't get to the store early, or make sure and preorder your phone for the first shipment, you might be waiting a while to pick up your new phone. If you already have one, you are probably enjoying the large screen and speed of the device.

For everyone that has their phone already, feel free to send an email to sprintblog@aol.com and let us know how you like your new 4g phone!

Sprint Passes On Nexus One After All

Following in Verizon's lead, Sprint recently announced that they weren't going to be carrying the Nexus One phone. Similar to Verizon's reason, they are saying that another Android phone will be available for customers who want one. For Verizon, this means the Droid Incredible that is now available, and for Sprint it is the coming Evo 4G, and maybe even the rumored Hero 2. Although some people will be sad for the phone to be canceled by another carrier, the Evo 4G is looking to be such a good phone that you might just forget all about that Nexus One. (Huffington Post)

Sprint Posts Less Customer Losses and Increased Revenue

The future is looking bright(er) for Sprint lately, with improved customer losses and increased revenue compared with their last earnings report. Sprint saw an increase in revenue to eight billion dollars, and also saw less customer losses overall with 75,000 customers leaving. Less customers were lost because of the aggressive advertising of their prepaid customers, which boosted the total number of customers with Sprint service. Overall, not a bad first quarter for Sprint, especially with the HTC Evo coming this summer, along with a new Blackberry Bold. (Sprint)

New Sprint Website

Recently the Sprint website has gotten a new, updated look. When you first visit the website, you're greeted by a screen that asks you if you are already a Sprint customer or if you aren't one yet. After making a selection, the overall look of the other page is similar to the old Sprint website, but with a cleaner look and less links to make it an easier and faster process. If you haven't visited the new Sprint website yet, you can head to Sprint.com and try it out. (Sprint)

Palm Pixi Free on Sprint

The Palm Pixi, a 3G smartphone made for multitasking, is now free from Sprint. Although the most likely reason that it is free now is because of weak sales, this makes it an even better choice for a new Sprint smartphone. It offers a two megapixel camera, 3G speeds, great multitasking with WebOS, and a full keyboard. (Sprint)

Blackberry Bold 9650 Coming May 23

To follow up the popular Blackberry Tour smartphone, the Blackberry Bold 9650, or "Tour 2," will be available to Sprint customers on May 23. The phone is very similar to the Tour, having a 3.2 megapixel camera, international roaming with SIM cards, and similar styling and keyboard. The phone has been updated to include a trackpad for navigation, Wifi, and now double the memory of any other Blackberry smartphone currently on the market. The phone will be available for $199.99 after rebates and discounts (and with a new two year contract) through every Sprint sales channel, unlike the Curve 8530 at launch. (Sprint)