Sprint: 4G hits Los Angeles on December 1st (other cities to follow soon?)

According to a Tweet on Twitter, Sprint is going to be lighting up the L.A., California scene with 4G on December 1st. In addition, I am able to personally confirm that Sprint is indeed testing 4G in Sacramento, California as well. From what I have been seeing on speed tests lately, Sprint has a huge advantage over Verizon at this point with it’s WiMax speedy service. So brace yourselves L.A., you are about to get some serious data speeds on your 4G enabled Epic or Evo handset.

Samsung ships 1 million Galaxy S phones in the U.S.

Well here is a story you would not have expected to see some 3 years ago, or even 6 months ago. Samsung’s very first iPhone competitor was the Samsung Instinct. With the Instinct being exclusive to Sprint, Samsung did what it is now known for doing, put the phone on different carriers with different names. The Instinct had very good short-term success, but as you can see by the simple fact that you never hear about the Instinct today, it had very little long-term success. Samsung then took the already known Behold name and threw Android 1.5 on it. I don’t know if Samsung was just simply testing the waters with this phone, but it ended in disaster. Angry customers because it wasn’t ever going to be updated. It was super sluggish and came out at a time when other phones were already better. However, Samsung wasn’t going to give up on Android just yet. Fast forward to today,

Samsung Epic 4G releases August 31st, $249.99 new contract

Sprint has announced the release date on its second 4G phone, the Samsung Epic 4G. The powerhouse Android phone will release August 31st for $249.99 with a new contract or eligible upgrade. Pre-orders will begin tomorrow as well. I am a big fan of the slide-out QWERTY keyboard so I am definitely interested in this bad boy, but I am still waiting for some 4G coverage in New Jersey even though I know Sprint turns 4G on and off in New York City. Sprint has also put up a video comparing the Epic 4G and EVO pointing out the differences for anyone trying to make a decision. Video and Press Release after the break.

Sprint pits Epic and EVO 4G against iPhone 4, Incredible and Droid X

If you’re going to say anything, this is a smart move by Sprint. Sprint is going directly after AT&T and Verizon pitting the Epic 4G and EVO 4G against the Apple iPhone 4, HTC Incredible and Motorola Droid X. In the above snapshot, Sprint prepped a competitive analysis providing key stats that outdo the others. Both phones require the $10 4G access surcharge, even you do not live in a 4G capable city. But Sprint is quickly remedying that problem by launching in more cities each week. Now the main question remains which phone will you pick up? The EVO 4G or the Epic 4G.

[via Engadget]

Samsung’s Galaxy S has a “gyroscope” like the iPhone 4

So we all thought it was revolutionary that the iPhone 4 came with a shiny new gyroscope? Well it is, but they aren’t the only ones who thought of it. Normally you see Apple lead the way and other companies follow shortly after. It briefly seemed like this was going to be the case until the fact that the Galaxy S has a gyroscope just like the iPhone 4 was realized.

Sprint gets Samsung (Galaxy S) Epic 4G QWERTY device

Sprint didn’t waste any time getting another flagship phone into their 4G lineup.  Today Sprint announce the new Samsung Galaxy S series phone, called the Epic 4G. And let me tell you that this phone packs a wallop. The Epic 4G will come packed with a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird, 4″Super AMOLED, 5 MP  main camera with LED flash, a VGA front-facing cam for your video calls, 720p video, 802.11b/g/n WiFi with up to 5 mobile hotspot connections, 6-axis accelerometer preloaded with Asphalt 5 racing game, instant e-books from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Skiff and Kobo, 3.5mm jack,  up to 32 GB microSD, with DLNA support and a daily briefing widget, which offers instant access to weather, news, stocks, and the calendar and a feeds and updates widget, that lets users get updates from social networking sites instantly. As you can see, this is a serious power user phone with a ton of goodies. Hit the break for more.