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Cool name for a col cell phone and a superb design are encountered at the new model from Sanyo released at Sprint telecommunication company.
Sprint says in its press release that this is the first cell phone featuring unique lighting effects and high-speed wireless transfers via the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, while the user is the one in charge with assigning preferred illumination for each of the contacts in the phone book. These will start to play when there will be an incoming call or a new message received.



Other cool features in the Sanyo Katana Eclipse specs list include live on-demand TV, over-the-air downloads, GPS navigation, web browsing and games. You can add more of these if the phone’s memory is not sufficient, by inserting a microSHDC card of up to 8GB of storage capacity. The media supported includes music, videos, images and contacts back-up.
The cell phone has speakerphone, Bluetooth wireless technology, dedicated controls for the music player, Sprint Radio with 150 channels where you can listen to your favorite tunes, and downloadable screen savers, ringtones, applications and games.



You have 40 different lighting effects for each of your contacts and you can choose from several playing music modes like blink, pulse, echo and multi-color patterns.
The built-in 1.3MP camera with 12x zooming and video recording capability is not a high-end digital model, but it’s enough to capture funny moments on the go and send them to your friends.

Sanyo thought also in your productivity so it added GPS turn-by-turn directions support, stereo Bluetooth, SMS Voice Messaging, voice-activated dialing, Restrict Lock that lets you set limits for the use of the cell phone, and applications like Calendar, Scheduler, To-Do List, world clock and many many others.
You can store up to 500 entries in the phone book totalizing 700 phone numbers, 1000 emails and 500 web sites.



Katana Eclipse measures 3.6 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches at 3.4 oz which makes it a pocketable handset fitting your palm or purse, with an internal 2-inch TFT LCD display of 65K colors and an external display of 1 inch in diagonal.
Its Li-Ion battery lasts up to 4.6 hours of talking until asking for a new recharge.

You can get it from Sprint at a price of $99.99 with a 2-year contract.

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This new Motorola mobile phone was released by Sprint with its cool and free feature called NFL Mobile Live, which enables live audio broadcast NFL Mobile Live, as well as 8 NFL Network games, team content and video highlights exclusively. It’s amazing to see how far the wireless technology allows you to go!

Other important functionalities of this mobile phone model include Sprint Mobile Broadband Network with fast transfers, dedicated music player keys, text inbox and menu controls from the external display of the clamshell.
You can download songs over-the-air via the Sprint Music Store or watch live TV with the Sprint TV feature enabled for video-on-demand, send files wirelessly with Bluetooth technology or add extra multimedia files using a microSD card.
On the go you could take some nice pictures or record videos to remember your trips, thanks to the built-in 2MP camera.

That’s not all. In addition, you can listen to your favorite tunes with the Sprint Radio, which offers access to over 150 channels, send video mails or picture mails, download Java applications and games, and set cool backgrounds among others.
In its recent press release, Sprint tells us also about the built-in GPS module of the Motorola VE20, which paired with the Sprint Navigation, provides audible turn-by-turn directions, one-click traffic rerouting and listing of over 10 million local entertainment places.

There are also Live Search powered by Microsoft, the Sprint Mobile Email, Instant Messaging, Voice SMS, wireless backup for the phone’s content, strong speakerphone, and productivity tools like the Alarm Clock, Calendar, Calculator or World Clock.

The handset measures 2 x 3.9 x 0.6 inches at 3.5 oz, and sports a 2.2-inch internal TFT display of 262K colors, a 1.6-inch CSTN display on the outside, also color, integrating a Li-Ion battery that can operate continuously for up to 4 hours in talking mode.

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The latest news brought by Sprint is the availability of a at software upgrade for the HTC Touch, with EV-DO Rev. A data speeds support, and Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system support for the HTC Mogul.
After following the at download instructions, users of HTC Touch will be able to download content at up to 1.4Mbps speeds and upload at 500kbps, which is a great advantage for productivity on the go, when you need to transfer large files.
GPS comes enhanced and provides support for Sprint Navigation service with audio and visual turn-by-turn directions, 10 million points of interest, and one-click traffic rerouting.
With the Opera browser, you’d have access to full web pages with images, and the possibility to customize, search, save, and take shortcuts on the Internet.
There is also a 40-key on-screen QWERTY keyboard that saves time when replying to emails or writing long text messages.

The software update fro HTC Mogul provides Sprint TV for watching live shows, news, sports and weather information, on 50 channels.
Using Windows Mobile 6.1, the data is more secure and easier to manage, while there is also the Microsoft Office suit for professional documents and the Live Search feature.



"Sprint is committed to matching customer needs with the technology that gives them the freedom to access and download the content they want and have a PC-like experience," said Michael Hahn, vice president of customer equipment for Sprint. "Whether it's simplicity in setting up the handset, getting turn-by-turn driving directions, sending emails with large attachments or having a better Web experience, the Touch and the Mogul by HTC deliver all of that so customers can have what they want in an instant, from virtually anywhere."

The company offers the two smartphones together with its $99.99 Simply Everything pricing plan featuring unlimited voice and data services. HTC Touch costs $99.99 and the HTC Mogul has a price of $299.99, both coming with a 2-year agreement and a $100 mail-in-rebate.

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Finally, we have the release date and price for the coolest cell phone of the moment! Samsung Instinct release date is set for June 20, exclusively at Sprint, for only $129.99. I have to admit that I was expecting a higher price of around $450, but now I’m happy to say that this high-end model is affordable for anyone, and this is the final kick in the ring, when Samsung Instinct knocks out the iPhone.



To meet every customer’s needs the handset provides a full touchscreen, fast connectivity, live TV, stereo Bluetooth, turn-by-turn directions via GPS, and lots of other features I will tell you about in a few seconds.

The Best in Show device at CTIA Wireless 2008 was also honored as the Most Innovative Product and Best Cell Phone, by LAPTOP editors and CNET.
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Made by Samsung and available exclusively at Sprint, Samsung Instinct was developed using several new technologies that make our life more pleasant that it is, and here we can enumerate: haptics, touchscreen, Speech to Action, EV-DO Rev A, Web browsing, email, broadband speeds, GPS, video player, live TV, music player, digital camera, Visual Voicemail, POP3 and IMAP support, multitasking, stereo Bluetooth, caller ID, and two standard 1,000 mAh batteries each offering up to 5.75 hours of continuous talk time.



Samsung Instinct’s specification list include a display size of 3.1 inches, 240 x 432 pixel screen resolution, 2GB microSD card supporting up to 8GB via the card slot, measuring 11.61 × 5.51 × 1.24 cm at 124.74 grams.

The haptic technology which is a main characteristic of the Sprint’s cell phone, works by giving the user tactile feedback at the touch of the finger.



You will be able to get it at $129.99 with a 2-year contract and a $100 mail-in rebate directly from Sprint and from the exclusive retail partner, Best Buy. Plans for individuals start at $69.99 per month, family plans at $129.99 while Simply Everything Plan is offered for $99.99 per month, each providing limited numbers free minutes, messages, or useful services like GPS or Sprint TV.

<-120x240 Vertical Banner - left->It doesn’t have a cool design but at least there is the Samsung’s high-quality and several important features. I am talking about the newly released Samsung Z400 clamshell cell phone which continues the new Sprint phone lineup.
Characteristics of the new Sprint phone include push-to-talk, mobile broadband, GPS, dust resistance, shock resistance and vibration resistance. It is an exclusive Sprint phone model, same as Samsung Instinct, covered in a rubberized coating with dark-blue finish.

In addition, it comes with a built-in 1.3MP camera with 2x digital zoom and camcorder functionality, stereo Bluetooth for handsfree communication, and a call announce feature to make an audio alert when someone is calling you.

You can use a single number for wireless phone calls and Nextel Direct Connect calls. Also, it features PTT Missed Call Notification when on Nextel Direct Connect call, DC Permissions to block/allow incoming one-to-one PTT calls and Call Alerts, Call Alert/Call Alert with Text feature to send repeating alerts to other Nextel Direct Connect users, Group Connect for communication with 20 Nextel Direct Connect subscribers in the same time, and TeamDC for communication with 35 Nextel Direct Connect subscribers at the same time and online group management.

The new Sprint phone Samsung Z400 is available at Sprint at a porice of $99.99 with a 2-year service contract and a $50 mail-in-rebate.