Cricket Sanyo Zio Android Froyo Update Now Available
As expected, the long-awaited Android Froyo update for the Sanyo Zio is now available via Wi-Fi update and will be made available via select Cricket locations and third-party dealers. To help owners, Cricket has also posted a series of pictograms detailing how to update the device via Wi-Fi on its Facebook page. It should be [...]
Sprint Announces Sanyo Taho
Sprint has announced the launch of the Kyocera Sanyo Taho Mil-Spec clamshell.  The phone is available now online for $149.99 before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $99.99 . The phone features an M810G certified bodyshell, QVGA display, autonomous GPS, Java Multitasking support, Dura-Grip® coating, 2.0 megapixel camera and video recorder with [...]
Sanyo Taho for Sprint on December 9th
Sprint internal documentation has confirmed the forthcoming launch of the Sanyo Taho clamshell by Kyocera for December 9th at $149.99 after new 2 year agreement before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $99.99. The Taho features an M810F certified bodyshell for resistance to shock, dust and intense vibration, media player, microSDHC expansion [...]
MetroPCS Android Plans Confirmed: Zio Canned, Huawei Ascend and LG Optimus in Nov./Dec.
Details of a MetroPCS conference call intended for dealers and frontline execs have surfaced with confirmation of the regional carrier’s plans for the rest of the year, including Android handset plans. First, the carrier has decided to cancel its planned launch of the Kyocera Zio, currently available on Sprint and Cricket. Reasons cited for the [...]
Sprint LG Optimus S on Halloween, Samsung Transform and Sanyo Zio Launching This Sunday
Following yesterday’s conference, Sprint has announced launch and pricing details for its midrange Android lineup in the LG Optimus S, Samsung Transform and Sanyo Zio. The LG Optimus S features a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera with video recorder, 512MB RAM/512MB ROM underpinned by the Qualcomm MSM7627 at 800MHz, visual voicemail support, Sprint [...]
Sprint Launches Incognito Successor in Innuendo
Sprint has quietly launched the successor to the Sanyo Incognito messaging device in the sleeker Innuendo. The Innuendo features a 2.8-inch internal display at QVGA resolution and a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging. Like the Incognito, the Innuendo also has a touch-sensitive external dialpad with haptic feedback and a proximity sensor that deactivates the [...]
Cricket to Launch Sanyo Zio on August 21st, Pre-Orders Available
Cricket has opened a product page for the Kyocera Zio M6000 Android smart device, now being sold under Sanyo branding. The Zio will also herald the debut of a new $55 all-inclusive service plan that includes unlimited voice, domestic/international messaging, data and all applicable taxes/fees. Technical specifications consist of tri-band CDMA EVDO Rev. A support [...]
Boost Mobile Teases Sanyo 2700 on Prepaid as Juno Messaging Phone
Boost Mobile has shown their first upcoming CDMA phone, since resuming sales of CDMA devices. The Sanyo SCP-2700 will be sold on Boost Mobile as the Sanyo Juno messaging phone. Already a strong seller on Sprint postpay service, the rebranded Juno is a logical target for Boost Mobile service. It is similar in feature sets [...]
Boost Mobile Updates Sanyo Incognito, Adds Full Screen YouTube
Boost Mobile has updated the Sanyo Incognito with a new firmware update. Most notably, the update adds full screen 3GPP video playback, enabling sites like m.youtube.com to play video in full screen on the phone’s large flip display. The company’s switch to resuming sales of CDMA phones has led to some of the most attractive [...]
Holding Company Sues Apple, AT&T, Others Regarding Patents
A Frisco, Texas based holding company by the name of SmartPhone Technologies LLC has filed suit against Apple, AT&T, RIM, Samsung, Sanyo, LG, and Motorola alleging that all the companies named are infringing upon patents owned by the aforementioned company. Apple faces six counts of patent violations which include power conservation, telephony features, and email [...]
