Archive for the ‘Sanyo’ Category

The first pictures of Sprint QChat compatible devices have surfaced along with a couple scanned pages of an accompanying document detailing the Nextel Direct Connect brand going forward.

The handsets are unique in that the DC button is internally lit, calling attention to the function intended as a method to promote the feature along with [...]

Reuters is reporting that Kyocera has entered into talks to acquire Sanyo’s mobile phone unit. Sanyo, facing financial hardships, has been rumored to be attempting to sell the unit for almost a year. Sanyo’s handset division has been known for almost five years as being an exclusive Sprint handset provider. Sanyo has only sold phones [...]

Members of our forums have posted the first pictures of the Sanyo 8400. The 8400 represents the first EV-DO version of the consumer mid-range series. The 8400 adds Power Vision, On Demand, Bluetooth, and the Sprint Music Store. You can click on the image below to view a larger version.

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Sprint has announced their launch lineup for July. All four phones have been previously covered on PCS Intel, and they are the Sanyo 6600 Katana, Sanyo 2400, Samsung A640, and Samsung A420.
The Samsung A640 launched internally today, and should be available within the next week or two. Some stores have reported receiving limited [...]

Readers have been steadily sending in these images of the Sanyo 6600 Katana that have leaked out within the past few hours. They clearly confirm the specifications PCS Intel released earlier this week for the device, and show a look at the colored offerings of the device.
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Pictures of both the Sanyo 6600 and Samsung A580 have been released onto the internet today. Read more to see pictures and details of both upcoming phones…
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Documents have leaked onto the web that indicate that the upcoming Sanyo MM-5600 will include a USB Cable. This will tie into new PictBridge technology allowing the phone to even print to printers without a PC (provided the printer supports PictBridge as well).
Sanyo will utilize a new dual-mode USB port technology introduced in the [...]

I apologize if the lack of information appears to be an arbitrary imposition… I trust it will all make sense in, well, I’m really not at liberty to say…
In the mean time, this is where I get off…
- Sprint G-Man

Update: Costco has lowered the price of the Sanyo MM-7400 to $259.99, $109.99 after rebate.
Added some Radio Shack prices (thanks for sending them in), and reflected the Treo 600’s price drop to $549.99…

Yeah, you’d think I’d cut Sprint some slack, but we must keep it “real” with the ones we love…
As you may know (unless you’re already confused by Sprint’s picture sending services) that anyone can send pictures for free. Just via email, and not phone-to-phone. For that, you need Picture Mail.
However, the MM-7400 has [...]