Samsung Epic 4G now available from Sprint website.   If you are not familiar with this phone, you should check it out, here are some information provided by Sprint:

The Android-powered Samsung Epic 4G was engineered for a legendary entertainment experience with superior speed and display innovation. Its 3G/4G speeds allow you to stream and download videos, applications and games at blink-and-you'll-miss-it speeds. Read books and magazines or watch TV shows and movies in HD-like quality on the expansive 4.0-inch Super AMOLED display.

This pocket-sized entertainment hotshot is also a mobile hotspot. Share 3G/4G speeds with up to five Wi-Fi devices. With its full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, super responsive touchscreen, Swype text entry and 4G speeds, you can be a social networking and messaging rockstar. This powerhouse goes everywhere, does everything - all at 4G speeds. So let your Epic adventure begin. Android Market

Key Features

* Access to 4G speeds that are up to 10x faster than 3G
* Dual-mode 3G/4G device, access to dependable 3G speeds and accelerated 4G speeds where available
* Dual cameras
* 1 GHz processor
* Mobile Hotspot capable
* 3G speeds where available
* Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
* Android^TM 2.1
* Combined IM, MMS and SMS messaging
* All in-one calendar
* Integrated contacts from multiple sources
* Linked Contacts and Layered Calendar
* Chat-style messaging
* Touchscreen
* Music capable
* Sprint TV®
* GPS Navigation enabled
* Web browsing capable
* Email capable
* Camera
* Bluetooth® Wireless
* Memory card slot
* Voice activated dialing
* Supports multiple simultaneous users

source: Sprint

I guess Verizon isn't the only one dealing with Phone shortage, we were told by executive at Verizon a while ago that the shortage was due to the lack of lcd parts from Samsung.

Well, Sprint is already deal with shortage of it's best device so far, the HTC Evo 4G, the CEO of Sprint has come out and said that the HTC Evo shortage are making a dent on Sprint's 4G strategy.

Sprint is still the only U.S. carrier with a 4G network, which offers users faster speeds for data and video. The carrier, the nation's third-largest by subscribers, hopes the network will give it an advantage in attracting customers from rivals. But shortages of its maiden 4G phone are limiting potential sales, and rival carriers are getting closer to launching their own 4G networks.

The outspoken CEO of Sprint Dan Hesse told The Wall Street Journal last week. "We thought we would have more of a head start than we ended up having."

So far, Sprint has sold 300,000 of its Evo 4G phones, according to Macquarie Group. Demand has been strong, but HTC Corp., the Taiwanese company that makes the Evo for Sprint, hasn't been able to keep up.

Verizon and AT&T are also working on a 4G LTE network, and we should be expecting some announcements at thend end of this year.

source: phandroid

Sprint has just released an OTA update for HTC Evo 4G, according to a user on HTC Evo 4G, here's what the update did.

• -ShootMe no longer works on unrooted phones
• -ShopSavy (my barcode scanner of choice) is working fine.
• -Qik is having issues. The icon turned to the defaul android icon. When pressed, the message "The linked program is no longer installed on your phone" comes up.
• *Removed the shortcut and put it back, now works fine.
• -3 widges (a flashlight, an antivirus widget, and the "that's what she said" instant button) came up with "loading" boxes as the widget icons. Pressing them does nothing.
• *I removed them and brought each one back, and they all work. All other widgets seem to be running fine.
• -In the default music app, my paused song stayed in the same spot as frmo before the update. This struck me as kinda odd.

I'm not up to speed on whatever the grounding issue was, but everything seems to work fine when the phone is horizontal. (I HAD had issues in the past sometimes where I couldn't get the notification bar to pull down.)

Camera seems slightly snappier overall. Home wifi signal seems stronger by one or two bars. There was an update for Robo Defense free, and it came through blazingly fast. (Faster than usual). My RSS reader in Dolphin HD loaded much faster than before. Other pages loading in Dolphin much faster. Flash games on mobile Kongregate.com loaded way faster than before. Online multiplayer in N.O.V.A. seems to be giving me less lag on wifi, too.

Not sure exactly what the "Facebook Sync" thing is supposed to do from the update... But in my sync settings where I can add an account, there's "Facebook" and "Facebook for HTC Sense". The latter works, but the regular facebook one doesn't do anything when I press it. It didn't do anything before the update either.Also, my contact facebook syncing is still having an issue. The Facebook Friends in my contacts all have their profile pictures as ID pictures, but the pictures never sync when my friends change their profile pictures? Is it supposed to be a one time thing, or are the images supposed to update when it says that Facebook is syncing with my contacts?

For more discussions check out HTC Evo 4G

Yes, you heard that right, Sprint is planning to release the Android 2.2 so call Froyo in the near feature. I expected to have to wait until September for the EVO upgrade. I assume "near future" will be July/August??

Here's the statement posted on Sprint's community forum by a Sprint Employee:

As work on finalizing the software is under way, Sprint expects to launch Android 2.2 in the near future. It also will be available as an upgrade on the recently launched HTC EVO 4G.

With the Android 2.2 upgrade, customers can expect improvements to include the following benefits: updates to user interface, improved EAS Support, improved browser performance, including Flash 10x Support, voice dialing over Bluetooth and application storage on external memory.

When someone asked if Android 2.2 will be on HTC Hero or Samsung Moment, this is the response given by the Sprint Employee:

No, it will not. 2.2 will not be available for HTC Hero or Samsung Moment

source: Sprint Community

Someone who works at Sprint told Seattle Times that the Sprint HTC Evo 4G has been officially sold out after the morning rush but they're hoping to get more soon. Westlake ran out during lunch and the store a few blocks away on Union ran out at around 11 a.m. They've asked Sprint for an official update.

Meanwhile, there were still a few cookies left from this morning's launch event at the Westlake store, where I briefly talked to one customer who said he'd buy an Evo if the store had any more in stock.

One more thing, Qik, the video chat application provider, clarified that the basic video chat features will be free. Premium features, including video archiving and the ability to upload videos to the service, will cost $4.99 a month starting July 15.

source: seattletimes

This is great news! Today RadioShack announced that it will open 1,600 of its retail shops at 6AM on June 4 to accommodate those who pre-ordered the HTC EVO 4G Android/WiMax phone.

If that's not enough, the Radio Shack will be giving customers that pre-ordered a 15 percent discount on EVO accessories purchased on launch day.  Some Radio Shack locations will have an Evo 4G Experience Center where staffers will show the 4G Android smartphone's capabilities to customers or potential buyers during their visit.

Way to go Radio Shack!

Share your Buy Experiences at http://www.Evo4Gforum.net

Have you ever wonder what kind of coverage Sprint offers as far as 4G capibilities?  This post is for you, don't be too disappointed if your city isn't listed, because Sprint is working as far as they could to bring 4G to your cities.  If no 4G coverage is available, you will be automatically defaulted to 3G.

Friends over at socialmediaseo had gone through the official Sprint 4G coverage area web page and put together a nice, neat little list for your to see all the cities where Sprint currently offers 4G coverage.

Cities where Sprint currently has 4G coverage:

* Atlanta, Georgia
* Milledgeville, Georgia
* Honolulu, Hawaii
* Maui, Hawaii
* Boise, Idaho
* Chicago, Illinois
* Baltimore, Maryland
* Charlotte, North Carolina
* Greensborough, North Carolina
* Raleigh, North Carolina
* Las Vegas, Nevada
* Portland, Oregon
* Salem, Oregon
* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Lancaster, Pennsylvania
* Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
* Reading, Pennsylvania
* York, Pennsylvania
* Abilene, Texas
* Amarillo, Texas
* Austin, Texas
* Corpus Christi, Texas
* Dallas, Texas
* Fort Worth, Texas
* Houston, Texas
* Kileen, Texas
* Lubbock, Texas
* Midland, Texas
* Odessa, Texas
* San Antonio, Texas
* Temple, Texas
* Waco, Texas
* Wichita Falls, Texas
* Bellingham, Washington
* Kitsap, Washington
* Seattle, Washington
* Snohomish, Washington
* Tacoma, Washington

Cities scheduled to receive Sprint's 4G network by end of 2010:

* Cincinnati, Ohio
* Cleveland, Ohio
* Los Angeles, California
* Miami, Florida
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Salt Lake City, Utah
* St. Louis, Missouri

Sprint 4G pricing:

From what I understand, if you purchase the HTC EVO 4G, you will be required to pay an additional $10 for th 4G coverage and data plan, regardless if you live in one of the cities listed above or not.

We don't know how much truth is in this, Supersonical over at Android Forums website mentioned that he has a contact at Intel had received a few HTC evo 4G units for testing purposes, surprisingly all with Android 2.2 pre-installed.

As you may already know, when Sprint officially announced the HTC Evo 4G early this month (June 4th), it specificially said that the HTC Evo 4G will be pre-loaded with Android 2.1.  Regardless, here's the two possible reasons Sprint has not yet mentioning anything regarding to Android 2.1.

1. Google is yet to officially announce the rollout of Android 2.2 so it would be premature for Sprint to do so.

2. The Google Nexus One is always the first handset to get the latest Android updates. Since we are expecting this to go down at the Google I/O event which is today, Sprint will need to hold back on talking about Android 2.2 until after the festivities are over.

If you want to know more, head over to the HTC Evo 4G forum where, this topic is a hot discussion.

The download will be officially available tomorrow. But you can get it now.

http://shop.sprint.com/en/software_downloads/pda_smartphone/samsung_moment.shtml

Go here and follow the instructions, download is at the bottom of the page. It still says cl14, but it is the actual DE03 update.

Source: Samsung Moment Forum

Great news, the Sprint just release an official press release mentioning HTC Evo 4G will be debut on June 4.  You probably already heard about this crazy device, it's the first ever 4G device in America, and it will be on Sprint.

The device is really similar to HTC Hd2 when it comes to hardware, instead of Windows Mobile, it will be on latest Android OS 2.1

Amazing Features, Beautiful Design

HTC EVO 4G features the latest version of the increasingly popular Android platform, Android 2.1, offering more than 35,000 apps, as well as a mind-blowing list of features, including:

• Simultaneous voice and data capability in 4G and Wi-Fi coverage areas, enabling Web surfing and more while the conversation continues.
• Offering a new way to search with pictures instead of words, Google Goggles(TM) works with everything from books, DVDs and barcodes to landmarks, logos, artwork and wine labels.
• Superfast 1GHz Qualcomm(R) Snapdragon(TM) processor, ensuring a smooth and quick movement within phone menus.
• Two cameras - an 8.0 megapixel auto-focus camera with HD-capable video camcorder and a forward-facing 1.3 megapixel camera.
• Built-in mobile hotspot functionality allowing up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices to share the 3G or 4G experience on the go with a laptop, camera, music player, game unit, video player, or any other Wi-Fi enabled device.
• Integrated HD video capture with the ability to capture and share live video via the Qik Web site, Facebook, YouTube or Twitter(TM).
• Ability to easily watch video with the device on an HDTV via an HDMI cable (sold separately).
• Custom Web browser optimized for the 4.3 inch display and Sprint 4G speeds to deliver a full, no-compromise Internet experience.
• A handy kickstand built into the back, making it easy to watch videos on-the-go.
• Adobe Flash technology ensures that rich Internet content, such as embedded video and animation, are displayed the way they are meant to be seen.
• Pinch-to-zoom and automatic text reflowing provide easy Web page views.
  

source: Sprint press release