Sprint will be revealing a serial of promotional videos for the HTC Evo 4G.  They will be putting them on youtube.com like the one below.  Here's a brief description of the Evo 4G, but most of us are familiar with it by now.

A wireless phone that is as fast as most peoples basic DSL and cable wired connections. Featuring a 4.3-inch screen, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and the ability to connect to your HDTV for viewing HD movies this phone is built for rich streaming multimedia enjoyment from the palm of your hand or the comfort of your sofa. Don't miss any of our upcoming videos...

For updates, you can check out the HTC Evo 4G forum

picture via gadgetlab.com

I know this won't be long until someone get a crack at the HTC Evo 4G, you've guessed, un-released google android 2.2 named Froyo running on the HTC Evo 4G, now the instructions have not been posted yet, we do have a video showing you if you don't believe it.

This video was found over at Xda-Developer forum.  The hacker promised more details in the coming day, so we will keep an eye on it for you.

HTC Evo 4g is root more details and links coming in the next few days. Just working out the details and making it easy for everyone.

massive thanx to maejrep, for working with me on this.

Current status:

• Has su permissions
  
• Able to run a custom recovery
  
• Able to write to partitions
  
• Able to flash signed and unsigned update.zips
  
• Able to run froyo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

link to youtube video below :

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Sprint has some simple videos that help you learn how to use your new EVO.

Step 1) Go here (Evo's product page in Sprint's site):

http://shop.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/en/Action/DisplayPhones?phoneSKU=APA9292KT

Step 2) Click on the link "See this phone in action" located after the description text.

Step 3) Click on Tutorial

Using easy to follow step-by-step instructions you'll discover and learn about the many features of this phone.

Source: HTC Evo 4G Forum

I'm sure a lot of people have heard this but if yo just google "sprint android 2.2" you'll see a whole slew of mobile media sites with the same announcement; that sprint has said that the EVO wil be getting 2.2 in the "near future" not a lot of other details were mentioned but hopefully a timeline will be coming soon...

As work on finalizing the software is under way, Sprint expects to launch Android 2.2 in the near future.

Sorry for any confusion created when we initially made this announcement. HTC EVO 4G will receive the 2.2 update, Samsung Moment and HTC Hero will not. Future devices launching with 2.1 also will be updated to 2.2

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.

source: HTC Evo 4G Forum

Rumored at Androidcommunity.com that the HTC Evo 4G by Sprint wireless will be on pre-sale in Bestbuy starting May.  I was told at CTIA by the Sprint Employees that the phone will be available summer time, no exact date yet.

I won't put my bet on the May date release, I will believe it when i see the flyers, but the May date is not far away at all.

Source: androidcentral.com

http://www.evo4gforum.net

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.

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

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

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