HTC EVO 4G LTE debuts on May 18 for $199.99

And now Sprint makes it officials with the update below being pushed to everyone earlier this morning:

Specialists:All
Customers: All
Effective Date: 5/9/12

What you need to know:

• On 5/18/12, the next EVOlution of the award-winning HTC EVO™ family, EVO™ 4G LTE, debuts for $199.99 (excludes taxes and surcharges).


• EVO 4G LTE focuses on exceptional improvements in camera technology, audio and voice quality on both the network and device.


• HTC EVO 4G LTE is now available for pre-order at www.sprint.com/evo4glte.


• With this launch, Sprint becomes the first U.S. carrier to announce plans for a nationwide HD Voice network beginning in late 2012 as part of Sprint’s Network Vision program.

Multi-media powerhouse:

HTC EVO 4G LTE is a multimedia powerhouse designed to deliver a high-definition experience at 4G LTE speeds. Features include:

• Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich


• HTC Sense 4.0


• Beats Audio™


• 4.7-inch HD display


• 1.5GHz dual-core processor


• 2000mAh embedded battery


• Dual-cameras (8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.3-megapixel front-facing) with instant capture capability


• Kickstand built into the smartphone’s refined, slim design

HTC’s Authentic Sound experience:

• EVO 4G LTE is Sprint’s first device with HTC’s Authentic Sound experience integrating Beats By Dr. Dre Audio™.


• The technology enables customers to hear music the way the artist intended with unique audio tuning that delivers thundering bass, soaring midrange and crisp highs.

Mobile photography and video get easier:

• The on-screen photo and video buttons are right next to each other so users can take video and still photos concurrently.


• HTC EVO 4G LTE’s camera has a super-fast start-up time of just 0.7 seconds and auto-focus time of just 0.2 seconds allowing users to easily stay with a moving object or person.

What you can do:

• To learn more about HTC EVO 4G LTE, visit www.sprint.com/evo4glte

Palm Announces the Palm Pixi - Coming to Sprint in Time for the Holidays!

Palm, today, introduced the Palm® Pixi™ phone for faster, more intuitive and personal communication in a compact and customizable design. With the instinctively useable Palm webOS™ platform, strikingly thin design, a visible full keyboard and fashionable personalization options, Palm Pixi lets you express yourself in amazingly useful ways. It’s scheduled to be available from Sprint in time for the holidays.

• In addition to linking your information from Google™, Facebook and Exchange ActiveSync, Palm Pixi adds Yahoo! and LinkedIn integration to Palm Synergy™ and assembles it all in a single view.


• Complementing the phone’s already rich Facebook integration with the contacts, phone, calendar and photo applications, a new Facebook application will be available with Palm Pixi, so you can easily update your status, see the latest feeds from your friends, and browse your friends’ photo albums.


• The phone’s full QWERTY keyboard puts it all at your fingertips, and the multi-touch screen lets you move back and forth between open applications using natural gestures.


• The unique removable back cover is rubberized, making it scratch-resistant, slip-resistant and durable.

Palm Introduces the Palm Pixi Artist Series

• Palm is introducing the Palm Pixi Artist Series. Designed by some of today’s most unique and compelling artists, these numbered, limited-edition back covers let you change designs to suit your mood. You can see the first collection in the series, as well as information about the artists, at www.palm.com/artistseries .

Check Out Just a Few of the Palm Pixi‘s Exciting Key Features!

• High-speed connectivity (EVDO Rev. A)


• 2.63-inch multi-touch screen with a vibrant 18-bit color 320x400 resolution TFT display


• Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation


• Exposed QWERTY keyboard for fast messaging


• High-performance, desktop-class Web browser


• Integrated GPS(7)


• Multimedia options, including pictures, video playback and music, and featuring a 2-megapixel fixed-focus camera with LED flash, and a standard 3.5mm headset jack


• Email, including Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers), as well as personal email support (Google push, Yahoo! push, POP3, IMAP)(9)


• Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear


• Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage


• Accelerometer, which automatically orients Web pages and photos to your perspective


• Sprint services, including Sprint TV® and Sprint Radio, Sprint Navigation, Sprint’s exclusive NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile Live

What you need to do:

• The Palm Pixi phone is scheduled to be available from Sprint in time for the holidays.


• Pricing for the phone, as well as the limited-edition Palm Pixi Artist Series covers, will be announced closer to availability.


• Tell customers who would like to register to receive additional information about Palm Pixi and be notified when it‘s available to register at www.palm.com/pixi .