Rumors have recently been going around on what Sprint has planned for the CTIA convention this year and BGR has just been informed of what we like to call expected announcements. The three devices everyone is so excited about are the HTC Evo 3D, the HTC Evo View 4G and Sprint’s version of the Motorola XOOM.

Expected specifications of the HTC EVO 3D include a 4.3″ qHD 960 x 450-pixel Autostereoscopic 3D display, 4GB of RAM, 1GB ROM, 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm 8660 Snapdragon CPU, dual rear 5-megapixel cameras with a dedicated camera button, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera and a 1730mAh battery. It is said to be running Android Gingerbread 2.3 with HTC Sense UI and has output 1080p video via HDMI and output 720p 3D content as well. Supposedly it will come stock will also be a Blockbuster 3D on demand app as well as YouTube 3D. We will see when the announcement gets here.

Expected specifications of the HTC EVO View include features very similar to the HTC Flyer tablet including a 7-inch 1024 x 600-pixel capacitive touch screen, an aluminium unibody design, HTC Scribe with optional pen support, the latest HTC Sense UI optimized for tablet devices, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a 4000mAh battery and DLNA and HDMI-out support. Remember, specifications aren’t official but you can almost count on them being so.

As we mentioned in a previous article, Sprint is planning to launch their own XOOM tablet. See our previous article for more information.

Sources suggest that Sprint will be announcing quite a few more devices including a Samsung Rant 3, a 3G touch screen messaging device that’s eco friendly and features a solar rechargeable battery door. A BlackBerry PlayBook (Wi-Fi & WiMAX version) are also expected to be announced.

What do you think geeks? Will you get any of these? Is this what Sprint needs to gain back their reputation to the fullest? Do you think this will help? Let us know your thoughts?

Source: BGR

Sprint booked a two-and-a-half hour slot at the upcoming CTIA Wireless coming up in a few weeks. Engadget did some digging around and has come up with three possible devices that Sprint will announce in that slot. The candidates are the Nexus S 4G, Evo 3D, and Evo View.

We all remember how Google tried to get the Nexus One on all of the major carriers but failed. It was only on T-Mobile and At&t. The Nexus S so far is only on T-Mobile, but there’s been rumors that an At&t version is coming and has passed the FCC. If Sprint launches the Nexus S 4G, it would be the first Nexus phone to be on a CDMA carrier. After some more digging, they also found out if you go to now.sprint.com/nexus, you’ll get an image that says the page isn’t ready yet but is coming soon.

Next up would be the Evo 3D. The obvious guess for this phone would be an Evo with a 3D screen. HTC hasn’t shown off this technology yet on any device, but it could be interesting.

Last would be the Evo View, which is rumored to be a CDMA/WiMAX version of HTC’s Flyer tablet.

Source: Engadget

Update:Lowell McAdam, president and COO of Verizon Wireless confirmed at CTIA yesterday that Verizon is not only going to soon roll out the new LTE platform but also that they are releasing it in 38 markets instead of 30 as previously mentioned.  Reporters state that the 38 markets for the initial round of 4G LTE services should first include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Miami, Atlanta, Las Vegas and large sections of the Northeast areas. McAdam also confirmed that during CES in January of 2011 Verizon will show half-a-dozen smartphones and tablets that will be available in the first half of the year.

Source: Engadgetmobile & Broadcastingcable

Verizon Wireless customers have been waiting to hear when the official launch of their 4G, LTE based network is going to happen. Some of us have been waiting so long we are starting to get anxious.  Finally, the time is near and according to Slashgear, Verizon is going to discuss in more detail their current plans to roll out 4G at the CTIA convention tomorrow.

Rumor has it that Verizon’s Revolutionary LTE network, competing with Sprint’s already released WiMAX network, will be a all-in-one release, involving more than thirty markets, as opposed to Sprint’s market-at-a-time model. This release would then provide LTE coverage for 100 million people or more in those areas. You may question why or how is this 30+ market release going to be possible? Verizon will hopefully have your answers tomorrow and you will have a better understanding of how they plan to make it happen.

Details found at slashgear:

Press Release

WHO:
Verizon Wireless, the 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network leader and builder of the world’s first large-scale 4G network

WHAT:
Verizon Wireless will hold a news conference during CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2010. Lowell McAdam, president and chief operating officer of Verizon, will detail the company’s major 4G LTE network launch.

WHERE:
CTIA Press Conference Room: Room 2A – Level 2
Moscone Center West
800 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Via webcast (view/listen-only):
http://www.verizonwebcasts.com/vzw/10825
U.S. toll free: 800-857-1380 / International: +1 773-799-3385
Passcode: 3243400

On Twitter: Follow the news conference and join in live tweeting from the conference by following @VerizonWireless #VZW4G at http://twitter.com/VerizonWireless

WHEN:
11:30 a.m. PDT / 2:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010

BACKGROUND:
Verizon Wireless expects to commercially launch its LTE 4G network in up to 30 markets in 2010, covering 100 million people. To view a video about Verizon Wireless’ 4G network, visit http://bit.ly/vzw4g. For more information about 4G from Verizon Wireless, visit www.verizonwireless.com/lte.

Source: Slashgear

Palm is expected to showcase  the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi plus headed to the AT&T’s network in the coming months. The Pre Plus and Pixi Plus will be available for $149.99 and $49.99 for new subscribers ($100 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract). The Palm Pre will be similar to the Verizon Wireless version (16GB of storage, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1) and the Pixi  should be similar as well (8GB of storage , GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1). It is said that AT&T will also be offering blue backplate variation of the device. Both UMTS / HSDPA devices will support AT&T’s new Address Book service as a Synergy sync option, and will have free auto-connect access to the carrier’s WiFi +20,000 hotspots.

(source Engadget)