{"id":16248,"date":"2010-03-24T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T16:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=16248"},"modified":"2010-03-24T16:25:18","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T16:25:18","slug":"worlds-first-3g4g-android-phone-htc-evo-4g-coming-this-summer-exclusively-from-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/worlds-first-3g4g-android-phone-htc-evo-4g-coming-this-summer-exclusively-from-sprint\/","title":{"rendered":"WORLD&#8217;S FIRST 3G\/4G ANDROID PHONE, HTC EVO&trade; 4G, COMING THIS SUMMER EXCLUSIVELY FROM SPRINT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>HTC EVO 4G offers one of the most robust multimedia experiences <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>on a wireless phone today;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> features Android\u2122 2.1, one of the industry\u2019s largest touch-screen displays, 8.0 MP camera, HD video capture, HDMI output,&#160; Mobile Hotspot capability and HTC Sense<\/em><\/strong>\u2122<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pre-registration begins today at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sprint.com\/evo\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.sprint.com\/evo', 'www.sprint.com\/evo']);\" >www.sprint.com\/evo<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"HTC-EVO-GL\" border=\"0\" alt=\"HTC-EVO-GL\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/htcevogl-jpg.jpg?resize=550%2C944\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p> LAS VEGAS&#160; \u2013 March 23, 2010 \u2013 Sprint (NYSE: S) and HTC Corporation today announced summer availability of the world\u2019s first 3G\/4G Android handset, HTC EVO 4G exclusively from Sprint. HTC EVO 4G delivers a multimedia experience at 4G speeds that is second to none, making it possible to download music, pictures, files, or videos in seconds \u2013 not minutes \u2013 and watch streaming video on the go with one of the largest pinch-to-zoom displays, at 4.3 inches, in the wireless industry.<\/p>\n<p>Sprint 4G offers a faster wireless experience than any other U.S. national wireless carrier, and Sprint is the only national carrier offering wireless 4G service today in 27 markets. Sprint 4G delivers download speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G<sup>1<\/sup>, giving HTC EVO 4G the fastest data speeds of any U.S. wireless device available today. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Sprint continues to lead the 4G revolution as we introduce HTC EVO 4G to give our customers an experience that is unlike anything available in wireless to date,&quot; said Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO. &quot;Not only is this feature-rich device incredible on our Sprint 3G network, but Sprint 4G speeds will take mobile multimedia, including live video streaming, gaming and picture downloads, to a whole new level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Customers will be able to purchase HTC EVO 4G through all Sprint channels and through national retail partners, RadioShack, Best Buy and Walmart, this summer. Pricing will be announced at a later date. Pre-registration begins today at www.sprint.com\/evo.&#160; <\/p>\n<p><strong>A device beyond compare<\/strong>    <br \/>HTC EVO 4G delivers a robust list of features, including a 1GHz Qualcomm<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Snapdragon\u2122 processor ensuring a smooth and quick user experience. With dual cameras \u2013 an 8.0 megapixel auto-focus camera with HD-capable video camcorder and a forward-facing 1.3 megapixel camera \u2013 HTC EVO 4G unleashes the ability to create, stream and watch video that far surpasses expectations of what is possible on a phone today.<\/p>\n<p>With built-in mobile hotspot functionality, HTC EVO 4G allows up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices to share the 4G experience. Users can easily share an Internet connection on the go with a laptop, camera, music player, game unit, video player, or any other Wi-Fi enabled device. <\/p>\n<p>With integrated HD video capture and 4G speeds, HTC EVO 4G makes slow uploads and grainy video a thing of the past. Now, it is possible to post high-quality video to YouTube\u2122 or Facebook, or share moments in real time over the Internet live, via Qik. After these videos have been captured, it is easy to share them on an HDTV via an HDMI cable (sold separately).<\/p>\n<p>The custom Web browser is optimized for HTC EVO 4G\u2019s large display and Sprint 4G speeds to deliver a full, no-compromise Internet experience. 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.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>HTC EVO 4G features the newest version of the highly acclaimed HTC Sense user experience. Along with all of the HTC Sense features first introduced on HTC Hero, HTC EVO 4G adds a number of new features, including Friend Stream, which aggregates multiple social communication channels including Facebook and Twitter\u2122 into one organized flow of updates; a \u201cLeap\u201d thumbnail view to easily switch between home screen \u201cpanels;\u201d the ability to download new, interactive widgets; and a \u201cpolite\u201d ringer, which quiets the ringing phone once lifted up. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHTC and Sprint have a strong history of working together to bring consumers technologies and advancements that make their lives easier,\u201d said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC. \u201cWe believe that the HTC EVO 4G represents the best of Sprint and the best of HTC working together to bring an unmatched device to the U.S. This combination of HTC and Sprint innovation will allow people to do even more while on the go, faster than ever on the Sprint 4G network.\u201d&#160; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience Android at 4G<\/strong>    <br \/>HTC EVO 4G, the world\u2019s first 3G\/4G Android handset, features the latest iteration of the increasingly popular Android platform. Leveraging the Android 2.1 platform, HTC EVO 4G can deliver a wide array of useful new features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Android 2.1 enables a new way to search with pictures instead of words. Google Goggles\u2122 works with everything from books, DVDs and barcodes to landmarks, logos, artwork and even wine labels. A picture taken of the Golden Gate Bridge returns all of the information anyone would need to know about the structure. By just taking a picture of several restaurant options, HTC EVO 4G will provide restaurant reviews to ensure the best choice. <\/li>\n<li>Text messaging and email composition feature built-in voice-to-text technology. By simply pressing a microphone button on the screen, messages can be composed by just speaking, making keeping in touch faster and easier than ever. <\/li>\n<li>Through Android Market\u2122, HTC EVO 4G users have access to thousands of useful applications, widgets and games to download and install on their phone, with many more to come. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to today\u2019s Android apps, the performance of which will be enhanced by 4G speed, application developers will be introducing new apps that take advantage of 4G power in new ways \u2013 games and communications tools and other apps that bring together video, presence and location simultaneously, and capabilities that haven\u2019t yet been imagined. For example, an application developer might create an app that allows a customer to simultaneously watch a streaming sporting event while pulling down stats and conducting a video chat with a friend.<\/p>\n<p>A Sprint 4G developer guide is available today from the Sprint ADP Web site <a href=\"http:\/\/developer.sprint.com.\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/developer.sprint.com.\/', 'http:\/\/developer.sprint.com']);\" >http:\/\/developer.sprint.com<\/a>. The Sprint 4G developer guide explains how to develop on an Android 2.1 handset and how to take advantage of 4G and unique hardware\/software capabilities, including how to use a forward-facing camera in an app; how to use HDMI output; and how to build in network detection (3G, 4G or Wi-Fi) to optimize quality of data in an app. The Sprint 4G developer also will include sample apps and source code that highlight these features. It will supplement the Android 2.1 SDK.&#160; As a charter member of the Open Handset Alliance\u2122, Sprint is actively engaged with the Android community. Sprint has employed an open Internet approach, and the Sprint Application Developer Program has been providing tools for third-party developers since Sprint first launched the Wireless Web on its phones in 2001. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSprint and HTC have come together to propel the Android platform into the 4G world with the introduction of HTC EVO 4G,\u201d said Andy Rubin, vice president, mobile platforms at Google. \u201cThe Android platform was developed to give people unmatched mobile connectivity to the Internet. By combining this vision with the promise of Sprint\u2019s first-to-market 4G technology, HTC EVO 4G makes accessing thousands of applications from Android Market, using Google\u2122 services like Google Goggles, Google Earth\u2122 and the all-new Gesture Search, or simply browsing the Web faster, easier and more enjoyable than ever before.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Blazing trails with Sprint 4G<\/strong>    <br \/>As the first national wireless carrier to test, launch and market 4G technology, Sprint made history by launching 4G in Baltimore in September 2008. Today, Sprint 4G covers more than 30 million people and expects to have up to 120 million people covered by the end of 2010.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Sprint currently offers 4G service in 27 markets, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas\/Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Portland, Ore., San Antonio and Seattle. Following is a comprehensive list of markets by state where Sprint 4G is currently offered: <strong>Georgia <\/strong>\u2013 Atlanta, Milledgeville; <strong>Hawaii <\/strong>\u2013 Honolulu, Maui; <strong>Idaho <\/strong>\u2013 Boise; <strong>Illinois <\/strong>\u2013 Chicago; <strong>Maryland <\/strong>\u2013 Baltimore; <strong>Nevada <\/strong>\u2013 Las Vegas; <strong>North Carolina<\/strong> \u2013 Charlotte, Greensboro, (along with High Point and Winston-Salem), Raleigh (along with Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham); <strong>Oregon <\/strong>\u2013 Portland, Salem; <strong>Pennsylvania <\/strong>\u2013 Philadelphia; <strong>Texas <\/strong>\u2013 Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas\/Ft. Worth, Killeen\/Temple, Lubbock, Midland\/Odessa, San Antonio, Waco, Wichita Falls; <strong>Washington <\/strong>\u2013 Bellingham, Seattle. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sprint.com\/4G\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.sprint.com\/4G', 'www.sprint.com\/4G']);\" >www.sprint.com\/4G<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, Sprint expects to launch service in multiple markets, including but not limited to, Boston, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.&#160; Sprint is harnessing the power of 4G as the majority shareholder of <a href=\"http:\/\/newsreleases.sprint.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=127149&amp;p=irol-newsArticle_newsroom&amp;ID=1231648&amp;highlight=Clearwire\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/newsreleases.sprint.com\/phoenix.zhtml?c=127149&amp;p=irol-newsArticle_newsroom&amp;ID=1231648&amp;highlight=Clearwire', 'Clearwire']);\" >Clearwire<\/a>, the independent company that is building the WiMAX network. Sprint is the only national wireless carrier to offer 4G services on the Clearwire WiMAX network. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HTC EVO 4G offers one of the most robust multimedia experiences on a wireless phone today; features Android\u2122 2.1, one of the industry\u2019s largest touch-screen displays, 8.0 MP camera, HD video capture, HDMI output,&#160;&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2535],"tags":[1165,1415,2226,3277,224,2611,3279,1131,2907,3278,1606],"class_list":["post-16248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-news","tag-4g","tag-android","tag-cell-phone","tag-evo-4g","tag-google","tag-htc","tag-htc-supersonic","tag-mobile","tag-sprint","tag-supersonic","tag-wireless"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}